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The Kingdom of Sheor

Historical Population: 8,836,602
Current Population: A small, unknown number, though 1,946,217 people live in the eastern settlements of Welles, Oakleigh and Berwick.
Dissolved: Arc 178
Ruling Family: House Luther
Capital: Luthreign
Major Cities: Luthreign, Cairene Sol, Breichiawl

Sheor, a great land once dominant among the realms of the North, lies now a fallen Kingdom with naught but grim stories and fleeting recollections, stored in ancient books now described by most as "irrelevant", "conspiracy", and "obsolete". Sheor is, as such, is known only as the land where the peoples of Rynmere once would dwell. What was once an Empire seeking to expand, uncontested, through the eastern continent lays now a desolate and twisted foundation for terrors, abominations and haunting dreams. It is Sheor where much of Idalosian technology, philosophy and intellectualism were once developed, but the grand Kingdom now lays the site of the greatest massacre in all of the world's history.

Luthreign

The capital of Sheor, known as Luthreign, was once a powerful city within the Eastern Continent, a developed ancient city with an array of wondrous technological innovations, spanning hundreds of years before recorded history. Their walls were built high, their houses had access to water, and their citizenry developed granaries, mills and places of production. Luthreign developed some of Idalos' first aqueducts, amphitheaters, stables, equipment of iron and steel, and even built some of the world's earliest roads, between Luthreign, Cairene Sol and Breichiawl.

At its peak, Luthreign was a highly populated city in Idalos for its time, with nearly a million inhabitants and an expanding market of innovators, fueled by noble investments. Not much is known of Luthreign today, except perhaps by magical scholars, particularly the Seekers. Luthreign is known today as one the greatest bastions of magical knowledge, freely allowing mages to dwell in the Kingdom. While many speculate why they so freely enabled mages to study, develop and engage in their domains, mages today know: it is because of the Immortal's War. Luthreign, and Sheor as a whole, were formed before the Immortal War, and devastated by its fallout. As such, they created an order of mages to defend the Kingdom, operating by in large within the confines of the city of Luthreign.

Many innovations within the domain magics were originally authored within the city walls, with outer Sheor as their place to practice upon. As such, the city ruins today are fabled among mages to contain many unique and antique magical artifacts, though few would dare attempt to find them.

Downfall

The tolerance of magic, in Sheor, became a dependence. While their armies were vast and powerful, armed with mages as commanders and auxiliary forces, the Sheoran people eventually began to fall beneath their thumb, and lost the ability to police or regulate rogue mages. Crime performed by mages spread rampantly throughout the Kingdom, with the development of magic in Sheor quickly surpassing the development of military strategy and martial weaponry. Magic became the Kingdom's greatest asset, as well as its great adversary; by the second century, the people of the Kingdom had begun to deeply resent the arcane arts across the realm, and arcanists became a controversial but privileged class.

And then... perhaps as an example of the dangers of uncontrolled magic, came Galador, one of the greatest mages of Sheor, and Mortalborn of Mastes. The man was known to be a criminal along the southern realms, forming a large faction of outlaws within the Kingdom known as the Sheoran Blight. The man was a known Aberrant, back then an extremely rare magic that virtually none had heard of. All that was known was that Galador was voracious, cleaving through whole townships and devouring the inhabitants by the hundreds, even thousands.

Eventually, Galador became something else - something unknown to the Sheoran, and still yet to the people who descended from them, such as the people of Rynmere. He became a Fallen Lord, one of the most powerful entities imaginable, forever earning his name as the Sheoran Blight he so described himself as. Galador's power became amplified to an extreme, and the hundreds he would feast upon became thousands, and then millions - the more he killed, the more power he acquired, and so all the more resources to kill an expanding amount. The Fallen would eventually go on to devastate Sheor, wiping out over ninety percent of the Kingdom's population and eviscerating all of their major settlements. What was most damning was not this, however, but the scar he left upon Sheor - the Ethereal Winds, a power of his, left laying among the Kingdom and polluting whole stretches of the region with chaotic, corrosive bubbles of energy.

The land would never again be inhabitable, or even if it was, none would dare try. The only remnants of Sheor, left relatively untouched, were the then-uninhabited territories of Welles, Pyke, Oakleigh and Berwick. The vast majority of the Kingdom beneath those settlements were obliterated utterly, with the people spreading out across the world, and largely abandoning their cultural and ethnic roots in all but name.

Rise of the Seven

In their dreaming of a brighter world in Arc 178, free from the tyranny of the Fallen Lord Galador, the last remnants of Sheor traveled westward in the pursuit of a future away from their desolate lands. Among these great travelers were the families now known as Warrick, Endor, Gawyne, Krome, Venora, Andaris, Burhan, and the royal family House Luther, with a collection of common citizens behind them, serving as the settlers of a new realm. These people, once Sheoran, became the foundation of what is now known as the Kingdom of Rynmere, with House Andaris, Venora and Luther leading their colonization.

In the first twenty years of settlement, between Arc 178 and 200, the eight families managed to develop several footholds into the Kingdom, populating the lands and developing townships that now serve as capitals within the island Kingdom. Between the initial colonization and the founding of Rynmere however, a great event took place that finalized the death of Sheoran identity, and the birth of Rynlism in Arc 204.

The King of Sheor, Bryndel Luther, was cast to the ocean in Arc 196 and bathed in Jacadon's fumes, the creatures subdued by his 'Seven Councilors' amidst his debauchery and inaction. Unknown to the people of the island, the King had been involved in a cruel political game, constantly battling with Ser Verne of Andaris for dominance. With the removal of the wealth and influence of House Luther, disloyalty spawned in the Houses he brought with him, especially the greatest of them, almost immediately after their arrival in Arc 178. Believing himself to be the greatest of the eight colonial Lords within the island, Verne sought desperately to destroy House Luther and create a long-lasted dynasty among its remains.

Opportunely, the Lady Cyrene came to his aide, recognizing the treacherous ambition in his eyes. She offered him a rose, and a promise: that if he would marry her come Saun 196, and let her rule as his beloved, she would put an end to the whole of the House of Luther. He accepted, and she began to weave her plot, painting a tale in her head of the final days of the Luther dynasty. Upon the final days of Ashan, she came to the developing estate of her liege Bryndel in what is now Andaris City, and offered him and the whole of his family wine and song. The whole of both their families came, a Venora for each Luther, and more. Musicians, authors, depressed poets - they all came forth, entertaining the members of the King's family, singing of Sheor's former glory, and now Rynmere's ascent to greatness.

The King and his family were delighted, their only curiosity being why none from Venora had even tasted a singular drop of wine, leaving their hosts, bards and strumpets to the fine beverages they'd brought. By the end of the night however, their curiosities were sated, as the men and women of Luther were deteriorated by poison, their children slaughtered in their bedrooms while the adults were dragged into the ocean with steel bondage among their arms and legs. Come the morning, every last Luther was dead, with their estate burnt to the ground. Everyone in Rynmere believed only that they were destroyed by some divine event, incapable of imagining disloyalty to their liege. The seven houses - and by extension the Sacred Seven - repeated the lie that the Luther had been destroyed by the Gods, their hubris the reason for the destruction of Sheor.

Cyrene and Verne became the new face of Rynmere's rulership, and finally, the last remnants of the Fallen Kingdom were gone. The only ones left to know of the history of what happened were the successors of Venora and Andaris, complicit in the final end of the Kingdom that preceded them. All others forgot, or were not allowed to discover.

None but the current Duke/Duchess of Andaris and Venora know this information, and their predecessors (if they are alive). There are no exceptions, save for with approval from all of Rynmere's moderators.

Today

Today, Sheor is an uninhabited land, save for a few of their "Realms" which are now inhabited by Rynmere's colonial settlers. Otherwise, much of the Kingdom is covered in deathly ethereal winds, and filled with freakish abominations once animals and plants, now something entirely different. It is also alleged that the Harvester of Galador became so monstrous and powerful that he transcended the boundaries of what his own kind are, becoming living and physical, continuing to roam the fallen Kingdom as a beast with no equal. The capital and all of the great cities of the Kingdom lay in ruins, not even delved into by the most ambitious of explorers and treasure-seekers.

Mostly, Sheor is a place of memory, and of folktale and fable for the people of Rynmere and the lands to the south. It is said, however, that the corroding effects of the winds have begun to decline of late, potentially providing a motivation for surrounding powers to seek colonization among the ruins of the fallen Kingdom.

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House Luther

"We must be wary of even their whisper upon the common man's tongue. If House Luther is ever to return, Rynmere will gravely meet its end." - Cyrene Venora

The Libertine Kings

When the first Luther ascended to the throne of Sheor in 443 Before the Oath -- a Kingdom built upon his back -- a prophecy was spoken by a whisperer of Ralaith, as she laid her bound back against the pyre. A history of greatness, unrivaled, and a history of bloodshed, unknown to man . . . would follow in their wake. For the ascendance of House Luther was one mired in terror, and only terror followed thereafter.

The House - rulers of a Kingdom eternally juxtaposed against the Immortals - was rather ironically founded by Mordham Luther, a Mortalborn of Vhalar. Much of his history has been washed away through time, and all that was left was three key details of his life; his lineage, the fact that he was born quite immediately after the spark of the Immortal War, and the harrowing and firsthand knowledge of his magic, by those who had been broken at his hand. Mordham was a practitioner of Defiance, one who brought with him an onslaught of frost and famine to those who dared deny his utterances, consequently the summation of all the people in the lands around him. From the endless defeat of the men who denied his power, an understanding grew within the region; magic was a power truly severe, like that of the Immortals, and could be levied against them.

Through time, all left living came to bend the knee, and a loose amalgamation of tribes and clans conjoined into a true body of man -- a Kingdom with which they would resist the coalition of Gods, who had all left sanity behind. Sheor rose to be a true Kingdom, with Mordham as its first King.

But Mordham would not be followed after by the glory prophesied. Men would come, his sons, their dreams quieted by the overwhelming renown of their father as they forever heaved trying to follow at his feet. He watched generations of decadent sons be born and die without purpose, as they quietly observed the preeminence of their father, who would never be ousted. And, perhaps worst of all, his ideas were only that of one man's; singular, antiquated beliefs that did not broaden with the evolution of his Realm. A hundred years of rule came and went, and all that he had known had been an aura of despondence, and a family that desperately struggled to know meaning. Sorrowfully for the King - he ruled a people that saw him as no more aligned with their interests than the Immortals he thrashed against. With a deep shame in the wake of his failures, the Crown of Sheor so did pass on - to his fourteenth son, Kaedwyn, a hundred and sixteen arcs into his reign, in 327 BtO.

But Mordham did not simply go darkly into the records of history. He continued to struggle against the might of the Immortals, seeking to empower his family with tools beyond what meager men could so easily wield. It was from this aspiration that the Storm of Magic, or the Etherstorm, was brought into the world of Idalos - the great symbol of Luther supremacy, a weapon they would wield for ages afterwards; a great equalizer that would silence the rallying of their subjects who may well have been slaves by the time their reign came to an end.

A great storm, ever raging, of indigo, violet, midnight and navy shades loomed above in ombre; quietly looking down upon the people of Luthreign, with a vortex touching down to meet the height of the Luther palace. The Etherstorm was an Essenthyte well come to life, dancing with the power of those who tapped into its stream. The tradition began; the Luther would empower those most loyal to them, allowing them to tap into the Storm. Mages of ordinary power would become quite extraordinary, a great burgeoning flow of ether churning within.

To survive as a noble in Sheor meant becoming a mage, and vying for the favor of the Luther's. There was scarcely any other option, as bloodlines were toppled by others in a fury of fire, telekinetic devastation, or the marching of corpses upon their supposedly secure walls. Loyalty to the crown, and the tide of the Storm of Magic dominated the aspirations of all high born men. Sheor came to be a great Magocracy, with the nobility synonymous with powerful magisters.

And despite this, ironically, the Kingdom thrived beneath the burgeoning towers of corpses; the magocracy called itself a meritocracy, and men and women sought and achieved greatness in the outcry. Any peasant could become something greater - through magic. A great dream of Sheor was born, and the once unwieldy people were quieted by their equal and fond lust for power.

Many great things were built, no longer witnessed today. Great works of architecture that were born and did die from the wondrous and terrible onslaught of magic.

To say that the mages were inspired by power alone would be to speak wrongly. They all simply wished to lay landmarks of their own - to engrave their stories into the Sheoran analects.

No one wanted this more than Galador.

The Luther were men revered as absolute. Many of them were deified within the Sheoran pantheon; Mordham became An Galeth, Kaedwyn became Nuadha, and many more rose through history. In life, they lived with the bulbous egotism of waking Gods, and though they were often competent administrators, there was no shortage of fools and cravens among their supposedly blessed name. The final King, Bryndel Luther, was one such man in the extreme -- and far from a competent mage.

Galador's silver tongue - and the weak nature of the King - led the two to collide. In Arc 177, Bryndel offered the Mortalborn a touch of the well from which the Etherstorm came, and the Aberrant responded by flaying the ether from the stone, sapping its power. It was in this moment that he Revealed, becoming a Fallen Lord of unprecedented might.

Galador now commanded the Etherstorm, bringing it down from the sky, and sending it outwards to ravage the lands; splitting it into winds, and trails. It was then that the Galador's rot flooded the borders of the Kingdom, an aberration even of aberration. And from them the Kingdom did wilt, and fester, and fall.

With the collapse of Sheor, the final King fled to the western coastline of the Kingdom, the last place of refuge for those Sheoran who still lived. And then, he left for the island on those ships; despondent, hopeless yet somehow proud of himself for surviving, though all around him knew the truth of why he was left to live. Galador survived him so that he would create weakness, and division, within those who fled the fallen Kingdom . . . just as he did within the Kingdom's once bustling population. And so, rather than allowing his weakness to fragment them, at the hands of his vassals he was slain.

And that was, apparently, the end of House Luther. No great redemption, no story of wisdom and the deep interlocking complexity of the human soul. They were men and women who desired power above all things, and power so did destroy them. A House that began and ended with the Etherstorm, began and ended at the hands of a Mortalborn, and began and ended through the vice of magic.

But the anxiety, always creeping upon the minds of those who know of the Final Treachery, is that they are still alive. Where did Mordham go? Into the annals of history, but never once was his death recorded. Once upon a dream, the Seven could even remember his whispers in their dreams. Haunting them. Calling their vanities into the light. Some Dukes, even now, claim to see An Galeth watching them quietly as they disrobe, or as they write letters at their desks, or lay alone in the deep of night. A nightmare for all to know.

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Luthrien Analects

Mordham Luther, otherwise known as An Galeth

Luther Traits
Altered by the Etherstorm, the Luther are a line mired in magic, and through generations have seen their mutations ostensibly pass to their successors. As a result, by the end of the reigning Luther dynasty, the last few Kings were known to possess particularly baffling physical traits... such as prismatic eyes, glossy porcelain skin, chromatic blue fading across their limbs, among other variances in their appearances. Some had hair like the strings of harps - some had skin rotted nearly to the bone, from birth to death. Nearly all Luther looked and acted much like Revealed mages, a line saturated in the overwhelming ether of Essenthyte, and the excess of magic pulsating through their veins.

The last King, Bryndel, had olive skin with a teal tint . . . and crimson red eyes. He was inexplicably tall, with hideously wide shoulders and an overgrowth among his nails, forcing them to look much like claws. With the Etherstorm long passed, however, any remaining Luther would perhaps only have small echoes of these malformations in their genes, though anything regarding their current fate remains to be seen.

Present Day
It is known to the most learned of Sheoran scholars -- those who focus on the region of Sheor and its history -- that there is one remaining member of House Luther who is known, a man named Latham. On a long journey across the scarred landscape of Sheor, one Rynmeren academic discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Luthreign, and realized that some still reside there. Little could be accurately transcribed, as it appears the language spoken by the natives shifted strongly from the articles of Common, and the majority of the inhabitants were either violent or ambivalent to outsiders. It is only known that the city is now commonly referred to as 'Overreign', and is led by a collective of competing factions of raiders... the most prominent of them ruling directly from the ruined palace of old, with a leader who possesses many of the physiological oddities of the Old Dynasty.

The Pantheon
Though the Sheoran Faith has dwindled into near non-existence, the Pantheon still remains today as a symbol of heretical beliefs, with some rural communities even depicting the old Sheoran Gods as demons, seducers and advocates for the vices of mankind. Many in Rynmere know the Sheoran Gods by name and title, if only from the warnings they once heeded as children.

An Galeth - The Deceiver, The Shapeshifter
An Galeth, in life, was - or perhaps is - Mordham Luther, the founder of House Luther and the uniter of the Kingdom of Sheor. Despite this, rather than an exalted reputation as the Father and originator of the great Kingdom, Mordham became known to the people of the Kingdom as a Deceiver, a whisperer, a quiet puppeteer pulling the strings of all Kings and Queens. As Mordham was a Mortalborn, he continued to serve his House even long after abdication, all the way into the era of Sheor's great cataclysm. Knowing of his existence, yet unable to follow after his footsteps, Mordham was a symbol of perpetual enigma and conspiracy to the common man. He garnered his position in the Pantheon as a God who still walked among them, implanting echoes of doubt into the minds of the people.

An Galeth has often been associated with - literally - totems, most often the large wooden carvings of ram's heads raised from the soil. In the old Kingdom, he was often worshiped by covens of witches and sorcerers who beseeched him for magical power, and immortal life much like his own. His followers most often wore masks either depicting pristine complexions or the face of a ram. Most historically, the old House of Venora - inspired by the memory of Antonaris - devoutly followed An Galeth, a black sheep in this regard.

An Galeth is depicted as a pale white man with colorless eyes and sheer, pearly strands of hair, often wearing a mask. As a powerful Becomer, he is known to be a Shapeshifter, and many statues and depictions of him are that of animals wearing masks.

Nuadha - The Father, The Blackwing
Depicted after Kaedwyn, the First Beloved King of Sheor and the only of Mordham's sons to succeed the throne, Kaedwyn was seen as the true father and uniter of the nation, who compelled the people into peace with his great charisma and immense arcane ability. For this reason, when after his death he was added to the Pantheon, Nuadha became the core figure of the Sheoran religion to the point of nigh-monotheism. He was, until the destruction of the Kingdom, prayed to daily by the common man and wielded temples in all of their cities and holdings. He was typically depicted as a tall, tan and muscular man with long, flowing blond hair and black wings. One of the great monuments of old Luthreign was a towering colossus depicting the Father-God, with his wings outstretching before the palace, as he towered over the citizenry below. The monument was copper-gold, and infused with magic for durability. When Galador acquired the power to destroy Sheor, among his first casualties was this great statue, which still sits crumbled at the feet of its original mantle.

Typically, Nuadha was depicted as the God of the Heavens and the Sky. Many in the Eldengate of Southern Warrick still worship him centrally, and there are - in fact - monuments of him in Rynmere.

Guenire - The Maven, The Taloned
Guenire was depicted after the first reigning Queen of Sheor, and equally, the first Revealed mage on the throne. As one would expect from her moniker as the 'Maven', Guenire - Meera Luther in life - was a revealed Empath, and a resourceful one at that. There was perhaps no other ruler in Sheor's history with such a firm grip on her vassals and courtiers, and during this time many believed for the Queen to be - quite literally - mind controlling her immediate circle, as well as the public. Ruling through fear and an iron grip, she quickly thereafter joined An Galeth and Druskain in what many called the 'Dark Pantheon'. Guenire's symbol in the Pantheon was a black raven, as she was said to have spoken through them in life, and always had one at her side as a companion.

Her depiction is that of a black haired woman with fair skin and a long, black dress with feathers deriving from the ends and sleeves, with a crow upon her shoulder.

Phokalos - The Ocean, The Gilled
Known as Marlon Luther in life, Phokalos' legacy derives from Marlon's investment into the nautical world, developing one of the world's first professional fleets and traveling much of Idalos in doing so. It is said that Marlon's fleet, with him on board, would have circumnavigated the globe - if not for a great barrier on all ends blocking them from progress. Regardless, Marlon's legacy was deeply impactful for the Sheoran people and it opened their doors to trade and international politics, as well as creating a larger interest in the scientific study of geography, biology, and even politics. It is said that Phokalos was among the only Sheoran Kings blessed by an Immortal, Chrien in particular, though such a scandalous accusation was best left far from the halls of court.

Phokalos' depiction is that of a bare skinned man with the lower body of an octopod, one that typically clutches some form of aquatic sphere within its tightened grip. He has long black hair and a beard, and his symbol is that of an octopus. Rather than any form of weaponry, he will often hold up watery spheres from one of his hands, making clear his memory as a powerful Water Defier.

Brionne - The Augury, The Blind
Brionne, or Galatea Luther, was a blind Attuner and the final reigning Queen of Sheor. Known to all as a faithful and devout follower of the Pantheon in life, it was not until after her death that Galatea became truly revered, propelled into Godliness by the legends of her many prophecies. Brionne predicted much of the events that would plague the Kingdom, and ultimately prophesied the Kingdom's horrific destruction. Regarded as a future-seer and prophet, Brionne's many claims still grip the hearts of the people of Rynmere, foreseeing much greater futures that all call for cataclysm and destruction.

The symbol of Brionne is the blindfold, surrounded by thorns. Her blindfold typically carries on its surface the symbol of the Sheoran religion, and her depiction is most often that of a long-haired woman of pale silver colored hair, with a regal ivory dress and pure white eyes. She carries the symbols of truth and justice in each hand, but often looks back behind her in each of her statues, viewing the destruction of Sheor in sorrow.

Enlytil - The Magistrate, The Dragon
When he still drew breath Enlytil was a powerful man known as Dukain Luther. No one is quite certain for what period of time he ruled. He was said to be a mortalborn to one of the twins preceding over justice but such was never proven. Either he wasn't at all or he used his abilities enough to age as a mortal man might have. A large portion of Enlytil's reign for that very reason is shrouded in confusion and shadows. No one is quite certain what to make of him or his history. Everyone, however, knows what to make of his character. Enlytil was one of the earlier rulers, though not the first, and was most well known for his emphasis on laws and creating a functioning justice system for the citizens. Because of this, many thought of his rule very fondly. He was known to always be fair to all of his citizens during his time as the king. He made leaps and bounds in progress when it came to the justice system. Those of the lower class who were often exploited remembered him especially fondly which is what propelled his name into that of godhood.

Due to the nature of his reign, Enlytil's symbol is very simple and deeply ingrained into the culture as a whole. Simply, his symbol is little more than the most recent copy of the book which details the laws of Sheor. In order to truly make it a symbol of Enlytil though the owner of the book must place a drop of their blood on the first page. This is symbolic to the fact that Enlytil spent his entire life striving for equality. The drop of blood represents that the owner of the book is thanking him and will endeavor to do the same. Someone who owns a book without a drop of blood on the first page is not to be trusted. This first page is often left blank by the printers for this very reason.

The legacy that Enlytil left was one that needed a powerful creature to protect it. That is why in death many began depicting him with the form of a dragon. Not a particularly large dragon, his existence wasn't meant to be terrifying. That wasn't the goal of making him into a dragon. Instead, he was depicted as a dragon with golden scales and silver eyes so that he would forever be an immortal symbol of justice. This dragon is printed on the front of every copy of the Sheor Law Book.

Ekaterina - The Gravedigger, The Formless
Ekaterina was a woman most associated with sadness during her lifetime. Born to uphold the legacy of Dukain, she had a heavy burden on her shoulders. This burden didn't exist from the moment of her birth, however. Misery Luther was the last daughter born to King Dukain and with her birth came her mother's death, hence the reasoning for the name Misery. This name would later come to haunt her as all of her siblings would die years before her father even had the chance to pass on the title, leaving Misery as the only heir he effectively had the ability to name. This wasn't where Misery's troubles stopped, however, as all 3 of her husbands ended up dying throughout her own life. She only ever had one child who she named Alucia Luther, a small young thing who would eventually make a legacy all her own after being showered with her mother's affection for so many years. In spite of these misfortunes, Misery was never a sad woman. Yes, she lost many, but she loved very deeply which was a trait she passed to her daughter. If anything, with her reign, came to a quiet and almost gentle acceptance of death as a natural end to all mortal things. It was for this reason that when she died though the people wept for a queen her reign kindly they also venerated her as Ekaterina. She was made into the patron and protector of all loyal dead.

Her symbol is one that isn't flash, not by any means. It would not do well to give a woman such as Ekaterina a flashy symbol. Instead, it's a deeply touching symbol. A shovel standing up straight in the dirt of a freshly buried grave with lilies woven through the handle was enough to forever act as a symbol for Ekaterina. That symbol also has another meaning. The shovel and the lilies are placed a bit like a guiding beacon of sorts so that when Ekaterina or her servants come to collect the death they know where the dead has been buried.

Ekaterina's form in death has often been called the formless since she so thoroughly abandoned her last vestiges to life. If anything, she looks like how one might describe a ghost. Like nothing, no distinctive shape except for something vaguely human. After her passing it was said that her form would wander the graveyards collecting the dead, making up for the time when she wasn't a god and collecting those who hadn't quite made their way yet. She is not to be mistaken for a shapeshifter and while she is a bit more neutral compared to both her father and daughter she is not a member of the Dark Pantheon.

Solaris - The Beloved, The Beautiful
Solaris was the only child to survive the reign of the mourning one to officially become queen. Being the only daughter of Misery, Alucia Luthur was showered with more love than most people could ever imagine in their lifetime. This became a staple of her personality once she became queen. She showed love and affection to everyone in her kingdom, kindness to all. She was a patron to lovers for a long time as she kept many a lover of her own. It was during her time that love for the same gender was officially considered to be legalized and it was also during her time that love for more than a single person was normalized. In addition, she was something of a philanthropist. The crown had never been poorer than under her reign, but the country had never been so rich. That wasn't to say she drained her coffers, but she lived like a normal person and after her reign, it took her descendants generations for build up the proper amount of wealth that might be assured of the crown. For these reasons, the citizens loved her just as much as she seemingly loved them and when she passed it wasn't a time for mourning. Her death was celebrated because all knew, they simply knew that their queen had taken a spot among the pantheon as a patron for all kinds of love.

Solaris had no one true symbol, at least not when it comes to appearance. All things which denote marriage be they rings or vows are considered to be her symbol. They are holy and binding. Rings are the most popular since they were considered to be blessed by the god and through wearing one Solaris promised a long and happy marriage.

Solaris' appearance isn't too vastly different from how she looked when she still bore a mortal form. She is, however, far more beautiful. Her skin is a true porcelain and her hair seems to shimmer in multi colored lights. Her eyes shift color constantly and they're said to peer into your very soul and see your deepest desires. Many call her more beautiful than even the immortal of beauty, and they do so without shame.

Tyrnac - The Paladin, The Sunglarer
Tyrnac is a God of many stories, often intertwined with tales of great heroism, and great loss. Born the elder brother of Druskain, or Aedan Luther, Tyrnac was known as King Latham in life. A Lucis Hone mage, he was regarded as a bringer of light and protection to those he graced, and commonly directly dealt with many of the Kingdom's issues with bandits and other violent incursions into daily life. A military leader and builder of advanced fortifications, it is known to many that Tyrnac - one of the last Sheoran Kings - was an inspiration to the young Henry Warrick, who designed much of Warrick's defensive infrastructure after his ideas. It is said that the death of Latham at the hands of his brother ultimately created the conditions that resulted in the destruction of Sheor, with a succession crisis following thereafter, and the corrupt bureaucracy gaining much control over royal affairs.

His depiction is that of a blond, short haired man with shimmering golden armor, most commonly accompanied wearing one of Nuadha's holy symbols, viewed as a faithful son to the Father-God. He most often wields a brightly glimmering mace, and his own holy symbol is that of a golden sun.

Druskain - The Betrayer, The Shadow
Druskain was the younger brother of Tyrnac in life, known as Aedan Luther. He was always, from the very beginning, furiously jealous of his elder brother and his exalted reputation... and believed himself to be both intellectually, magically and administratively superior. Reviled by many within the Kingdom, Aedan was renowned for his abuse of power, and his mistreatment of the realm's peasantry. Despite this, he carried many narcissistic notions of his prestige, and believed himself to be utterly beloved. Heeding the words of a whispering sycophant, Aedan took his brother's life amidst his sleep, blinding and deafening him with Umbral Hone before driving a dagger through his throat, before declaring himself the new King of Sheor. Aedan was immediately after taken by the court, flogged and publicly executed. His image was thereafter marred by a fog of great darkness, forever detested as the slayer of the last 'Good King'.

Druskain's depiction is that of a pure shadow, with a black crown mounted upon his head, and horrific sneering features that deeply unseat those who stare at him. His holy symbol is a crescent black moon, with a black veil behind it. Druskain is regarded to the remaining Sheoran Faithful as a bringer of chaos, and a herald to Galador, plunging the Kingdom into eternal darkness and desecration. Out of all the Gods of Sheor, Druskain is the most despised.

[Aegis]

Opening section

Paragraph 1 - "now described by all as " ~~Absolutes like this really can't be used. You've just forced the idea into the mind of every PC.

General Statement: This is laid out in a confusing manner. It should really be something like Brief, Current Overview > History before Rynmere was settled > continued history > current state. It seems to go Brief Overview > Continued History > History before Rynmere was settled > current state

Paragraph 2 - "free from the tyranny of the Fallen Lord Galador" When, specifically?

Paragraph 2 - "Fallen Lord Galador" Is there a write up for this guy... anywhere? We can link to it, if there is.

Paragraph 3 - "In the first twenty years of settlement, " When, specifically?

Paragraph 3 - " a great event took place that finalized the death of Sheoran identity, and the birth of Rynlism. " multiple whens to answer

Paragraph 4 - "The King of Sheor, Bryndel Luther, was cast to the ocean and bathed in Jacadon's fumes. " When?

Paragraph 4 - "With the removal of the wealth and influence of House Luther, disloyalty spawned in the Houses he brought with him, especially the greatest of them. " When?

Paragraph 5 - "that if he would marry her come Saun" When?

Paragraph 5 - "developing estate of her liege Bryndel" Where is this located, in modern terms?

Paragraph 6 " Come the morning, every last Luther was dead, " How many, roughly? Since this is was previously stated as "greatest massacre in all of the world's history."

Paragraph 7 - Fine as is
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Luthreign

Paragraph 1 - "was once the heartland of the eastern continent" Roughly When? Cuz life was wiped out across the world during the Immortals War and people wiped out. Then after people were back, the EE was invading much of the northern area of east continent. Timeline can be found in History in the wiki

Paragraph 2 - "Luthreign was the most populated city in Idalos for its time," Again, the when and the use of "best" terms, in this case, "Most" requires verification. These types of terms are extremely prevalent in this article. It's another use of absolutes. Which then must be verified against ALL history because of that. If looser terms are used, "Luthreign was a heavily populated city in Idalos for its time." There's zero issue.

Paragraph 2 - "Luthreign, and Sheor as a whole, were formed before the Immortal War, and devastated by its fallout. " Good, some timeline reference finally. Make it work for all of it.

Paragraph 3 - Fine as is

Downfall

Paragraph 1 - "by the second century, the people of the Kingdom had begun to deeply resent the arcane arts across the realm, and arcanists became a controversial but privileged class." There's another specific time reference. So arcs 100-199 sometime this happened, to use as reference to everything else, including other histories in Rynmere.

Paragraph 2 - "Galador, one of the greatest mages of Sheor, and Mortalborn of Mastes." Is this basically the only info on him currently available?

Paragraph 3 - How is it that Galador consumed millions and yet the Red Wedding massacre of the Luthers considered the greatest massacre? Or is this the greatest massacre the beginning alluded to?

Paragraph 3 - "Conjunctions, an ability of Aberration," Will need removed until Aberration is rewritten. Happy to keep the land being all shitty though, since a Fallen.

Paragraph 4 - "The land would never again be inhabitable, or even if it was, none would dare try" This is VERY conflicting with literally the next paragraph "Today, Sheor is an uninhabited land, save for a few of their "Realms" which are now inhabited by Rynmere's colonial settlers." How is it uninhabitable/none would try, cept for ALL 1,146,217 of these people there? This is terribly confusing and conflicting.

Today

Paragraph 1 - "chaotic conjunctions" will need removed until Aberration is rewritten.

Paragraph 1 - "not even delved into by the most ambitious of explorers and treasure-seekers. " Unnecessary fluff, considering 1 million people live there?

Paragraph 2 - " spheres - or conjunctions" will need removed until Aberration is rewritten.


Feedback Overview

1. Clear timelines need established.
2. Use of absolutes needs curbed, otherwise will need verified against all lore.
3. Being on the East Continent, the EE would've at least *attempted* an invasion. They tried against Rharne, they tried against Volanta, being pushed back both times. They are currently trying against Nashaki. They made a deal with Yaralon.
4. More needs stated on the current state of Sheor, since apparently a million people still live there?

[Aegis]

House Luther

Paragraph 1 - "When the first Luther ascended to the throne of Sheor " When?

Paragraph 2 - "It is, in general, unknown as to what domains he had . . . or even much about him at all. " Unnecessary, unless he's still alive? Even then, would just be in his NPC writeup.

Paragraph 3 - Fine as is

Paragraph 4 - "the Crown of Sheor so did pass on - to his fourteenth son, Kaedwyn, a hundred and sixteen arcs into his reign." When?

Paragraph 5 - Fine as is

Paragraph 6 - Fine as is

Paragraph 7 - Fine as is

Paragraph 8 - Fine as is

Paragraphs 9-11 - Fine as is

Paragraph 12 - Fine as is

Paragraph 13 - "Halsband offered the Mortalborn a touch of the well from which the Etherstorm came," effectively makes " or so the Seekers believe" pointless in Paragraph 6. Also, when did this happen, since it was clearly a big turning point.

Paragraph 14 - "Conjunctions" you know the drill

Paragraph 15 - Fine as is

Paragraph 16 - Fine as is

Paragraph 17 - Paragraph 15 - Fine as is

[Aegis]

I'm not going to do the Luther Traits and such yet, as my focus is specifically on Histories.

[Alistair]

Alright! I fixed the first post, I think.

[Alistair]

Aaand fixed the second post!

[Aegis]

This looks good for now. This can be uploaded into the wiki, and linked and categorized accordingly. If needed, I can assist with this. This should only be done for the history bits reviewed. We'll return to the rest later once the house histories are done.