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Where did they
come from?
The question of Rikkorchi origins is one of the most debated topics among researchers and lore-keepers. Unlike grounded beings whose histories are written in stone and bone, Rikkorchi seem to arrive without precedent, appearing at the edges of known worlds as though they have always been there — and yet, not quite.
The First Sighting
Before the lore — a real-world thank you. Rikkorchi wouldn't exist without Forstwind's original model and the many kitbash bodies built on top of it. Combining those pieces is what created Rikkorchi in the first place, so even though Rikkorchi aren't recognised as official Rikkors, we owe her a huge thanks for the foundation her work provided.
The earliest recorded encounter with what we would now recognise as a Rikkorchi comes from the wezalsya oral traditions, passed down through countless generations before being committed to written form. The account speaks of "beings of light who drifted through the mist between worlds" — creatures that appeared during the Great Convergence, a period when the boundaries between realities grew thin and the aetheric currents flowed unusually strong.
These first sightings were fragmentary, fleeting. Witnesses described luminous shapes that seemed to coalesce from the air itself, moving with a grace that suggested neither animal nor spirit but something in between. The wezalsya named them "rik-kor-tchi," an ancient phrase that translates roughly to "those who remember the path between."
"They were not born, as we are born. They were not made, as the mountains are made. They were remembered into being — by a world that had not yet forgotten what it meant to dream."
Wezalsya Origins
The wezalsya, a people whose history is intertwined with the aetheric fabric of their world, claim a special connection to the Rikkorchi. According to their oldest texts, the first Rikkorchi appeared near the great wezalsya settlements during ceremonies of deep meditation — moments when the collective focus of the community created a resonance that could be felt across dimensional boundaries.
Some wezalsya scholars maintain that Rikkorchi are not native to any single world but exist across multiple planes simultaneously, their apparent "arrival" being merely a focusing of their attention on one particular reality at a given moment. This theory would explain many of the Rikkorchi's peculiar behaviours, including their seeming awareness of events before they occur and their comfort at the thresholds between states of being.
| Era | Event | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-recorded | Great Convergence | First aetheric disturbance that drew Rikkorchi into awareness |
| Ancient wezalsya | First documented sightings | Oral traditions record beings of light at meditation ceremonies |
| Age of study | Systematic observation begins | Wezalsya scholars establish first formal lore-keeping tradition |
| Modern era | Cross-world contact | Rikkorchi observed beyond wezalsya worlds, documented by external researchers |
Theories of Emergence
Three primary theories have emerged to explain the origins of Rikkorchi. Each has its adherents and its contradictions, and no single theory has yet been able to account for all observed phenomena.
The Aether-Born Theory proposes that Rikkorchi are spontaneous manifestations of concentrated aetheric energy — essentially, beings that coalesce out of the fundamental fabric of reality where aetheric density reaches a critical threshold. This theory explains their affinity for thresholds and their luminescent nature, but struggles to account for their apparent individuality and their capacity for recognition and memory.
The Threshold Phenomenon Theory suggests that Rikkorchi are not separate beings at all, but rather a perception of the threshold itself — the way a boundary between worlds makes itself visible to those who approach it. In this view, the Rikkorchi is the doorway, not the traveller. This elegant theory is complicated by multiple independent sightings of the same Rikkorchi in different locations, suggesting persistent individual identity.
The Collective Memory Theory, perhaps the most poetic of the three, holds that Rikkorchi are the living memories of worlds that no longer exist — echoes of realities that have passed, carried forward by the aetheric currents as a kind of cosmic remembrance. This would explain their role as witnesses, their code of carrying forward the significance of what they have observed, and the profound sense of recognition that observers often feel.
Modern Understanding
Contemporary researchers have largely moved beyond the question of a single origin point. The prevailing view is that Rikkorchi may have multiple origins, or that the question itself assumes a linear understanding of existence that does not apply to beings whose nature is fundamentally multidimensional.
What is generally agreed upon is that Rikkorchi have been present at the edges of perception for as long as conscious beings have been recording their observations. They appear in the myths and legends of cultures that have no contact with one another, suggesting either a universal archetype or a genuine presence that has been with us longer than we have been with ourselves. Perhaps the most honest answer to the question of where Rikkorchi come from is also the simplest: they come from exactly where they seem to come from — the threshold between what is known and what is yet to be understood.
Source Reference Used To Create This Lore: Forstwind · wezalsya.jimdofree.com