The Order of Etheria (pt. 1)
In the world of Etheria, there are beings known as gods. They used to be mortals - powerful mages devoted to their god - that rose to immortality when the previous god was killed. The current bearers of the title have all been gods for a little less than a century. This is the longest Etheria has gone without losing a god.
But what if I told that hundreds of years ago, at the beginning of Etheria itself, there were true gods? Gods who couldn't be killed? Gods who were made of Starlight and became the weavers of the Astral Veins?
These five gods were called the Order of Etheria. Each reigned over their realm justly and with gentle hands both as gods in Astral form and as teachers in mortal form.
There was Evyn, the Rover. Queen of the Wilds and caretaker of those who did not belong among the ordinary.
Kaleb, the Grave Keeper, who oversaw final rites and rituals for mortals. He eased the dying and assured the grieving.
Matron of the arts, Joan, the Muse, was the inspiration for many. Her wisdom and creativity helped mortalkind see beauty in the mundane.
Laurence, the Elemental Master, is the father of magic and the first to teach mortals to wield Starlight. He was as intelligent as he was kind; the perfect example of a patient teacher.
Finally, there was Liam. He was once the War Bringer, the emblem of violence and patron of war to the orchestrators. To the soldiers, though, he was comfort in strength and a brother in arms. Many were surprised by Liam's gentler side, but rarely is war fought by the willing or cruel.
The Order vanished without a trace after reigning for one thousand years. They were suddenly replaced by mortals - mages, specifically - who stood in as the monoliths for Astral Veins to distribute through. Nobody knows where the gods went or how they died (or even if they died).
The exception to this is Liam. Once the mighty War Bringer, Liam was banished by the World Mother to the hellplane. He became their king, their Lord, and vowed to find some way to return and strike Etheria to ash as revenge.
These five gods were called the Order of Etheria. Each reigned over their realm justly and with gentle hands both as gods in Astral form and as teachers in mortal form.
There was Evyn, the Rover. Queen of the Wilds and caretaker of those who did not belong among the ordinary.
Kaleb, the Grave Keeper, who oversaw final rites and rituals for mortals. He eased the dying and assured the grieving.
Matron of the arts, Joan, the Muse, was the inspiration for many. Her wisdom and creativity helped mortalkind see beauty in the mundane.
Laurence, the Elemental Master, is the father of magic and the first to teach mortals to wield Starlight. He was as intelligent as he was kind; the perfect example of a patient teacher.
Finally, there was Liam. He was once the War Bringer, the emblem of violence and patron of war to the orchestrators. To the soldiers, though, he was comfort in strength and a brother in arms. Many were surprised by Liam's gentler side, but rarely is war fought by the willing or cruel.
The Order vanished without a trace after reigning for one thousand years. They were suddenly replaced by mortals - mages, specifically - who stood in as the monoliths for Astral Veins to distribute through. Nobody knows where the gods went or how they died (or even if they died).
The exception to this is Liam. Once the mighty War Bringer, Liam was banished by the World Mother to the hellplane. He became their king, their Lord, and vowed to find some way to return and strike Etheria to ash as revenge.
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