Tag Archives: cosmology
The Halion Tarot #1: Crowns
One of the things I built for my writing world was its own variant tarot deck. Very, very variant. Because my world has a love of the number six, the deck has six suits instead of four — corresponding to … Continue reading
Deity Profile: Kherus Morgwi the Shadowlord
Name: Kherus Morgwi, the Shadowlord. Other Names: Ker of Shadow (general use), Kurr Morgri (ogres and skinchangers), Mhozri dya Shrodak (Zhang). Apotheosis/Awakening: The first moment of the universe. Domain: Oretcht’ke, the City and Spindle/The Shadow Realm.
History 13: The Nemesis, the Long Darkness and the Rise of the Phoenix Light
Even before the sudden darkness, the Heartlands kingdoms were not the only places where strange things were happening. Several decades prior to 240 Age of Kingdoms, the Goddess of Knowledge had begun behaving erratically—even by the standards of eccentricity to … Continue reading
History 12: The Masks and the Plagues
What followed the death-throes of the northern empires was a time of insularity, when all the new subdivisions that called themselves kingdoms isolated themselves from their neighbors as much as was possible. The east once again fell out of contact … Continue reading
History 11: The Slow Collapse and the Age of Kingdoms
Though Altaera and Ruen Wyn had ceased to exist as formal empires by the end of their war, the Age of Empires was not officially considered over until twenty-three years later. The time in between marked the disintegration of the … Continue reading
History 10: The War of the Lion and Eagle
By this point in history, the Rift had been surmounted by magic and engineering, though it remained a significant obstacle between east and west. Over a span of five years, the northern empires of Altaera and Ruen Wyn collaborated on … Continue reading
History 09: The Flame of Chaos and the Owl Emperor’s Fall
As the new southern empires solidified, the new northern empire–Ruen Wyn—traveled a rocky road. Its policy of electing a new Emperor upon the retirement of the old, rather than allowing the crown to be passed to a son or chosen … Continue reading
History 08: The New Empires, Part 3: Ciritheen
In the wake of the Seals, the southeastern landmass that had been known as Shangal, or the Dragon Coast, found itself riven by quakes and inundated by the Rillian Ocean. Where it once had been connected to the northeastern landmass … Continue reading
History 08: The New Empires, Part 2: Zhangi-Uru
Far to the south, the lands that had been under control of the Ibe-Wum lizardfolk found themselves suddenly without masters. In the wake of the Sealing, the already-active volcano Tchellaryllyn experienced a massive eruption which blanketed its range and the … Continue reading
History 08: The New Empires, Part 1: Ruen Wyn
After the Seals and the sinking of Lisalhan, the Ravager and Guardian parted ways. The Guardian said that it was because of the Ravager’s choice to possess Kuthrallan and its subsequent ‘wraithification’ and reliance on arcane magic, while from the … Continue reading
The War of Memory Project 