[center][h2]~WORLD LORE~[/h2][/center] [center][h3]The Twin Goddesses[/h3][/center] [hider=Amalya] [center][color=fff200][h3]~ AMALYA ~[/h3][/color] The Goddess Of The Light. Typically depicted as a being of pointed ears basking in radiant yellow light with fair skin, her head held high and her arms stretched to the heavens. She is associated with the Sun and daytime. Amalya governs the bright and cheerful things in the world like adventure and traveling. Those devoted to the Goddess of the Light are typically boisterous, outgoing individuals. However, they may appear wild and uncaring but they recognize safety and rules and knows that at times, things need to settle down. They usually occupy outdoor jobs like exploring or escorting to far-off lands, among other things. Her domain of magic includes arts like Light, Healing, Blessings (read: Buffs), Telekinesis and Element manipulation. The casting of magic for the followers of Amalya tend to be direct, in-the-face with little to no subtlety. She is said to be the creator of the Elven race which includes all the main Elven groups: The Light Elves, the Wood Elves and the Dark Elves. Her gift to this race is the ability to easily wield the magical energies that the world emitted. While the Beastkin blended with nature to survive and flourish, the Elves used magic to create and shape things to their needs. This makes all the Elves more naturally proficient in the magical arts allowing them to master a particular art faster or master multiple arts. Of course, a careless Elf will find himself or herself on the losing end of a magic duel against a human or Beastkin mage. Even if she only created the Elves, almost all the races of the world revere her as a goddess along with her twin sister. [/center] [/hider] [hider=Aylama] [center][color=662d91][h3]~ AYLAMA ~[/h3][/color] The Goddess Of The Dark. Usually depicted as a being of pointed ears under a dim, pale light with light purple skin, her head looking down and her arms angled downwards as if to warmly embrace something. She is associated with the Moon and nighttime. Aylama governs the calm, somber things in the world like rest and home. The Goddess of the Dark's followers are typically polite, courteous, calm and gentle. But while their dispositions tend to be meek, that does not mean they are always passive. When the situation calls for it, the followers of Aylama can and will leap into action with great energy. As polite and courteous individuals, their usual occupations are those that require such demeanors like diplomats and librarians. In her domain of magic are arts like Dark, Illusions, Curses (read: Debuffs), Reflection/Mimicry and Teleportation. The magic casting for the followers of Aylama tend to be indirect, discreet and involves setting up spells for a powerful payoff. She is the creator of the Beastkin and thus, all its subraces. Her gift to this race is how they are one with nature. The Beastkin possess the abilities and features of various animals in the world to help them in their lives. While the Elves used magic to harness things into their favor, the Beastkin went with the natural flow of the world to flourish. Even if she only created the Beastkin, almost all the races of the world revere her as a goddess along with her twin sister. [/center] [/hider] [center][h3]Minor Gods[/h3][/center] [hider=Valten, God-King Of Ortus] Valten was once a normal human man who, in the ancient past, united various human tribes to found the human nation of Ortus. He is treated as a god because after he united the human tribes but before he founded Ortus, he lead the united human army and allied with the Dwarven High King Grimnir to wipe out the vicious Orcs and the sadistic Goblins. It is said that once he felt that Ortus could stand on own two feet, he ascended into the sky to rest and will return when Ortus needs him the most. While he does not give out blessings, the Ortusians venerate him greatly. He really doesn't matter much in the context of this RP so don't bother too much about this guy. [/hider] [center][h3]RACES[/h3][/center] [hider=Elves] The Elves are humanoids of pointed ears and long lives. They are the creations of the goddess Amalya and gifted with an affinity to magic, making them the most magically adept among all races. Their creation history is universally accepted as truth since there are ancient human cave paintings depicting a shining being creating and molding the first of the Elves although some Elves feel uncomfortable at the notion that the Human race is older than the Elves despite having longer lives. As time passed, the Elves have divided into three groups. The Light Elves, the Dark Elves and the Wood Elves. Despite the separation, the three groups get along with each other more or less. They are also not a separation of race so they can interbreed and everything. This also means that Elves can freely switch from one group to another. [hider=The Light Elves] [center] https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1147221 https://safebooru.org//images/2415/0d4ab63bc5b07049d6fcdf3b2747ad59832c3a6f.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2101/fb365267900d5285802d2670ee23a9604929bb15.png?2190672 https://safebooru.org//images/1574/9bde20029541c794d55cb12f29a55198b89ddaa3.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2043/f6428d4eb6213434d2821317c0f49913ed494cf4.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2142/405b7383b385823ddd5512e8a57b2f69794fffbb.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/1631/66300dc2233f14a97a9cc5de8cbceda8a92a7796.jpg?1708604 [/center] The Light Elves are the most faithful to their creator. They focus on magics that belong in Amalya's domain and follow her teachings the most, meaning that the Light Elves are generally an adventurous and outgoing people. Their lands are called Aeria and their cities are bright and grand and bustling. Within reason and if possible, that is. [/hider] [hider=The Dark Elves] [center] https://safebooru.org//images/2175/fcb29fa01da4a91058eebf1cdafac9ecfb24917e.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/1897/567da2b22d06ddb346d39c76a95be241fcaa2e29.jpeg?1979623 https://safebooru.org//images/1769/b2b08af4e2cb48e98e2248ae34faa4bc4ce6254e.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/951/5bb2f98978d15256e4951e6eee652fec27af1763.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2725/62e0ed94cb5b377e33fc87e31823f1a7b95ba600.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2655/15d91db09e92b1a66d66bc60e4c550d0dd4d35de.png https://safebooru.org//images/1924/d6e4335d0230e9752df97875e5a1ecfbae0e4105.jpeg?2006256 https://safebooru.org//images/1858/155508dd1799afe3fcdc432b87a124b232634fcd.jpg?1940820 [/center] The Dark Elves left the teachings of their creator Amalya and followed her sister Aylama instead. As such, they focus on magics that belong in Aylama's domain and embraced her ways. This means that the Dark Elves are generally a calm and quiet people. Their lands are called Meylia and their cities, while as grand as the Light Elves', are quiet and somber. [/hider] [hider=The Wood Elves] [center] https://safebooru.org//images/1477/c306a5cf11aec08dc666d1aa97f5b61dbcf9108b.jpg?1546544 https://safebooru.org//images/61/35dd67cfc0118f0a970ed52f8de65f867b120577.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/1968/2685172b3fc54e6d7c43917e5a535a67289191a6.jpg?2053438 https://safebooru.org//images/2601/605f63ec67717e25d466f84a16d352be9be12884.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2620/cfc0e2cdd7e13eec4aeceaae4b50a841bfc945af.jpg https://safebooru.org//images/2227/2fb7670f78b2724558b7fe34ac4584e6f7c23649.jpg?2320481 https://safebooru.org//images/1654/1bfcaf5e2b8507d41da7bc101bf1a040820deae8.jpg?1733254 [/center] The Wood Elves were perhaps, according to the Elves, the strangest of the three groups. The Wood Elves wanted to worship both the Twin Goddesses equally and they do this by abandoning the Elven cities to live with nature as a sign of worship for Aylama who created the race the blended with nature. This earned their name as the Wood Elves. Meanwhile, they are still as cheerful and outgoing as the Light Elves to worship Amalya. [/hider] [hider=The Rogue Elves] https://safebooru.org//images/1691/3bd79cef1a85c5a4ed8d21a58a983587c04477af.jpg?1770543 https://safebooru.org//images/1650/a72470c18e2bdbd812886bc80c1796dfcc76d145.jpg The fourth unofficial group are the Rogue Elves. These are Elves that do not belong to any of the three groups. Rogue Elves that chose to live with Beastkin or Humans are still considered as kin but Rogue Elves who live a more destructive lifestyle, whether by choice or by delusion, are considered enemies that must be fought and defeated. [/hider] The Elves consider the Beastkin their cousins and vice-versa. They are on friendly terms with Humanity in general and unsure what to make of the Dwarves since there has been very little contact between Elves and Dwarves. They are created in the likeness of Amalya, as such they have pointed ears. [/hider] [hider=Beastkin] The Beastkin are humanoid beings that possess the traits of various animals, even if some traits do not fall exactly under the term 'Beast'. They are the creations of the goddess Aylama and their gift from her are the aforementioned animal traits. Their creation history is universally accepted as truth since there are ancient human cave paintings depicting a being surrounded by pale light creating and molding the first of the Beastkin. There are many kinds of Beastkin in the world and all of them have their own societies and their cultures differ, even among same subraces, but they are generally categorized as: The Furred Ones - Beastkin that have the features of dogs, cats, bears, etc. like Werewolves though it also includes those that have lion or horse traits like Centaurs. The Insectoids - Beastkin with features of insects like Arachnes. The Scaled Ones - Beastkin with the reptilian traits like Lamias and Lizardmen. The Feathered Ones - Beastkin with avian features like Harpies. The Deep Ones - Beastkin with traits of underwater creatures like Mermaids. They typically live in aquatic environments. The Beastkin regard Elves as cousins and vice-versa. They are on friendly terms with Humanity in general and unsure what to make of the Dwarves since there has been very little contact between Beastkin and Dwarves. They are created in the likeness of Aylama and as such, the goddess's features are more pronounced in their appearance than their animal features (which means they're usually number 1 on this [url=http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/914/468/7e7.jpg]scale[/url]). Also, they have pointed ears if they don't have animal ears. It should also be noted that while Aylama created them, they do not necessarily focus on her magical domains. They are also not as magically adept as the Elves, Beastkin magic potential being more like Humans'. [/hider] [hider=Humans] It is unknown who or what created Humanity nor where they came from. Not even the uncovered ancient cave paintings have any insight to the origins of the Human race. However, they do worship both the Twin Goddessses, Amalya and Aylama, since ancient times which helped Humanity's relationships with the Elven and Beastkin races. The Humans do not have much extraordinary features nor are they gifted. Only that they bear a likeness in appearance to the Amalya and Aylama and thus, the Elves and the Beastkin except their ears are not pointed which indicates that they are probably not created by either of the Twin Goddesses. Still, they can manipulate magic to a degree but they are not as gifted as the Elves. But even without the gifts, the Humans have prospered and progressed along with the other races. The Human race in general is on friendly terms with the Elves and the Beastkin and is the only race to have an extensive contact with the Dwarves. [/hider] [hider=Dwarves] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d5/0f/a4/d50fa4ee0a07f97969316ffdf088c639.jpg[/img][/center] The Dwarves are short, stout humanoids that usually live in mountains. It is unknown who or what created the Dwarves nor where they came from. According to Humans who have learned about them, the Dwarves never kept any records regarding their creation. However, their pointed ears lead to theories that they are creations of the Twin Goddesses. The most accepted theory is that they are created as a 'blank slate' race by the Twin Goddesses although the Dwarves do not know who Amalya or Aylama are. They instead worship their ancestors. The Dwarves are an isolationist people, usually keeping to themselves and only opening up if the need arises. Even with this attitude, there has been much contact and trade between the Dwarves and the Humans. According to Humans who have been in Dwarven holds, their cities are located within mountains or underground. They are great engineers and smiths and they wield magic by imbuing them into runes and as enchantments for objects. The Dwarves aren't going to be featured much in the RP so don't worry too much about this guys. [/hider]