History from Ages past
The Hildebrandslied (lay or song of Hildebrand) is a heroic epic poem written in Old High German alliterative verse. It is one of the earliest literary works in German, and it tells of the tragic encounter in battle between a son and his unrecognized father. It is the only surviving Read more
Tuatha Dé Danann as described in the Book of Leinster, a medieval Irish manuscript formerly known as the Lebor na Nuachongbála “Book of Nuachongbáil” was written by a “man of learning,” an abbot, from the court of an ancient irish king and an Atharim scholar. Almost a third of the Read more
An old antique book store located in the Enlightened district next to the Baccarat Mansion owned by Conlely Callas. Aria lived above the shop. Asha currently holds residence there.
The sword depicted here is one of the last known power wrought weapons made near the end of the 6th Age. It was forged by Hephaestus and given to Priam. When Priam’s son, Achilles, who wielded the sword in the God Wars, fell, the Atharim who killed him, Paris Callas, Read more
Just as in other countries, so too in Meso-America and South America did the gods reign. In Central America, most of the gods were harsh, cruel and capricious in their treatment of the people. Among the followers of Huitzilopochtli, this was especially true. As the sun approached winter solstice, its Read more
The Norse Pantheon was made up of male and female channelers centered within the city of Asgard. Aesir – The ruling male channelers, led by the All-father, Odin from his seat in Valaskialf.Asynjur – The ruling female channelersDvurges – the greatest of all craftsmen, forgers of weapons, ter’angreal, and notable Read more
Channelers come into rule by force and are worshiped like deities. Their enormous lifespans lead the everyday people to believe they are immortal. The 5th Age ends in bloodshed: the godwars have begun. Throughout the 6th Age, to escape the tyranny of the god-like channelers, non-channelers realize the gods may Read more
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 200 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : “When first the heavenly powers Titanes and the Olympian gods were moved to wrath, and mutual dissension was stirred up among them–some bent on casting Kronos from his seat so Zeus, in truth, might reign; others, eager Read more
Ragnarök was the final of all godwars between channelers and Atharim. This epic battle saw the ending of the Age of Gods and the downfall of the final channelers, whom would be completely absent throughout the next Age until the rebirth of Nikolai Brandon at the beginning of the First Read more
