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| The elven peoples acknowledge the beings of the cosmos in three classes: the [[Aurya]], who are bound to the mortal plane though possessing a consciousness as a result of their mixing between the light and the dark, the [[Sorya]], who are the forms and ideas which reside in a state of perpetual stasis in [[Avaerus]], and the [[Novya]], who are adherents of the chaos who inhabit within [[Exitius|the void]] of primal absence. The Cephareth believed themselves to be the pinnacle of the Auryi beings, who had established themselves and their world in a state where Caelarkhe's influence was evident, thereby preserving much of the force's power. Though the Cephareth see themselves as being bound to [[Aurius]], they use this binding as their own form of stasis, thereby allowing them to preserve the essence of Caelarkhe throughout it.\\ | The elven peoples acknowledge the beings of the cosmos in three classes: the [[Aurya]], who are bound to the mortal plane though possessing a consciousness as a result of their mixing between the light and the dark, the [[Sorya]], who are the forms and ideas which reside in a state of perpetual stasis in [[Avaerus]], and the [[Novya]], who are adherents of the chaos who inhabit within [[Exitius|the void]] of primal absence. The Cephareth believed themselves to be the pinnacle of the Auryi beings, who had established themselves and their world in a state where Caelarkhe's influence was evident, thereby preserving much of the force's power. Though the Cephareth see themselves as being bound to [[Aurius]], they use this binding as their own form of stasis, thereby allowing them to preserve the essence of Caelarkhe throughout it.\\ |
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| Eventually, however, the Cephareth found that the powers of the light were waning, and instead united within the central world of the seven worlds of creation in order to found [[Arethayn]], a place which notably preserved the golden light of the [[Arethi Era]] within itself as a result of its bindings. Arethayn would thus become the famed homeland of the elves, where their people would flourish as a result of their own potent magic.\\ | Eventually, however, the Cephareth found that the powers of the light were waning, and instead united within the central world of the seven worlds of creation in order to found [[Arethayn]], a place which notably preserved the golden light of the [[Altori Era]] within itself as a result of its bindings. Arethayn would thus become the famed homeland of the elves, where their people would flourish as a result of their own potent magic.\\ |
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| Though Arethayn proved to be impenetrable against the impending darkness of chaos, there came to be a syzygy of twins who belonged to the nature of selflessness, and, looking upon the worlds of mortality which existed alongside their own, sought to eliminate the darkness from these lands. Thus, the twins ventured outward, seeking to purge the darkness from these worlds of mortality. One of them, identified by the elven name of [[Hyala|Luminexia]], used her great powers of sorcery to banish the demonic forces which plagued the soul of the dying worlds, and the other, identified as [[Catael|Marcosia]], used his great ability of battle magic to directly combat these forces as they emerged from the earth.\\ | Though Arethayn proved to be impenetrable against the impending darkness of chaos, there came to be a syzygy of twins who belonged to the nature of selflessness, and, looking upon the worlds of mortality which existed alongside their own, sought to eliminate the darkness from these lands. Thus, the twins ventured outward, seeking to purge the darkness from these worlds of mortality. One of them, identified by the elven name of [[Hyala|Luminexia]], used her great powers of sorcery to banish the demonic forces which plagued the soul of the dying worlds, and the other, identified as [[Catael|Marcosia]], used his great ability of battle magic to directly combat these forces as they emerged from the earth.\\ |
| The Cephareth, upon realizing that they had lost their immortality, cursed the twins, casting them out back into the world of mortality that they had protected, and it was found that the twins faced the plight of death and disease as all mortals of the world did. The Cephareth, though losing their immortality, began to adhere to even stricter protocols than they had before in an attempt to reestablish the presence of Caelarkhe throughout their world, as previously.\\ | The Cephareth, upon realizing that they had lost their immortality, cursed the twins, casting them out back into the world of mortality that they had protected, and it was found that the twins faced the plight of death and disease as all mortals of the world did. The Cephareth, though losing their immortality, began to adhere to even stricter protocols than they had before in an attempt to reestablish the presence of Caelarkhe throughout their world, as previously.\\ |
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| The godlike beings who found themselves facing death, knowing that they would soon pass into the world which they had engineered from the pure energies of Avaerus, put in place the caste system which instilled a certain purity, and passed their crowns to the worthy of their descendants so that they might rule in their forefathers' stead. Then, the Arethi Era had come to a close, and it was no longer an immortal world of strict paradise as it once was. One of the kings of the Cepareth, however, managed to retain the presence of Caelarkhe within him, and soon, he was granted the title of [[Araray]], the king of the elven peoples who represented their very own immortality. Thus, Araray began his rule over Arethayn, and sought to preserve the essence of Caelarkhe wherever it could be found.\\ | The godlike beings who found themselves facing death, knowing that they would soon pass into the world which they had engineered from the pure energies of Avaerus, put in place the caste system which instilled a certain purity, and passed their crowns to the worthy of their descendants so that they might rule in their forefathers' stead. Then, the Altori Era had come to a close, and it was no longer an immortal world of strict paradise as it once was. One of the kings of the Cepareth, however, managed to retain the presence of Caelarkhe within him, and soon, he was granted the title of [[Araray]], the king of the elven peoples who represented their very own immortality. Thus, Araray began his rule over Arethayn, and sought to preserve the essence of Caelarkhe wherever it could be found.\\ |
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| This formed the basis of elven theology, where the Cephareth, who were godlike beings, would eventually pass away, and their descendants being their successors of the world. However, it was not long before other groups of elven peoples emerged; the [[Neiara]] were one such, who had a specific distaste for the caste system which marginalized them, and another were those who worshipped aspects of the natural world, called the [[Ayenara]], the nomadic people of the sky, the [[Silvara]], the wild people who inhabited the dense jungles, and the [[Undara]], the undulating people who inhabited within the waves. The rulers of these elements of the natural world are [[Arosylph]], who rules the sky, [[Terravis]], who rules the earth, and [[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 Cephareth, who were godlike beings, would eventually pass away, and their descendants being their successors of the world. However, it was not long before other groups of elven peoples emerged; the [[Neiara]] were one such, who had a specific distaste for the caste system which marginalized them, and another were those who worshipped aspects of the natural world, called the [[Ayenara]], the nomadic people of the sky, the [[Silvara]], the wild people who inhabited the dense jungles, and the [[Undara]], the undulating people who inhabited within the waves. The rulers of these elements of the natural world are [[Aryiel]], who rules the sky, [[Terravis]], who rules the earth, and [[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 [[Mirara]] and the [[Vaathara]]. The Vaathara pledged themselves before the Novyi gods of the [[Valdaen]], while the Mirara turned to themselves as the ultimate form of divinity, thus founding the council referred to as the [[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 [[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 [[Mirara]] and the [[Vaathara]]. The Vaathara pledged themselves before the Novyi gods of the [[Valdaen]], while the Mirara turned to themselves as the ultimate form of divinity, thus founding the council referred to as the [[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 [[Arethara]], and they were the elder people who traced their genealogy back to the penultimate Cephareth.\\ |
| The people of modern [[Ethrekas]] believe themselves to descend from the [[Ethetia|Ethetian peoples]], who had earlier been chosen by [[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 [[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 [[Ethrekas]] believe themselves to descend from the [[Ethetia|Ethetian peoples]], who had earlier been chosen by [[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 [[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.\\ |
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| Prior to being blessed by Solara with their own divine spark, the Ethetia lived alongside the [[Makhetia]], who were prone to vice and sin, thereby causing their penultimate punishment through the event of the [[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 [[The 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 [[Makhetia]], who were prone to vice and sin, thereby causing their penultimate punishment through the event of the [[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 [[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 [[Kataletia]], who are the imperial people of [[Grecyda]] and who descend from the Ethetia who were earlier repulsed from their ancestral homeland of the [[Tradarda|jungles of 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 [[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 whole pantheon. Notably, the [[Teletia]] of southeastern Grecyda worshipped [[the jinn]], fire spirits that were born from the Great Scorching, while the people of the west, the [[Vespetia]], acknowledged firstly [[Nirafa]], the goddess of the sands, before adopting worship of [[Calumia|other female idols]] who were not prone to neglect. Then, the [[Najetia]] of the settlement of [[Yvafa]] built the [[The Solaran Tower|Tower of Najana]], where they could observe the transcendent stars and other astronomical bodies more readily. The [[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 [[Kataletia]], who are the imperial people of [[Grecyda]] and who descend from the Ethetia who were earlier repulsed from their ancestral homeland of the [[Tradarda|jungles of 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 [[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 whole pantheon. Notably, the [[Teletia]] of southeastern Grecyda worshipped the [[jinn]], fire spirits that were born from the Great Scorching, while the people of the west, the [[Vespetia]], acknowledged firstly [[Nirafa]], the goddess of the sands, before adopting worship of [[Calumia|other female idols]] who were not prone to neglect. Then, the [[Najetia]] of the settlement of [[Yvafa]] built the [[The Solaran Tower|Tower of Najana]], where they could observe the transcendent stars and other astronomical bodies more readily. The [[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. |
