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|region = [[The Reach]]
|region = [[The Reach]]
|alias = Hy-Brasil (original name)
|alias = Hy-Brasil (original name)
|allegiance =
|allegiance =[[New London]] (officially)
|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/murky-shapes-emergent Murky Shapes Emergent]
|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/murky-shapes-emergent Murky Shapes Emergent]
}}''"A fledgling colony trying to dig its fingernails deep enough into the spongy, fungal fabric of the Reach to cling on when hard times come. It is a sad truth that many more settlements are founded than flourish."''
}}''"A fledgling colony trying to dig its fingernails deep enough into the spongy, fungal fabric of the Reach to cling on when hard times come. It is a sad truth that many more settlements are founded than flourish."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Hybras|Sunless Skies}}</ref>


'''Hybras''' could perhaps be considered [[the Uttershroom]] of [[the Reach]], an isolated colony built amongst giant fungus-ridden Bronzewood logs.  
'''Hybras''' is an isolated colony built among giant, fungus-ridden [[The Reach#Bronzewood|Bronzewood]] logs.__FORCETOC__


=="Growth asks no licence"==
== Growth Asks No Licence==
''"Life moves slowly here. There are arguments over the rules of bowls, and the correct amount of time to steep tea. The Station Master seems to avoid the villagers. There is an unusual unique quality to the starlight which filters through the underside of the caps."''
''"Life moves slowly here. There are arguments over the rules of bowls, and the correct amount of time to steep tea. The Station Master seems to avoid the villagers. There is an unusual unique quality to the starlight which filters through the underside of the caps."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Gather a Port Report|Sunless Skies}}</ref>


Hybras seems to be something of a dismal, sleepy retirement town in space. Many of its residents are octogenarians, and despite the rampant fungus, [[Blemmigans]], and the giant ants, the colonists in Hybras are unusually welcoming compared to the more common kind of settlers that live in homesteads. They would often serves tea and invite guests to a game of bowls.  
Hybras is basically a retirement home in space, perhaps as dismal as a retirement home can get. Many of its residents are octogenarians (that is, eighty-something years old).<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Hybras|Sunless Skies}}</ref> Despite the rampant fungal growths, [[blemmigans]],<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Hunt in the woods with the Cryptozoologist|Sunless Skies}}</ref> and other dangers, the colonists are unusually welcoming towards visitors, at least compared to most of the [[The High Wilderness|High Wilderness's]] settlers. They'll gladly invite travelers in for a bout of tea and games.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|A venerable welcoming party has gathered|Sunless Skies}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Take tea at the Brendan|Sunless Skies}}</ref>
[[File:Figuresinthemarsh.png|thumb|left|Old Settlers. Art from Sunless Skies.]]
 
The Wizened Mayor claimed that the reason that they are staying in Hybras is because they are enjoying a "second youth": The settlers of Hybras were workers from the [[Brabazon Workworld]] that entered the Workworld as a young people. Their old age is the result of the Workworld time acceleration, and they are spending their remaining time in the idyllic settlement of Hybras.
The '''Wizened Mayor''' claims that the reason that he and the townsfolk are staying in Hybras is because they are enjoying a "second youth" of sorts. They were all workers from the backbreaking [[Brabazon Workworld]], and their old age is the result of the Workworld's wobbly time distortions. After being worked nearly to death, many of them just want to kick back and have fun.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Make a delicate inquiry to the Wizened Mayor|Sunless Skies}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Wander the wilds of Hybras|Sunless Skies}}</ref>
 
 
==Hybras, Deserted==
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''"The colonists' houses are dark, and there is no sign of a soul about. The smithy is empty. No smoke comes from the Brendan's chimneys. The fretwork on the town hall remains unfinished. A bee laced with curling fronds flies by, its drone the only sound in Hybras."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Hybras Deserted|Sunless Skies}}</ref>
[[File:Figuresinthemarsh.png|thumb|Old Settlers.|100px]]
The Villagers aren't exactly satisfied with their lost youths, and plan to do something about this. Could they enlist the help of a fungus to get their vitality back,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Approach the fungus-tower|Sunless Skies}}</ref> or could they bargain with the Fingerkings?<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Hybras|Take the Prisoner's Honey|Sunless Skies}}</ref> Only time will tell, and these souls haven't much of that left in their current states...
 
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 5 February 2025

"A fledgling colony trying to dig its fingernails deep enough into the spongy, fungal fabric of the Reach to cling on when hard times come. It is a sad truth that many more settlements are founded than flourish."[1]

Hybras is an isolated colony built among giant, fungus-ridden Bronzewood logs.

Growth Asks No Licence[edit]

"Life moves slowly here. There are arguments over the rules of bowls, and the correct amount of time to steep tea. The Station Master seems to avoid the villagers. There is an unusual unique quality to the starlight which filters through the underside of the caps."[2]

Hybras is basically a retirement home in space, perhaps as dismal as a retirement home can get. Many of its residents are octogenarians (that is, eighty-something years old).[3] Despite the rampant fungal growths, blemmigans,[4] and other dangers, the colonists are unusually welcoming towards visitors, at least compared to most of the High Wilderness's settlers. They'll gladly invite travelers in for a bout of tea and games.[5][6]

The Wizened Mayor claims that the reason that he and the townsfolk are staying in Hybras is because they are enjoying a "second youth" of sorts. They were all workers from the backbreaking Brabazon Workworld, and their old age is the result of the Workworld's wobbly time distortions. After being worked nearly to death, many of them just want to kick back and have fun.[7][8]


Hybras, Deserted[edit]

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"The colonists' houses are dark, and there is no sign of a soul about. The smithy is empty. No smoke comes from the Brendan's chimneys. The fretwork on the town hall remains unfinished. A bee laced with curling fronds flies by, its drone the only sound in Hybras."[9]

Old Settlers.

The Villagers aren't exactly satisfied with their lost youths, and plan to do something about this. Could they enlist the help of a fungus to get their vitality back,[10] or could they bargain with the Fingerkings?[11] Only time will tell, and these souls haven't much of that left in their current states...

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