”Why is Lyxal so Lyxal?” Wouldn't any dweeb wannabe in an insecure late Victorian family, with plenty of money and no religion to make up for it (and a remarkably good command of the spoken word) have done more or less what he did...?"
Why is Lyxal so Lyxal?” “Because the Lyxal is the life force of the entire planet. Rather than a very thin layer covering it like tar, the surface of Lyra covers it with a living skin.”
> the Lyxal have been raiding civilization on and off since the dawn of time
> Some of their writing and art is still visible in many places, and they had plenty of technology at their disposal before they began to go extinct. Scientists are still trying to determine why Lyxal went extinct (perhaps climate change or over-hunting) but some think that it may be related to them being too successful or too dangerous for the humans to successfully keep them in check.
Background
Lambda calculus is a model of computation using lambda terms.
A variable \$x\$ is a lambda term.
If \$E\$ is a lambda term, the lambda abstraction \$\lambda x. E\$ is a lambda term.
If \$E_1, E_2\$ are lambda terms, the lambda application \$E_1 E_2\$ is a lambda term.
The rule of com...
Legend tells of the King of the Lyxal, a great man by the name "Rick of Astley". He is most well known for his timeless love ballad, which has been adapted into the war cry of the Lyxal
memories to its offspring, but the offspring are not able to fully develop or maintain the memories themselves. Each "copy" of the worm only has a portion of the original worm's personality.
For example, if the worm was a warrior, the copy may only remember the warrior's identity, but not its own. The copy will no longer be able to care for itself, and will have to create a new host. The worm would then place its memory in the new host and repeat the process.
Current belief is that this process is how the Lyxal developed their ability to "Link" with other beings. A worm would "Link" with …
> There are currently nine members of this council at present: High Lord Syralidus Ixtua'koshadi, High Lord Tundra Naxa'kiranai, High Lady Orinha Sisanii'kiqi'golqa', High Lady Lyras Sisanii'kiqi'golqa', High Lord Naxa'kiranai Mayshynuqesoqamuqiqatilikii, High Lord Ixtua'koshadi Ixtua'kuhi', High Lady Sisanii'kiqi'golqa Sisanii'kiqi'golqa', High Lord Tundra Naxa'kiranai Ixtua'kuhikipoqatilikii'
The Lyxal are a highly intelligent species, with a culture that has been around for thousands of years. Though they have had many names, the most common being "Lyxel" is a word that was created because of their fascination with language. They can be particularly inscrutable when it comes to other species and their cultures, and most other races endeavor to learn as much about them as possible due to this tendency. As such, Lyxal often end up in more contact with non-Lyxal than with each other. This is especially true since the Lyxal are rarely seen as a whole people but rather as individual…
Lyxals are not inherently good or evil to humans, but most are neutral with a few being good and a few being bad, but with good and evil often defined by context rather than the species as a whole. Most Lyxals have no idea what "good" or "evil" means, which is why they're so hard to classify.
Background
Lambda calculus is a model of computation using lambda terms.
A variable \$x\$ is a lambda term.
If \$E\$ is a lambda term, the lambda abstraction \$\lambda x. E\$ is a lambda term.
If \$E_1, E_2\$ are lambda terms, the lambda application \$E_1 E_2\$ is a lambda term.
The rule of com...
