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| ===== The Vaathara, the Elven People of Regaayn ===== | ===== The Vaathara, the Elven People of Regaayn ===== |
| The Vaathari people are an elven race native to the continent of, in the mortal tongue of its inhabitants, [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:start|Ethrekas]], a defining landmass inhabited primarily by the descendants of the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:ethetia:start|Ethetian peoples]]. They rule the portion of Ethrekas known by its inhabitants as [[:tradarda|Tradarda]], as, in centuries prior, they drove the majority of the human population into the barren and infertile deserts, the barren wasteland being referred to as [[:grecyda|Grecyda]]. Because of their location, they were able to continue with the practices of magic which had been gifted upon them by their gods, furthermore enabling the succession of powerful beings which might better rule over them. | The Vaathari people are an elven race native to the continent of, in the mortal tongue of its inhabitants, [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:start|Ethrekas]], a defining landmass inhabited primarily by the descendants of the [[races:humans:ethrekasan:ethetia:start|Ethetian peoples]]. They rule the portion of Ethrekas known by its inhabitants as [[planes:aurius:ethrekas:regions:tradarda:start|Tradarda]], as, in centuries prior, they drove the majority of the human population into the barren and infertile deserts, the barren wasteland being referred to as [[:grecyda|Grecyda]]. Because of their location, they were able to continue with the practices of magic which had been gifted upon them by their gods, furthermore enabling the succession of powerful beings which might better rule over them. |
| ==== Origins ==== | ==== Origins ==== |
| The Vaathari race once belonged to the same kind of being as the [[races:elves:neiara:start|Neiara]], who descended from the lesser [[pantheons:class:cephareth|Cephareth]] of [[planes:aurius:arethayn:start|Arethayn]]. In becoming the Vaathara, they adopted worship of the [[pantheons:class:valdaen|Valdaen]], powerful [[pantheons:class:novya|Novyi]] entities who inhabited within the void of darkness that could then preside over the matters of their people as a result of their summoning. Together, the three gods of the Valdaen, which include [[pantheons:deities:moravir|Moravir]], [[pantheons:deities:arovaera|Arovaera]], and [[pantheons:deities:eluvoris|Eluvoris]], taught them to be better than and overcome the darkness, and rather than the primordial absence causing them to slip into death and unknowing, they would instead be reborn within it. Regardless, the unity of thought and culture that the Valdaen instigated among the Vaathara caused them to develop increasingly dominating and persevering personalities who attempted to establish their own rule among the mortal world, and in time, they ejected the mannish peoples from the land which they would call [[:regaayn|Regaayn]] and thereby forcing them to live in the deserts of the west. This transition signaled the beginning of the new people, the Vaathara, who would easily become more common as the members of the Neiara turned to the new gods for sustenance and a more evolved concept of purity. | The Vaathari race once belonged to the same kind of being as the [[races:elves:neiara:start|Neiara]], who descended from the lesser [[pantheons:class:cephareth|Cephareth]] of [[planes:aurius:arethayn:start|Arethayn]]. In becoming the Vaathara, they adopted worship of the [[pantheons:class:valdaen|Valdaen]], powerful [[pantheons:class:novya|Novyi]] entities who inhabited within the void of darkness that could then preside over the matters of their people as a result of their summoning. Together, the three gods of the Valdaen, which include [[pantheons:deities:moravir|Moravir]], [[pantheons:deities:arovaera|Arovaera]], and [[pantheons:deities:eluvoris|Eluvoris]], taught them to be better than and overcome the darkness, and rather than the primordial absence causing them to slip into death and unknowing, they would instead be reborn within it. Regardless, the unity of thought and culture that the Valdaen instigated among the Vaathara caused them to develop increasingly dominating and persevering personalities who attempted to establish their own rule among the mortal world, and in time, they ejected the mannish peoples from the land which they would call [[:regaayn|Regaayn]] and thereby forcing them to live in the deserts of the west. This transition signaled the beginning of the new people, the Vaathara, who would easily become more common as the members of the Neiara turned to the new gods for sustenance and a more evolved concept of purity. |
| It is thought by the Vaathara that the Valdaen exist in a place beyond the stars, thereby possessing some power and supremacy over such elements of irradiant light and static being. Nevertheless, the Vaathara believe the stars to be a fragment of the earlier worshipped light of [[pantheons:deities:caelarkhe|Caelarkhe]], and that such astronomical bodies influence the occurrences of the mortal plane. Accordingly, their worship of Moravir is predicated on this, who is believed to have stolen secrets from the formation of the stars simply by residing in an era where the stars were formed. Thus, Moravir is the elder spirit of the Valdaen, who resides within the night and encapsulates both mystery and forbidden knowledge in his essence. The spirit is believed by many to be the supreme god of the Valdaen, and it is from him that the gift of their magic arises.\\ | It is thought by the Vaathara that the Valdaen exist in a place beyond the stars, thereby possessing some power and supremacy over such elements of irradiant light and static being. Nevertheless, the Vaathara believe the stars to be a fragment of the earlier worshipped light of [[pantheons:deities:caelarkhe|Caelarkhe]], and that such astronomical bodies influence the occurrences of the mortal plane. Accordingly, their worship of Moravir is predicated on this, who is believed to have stolen secrets from the formation of the stars simply by residing in an era where the stars were formed. Thus, Moravir is the elder spirit of the Valdaen, who resides within the night and encapsulates both mystery and forbidden knowledge in his essence. The spirit is believed by many to be the supreme god of the Valdaen, and it is from him that the gift of their magic arises.\\ |
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| Owing to Moravir’s association with the stars and the night, he is associated with one of the three elements which are thought to comprise the mortal world, these being heaven, sea, and underworld, with Moravir representing the penultimate heavens. Then, Arovaera represents the sea, whose desires flow into another, and Eluvoris represents the underworld, whose flame provides the potential for growth and yet, harm. Then, [[pantheons:deities:the_dark_disambiguation:azratha|Azratha]], who is believed among the [[races:elves:start|elven peoples]] to be an aspect of death and blight, is thought by these elves to be the imperfection of the dark who earlier had sowed his seeds of mortality throughout the world, and it is him that perfection occurs in spite of. Thus, Azratha is thought to be the agent by which humans incarnated into lesser beings, indicating the spirit’s relationship to humans in the tapestry that is the mortal plane. | Owing to Moravir’s association with the stars and the night, he is associated with one of the three elements which are thought to comprise the mortal world, these being heaven, sea, and underworld, with Moravir representing the penultimate heavens. Then, Arovaera represents the sea, whose desires flow into another, and Eluvoris represents the underworld, whose flame provides the potential for growth and yet, harm. Then, [[pantheons:deities:azratha|Azratha]], who is believed among the [[races:elves:start|elven peoples]] to be an aspect of death and blight, is thought by these elves to be the imperfection of the dark who earlier had sowed his seeds of mortality throughout the world, and it is him that perfection occurs in spite of. Thus, Azratha is thought to be the agent by which humans incarnated into lesser beings, indicating the spirit’s relationship to humans in the tapestry that is the mortal plane. |
| ==== Biology ==== | ==== Biology ==== |
| As a race, they share the skin tone of the [[races:elves:arethara:start|Arethara]], being their mostly unchanged descendants. This skin tone consists of a deep golden to fair, with most being somewhere between the two states, having a golden tint but by most accounts being fair. The Vaathara also typically possess a hair color of a dirty blond, while the eyes are usually gold, which is seen as an attractive trait to the [[races:humans:eretia|Eretia]] of Ethrekas. Because of this display of golden eyes by the elves, their enslaved mortals revere this eye color and acknowledge it as something divine.\\ | As a race, they share the skin tone of the [[races:elves:arethara:start|Arethara]], being their mostly unchanged descendants. This skin tone consists of a deep golden to fair, with most being somewhere between the two states, having a golden tint but by most accounts being fair. The Vaathara also typically possess a hair color of a dirty blond, while the eyes are usually gold, which is seen as an attractive trait to the [[races:humans:eretia|Eretia]] of Ethrekas. Because of this display of golden eyes by the elves, their enslaved mortals revere this eye color and acknowledge it as something divine.\\ |