User blog:Taten001/Song of Legends Lore Page

This page is for various bits of lore that I feel is necessary for people to know about if they participate in SoL. This is all original work which I've dedicated a lot of time to. Please don't steal it as your own or something.

Gods
''This section is dedicated to those whom are worshipped commonly in the religion. The first name is the common and most popular name. The second is the elven variation, which is also relatively common.''

Shinnock/Shinn: The chief diety, Shinnock, is the creator of time, as well as the sun, the stars, Ritheran, as well as the father of most of the other gods.

Maymarra/Maymuel: Shinnock's wife. Goddess of life and nature.

Velli/Valen: Daughter of Shinnock and Goddess of purity, love and kindness.

Keirsta/Karen: Goddess of joy, fun and entertainment. Never found far from her sister Velli. It is she who likes to give gifts to good children on Karen’s Day.

Elostos/Erantia: Daughter of Shinnock. The goddess of logic, order, stability and wisdom. Revered by mages, she is the one who made magic available to mortals. She also is the creator of the Dread, as a prison and a place to keep the demons out of Ritheran.

Renna/Renora: Daughter of Shinnock. Goddess of the weather, both good and bad, as well as the harvest.

Blanen/Blayn: Son of Shinnock and God of war, combat and strategy.

Lokkn/Lokrem: God of the moons, and notably one of the only gods to not be related to Shinnock. Husband of Onma.

Onma/Ondira: Daughter of Shinnock and Goddess of the seas. Wife of Lokkn.

Moren/Moramel: Son of Shinnock. God of work and labor. Anything related to work, finance, or mercantile is Moren’s domain. He frowns upon thievery, or other unjust ways of getting money.

Koris/Karoel: The god of music and art, the first melodies were created by him. The only god asides Lokkn who is not the child of Shinnock.

Arton/Antiel: God of the afterlife for those considered worthy by his father, Shinnock.

High Neutrals
''The High Neutrals are all considered children of Orlisea, the Koskira of Neutrality. They do not favor Shinnoan or Derian sides, in any situation. They simply perform their roles.''

Thade, or ‘Death’: Supposedly the reaper of souls. Said to come for those who are about to die. It isn’t actually known if Death actually is one who makes the final blow, or if instead he comes for those who are dead and sever the final ties between soul and body. Thade delivers the souls unto Judiciar. Death is also Judiciar’s brother, as well as Terseon’s.

Judiciar, or ‘Judgement’: The being who is said to judge the souls of the deceased, and what is to be done with the soul. If one is deemed worthy by Judiciar, they will be permitted into the afterlife. If one is seen as a sinner, they will be cast to the Soul Pits of the Dread. Historically, there are said to be more potential fates for one’s soul. Judiciar’s domain is known as Passage, and here all souls are judged. Also the sibling of Terseon and Thade.

Terseon, or ‘Knowledge’: Said to be the keeper of the tomes of fate and knowledge, and also the records of the past. Brother of Thade and Judiciar, he provides much of the information Judiciar uses to judge a soul. Terseon is not omniscient, but can see through the eyes of beasts, and servants of Terseon also travel the world, gathering other hidden information. According to legends, Terseon can also manifest physically, to use his vast knowledge to access the information hidden from him.

Dark Pariah
''Section dedicated to those known as the Dark Pariah. Also known as Deria, or “of Deriox”. Each Deria goes by several names, and so only the most common are listed.''

Deriox: The youngest Koskira. Was the first in existence to kill, and is the most powerful of the Dark Pariah. Though he has sway over all the Pariah to some extent, he still has his own sphere of power, which is slavery, domination, conquest, etc.

Vynobas: The firstborn of Deriox. Pariah of violence, brutality, and murder.

Zunim: Pariah of deceit, lies, trickery and betrayal. She thoroughly enjoys watching/making mortals betray those closest to them, and she is watching when people are killed treacherously.

Syremul: Pariah of indulgences (debauchery, adultery, drug use, alcoholism, etc). She loves to ruin the lives of mortals via inducing sin.

Sheveszech: The Pariah of madness and mental illnesses of all kinds. Not necessarily evil, his madness isn’t always presented in a malign fashion.

Poumatis: Pariah of pestilence, famine, and disease.

Sihilae: Pariah of distress, anxiety, depression, demoralization, etc. One of the youngest Pariah, Sihilae is more of a tool to its siblings than anything else. Sihilae doesn’t just cause others depression and such; Sihilae constantly feels that way, itself. Sihilae isn’t exactly evil like most Pariah, but when directed by one of its siblings it can cause great strife.

Meyran: The Pariah of undeath. Was the first being to ever be killed, and was raised from the dead by Deriox, becoming the Pariah of undeath simply to spite the Gods.

Calendar
The calendar of Ritheran is accepted all around, for easier timekeeping. There are 30 days in each month and 12 months in each year, and so every year has 360 days. Each month is dedicated to one of the 12 gods, and the names of the months are derivatives of the divines’ names. When writing a date, such as the twenty-second of Valens in the six hundredth and fortieth year of the Blood Age, you would write it as follows: 22 of Valens, 640 Blood. If you aren’t including the Age, such as if it’s already known what age it is in a story, you would write it 22 of Valens, 640. This can also be shortened to 22/2/640/9.

Elostar
The first month of the year is dedicated to Elostos. Many important magical renewal events occur this month, and it is a time to resolve conflicts and rivalries in a logical fashion. At this time, it is still usually quite cold from Karakel.

Valens
The second month is dedicated to Velli, and is usually a decently cool month. Due to Velli’s identity, this is the month of romance, when many ask their love interests out or have special getaways.

Maybal
The third month is Maymarra’s, being the month where most plants begin to rejuvenate from the winter, and when certain animals come out of hibernation.

Moram
The fourth month is Moren’s, and is when many have to work the hardest to begin their fields anew. It is also the month of merchants, and many bazaars and such are held during this time.

Khores
The fifth month is that of Koris, and it is one full of musical festivities.

Lokre
The sixth month is Lokkn’s, and the reason for this is the Lokre Line in the middle of the month every year, in which the three moons are in a line, with the smallest moon in front, the largest in the back and the last one in between the others.

Ondel
The seventh month is dedicated to Onma, and during this time the seas rise a bit higher than usual. In aquatic societies, this is a very important time, in which they do many things.

Blanze
Usually the hottest month of the year, the eighth month is dedicated to Blanen. It is said that the worse heat is intended to remind mortal kind of the harshness of anything related to war.

Rensol
The ninth month belongs to Renna. In most cases this is the month of harvest, in preparation for the winter, and it often has the mildest weather.

Antor
The eleventh month belongs to Arton, and it starts to turn cold in this month. During Arton’s month, events are held to honor the deceased, and reflect on life to see if you have earned an eternal life in Artorim.

Karakel
The twelfth month is the coldest, and it belongs to Keirsta. The month of giving and entertainment, it is a time to enjoy oneself.

Ritter
''The most common currency is the Ritter. Some just call it ‘coin’. It comes in multiple types of coin.''

Ritter: Value of 1. A Copper/Nickel alloy.

Till: Value of 5. Magnesium/Nickel alloy.

Velcopper: Value of 10. Magnesium/Copper alloy.

Rial: Value of 20. Magnesium/Nickel

Maycoin: Value of 50. Silver/Nickel alloy.

Shinpiece: Value of 100. Silver/Nickel alloy.