Difference between revisions of "Ourania"

580 years after the fall of Seleucar, the Wyrd, a prophetic servant of the Goddess, approached the city of [[Hashan]] with dire news: the Goddess was separated from Achaea. Bringing with her the gifts of moonstone and prophecy, the Wyrd urged the great Houses of the Crown to take heed. At once, those of the [[Crown Merchants]], the [[Black Lotus]], the [[Spirit Walkers]], and the [[Serpentlords]] placed a moonstone within their sacred halls, and waited with bated breath. It soon became clear that the Wyrd indeed possessed a prophetic gift, as the great [[Arbor Crystallina]] shattered and bathed [[Tasur'ke]] in dust. The spectral energies of the mighty tree flailed and seeped into the moonstones, which glowed with ethereal light. In the dead of night, as the Wyrd did claim, a great ritual took place: before the Dome of the Triad within Hashan, the mystical powers of the moonstone were drawn outward to form the shadow of the Arbor Crystallina. In the inky sky, a glimmer of light streamed downwards, burning a blazing trail in the darkened firmament. The falling star, unwavering in its course, plunged toward the very heart of the Crown of the Ithmia and, when it struck, caused a great tremor to shake the world. Shards scattered throughout the city streets, and rippling lights coursed through body and building alike. Slowly, the fragments pulled toward the shadow of the tree, piecing together until the Arbor Crystallina stood whole once more, resplendent in its lucent beauty.