This is a page dedicated to the lore for all creatures, previous worlds, and other lore-related details in Creatures of Sonaria as well as the world of Sonaria itself, even if lore contradicts previous lore iterations.
- This page pulls lore provided by creature designers or developers directly. Fan-made and unofficial lore not provided by creature designers or developers can be shared in community discussions or blogs.
Current Official Game Lore
Current official game lore follows the depiction of Cinnakxll. The Lore Document is current undergoing a rewrite to clarify many foggy details. Full details of officially-recognized lore is available in a public document provided by game maintainers. Though official lore is being followed, fan lore is still perfectly welcome!
| Document | Link |
|---|---|
| COS LORE DOCUMENT | Click to see the Google document for official game lore! |
Sonaria
Erythia's Depiction
According to Erythia in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord on May 27th, 2020, the world of Sonaria is the center of the Earth, and the world that the creatures of Sonaria live in is flipped. This allows all the magical and long-extinct creatures to be alive and well on the outside, allowing for creative and imaginary creatures to appear in Sonaria.
NauticaElurra's Depiction
According to NauticaElurra in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord on July 2nd, 2022, Sonaria is only a single island within a vast, expansive archipelago. The planet this archipelago is on is multitudes larger than Earth. There are continents with far bigger creatures inhabiting them — the smallest creatures on these lands being the size of a Boreal Warden.
The aquatic creatures are no exception to this, some being as large as Sonaria itself. Around the time Naut sent this depiction, two skeletons remains of such creatures can be found in Sonaria's oceans, embedded into the island.
The island of Sonaria contains smaller creatures due to the biological phenomenon of island dwarfism. There is an extreme amount of variety due to some species traveling to this island and remaining there and some being washed up after storms.
There are very few creatures that have enough endurance to travel across the ocean to reach another land mass. Ura is one of these creatures, hence why their canon lore insists they are rarely seen, and frequently travel to and from the island overseas, utilizing their ability to manipulate wind to keep them afloat without tiring.
In the past, Naut has also stated there were tribes of humans long ago in Sonaria who died out due to predation. It is not known if this is meant to coincide with Naut's statement about Sonaria and the archipelago, since it would imply that the planet Sonaria is a part of is not Earth.
Wolfragon's Depiction (Official)
According to a public Google Document shared by Wolfragon in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord, March 28th, 2023, Sonaria (also known as the Orb) is akin to a snow globe; the land has no curvature and floats stationary in space, orbited by its sun and moon. The world's physical characteristics are constantly reshaped by the will of the Wardens — deities which predate the creation of the universe. As the center of the universe, Sonaria is subject to unusual phenomena: fights between Wardens result in frequent natural disasters, and the passage of time is significantly faster.
Sonaria is not an ecosystem of its own. Rather, it is populated by creatures from several different planets, which compose the rest of the universe. These creatures are introduced to Sonaria as part of an "environmental test" by the Wardens, with the goal of finding "prospective species," or creatures which can tolerate Sonaria's varied environment. These prospective species are shared amongst the Wardens and are prized by their creators. Creatures that are not deemed prospective remain on Sonaria regardless, and are commonly faced with extinction. The first amongst them were several enormous beings whose remains can still be found on the Orb.
Besides Sonaria, the planets from which all creatures originate are created by the Wardens independently of one another. These planetary systems exist several light years apart, making travel between them rare. Sonaria itself, due to its unique position, is consistently ≥1,000 light years away from any galaxy.
The Wardens
The Wardens themselves are commonly believed to be the creators of the universe, having been born before its inception. While direct interaction from the Wardens is rare, they are noted to be more active during their associated season or through the ideas which they embody. In the document, Wolfragon lists the names and titles of each Warden, of which there are eight. Seven names were present at the time of the article's public release, with six of them present in-game and the Angelic Warden (originally obscured by full block unicode to tease the species) being released at a later date. An eighth Warden, whose name was similarly obscured, was added to the document even later, and was revealed to be the Eigion Warden during its release week. Following the reveal of the Eigion Warden, official pronunciations of each Warden's "alternate" names were included. Even since Erythia's description, all Wardens have an alternate name, which is still kept canon on the official Lore.
While the Wardens cannot be perceived by lower creatures, each one has its own physical incarnations which roam the world. This incarnations are not the Wardens themselves, merely being their puppets, perceptual eyes and physical will in the World, each dedicated to their respective Warden. While it is assumed they resemble their Warden's true form, the actual Warden's appearance is not known. These incarnations are implied to be the playable Wardens which can be obtained in-game.
| Warden | Alternate Name | Pronunciation | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardor Warden |
Zohutek | Zo - hōō - tek | Sentinel of Love and bringer of blossoming |
Boreal Warden |
Qhualhul | Call - hōōl | Sentinel of Hope and bringer of winter |
Garra Warden |
Mors’vuhk | Mour - z vuh - hck | Harbinger of Death and sentinel of the dead |
Hellion Warden |
Nukzeh | Nuk - zeh | Sentinel of Time and bringer of summer |
Novus Warden |
Omnibus | Om - ni - bus | Sentinel of Form and harbinger of the unknown |
Verdant Warden |
Farhaus | Far - haws | Sentinel of Life and bringer of spring |
Angelic Warden |
Serphelius | Sir - fee - lee - us | Sentinel of Rebirth and balance |
Eigion Warden |
Malveathian | Mal - và - the - in | Maelstrom of the depths and sentinel of fear |
Daimona
Information about Daimona in relation to Sonaria is no longer canon, but it will be kept on the wiki for archival purposes. Daimona lore in greater detail is available on a sub-page at Daimona Lore, due to its unique nature of having once been in the game but is recognized as having been officially separated.
Trivia
- Although not completely official at first, Sonarian Font has appeared in artworks and on the map hinting at different lore points, most notably the Warden Shrines in legacy... and later on became official with the Mystery of the Keys Event 2023.
- Warden Shrines locations in recode and legacy can also be found on the Maps available here.
- Some sections of the Official Cretures of Sonaria Discord, like #lore-discussion, have Scrap Extracts as well, some in Sonarian Font, some in Latin, others a combination of both.
- At 26th July 2024, there are three of those extracts in that channel, plus some extra scraps:
- Extract I:
- Serphelius: Above us... look Omnibus... the sky dust, it moves?
- Omnibus: They are souls, my dear Serphelius. They fly without wings, up and around this world. They are present within all life of Sonaria. Even within us. We shape the souls of the forgotten into the life of the new.
- Extract II:
- Serphelius: Omnibus, I implore you, look closer. I know our ways, better than any other. I have given life to an unfathomable number of species and this is unalike anything I have seen. Not a soul, but alike in substance... It moved along with them, entwined in the sky... Until... A type of dark matter, originating from our world?
- Extract III:
- Omnibus: There, another flicker. Perhaps a remnant of our creation? It left a vessel, the same as a soul does? ... Serphelius, what are they?
- Serphelius: That is no soul, Omnibus. I do not recognize it as one of our life forms. I'm not even sure it is... living.
- ?
- "Do not fear, my son, I will watch over you. I will cover you under my wing so that you are safe. The world is troubled, but I will teach you."
- ???
- "Woe to ye who thought the battle was won and woe to ye who thought the battle has been lost. I am the harbinger, the primordial, the light of your darkness and the darkness of your light. This war is not over yet… No winner shall prevail for I alone am the victor. They fear me, silence me and despise me. Yet I prevail. Continue your quarrels for I am always the victor in the end. The Land, Sea and Sky shall belong only again to me!"
- "My kingdom once vast, was stolen by those wretched deities above." "Banished alone, I persisted through Nukzeh and Serphelius's shackles and became one with matter, both light and dark."
- Extract I:
- At 26th July 2024, there are three of those extracts in that channel, plus some extra scraps:
- Some articles on the wiki have Scraps/Extracts in Sonarian font as well.
- The Angelic Warden's title — Sentinel of Rebirth and balance — was revealed long before the creature itself. Prior to its release, both names in Wolfragon's document were substituted by the full block character, "█", with ██████████ in place of "Serphelius", and ███████ in place of "Angelic". Of the two names, Serphelius was the first to be revealed, with Angelic Warden's actual name being included after the creature was unveiled as part of the LSS Event 2023.
- Similarly, the Eigion Warden's details were also obscured with the same unicode character. However, the amount hidden was greater than that of the Angelic Warden's teaser, with the only available text reading "Sentinel of Fear" initially. Gradually, its full title was uncovered (Maelstrom of the depths and Sentinel of Fear), followed by the names "Eigion" and "Malveathian" respectively. The creature's design itself was not known until after the second week of the Summer Paradise Event 2023.
