Characters and histories from past Ages
The lineage of the Keres traces back to Nyx, the primordial goddess of the night, a being feared even by Zeus, the king of gods. Born of Chaos, Nyx was a deity of such grandeur and dread that even the mighty Olympians shied away from her dark veil and treated Read more…
Isis was perhaps the most important goddess of all Egyptian mythology. During the course of Egyptian history, Isis assumed the attributes and functions of virtually every other important goddess in the land. Her most important functions, however, were those of motherhood, marital devotion, healing the sick, and the working of Read more…
I am Yesterday, I am Today, I am Tomorrow which has not yet come. Set was the younger son of Ged and Nut, and brother of Osiris. His wife was Nephthys, but he kept Tawaret as his consort. Set was a powerful and often frightening deity, however he was also Read more…
Beltane was a devotee of Brigid, one of her druidic high priestesses concerned with ritual protection and worship of the ruling gods. The festival that came to be most associated with her, and eventually known by her own name, was also called Cétshamhain, and was one of the four major Read more…
Kaori Setsuka was originally born in Arafel. As a young boy he became a ward of Fal Sion, one of the fortress keeps guarding the Blightborder in Shienar. It was a common practise of alliance to keep the bonds between the Borderlands strong, and something Kaori took great pride in Read more…
Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. After spiteful punishment from Hera delayed their birth, it’s said that at no more than a few days old Artemis herself helped her mother give birth to her twin brother. They were known to be close, and Read more…
Apollo has been recognised as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the sun and light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, Read more…
Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, or Ochosi, is the Yoruba spirit associated with the hunt, forests, animals, and wealth. He is spirit of meals, because it is he who provides food. He is associated with lightness, astuteness, wisdom, and craftiness in the hunt. He is the orisha of contemplation, loving the arts and beautiful Read more…
Melpomene was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), daughters of Zeus, and the famed inspirational goddesses of music, song and dance. Originally a choral muse and known for her beautiful voice, she later became associated with tragedy. Myth does not recall the reason for this fall. In her darker guise, Read more…
Daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, princess of Thaumantia, and twin to Iris. Possessed of the same skill, grace and beauty attributed to sister, she was also a winged messenger goddess, though where her sister was beloved easily by all who met her, Arke was more subdued in temperament, and remained Read more…