History from Ages past
Before the gods shaped mortal hearts, a great war raged not among deities, but within them. Emotion, raw and boundless, coursed through the early gods like wildfire. Their grief set oceans to boiling, their fury split mountains, their joy birthed storms of stars. In their untempered passions, they nearly unmade Read more
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
WIP The Age immediately following The First Age. During this peaceful, future age all knowledge of war has been lost. Rule has been divided into nine kingdoms with each led by a single person known as a Rod of Dominion, who function as a sort of governor. Aes Sedai, the Read more
Whitherers are individuals whose souls resonate not with life, but with entropy. Their presence subtly accelerates the natural decay in plants and soil—roots curl away from their touch, leaves brown more quickly in their shadow. Just as Singers are tied to fertility and growth, Whitherers are attuned to the cycle 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 Völsunga Saga is a late 13th-century set of stories recorded in Old Norse, detailing the origin and decline of the Völsung clan. Its notable stories include a legendary sword retrieved from the tree Barnstokkr, the defeat of the dragon Fáfnir, and the cursed ring Andvaranaut. Völsung himself was said Read more
Aberrations result from a tangle or knot in the Pattern of the Age. They should not exist, and are mistakes the Pattern continually tries to right. As a result the weave goes so fast the threads tangle on themselves, and must be addressed in order for the Pattern to resume Read more
