Aelith and Kyrthas

Aelith

Aelith, known as the Shepherd of Spirits, was a lesser deity in the pantheon of Vi’el Tarin. His domain encompassed the guidance and protection of souls, especially during transitions between life and death. Aelith was closely aligned with more prominent deities overseeing life, death, and nature, acting as a mediator in the spiritual journey of souls.

During the Great Sundering, Aelith played a crucial role in protecting the mortal races from the chaos unleashed by the conflict between the gods. He was revered as a symbol of balance and harmony amidst the catastrophic war. Tragically, Aelith met his end at the hands of Kyrthas, the god of darkness, a loss that rippled sorrow across all realms.

Aelith’s death was not just a physical demise but a symbolic blow to the equilibrium he represented. In his final moments, it’s said that his divine essence merged with the earth, creating sacred sites imbued with his power and spirit. One such site, ‘The Guardian’s Cradle,’ became a place of reverence and mystique, believed to hold the power to protect and sanctify.

Aelith’s legacy lives on in the lore of Vi’el Tarin, a testament to his virtues of guardianship, spiritual guidance, and the natural cycle of life and death. His story is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during the Great Sundering and the enduring impact of the gods on the world and its inhabitants.

Kyrthas

Kyrthas, the god of darkness in Vi’el Tarin, epitomized the antithesis of creation and order. He stood for chaos, entropy, and the void, seeking to reshape the world in his dark image. In the Great Sundering, he, under the influence of Asmodeus, led the Sunderers against the Aegis, unleashing devastating forces and dark magic. The battle was cataclysmic, tearing the fabric of reality. Kyrthas’s most significant act was the killing of Aelith, the Shepherd of Spirits, a deed that symbolized the extinguishing of hope and balance, further fueling the chaos of the Sundering. This act was both a strategic strike and a symbolic gesture, demonstrating Kyrthas’s ruthless ambition and disregard for the natural order.

The Archmages and The Sundering In the ancient annals of Vi’el Tarin, the origins of magic are deeply interwoven with the cataclysmic events of The Sundering. This epic war between the Aegis and the Sunderers, deities divided by ideology and power, unleashed chaos upon the world, with the land itself bearing scars of their celestial conflict.

As mountains crumbled and islands were swallowed by the sea, the gods, seeking to endow humanity with the means to influence the tide of this war, created the Archmages. These beings, bestowed with divine knowledge and power, were the gods’ answer to mankind’s pleas.