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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eosin the Red" data-source="post: 1278525" data-attributes="member: 168">I had to post this early by mistake  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Now formated a little. Some of my posts probably don't make sense without some cosmologoical background. So here is a down and dirty sketch of my cosmology.CosmologyA: Overview of the Religions and MagicThe Worldsmith and The Great FellowshipFour centuries ago as the Republic was falling under the weight of the Glacian immigrations, a hermit began teaching of a great fellowship with the father of the universe [similar to Tao], his adherents have formed a faith called The Great Fellowship based off of his teachings. They hold that all life stems from the Worldsmith and in his hands is the only hope of salvation from the maleïço [Malagant]. The faith has spread rapidly throughout the heartlands, incorporating the veneration of the indigenous Celestine faiths as saints and servants of the Creator. The faith of the Worldsmith is centered on opposing evil and accepting the fate you are given in exchange for a better life in Aion but few claim to have direct knowledge of the Worldsmith's will. Most believe that the Worldsmith waits at the end of all time in a place called Aion.The PrimalVery few, even of the most scholarly and wise, have even heard of The Primal. These are the forces commanded by the Worldsmith that give the world shape and form. These are unknown and unknowable beings of near infinite power and have little recognizably in common with most life. It is from these forces that the vital energy of the universe flows, without this substance which men call Elan neither magic nor life would be possible. Most often the Primal are signified by a trio of things, such as the Maiden (Time), The Mother (Creation) and the Crone (Death). The Celestials [demi-gods/angels/race of near divine beings] have tapped into the raw power of the Primal Beings and may draw on that power unaided. They built the Foundation Stone [source of wizardry] for the mortals with pure Elan, the essence of the Primal Beings. Foundation Stone Wizardry "Weaving" – The mage must be exposed to a fragment of the foundation stone. Power over raw Elan but dangerous and corrupting if not kept in balance.[This is the most fundamental and fatalistic religious practices and is closest to a form of shamanism. It is almost extinct from the world. This step has very little interaction with the game world.]The Primal - [Symbol - Circle with three sections]Elan..All Magic.forces but anthropomised 1. Destruction, Chaos, Death 2. Creation, Order, Prophesy      3. Time, Destiny, FateThe First OnesThe First Ones are said to be the creations of the Worldsmith and the only beings that have seen his glory. Many religious scholars speculate that they are distant and aloof because of this contact with the Creator. Some men and women who walk the old ways still follow the First Ones and have unlocked rituals and practices that give them great powers but these are often considered base and unrefined when compared to the Wizards of the Foundation Stone. Many foundationilists go out of their way to suppress this older faith and the power that it carries.[There is a small number of adherents to the druidic paths in Middea. This area probably has one of the highest concentrations of druids and elementilists but this is still a small number in comparison to Foundation Wizards.]The First Ones - Natural Magic [Symbol of a square made of four squares and a central square]Earth - ErdaAir - EormaFire - FyrWater - LyffSpirit - DrusThe Celestine [Supernatural characters akin to early panthionistic faiths like Hercules, Thor, Gilgimamesh, etc.]Walking among men since their coming over two thousand years ago, the Celestine reshaped the world to serve their needs but when they freed the Enemy in their hubris, they abandoned this world to the darkness they had unleashed. Few of the Celestine remain and those who do remain work behind the scenes and seek to aid men in their struggles with the darkness. The Celestine raised great cities and empires, taught men to wield Elan [magic], gave them language, and society but all of these things were based off of the Celestine enforcing their rule. When they abandoned men (and their other servants) society was struck a mortal blow; civilizations fell, methods of construction and learning’s in mathematics and astronomy were forgotten, a world teetering on the edge of industrialization was thrown into a dark age from which it has only recently emerged. The Celestine are themselves divided into 4 prominent groups, the Aesar, Fenar, Janir, and the Finsellar. There is another group of Celestine that has fallen to the Enemy, they are his sword in this world and are called the Maleïço [Malagant]The Celestine - The Elder Races Aesar - The Aesar..Primary. (The Celestines)BrynTamalinAislin - AshlinBrón - SorrowChevonne - Sho vonCinaed - born in fireFenar - The Fenn... Gods of the Northmen (The Brotherhood of the White Temples)Bor - OdenBori - LokiBragi - HeimidalBaldor - BaldurTerak - ThorWyff - SifTrey - FreyVoland - WaylandJayla - FreyaIdanya - IdunJanir - The Jann.. Gods of the Desert men (Emissaries of the Jann)VorhieleonFinsellar - Those who come. Szandor - Tzojin -These Celestines claim to have been sent from the Worldsmith. They have their own agenda and are aloof from the other Celestine. Many do not abide the Finsellar for the mighty lords of the Celestine are unused to receiving orders. The Celestine have "Avatars" who are granted additional powers by the Elder Beings but the number of these personal champions is very small (Paladins and Clerics).The Ennwrathi Reven, Enwrathi, Cyllan, Aegien,  Maleïço [Malagant] Most call them the Ennwrathi and they are creatures spawned of the darkest dreams. They are malevolent spirits that have taken host in the bodies of others. Few know where these creatures originate; some say they are the embodiment of humanity's collective nightmares, others claim that they are the product of man's evil, many blame the Celestine for leading the Enemy to man. Those who place their faith in the Great Fellowship believe that the Ennwrathi are the antithesis of the Nameless Creator while others claim they are the Doom of the Celestials.  Greater Ennwrathi.These are the True and Greater Ennwrathi. Next to each name is a translation and/or a title. These were not their given names at birth but rather they are the names they have earned since being corrupted. True Ennwrathi¨      Vanya (Vl. The Sleeping King)¨      Dheymos (Vl. Lord of the Night)¨      Cerana (Vl. The Widow) Greater Ennwrati  ¨      Arak (Vl. The Formless)¨      Avashal (Vl. Mistress of Betrayal, Lies)¨      Daysha (Vl. The Dark Mistress)¨      Mabius (Vl. Lich, The Carrion King)¨      Morgimer (Vl. Sorrowful Warrior)¨      Nergel (Vl. Damned)¨      Nydra  (Vl. Night Hunter)¨      Severash (Vl. The Black Hand, the Bonelord)¨      Urrik (Vl. The Black Sword)  EntukuNo mythology would be any good without a few foul beasts capable of leveling cities, the Entuku are those. Each is singular creature, like Cerberus, the Midgard Serpent, or Fenris Wolf. It is widely believed that most, if not all, of these creatures have been destroyed by the Ancients.  Tarasque, the great dragonRancor the screamerGarm the reaverMo'varal the demon spiderInari the destroyer</blockquote>

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