History and lore of the 5th Age
The Mirror Spindle appears as a delicate tool of silver and glass — a thin rod of cold metal wound with fine veins of crystal, its tip glinting with a shard that seems to hold a heartbeat of light. When spun with the One Power, the air around it shivers Read more
The horn itself has had many names over the Ages, including the Gjallarhorn and the Horn of Valere. Those who perform heroic deeds in their lifetime may be bound to the horn, and are summoned when it is blown. Only dead souls heed the call. Between lives they exist in Read more
Before they could enact their plans to overthrow the Titans, the three brothers — Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades — first needed to discover somewhere they would be able to secure their predecessors indefinitely. Research and natural talent led Hades to legends of an old prison located deep in the bowels Read more
The Watchers, or Grigori, were an order of two-hundred angels stationed to Earth to shepherd and guide humanity early in the 5th Age. They served as vast reservoirs of information and guidance, and their selflessness and dedication to justice was beyond compare or reproach. It was their job to observe Read more
A ter’angrael made during the final years of the Fourth Age; in what would later come to be known as the Isles of Erie. The Crown was passed between the ruling Channelers of the Isles from the Fourth through the Sixth Age, eventually lost to time after the downfall of Read more
In the 5th and 6th Age, the Court of the Tuatha De was comprised of all high-ranking Dagda in the Isles of Erie (what is known as Ireland in the modern Ages.) The Court’s membership shifted throughout the Ages depending on the High King of the Isles; or whoever bore Read more
The first city of the Isles of Erie to survive the onslaught of the God Wars that began in the Fifth Age. It was once a technological metropolis in the North-Eastern Hemisphere of the globe. Gorias is one of four cities to survive the Erie Civil War, and eventually, it Read more
Female nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. It’s believed that they reside deep within the Earth under the Himalayas, where they guard the wealth of the Earth Yakṣaṇī retain the power to disappear at will (suggesting they do not Read more
“If Her name is called, She answers” Mythology Whether the Tārā figure originated as a Buddhist or Hindu goddess is unclear and remains a source of inquiry among scholars. She is a goddess with numerous forms, widely popular in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia, and is the feminine counterpart of the Read more
Also known as the ‘Cauldron of Plenty’ (Coire Ansic in Irish, pronounced Kwee-ra On-sik). It was made by the druid Semias of the northern city of Murias. Not much is known about this vessel, although it was thought to have had the power to bring the dead back to life, Read more