Lore:The Teachings of Tarayel
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The Wisdom and Augury of the Prophet Tarayel
Faithfully Put in Writing by His Humble Student and Servant, Attheus
On Deities
Seven Gods of old there were, and seven worlds times seven they created, Antaloor being the last and final.
Of the Seven, four supreme beings remained after the First Uniclypse. A fraction of the worlds remained. Thus was Chaos controlled and Balance achieved.
- Maliel, benevolent Goddess of the Earth, as beloved as she is revered. Her shrines provide worshippers with the same power that her element brings after each winter – life and resurrection.
- Yatholen, gentle yet fearsome God of Water. Just as his element can bring serenity or fury, Yatholen can restore and bring life in times of peace, or punish and destroy when violence is needed.
- Aziraal, mighty and ambitious God of Fire, as fierce as flame itself – such was his undoing. In his desire to rule all, even the elder gods, Aziraal demanded that he be recognized as their lord and master. When he was cast down from his self-appointed position, Aziraal declared war on the other Gods, bringing havoc and despair everywhere there was flame. Only through the sacrifices of Yatholen and her worshippers was the renegade God banished to the nether realms. His altars, still scattered throughout Antaloor, provide the worshipper with that which Aziraal has always considered vital: strength and power.
- Throglin, the Lower God, the Trickster, master of invention and patron of inquisitiveness. Though darkness is his domain, it is the darkness of solitude and contemplation, rather than the evil that infests a man's soul by doing evil. He is a challenger, not a creator of harm. And though most races looked for wisdom in the light, there were some that embraced the gentle darkness instead and seeked knowledge there. Those found themselves under Throglin’s protection and, thankful, recognized him as their sovereign.
There still exist tales of he who once was the Eighth, and then, it is said, survived as the Last. The antigod, that permanent outcast known by many names, and whose true name was thankfully struck from the world aeons ago. Undoing of all being his only purpose, it was he who brought about the First Uniclypse and who vowed not to rest until everything falls again into chaos and entropy. Some say he never vanished, but hid from the sight of the elders; lying in wait, injecting his unraveling into the world where he can do so unnoticed. There, the tales say, he dreams of the time when he can awaken and incite the Second and Last Uniclypse, the End, the ultimate annihilation of all that is and will ever be.