[ T A P E H I S S ]

what is this?

White Noise has been my main project for over a decade now. There's a lot of worldbuilding to it that doesn't show up in the main comic, or is otherwise only alluded to. I've put a lot of this on Tumblr and Patreon, but this will be where I consolidate it all.

Most of this will be reproduced as it was originally, but I will being doing light editing to line things up with canon where appropriate, or to change tone where I feel like it, because I find some of my old voice irritating now. Lol.


Longer Entries:

  • Multiverse Theory
  • How time is measured in Aetheri
  • The body trafficking industry
  • The University at Escalus
  • The justice system in Aetheri
  • Bestiary Studies
  • Spirit anatomy
  • Shapeshifters and how they work
  • Death and mourning in Aetheri
  • Medicine and magic
  • Magic and magical symbols
  • Character focus: Yoshi
  • The tree folk/Eaters/thyf
  • Aetherian history: Cuppra and Suuhl
  • Enodia: geography and history
  • Escalan architecture
  • Constructs in Aetheri
  • Animals in Aetheri
  • Family structure in Aetheri
  • Aetherian immigration
  • Aetherian government
  • Ghosts
  • "Marriage" customs in Aetheri
  • Cuppra's pronouns (and gender in Aetheri)
  • Character focus: Michi and Shinobu
  • Character focus: Vlad

From the ask box:

These were questions submitted to the Tape Hiss Tumblr when it was still active. They're shorter overviews about more specific topics.

  • Q: When did the trade exactly start and was it always viewed badly?
  • Q: What is security like at the portal between Aetheri and the Archipelago?
  • Q: What are the common religions of Aetheri, if any?
  • Q: Where do our different species of ""monster"" come from?
  • Q: What is school like in Aetheri?
  • Q: Aside from giving life to a golem, are there any other magical practices that have been banned?
  • Q: The doctor examining Hawk mentioned some magical conditions can resemble states of clinical psychosis, yeah? What sorts of conditions?
  • Q: Skull birds are interesting! You mentioned that they sound like cockatoos when they talk, but does this apply to the rest of their vocalisations?
  • Q: Can you explain how magic works in your world? How did it even begin in your world, or was it just always there?
  • Q: In your newest page you mention Ink Witches, can we learn about these people soon?
  • Q: I'm curious, there's a lot of variation among [non-humans], how is it determined?
  • Q: What can you tell us about Hawk's parents/Numair's parents/the Aetherian monarchy?
  • Q: I'd just like to know a bit more about Helly.
  • Q: Are public bathhouses a thing in Aetheri? Are they the norm?
  • Q: Are there still any living constructs wandering out there from before? Do magic-users still make them, even though they are illegal? Why are they illegal?
  • Q: Why are humans still a dominant/large force in the worlds they inhabit?