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| ====== Pantheons of Aurius in Brief ====== | ====== Pantheons of Aurius in Brief ====== |
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| ===== Elven Theologies ===== | ===== Elven Theologies ===== |
| In the elven tradition, [[races:elves:start|their people]] are thought to have descended from the [[pantheons:class:Cephareth|Cephareth]], beings who had perfectly incarnated into the world before the darkness had become prevalent and when the light was abundant and numerous as its designs would come to be known throughout the seven worlds of creation. The Cephareth were thought to have preserved the divinity of the light amongst themselves as they had consciously brought themselves into existence through a superior gift in magic and sorcery than the other, undifferentiated beings of creation, and with this source of light that contained all ideas within it being referred to as [[pantheons:deities:caelarkhe|Caelarkhe]], the celestial principle. The force is said to have supplied an order to the ancient world that enabled for other life forms to exist in tandem with it, thereby gifting the Cephareth with consciousness in the times in which the celestial principle was abundant. Caelarkhe is thought to have been defined by the forms in which it could not be, and not the shapes in which it could become, thereby being unable to further incarnate itself into another form of existence, a trait which was not inherited by the Cephareth. Thus, the Cephareth believe themselves to be the fully realized forms of Caelarkhe, and not the agents of stasis which are unified with the being.\\ | In the elven tradition, [[races:elves:start|their people]] are thought to have descended from the [[pantheons:class:Cephareth|Cephareth]], beings who had perfectly incarnated into the world before the darkness had become prevalent and when the light was abundant and numerous as its designs would come to be known throughout the seven worlds of creation. The Cephareth were thought to have preserved the divinity of the light amongst themselves as they had consciously brought themselves into existence through a superior gift in magic and sorcery than the other, undifferentiated beings of creation, and with this source of light that contained all ideas within it being referred to as [[pantheons:deities:caelarkhe|Caelarkhe]], the celestial principle. The force is said to have supplied an order to the ancient world that enabled for other life forms to exist in tandem with it, thereby gifting the Cephareth with consciousness in the times in which the celestial principle was abundant. Caelarkhe is thought to have been defined by the forms in which it could not be, and not the shapes in which it could become, thereby being unable to further incarnate itself into another form of existence, a trait which was not inherited by the Cephareth. Thus, the Cephareth believe themselves to be the fully realized forms of Caelarkhe, and not the agents of stasis which are unified with the being.\\ |
| This formed the basis of elven theology, where the manifold and numerous Cephareth, who were godlike beings, would eventually pass away, and their descendants being their successors of the world, and the [[pantheons:class:Aenthur|Aenthur]] being those beings of the Cephareth who would sacrifice themselves to establish the laws and stability of the world. However, it was not long before other groups of elven peoples emerged; the [[races:elves:neiara:start|Neiara]] were one such, who had a specific distaste for the caste system which marginalized them, and another were those who worshipped and descended from the Aenthur, who were aspects of the natural world, and these were called the [[races:elves:Ayenara|Ayenara]], the nomadic people of the sky, the [[races:elves:silvara:start|Silvara]], the wild people who inhabited the dense jungles, and the [[races:elves:undara:start|Undara]], the undulating people who inhabited within the waves. The rulers of these elements of the natural world are [[pantheons:deities:Aryiel|Aryiel]], who rules the sky, [[pantheons:deities:Terravis|Terravis]], who rules the earth, and [[pantheons:deities:Aecora|Aecora]], who rules the ocean. They each had become the god-ancestor whose essence had been inherited by their people, with the Neiara instead turning to philosophy as they rejected the ways of their ancestors.\\ | This formed the basis of elven theology, where the manifold and numerous Cephareth, who were godlike beings, would eventually pass away, and their descendants being their successors of the world, and the [[pantheons:class:Aenthur|Aenthur]] being those beings of the Cephareth who would sacrifice themselves to establish the laws and stability of the world. However, it was not long before other groups of elven peoples emerged; the [[races:elves:neiara:start|Neiara]] were one such, who had a specific distaste for the caste system which marginalized them, and another were those who worshipped and descended from the Aenthur, who were aspects of the natural world, and these were called the [[races:elves:Ayenara|Ayenara]], the nomadic people of the sky, the [[races:elves:silvara:start|Silvara]], the wild people who inhabited the dense jungles, and the [[races:elves:undara:start|Undara]], the undulating people who inhabited within the waves. The rulers of these elements of the natural world are [[pantheons:deities:Aryiel|Aryiel]], who rules the sky, [[pantheons:deities:Terravis|Terravis]], who rules the earth, and [[pantheons:deities:Aecora|Aecora]], who rules the ocean. They each had become the god-ancestor whose essence had been inherited by their people, with the Neiara instead turning to philosophy as they rejected the ways of their ancestors.\\ |
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| The Neiara, eventually, would become more and more evolved over the ages, in time becoming two distinct races of elves: the [[races:elves:mirara:start|Mirara]] and the [[races:elves:vaathara:start|Vaathara]]. The Vaathara pledged themselves before the Novyi gods of the [[pantheons:Valdaen|Valdaen]], while the Mirara turned to themselves as the ultimate form of divinity, thus founding the council referred to as the [[pantheons:class:aeteri|Aeteri]]. Regardless, they had each turned away from the Cephareth as they no longer felt blessed by them as those who stayed in Arethayn had. Accordingly, the inhabitants of Arethayn are called the [[races:elves:arethara:start|Arethara]], and they were the elder people who traced their genealogy back to the penultimate Cephareth.\\ | The Neiara, eventually, would become more and more evolved over the ages, in time becoming two distinct races of elves: the [[races:elves:mirara:start|Mirara]] and the [[races:elves:vaathara:start|Vaathara]]. The Vaathara pledged themselves before the Novyi gods of the [[pantheons:Valdaen|Valdaen]], while the Mirara turned to themselves as the ultimate form of divinity, thus founding the council referred to as the [[races:elves:mirara:aeteri|Aeteri]]. Regardless, they had each turned away from the Cephareth as they no longer felt blessed by them as those who stayed in Arethayn had. Accordingly, the inhabitants of Arethayn are called the [[races:elves:arethara:start|Arethara]], and they were the elder people who traced their genealogy back to the penultimate Cephareth.\\ |
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| The Arethara worship the [[pantheons:class:elefyr|Elefyr]], a group of elves who had achieved the purity laid out by the Cephareth and thereby allowed themselves to achieve a level of apotheosis. Meanwhile, the Silvara maintained the worship of Terravis, an icon of the Cephareth who had sacrificed herself, but extended their gaze to a more realized [[pantheons:Silvari pantheon|group of beings]] of all Novya, Aurya and Sorya that were thought to bear some association with the earth. The Undara, then, were known for their acknowledgement of the [[:Undari pantheon|water spirits]], indicating a different group of worshipped spirits that still were not exclusively those of Aurius. Finally, the Ayenara worship [[:Ayenari pantheon|beings of the sky]], who inhabit within the turbulent wind and are most free, yet are not all directly related to the winds of Aurius. | The Arethara worship the [[pantheons:class:elefyr|Elefyr]], a group of elves who had achieved the purity laid out by the Cephareth and thereby allowed themselves to achieve a level of apotheosis. Meanwhile, the Silvara maintained the worship of Terravis, an icon of the Cephareth who had sacrificed herself, but extended their gaze to a more realized [[pantheons:silvari_pantheon|group of beings]] of all Novya, Aurya and Sorya that were thought to bear some association with the earth. The Undara, then, were known for their acknowledgement of the [[:Undari pantheon|water spirits]], indicating a different group of worshipped spirits that still were not exclusively those of Aurius. Finally, the Ayenara worship [[:Ayenari pantheon|beings of the sky]], who inhabit within the turbulent wind and are most free, yet are not all directly related to the winds of Aurius. |
| ===== Mannish Theologies ===== | ===== Mannish Theologies ===== |
| The [[races:humans:start|mannish races of Aurius]] are thought to descend from two main groups of humans who had found themselves in the worlds of chaos, though they had never mingled prior to the founding of [[:Rorekova|Rorekova]]. The traits that they nonetheless share as humans consist of a frailty of mortality that is simply more lacking in the elven peoples, and it is without magic that they exist. Though these traits may be evident, the most defining feature of their disparate people is the position of their ancestors in the times before Aurius had become fully incarnated through the interactions between the light and the dark. Specifically, both groups of proto-humans were forced to incarnate into mortal forms by the darkness, and as a result, they posses less divinity than the elven peoples who descend from the Cephareth. Though this may be the case, it is common within their legends for sources of divinity to bless them with power or otherwise, and it is because of this alignment to their gods and lack of self-exaltation that their existence is made meaningful and present. Worship is conducted more so among men than elves, where other sources of divinity are recognized than would be evidenced by the elven reverence for ancestor spirits.\\ | The [[races:humans:start|mannish races of Aurius]] are thought to descend from two main groups of humans who had found themselves in the worlds of chaos, though they had never mingled prior to the founding of [[:Rorekova|Rorekova]]. The traits that they nonetheless share as humans consist of a frailty of mortality that is simply more lacking in the elven peoples, and it is without magic that they exist. Though these traits may be evident, the most defining feature of their disparate people is the position of their ancestors in the times before Aurius had become fully incarnated through the interactions between the light and the dark. Specifically, both groups of proto-humans were forced to incarnate into mortal forms by the darkness, and as a result, they posses less divinity than the elven peoples who descend from the Cephareth. Though this may be the case, it is common within their legends for sources of divinity to bless them with power or otherwise, and it is because of this alignment to their gods and lack of self-exaltation that their existence is made meaningful and present. Worship is conducted more so among men than elves, where other sources of divinity are recognized than would be evidenced by the elven reverence for ancestor spirits.\\ |
| The Neraics who worshipped the Daevas, however, did not preserve their records of the names of these gods and goddesses save for a few. Eventually, the [[library:Garden of Runaral|Garden of Runaral]], which they inhabited in a state of freedom from the chaos, would fall as [[pantheons:deities:umbra|the darkness]] had nonetheless managed to corrupt the divine space, which would signal a subtle transition of the rule of the Daevas to those beings referred to retroactively as the [[pantheons:class:archons|Archons]]. These rulers were corrupt, however, and are thought to be like likenesses of the Daevas who had found themselves physically incarnated into powerful beings, though becoming corrupt in the process. The Archons had inherited the curse of darkness, thereby spreading it throughout the world of the Garden of Runaral. Thus, the Neraics gradually and fully migrated from the western lands of fertility and fruitfulness to inhabit alongside the Ayanics, thereby allowing a mix of cultural philosophy and the exchange of ideas. From this exchange, the reverence for the two twin forces of light and dark could be acknowledged, as they existed in exclusion and opposition to one another and yet, mixing within the mortal plane. This would allow for the vast interplay between those gods and goddesses to be had, where previously developed Ayanic deities could be given new aspects as were experienced by the Neraics. Notably, however, among the philosophical descendants of the Neraics who had not been blinded by the darkness, the worship of [[pantheons:deities:aion_teleos|Aion Teleos]] had become commonplace, though being persecuted by the [[planes:aurius:caskaris:countries:ayoskova|Ayoskovic Potentate]] as a result of the potentate's imperialistic nature. Thus, the [[pantheons:Iluayanic pantheon|Iluayanic pantheon]] is largely dominated by the decrees of the potentate, while the Varayans, who inhabit the north of Caskaris, are removed from these occurrences, and thus, have [[pantheons:Varayanic pantheon|their own, unique pantheon]], influenced also by the duality of light and dark. | The Neraics who worshipped the Daevas, however, did not preserve their records of the names of these gods and goddesses save for a few. Eventually, the [[library:Garden of Runaral|Garden of Runaral]], which they inhabited in a state of freedom from the chaos, would fall as [[pantheons:deities:umbra|the darkness]] had nonetheless managed to corrupt the divine space, which would signal a subtle transition of the rule of the Daevas to those beings referred to retroactively as the [[pantheons:class:archons|Archons]]. These rulers were corrupt, however, and are thought to be like likenesses of the Daevas who had found themselves physically incarnated into powerful beings, though becoming corrupt in the process. The Archons had inherited the curse of darkness, thereby spreading it throughout the world of the Garden of Runaral. Thus, the Neraics gradually and fully migrated from the western lands of fertility and fruitfulness to inhabit alongside the Ayanics, thereby allowing a mix of cultural philosophy and the exchange of ideas. From this exchange, the reverence for the two twin forces of light and dark could be acknowledged, as they existed in exclusion and opposition to one another and yet, mixing within the mortal plane. This would allow for the vast interplay between those gods and goddesses to be had, where previously developed Ayanic deities could be given new aspects as were experienced by the Neraics. Notably, however, among the philosophical descendants of the Neraics who had not been blinded by the darkness, the worship of [[pantheons:deities:aion_teleos|Aion Teleos]] had become commonplace, though being persecuted by the [[planes:aurius:caskaris:countries:ayoskova|Ayoskovic Potentate]] as a result of the potentate's imperialistic nature. Thus, the [[pantheons:Iluayanic pantheon|Iluayanic pantheon]] is largely dominated by the decrees of the potentate, while the Varayans, who inhabit the north of Caskaris, are removed from these occurrences, and thus, have [[pantheons:Varayanic pantheon|their own, unique pantheon]], influenced also by the duality of light and dark. |
| ==== The Descendants of Ethrekas ==== | ==== The Descendants of Ethrekas ==== |
| The people of modern [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:start|Ethrekas]] believe themselves to descend from the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:ethetia:start|Ethetian peoples]], who had earlier been chosen by [[pantheons:deities:Solara|Solara]] and allowed to continue existing with her providence. It is this act that altered their bodily compositions, enabling a soul or divine spark to be observed within them. It is thought by these descendants that that the goddess of the sun, Solara, had [[library:cosmologies:The Birth of Our World|birthed the world]] in the beginning times, and was the divine creatrix that had given the world of mortality its soul to be plentiful throughout it. Her essential life force could then be found there, and she observed that some were more perfect and congenial to her, retaining some aspect of their divine mother that others still were lacking in. Among these beings were the Ethetia and what would become [[:the Elohad|their gods, the Elohad]], who had been gifted with both ascension and consecration by the token of possessing her divine spark and their previous semblance to the life given by the heavens. Thus, the Ethetia began to acknowledge Solara as the divine mother of the cosmos, and it was through her that the gift of life was given.\\ | The people of modern [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:start|Ethrekas]] believe themselves to descend from the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:ethetia:start|Ethetian peoples]], who had earlier been chosen by [[pantheons:deities:Solara|Solara]] and allowed to continue existing with her providence. It is this act that altered their bodily compositions, enabling a soul or divine spark to be observed within them. It is thought by these descendants that that the goddess of the sun, Solara, had [[library:cosmologies:ethetian cosmology|birthed the world]] in the beginning times, and was the divine creatrix that had given the world of mortality its soul to be plentiful throughout it. Her essential life force could then be found there, and she observed that some were more perfect and congenial to her, retaining some aspect of their divine mother that others still were lacking in. Among these beings were the Ethetia and what would become [[pantheons:class:elohad|their gods, the Elohad]], who had been gifted with both ascension and consecration by the token of possessing her divine spark and their previous semblance to the life given by the heavens. Thus, the Ethetia began to acknowledge Solara as the divine mother of the cosmos, and it was through her that the gift of life was given.\\ |
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| Prior to being blessed by Solara with their own divine spark, the Ethetia lived alongside the [[races:humans:Makhetia|Makhetia]], who were prone to vice and sin, thereby causing their penultimate punishment through the event of the [[library:premodern:the_great_scorching|Great Scorching]], which resulted in their loss of life and existence among the mortal plane. The Makhetia themselves possessed idols and worshipped [[pantheons:class:Avetad|beings that instead had allied themselves with the powers of darkness]], an act which Solara admonished and brought to a swift end. It was in this act of punishment and descent into the world of mortals that she had found that the Ethetia were more perfect and congenial to her essential being, and thus, before she ascended once more, she left the gods that would become known as the Elohad her gifts, allowing them to ascend as she did into the immortal plane. This would spell the end of an era among the continent of Ethrekas, and notably allow for the beings of mortality to follow suit with Solara and ascend as she did, given that her path into the heavens was laid out before her and by the Elohad.\\ | Prior to being blessed by Solara with their own divine spark, the Ethetia lived alongside the [[races:humans:Makhetia:start|Makhetia]], who were prone to vice and sin, thereby causing their penultimate punishment through the event of the [[library:premodern:the_great_scorching|Great Scorching]], which resulted in their loss of life and existence among the mortal plane. The Makhetia themselves possessed idols and worshipped [[pantheons:class:Avetad|beings that instead had allied themselves with the powers of darkness]], an act which Solara admonished and brought to a swift end. It was in this act of punishment and descent into the world of mortals that she had found that the Ethetia were more perfect and congenial to her essential being, and thus, before she ascended once more, she left the gods that would become known as the Elohad her gifts, allowing them to ascend as she did into the immortal plane. This would spell the end of an era among the continent of Ethrekas, and notably allow for the beings of mortality to follow suit with Solara and ascend as she did, given that her path into the heavens was laid out before her and by the Elohad.\\ |
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| The [[races:humans:ethrekasan:kataletia:start|Kataletia]], who are the imperial people of [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:regions:grecyda:start|Grecyda]] and who descend from the Ethetia who were earlier repulsed from their ancestral homeland of the jungles of [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:regions:tradarda:start|Tradarda]] by the unification of the Vaathara, reinstated worship of the Elohad, though this was not without centuries of development and reeducation by the government of the [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:countries:grecydan_empire|Grecydan Empire]]. Previously, those who would become the Kataletia were still tribal, and there were many gods and goddesses that had yet to merge into a [[kataletian_pantheon|whole pantheon that could be identified as Kataletian]]. Notably, the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:teletia|Teletia]] of southeastern Grecyda worshipped the [[pantheons:class:Jinn:Jinn]], fire spirits that were born from the Great Scorching, while the people of the west, the [[races:humans:Vespetia|Vespetia]], acknowledged firstly [[pantheons:deities:Nirafa|Nirafa]], the goddess of the sands, before adopting worship of [[pantheons:deities:Calumia|other female idols]] who were not prone to neglect. Then, the [[races:humans:Najetia|Najetia]] of the settlement of [[:Yvafa|Yvafa]] built the [[library::The Solaran Tower|Tower of Najana]], where they could observe the transcendent stars and other astronomical bodies more readily. The [[races:humans:Eretia|Eretia]], however, are descendants of the Ethetia who were subjugated by the Vaathara by effect of their staying in Tradarda, and they possess a reverence for the divinities and power of their elven overlords and ancestors, worshipping them as gods capable of great acts of magic and manipulation of the elements. | The [[races:humans:ethrekasan:kataletia:start|Kataletia]], who are the imperial people of [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:regions:grecyda:start|Grecyda]] and who descend from the Ethetia who were earlier repulsed from their ancestral homeland of the jungles of [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:regions:tradarda:start|Tradarda]] by the unification of the Vaathara, reinstated worship of the Elohad, though this was not without centuries of development and reeducation by the government of the [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:countries:grecydan_empire|Grecydan Empire]]. Previously, those who would become the Kataletia were still tribal, and there were many gods and goddesses that had yet to merge into a [[kataletian_pantheon|whole pantheon]] that could be identified as Kataletian. Notably, the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:teletia:start|Teletia]] of southeastern Grecyda worshipped the [[pantheons:class:jinn:jinn]], fire spirits that were born from the Great Scorching, while the people of the west, the [[races:humans:Vespetia:start|Vespetia]], acknowledged firstly [[pantheons:deities:Nirafa|Nirafa]], the goddess of the sands, before adopting worship of [[pantheons:vespetian pantheon|other female idols]] who were not prone to neglect. Then, the [[races:humans:Najetia:start|Najetia]] of the settlement of [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:townships:Yvafa|Yvafa]] built the [[library::The Solaran Tower|Tower of Najana]], where they could observe the transcendent stars and other astronomical bodies more readily. The [[races:humans:Eretia:start|Eretia]], however, are descendants of the Ethetia who were subjugated by the Vaathara by effect of their staying in Tradarda, and they possess a reverence for the divinities and power of their elven overlords and ancestors, worshipping them as gods capable of great acts of magic and manipulation of the elements. |
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