Previous Ages

Characters and histories from past Ages

Nephthys

Nephthys was the daughter of Geb (the god of the Earth) and Nut (the goddess of the Sky). Her association with the night contrasts with her sister Isis, who is linked to the day. Nephthys was often seen as representing the invisible, mysterious forces of life, such as death and Read more

By Ascendancy, ago

Osiris

He was the oldest son of Ged and Nut, brother of Set and husband of Isis. Together, he and Isis were beloved rulers of Egypt, and they had a son, Horus. Under his rule, civilization flourished, agriculture prospered, and the Egyptians were taught the arts of law and culture. In Read more

By Ascendancy, ago

Elsae Aloise

Elsae hailed from Jarra, a small village in Ghealdan, nestled close to the Amadician border—an area often frequented by Whitecloak patrols. When her twin sister was struck by a dangerous fever, Elsae claimed she had healed her, boasting that she had done so like an Aes Sedai, saving her sister’s Read more

By Ascendancy, ago

The Keres

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

By Thal, ago

Isis

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

By Ascendancy, ago

Set

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

By Ascendancy, ago

Matalina

Matalina wasn’t always her name. She had been born Kayla San, born to Mikal and Ileen San, a well off merchant family. Mikal traveled the Silk Path for years before the Aiel War and sold and collected many trinkets from the Sharan people. Illeen was a good seamstress and used Read more

By Nox, ago

Cari Namere

This is the elaborate cover story for Matalina‘s new identity — Cari Namere. Cari was born to Flan and Rita Laenael in a small town in Cairhein. The Laenael family owned a small farm where they grew herbs and other plants for sell at market. There was little to no Read more

By Nox, ago

Beltane

Beltane was more than a festival; she was a woman of fire, a living conduit of the earth’s cycles. A devotee of Brigid and one of the Tuatha de’s most revered high priestesses, she oversaw ritual protection, worship, and the continuity of sacred rites. Though the festival that would later Read more

By Thal, ago

Kaori Setsuka

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

By Thal, ago