World

The world of The Lay of a Broken Winged Sparrow (fanfiction) follows the mmorpg Aion almost faithfully, where the history of the Cataclysm and birth of two races is concerned. The setting isn't identical to its originator and the author makes changes in favour of realism, so it doesn't feel like a game anymore.

The basic history of Atreia remains unchanged:

Some of the most noticdable changes are:


 * In Aion the daevas can be chosen by the Seraphim lords/Shedym lords for ascension, or Atreians believe so. In The Lay they have nothing to do with it. Ascension happens because of one's connection with Aether and presumably Aion's will.
 * While the game is almost entirely populated by daevas, in the fanfiction they're said to be increasingly low in number.
 * In Aion, as usually in mmo games, when a characters dies, they're promptly resurrected at binding points. It is explained that daevas are immortal and can only die when they're too far from their binding points, or killed by the Balaur. Although that never happens to the player characters. In The Lay daevas don't resurrect, they fade when they're killed.


 * In Aion player characters get the default set of wings when they ascend and later they purchase different sets if wings. In The Lay daevas get individual wings that look like some birds and reflect the daevas' nature and personalities.


 * In The Lay there are no Teleporters or Flight Teleporters that instantly send you to your desired destination, like in the game. Also, there are no teleportation scrolls. Creating a portal (which is somewhat available in Aion to everyone who  has the Homebound skill and Sorcerers who can create a portal to Sanctum/Pandaemonium) is a very rare skill possessed by the most talented mages and requiring a lot of preparation. The caster himself/herself can't use it.


 * Unlike in Aion, there is no inventory cube in The Lay, so the characters can't drag loads of loot in their belt.


 * The typical mmorpg warrior fashion has been changed in The Lay, armor is realistic and practical, running half naked on the battlefield is just a whim of the few.


 * In Aion armor and weapon is commonly enhanced by manastones, godstones, enchantment stones etc. In The Lay they seem to be absent, along with other consumables like life potions, flight potions, mana potions and stat increasing food.