The [[creatures]] in the Mazes are very diverse and varied; you will find [[humans]], [[halflings]] (humans with animal genetic traits, granting them ears, tails, claws, and inherited behavior patterns), [[youkai]] (creatures similar to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai youkai] of Japanese folklore), [[angelic]] and [[demonic]] creatures, as well as a smattering of animals, monsters, constructs, and other, less-sapient, but no less dangerous beasts.
This is a world where technology and magic both coexist; however both are, to a certain extent, limited. While it seems that the Mazes have not progressed past the mid-1990s in terms of computing, and have rudimentary networking skills, power and electricity are largely sourced from [[Serpentium]], a valuable mineral [[ore]] that can be processed and converted into clean electrical power. Magic exists; certain creatures and certain things have clearly fantastic capabilities; mushrooms healing wounds, creatures throwing fireballs or protecting defensive shields, blessed objects granting greater strength or resistance to pain... However, these forms of magic are limited in scope and usefulness, largely confined to innate talents from the few species blessed with them.
The world of the Mazes can be separated into two kinds of places: