Classic Gerosha

The Classic Gerosha universe is the shared continuity in which all events of the Gerosha Chronicles, Volkonir, Grillitan Diner, and Meshalutian Trilogy take place. Its greater multiverse is the main comic book narrative of Dozerfleet Comics, paralleled only by the Stationery Voyagers universe.

In addition, this is also the universe in which Marzwhatti the Lirquinwir resides. It's history can be tracked along a Gerosha timeline. The Gerosha Multiverse contains one other splinter universe away from Classic Gerosha: the Comprehensive Gerosha universe. This second universe differs in several ways, but the chief difference is that it contains fewer characters and has more Earth-like physics than Classic Gerosha.

"Classic" Gerosha was first forged in 2007, and has continued unabated until 2010. At that point, most of its unfinished contents were either shelved or discontinued to make way for Comprehensive Gerosha revision.

Technically, "Classic" Gerosha is not the original. Gerosha Prime is the discontinued first-ever instance of a Gerosha universe, started in 2005. That universe is where works such as Corando's Don't Lose Hope and Lo-Mun's Cooking Adventure take place. Path of the Ming-Cho began with Despair Gerosha, which was the short-lived 2006 continuity.

Due to Grillitan not carrying over to the Comprehensive universe, Ciem: Vigilante Centipede and Grillitan Diner are no longer the same continuity. In the 2007 webcomic of Ciem, however, a Grillitan sign can clearly be seen inside the Hazy Eighty's Bowling Alley and Diner.

Planets
The life-supporting planets with access to Zeran holes that receive the most attention are Earth, Phaelon, and Metheel. Flarvinos, Gwiton, Stacklit, and Marceshel also exist, but they are minor.

Humanoids
In addition to humans, the following humanoid creatures are known to exist:


 * Cortatians: Very human-like, varying only slightly. They possess telepathy and teleportation, and have abilities that border on magic.  They live on Flarvinos and have a very medieval feudal society.  Their knowledge of the English language is not nearly as great as that of the Phaelites, Meethlites, or Lirquinwirs.  The exception is Prince Volkonir, who is offered 400 years to learn English.  They possess magical swords and quantum-storage suits of armor bordering on henshin that they use to defend their realm with.  Their primary enemies are the Gwirdons.
 * Cortatians are Classic Gerosha-only, so Volkonir and Ciem: Vigilante Centipede are no longer the same continuity.


 * Gwirdons: A variation of the Gwirkers from a literary piece made by the Dozerfleet founder in 1996 titled The Golden Toad. Originally, they were to be known as the Quirdons.  Little is known about the Gwirdons, who speak in an unintelligible language of various mumbling sounds.  They have rubbery skin and mosquito-like faces, and possess wands with evil magic.  They are relentless pursuers of their goals.  Volkonir has killed many of them with his personal sword, named Selshon.
 * Like their enemies the Cortatians, Gwirdons are Classic-only.


 * Lirquinwirs: These beings keep mostly keep to themselves, save for a few that meddle around on Earth. They have a very phantom-like essence, and can make themselves invisible to humans. When they do manifest, they appear as floating heads.  They can use their eye flashes to stun enemies and can use telekinesis to choke an adversary.  They are also technopaths, able to exploit technology to do their bidding.
 * Lirquinwirs are also Classic-only.


 * Meethlites: The original inhabitants of Metheel were human. Later, after government-sponsored scientific experimentation grew out of control, the population was mutated into a species with graphite-colored skin and barely-visible irises.  Many Meethlites have become violent crime bosses, including Duke Arfaas Hebbleskin.
 * The Comprehensive Gerosha 'verse has Meethlite counterparts, with very slight differences in appearance from their Classic look.


 * Phaelites: The original inhabitants of Phaelon. These humanoids also attempted to experiment on themselves, much the same way as with the Meethlites.  Before long, the Phaelites and Meethlites found themselves involved in a bitter rivalry that spanned multiple worlds.  One of the most prominent Phaelites on Earth was Ploribus Philippine, the half-brother of Candi Levens.
 * Phaelites, much like Meethlites, will transfer over. However, their backstory and that of the Phaelon-Metheel war is different in the Comprehensiveverse as opposed to the Classicverse.


 * Centhuens: These centipede-like creatures have little trace of their humanity left, and many of them are almost devoid of free will. They are a breed of soldiers, capable of immense destruction.  They are not invincible, but are very durable.  Unlike Centhuen Prototypes, they lack a rapid regenerative ability.
 * True Centhuens are more theoretical in the Comprehensive universe, but a few of them do end up existing. Not as many as the Classic universe, however.


 * Centhuen Prototypes: The early phase of Centhuen development by Phaelite technology. These beings have a wide range of powers that are partially influenced by body hormones.  The most sophisticated Centhuen Prototype ever manufactured was Candi Levens, who had ESP-like capabilities and rapid cellular regeneration along with centilegs.  Outside of their centilegs, which hide inside their bodies when dormant, and their other special abilities, Centhuen Prototypes appear normal.  Most of them can maintain sufficient control of their powers to hide them when they are not needed, allowing many of them to lead very normal lives.
 * Length and other properties of centilegs are different in the Comprehensive universe. For one thing, they're shorter than their Classic universe counterparts.


 * Milthuens: Millipede-like creatures that can climb walls and curl into balls of destruction. They are the Meethlites' response to Centhuens.


 * Milthuen Prototypes: The early Meethlite response to Centhuen Prototypes. Milthuen Prototypes possess greater telepathy than Centhuen Prototypes do, but are generally weaker fighters.  They can climb walls and are very agile.  However, their regenerative abilities are not on par with that of Centhuen Prototypes.


 * Milliblobs: Milthuen Prototypes can drink a special potion to mutate into Milliblobs. These beings have very vulnerable flesh cores, but possess "branches" that can resist lots of abuse while also inflicting severe damage against enemies.  Focused branches can become projections of a Milliblob's former Milthuen Prototype self.
 * Transfer to the Comprehensive 'verse remains up for debate.


 * Meerkinoids: Human Meerkats. This was a project initiated and soon-abandoned by the Meethlites.  The only successful Meerkinoid was Kyle Freneti.


 * Lycanthropes: These Meethlite-created beings are similar in appearance to werewolves. The plan to develop them came about after Milthuens and Milthuen Prototypes proved a disappointment.  Likewise, the AI neural interface backvisor cyborgs that the Meethlites once used were also phased out.  The last authorized backvisor cyborg was Musaran II.  The first successful wolf-man was Rico.


 * Plant-Men: These Phaelite experiments were met with varying success. One of the most prominent plant-man hybrids with massive regenerative abilities and related powers was Jeral Cormier.
 * Jeral's future remains up for debate.


 * Random other experiments, such as Captain Aardwulf and Delussa, also were created through the Phaelites and Meethlites. Most of these proved to be one-time successes before their related projects were abandoned.
 * Likewise, their Comprehensive universe selves are up for debate.

Marlquaanites
Marlquaanites are enhanced humans that have been altered by the Marlquaan. They possess abilities that border on the supernatural. While they are rare, they are considered serious due to the difficulty involved in disposing of them. Every Marlquaanite is affected by this barely-explicible phenomenon differently.


 * The Gray Champion is a Marlquaanite able to imitate being a ghost. He can also transport himself through electrical lines and fly.  He is resilient to aging, making him functionally immortal.


 * Extirpon absorbs negative emotional energy from others, particularly pride and arrogance, and converts it into reality-warping which he uses mainly to protect himself and punish evildoers. Use of his powers comes at the expense of temporal loss of sanity and at proneness to an ill temper.


 * Eqquibus and Foalesce are half-human and half-horse, also with wings. While not immortal nor indestructible, they are still very difficult to kill.


 * Extirpon's ex-girlfriend has abilities of flight, electricity, and shielding from attacks, and powers it by others' anger. When she turns on Extirpon, this makes them almost equals.

Notable characters
The following are the most notable characters in this fictional universe.

Gerosha Chronicles sub-continuity
The following characters are most relevant to founding of Gerosha, the Battle for Gerosha, the life and times of Ciem, and the Marringtons' quest to rid the world of the Ming-Cho.

Grillitan Diner sub-continuity
The following characters are most relevant to the Grillitan Diner and its crew. The Grillitan franchise becomes one of the most successful Earth-based franchises in all the Gerosha universe. Its main competitor proves to be Scarface Beverages. Unlike many other Classic Gerosha properties, Grillitan was not canceled when Comprehensive Gerosha was released. It was merely placed in a separate continuity.


 * Wes Sankey
 * Valerie McMaline
 * Reggie Schmelding
 * Bookie Rodriguez
 * Anita Sankey

Meshalutian sub-continuity
The following characters are most relevant to the Meshalutian Trilogy, where Sarah Umpid seeks to be raised from death through stalking and overthrowing the Rintel family. This is one of few non-Gerosha franchises in the Gerosha universe that not only wasn't canceled, but was also allowed a Comprehensive Gerosha equivalent.

Volkonir and Marzwhatti sub-continuity
The following characters are most relevant to the stories of Prince Volkonir and Marzwhatti the Lirquinwir. This continuity was canceled when Comprehensive Gerosha was released, resulting in there being no more plans for any Volkonir or Marzwhatti-related material. If interest is ever renewed in Volkonir, however, then he will get his own continuity outside of Gerosha narratives. With the exception of a willingness for a remake, however, The Blue Face Film Strips remains dead to continuity.

Cassie Helm
Cassie Helm is a college student who is reluctantly recruited by Toy Volkonir to change him back into a prince. Amidst the duo's attempt to fulfill their mission, Cassie finds herself being chased throughout downtown Big Rapids by two Gwirdon soldiers who've been hunting Volkonir down. Cassie smokes, a fact she points out to explain why she is exhausted so easily when Volkonir wishes her to keep running so that they may escape their pursuers. In spite this, she is never depicted smoking either in the script nor on screen.

Katie Averes
Katie Averes is a young girl, the little sister of Kelina Averes. When her older sister is killed by Marzwhatti, she copes by becoming an emo girl who writes depressing poetry with her spare time and is mildly rebellious to authority. She gets hysterical whenever Marzwhatti's name is even merely mentioned.

Kelina Averes
Kelina Averes is a teen in The Blue Face Film Strips known for her journalistic curiosity. She takes three pictures of Marzwhatti floating outside her house, wondering what the significance of it is. She then develops the strips of film that contain the creature and studies the photos to try to figure out what she saw. In retaliation and as part of a game, Marzwhatti murders Kelina right in front of her younger sister. Katie survives, but goes mildly insane after witnessing the crime.

This is similar to several scenes in The Ring, where a girl named Katie Embry (played by Amber Tamblyn) is killed by Samara and the only surviving witness is her friend Becca Kotler (played by Rachel Bella), who similarly goes insane. Also a spin on this fact is that a real-life Beck played the part of Katie Averes in both Volkonir Journals and Blue Face.

King Morlikus
King Morlikus is the uncle to Prince Volkonir and is the Cortatian king. He is turned into a piece of wood by the Gwirdons, who then kidnap him to set a trap for the royal family after snuffing out the fabled Candle of Hope. As a piece of wood, his fate after the kidnapping remains unknown. It is believed that he is rescued by Volkonir ages later, but this has never been verified.

Marzwhatti the Lirquinwir
Marzwhatti is a blue Lirquinwir and a serial killer who has escaped prison on his home world and made his way to Earth. His game is simple: he lures victims into taking pictures of him, counts how many pictures were taken, gives the victim that many weeks left to live, and then kills them when their time is up. He then destroys the evidence and leaves. Any witness who doesn't take his picture, he will make suffer so that they will not want to hear his name mentioned in their ears nor testify to having seen him.

Prince Volkonir
Prince Volkonir is a 427-year-old prince who was trapped inside of a stuffed toy by a magic spell cast on him by the Gwirdons on his 27th birthday. He has since spent the next 400 years of his life trying to find the Zeran hole that would lead him to the Pools of Healing, where he could undo the spell. He learns over time that it is somewhere in the city of Big Rapids, MI, just a short ways away from a purple-painted pipe inside of the Granger Building of Ferris State University.

He has, however, only limited means of travel. He is obsessed with finding a noble young woman who will take him on his journey to the town and throw him at the pipe. His wish is ultimately fulfilled by Cassie Helm, in spite the two of them being hunted by Gwirdons.

Gwirdon grunt soldiers
The Two Gwirdon Soldiers are Gwirdon agents who have been hunting for Toy Volkonir, so that they may imprison him just as they have the wood piece that used to be King Morlikus. They chase after Cassie, threatening to kill her if they catch her for her part in aiding Volkonir. According to Volkonir, they will try to drown Cassie in the river if they catch her.

The Reward
The Reward is a man known by no other name, though it is implied that he has always had a strong crush on Cassie. When Cassie learns that Volkonir struck in him the courage to ask her out, she immediately returns the affections and motions to invite him into her dorm room at the end of the Volkonir film.