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|godname=Vastar, the Skylord|realm=The Skies|symbols= an argent wing in flight, a stylised [[whirlwind]] of silver on a field of white, a [[sapphire falcon]] with extended wings, and a [[glowing spiral]] of silver on a cerulean background.|allies=[[Arcadia]], [[Azatlan]], [[Ashtan]], the [[Seat of Vastar]]|enemies=[[Neraeos]]|ordername= The Order of the Silver Wing; individual members are called Farethi
|godname=Gaia, Goddess of Nature
|temples=The [[Temple of the Sky]] in the Western [[Vashnars]], and the Sky Tower of Arcadia}}
|realm=Nature
|temples=The [[Primordial Forest]]
|symbols=The thistle, and a lemniscate.
|allies=[[Genji]]
|ordername=The High Coven}}


'''Vastar, the Skylord''' is the God of the Skies, their undisputed ruler, and one of the ancient and primordial Elder Gods created by Ayar at the dawn of Time.  
'''Gaia, Goddess of Nature''' reigns as the ancient manifestation of Nature itself.


Vastar's teachings consist of the Sky and the Storm. Each is but one half of the belief system in Azatlan, the mythical, distant land wherein dwell the greatest concentration of His chosen people. Dwelling within the depths of His omnipotent Storm, the Skylord accepts only the best into the ranks of His Farethi, passing through devastation and destruction of immeasurable liberty. His Skies are the fulcrum of boundless potential, immeasurable glory, unfettered ascension, relentless danger, and supreme glory.
The only Atavian community that does not recognise His unquestioned authority is [[Genji]] village, who turned from His gaze long ago to serve [[Agatheis]] and in the years since the Elemental Lord's death converted to the worship of [[Gaia]] and veneration of Nature.


== History ==
== History ==
Vastar was one of the original [[Elder Gods]] created by [[Ayar]]. He took part in the [[Battle of Nishnatoba]] against the [[Triumvirate (mythology)|Triumvirate]] and is the spiritual father of the race that is His creation, the winged [[Atavians]].
In the beginning, [[Ayar]] created the Elder Gods. Amongst them was '''Gaia, the Earthmother''', who arose as both Nature incarnate and protectress of the [[:category:Forests|forests]]. During the [[Chaos Wars]], She, along with [[Vastar]], the Skylord, played a pivotal role in fighting off the [[elementals|elemental]] forces of [[Agatheis]] of the [[Triumvirate (mythology)|Triumvirate]].


In the year 208 AF, Vastar awakened from His long slumber by radiation in the sky unleashed during the combined explosions of the great sun [[Ethian]] and the bottomless pit [[Abbadon]]. Upon seeing the killing energies polluting His realm, Vastar drew the activity out from the atmosphere and condensed it into a shimmering sphere high above the continent. This ball of energy became the comet that now annually crosses paths with [[Achaea]] and is all that remains of Ethian, the Morning Star.
In modern history, it was not until 190AF that Gaia appeared to mortal kind. For years, a young [[druid|druidess]] named Galadriel had been searching for a guardian to protect her forestal home, but to no avail. In one final, desperate move, she gave her life to awaken the long-slumbering Gaia from Her rest, who rose to once more protect Her treasured domain.


Vastar returned to slumber once more but in more recent times returned under the guise of an Atavian wanderer.
From the beginning, Gaia and Her children clashed with the dealings of [[Eris]], Goddess of Chaos. In one notable quarrel, Gaia slew the [[Spawn of the Unnamable Horror]] that had been summoned to reawaken Eris. Eris sought Her revenge by slaying the [[unicorn]] sheltered within the Gaian temple, home of [[Celeborn]], Her great horned owl.


At the turn of the fifth century after the fall of Seleucar, rising tensions between the Tritons and Arcadians drew the Skylord's attention dramatically back to the Prime Material Plane. Following a heated battle within the Sky Tower of Arcadia, Vastar struck out against the Tritons directly, sending a storm of energy coursing from that same tower into the hidden city of [[Scyros]], leaving destruction in its wake. In response, Neraeos sent a massive tidal hand to crush the Sky Tower. At an impasse, the two gods withdrew their wrath and in ancient tradition agreed to a trial of ritual combat, marking the official declaration of the war of Sky and Sea.
Gaia was known for Her sympathetic gestures toward the young and the innocent, often requesting mortals to treat them with kindness. She also discouraged Her [[Divine_Order|Order]] from unnecessary warfare and declared Her public Western Ithmian temple free of violence.


In the wake of a long absence from the lands of Achaea, in the year 759 AF the Skylord returned His gaze once more to the Prime Material. As the city of Ashtan amassed a vast stockpile of elemental cores for the Air Ambassador and reunified the Mistral with the Western Wind, the elemental was attacked by the incandescent fury of Jeramun, the Flame of the World. Rescuing the inhabitants of the Prime from death by suffocation and binding the elemental anchor to Him, Vastar upheld the accord forged once before in the distant past and now reforged by Ashtan.
In Her encounter with [[Darnashta'i]] shortly after the [[Chaos Wars]], a [[Netherworld]] [[demon]] known as the [[Wyrm of Worlds]] subtly infected Gaia with a seed of hatred that corrupted Her being. The demon's seed festered in Gaia, driving Her to slay [[Twilight]], God of Darkness, a crime that became known as [[Gaia's betrayal]]. Following this atrocity, Gaia, now branded "Oathbreaker," was stripped of Her power by the combined forces of [[Twilight]], [[Eris]], [[Aurora]], and [[Oneiros]]. This godly quartet proceeded to imprison Gaia in Her own [[Tree landmark|Gaian Tree]] where She was to remain for three years. Finally, [[Aurora]] discovered Her demonic plight and, with the assistance of [[Hermes]], [[Oneiros]], and many of Gaia's mortal followers, Gaia was freed of Her prison in the year 212 AF. The energy resulting from this shook open the entrance to the lower level of [[Azdun]].


== The Order of the Silver Wing ==
When Gaia returned to mortal view once again, Her first notable act was to oppose Hashan's expansion into the [[Ithmia|Ithmian forests]]. Gaia proclaimed that, "[[Hashan]] has raped and murdered the forest in a quest for their own glory," and sought to remedy this perceived attack on Nature. Her attempts to limit Hashan's growth ultimately failed, which kindled a long-lasting resentment toward Hashan within the forestal community. This ancient resentment was addressed by a later Nature Goddess, [[Demeter]], who made formal amends with the [[city|city-state]] and planted new saplings around the edges of the city. However, not many [[Achaean Lingo#F|forestals]] agreed with Her decision and still hold enmity today.
Vastar has no interest in the structured, ordered hierarchies of other Divine, preferring instead to focus Himself upon the cultivation of the perfection in the individual. He seeks followers with the initiative to embrace the fundamental truth of the Sky and Storm. He requires mastery of the self, casting aside - by force, if need be - whatever barriers might be placed in their path ever higher towards perfection before they rise into the fullest glory of His Skies, transcending beyond the shackles placed on them.  


Though once content to encourage the growth of His Order, Vastar now places equal emphasis in combating the encroaching influence of the God of the Sea, and upon His Divine support of the goals espoused by Ashtan, the Seat of Chaos, long His focus amidst the varied city-states of Sapience.
Perhaps larger than Her conflicts with Eris or Hashan were those with [[Sartan]], the Lord of Evil. In the year 279 AF, He performed an act of [[Necromancy|necromantic]] extermination within Her temple, and [[Oakstone]] retaliated by branding Him an enemy of the forests. Outraged, He ordered His followers to raze the forests to the ground, and the massive assault on Nature that ensued went down in history as the [[Sartai War]].


Ascending as the Skylord's [[Divine Avatar|Avatar]], '''Klendathu''' was the first [[adventurer]] to be mantled by the infinite Storm.
Since being released from the Gaian Tree, Gaia's memory of Her past was incomplete, yet Her vehemence toward [[Twilight]] remained. After a long battle with [[Twilight]] and His followers, She conceded to combine Her essence with Twilight's to create the [[Darkenwood]]. This loss seemed to permanently weaken Her spirit, and on the 11th of Valnuary, 305 AF, She dispersed Her essence into the forests and disappeared forever.
 
In the year of 617 AF, Gaia was summoned via the efforts of Nature's faithful. For their devotion, She blessed them with the knowledge (and the [[burdock|plant]]) to cure the plague of the [[Xoran|Xorani]] caused by [[Bal'met]].
 
== The High Coven ==
Little is known about the mysterious coven that devotes itself to the Wildwood Queen.
 
'''Adrik Bergson''' was the first [[adventurer]] to be suffused with the verdant gift of Nature's [[Divine Avatar|Avatar]].
 
'''Vothaec''' was the first adventurer elevated to the status of Gaia's Champion, bearing the mantle of Mycelial Requitor of the Wild Chorus.  


== Divine Symbols ==
== Divine Symbols ==
The holy symbol of Vastar is an argent wing in flight. Also featuring among His marks are a stylised whirlwind of silver on a field of white, a sapphire falcon with extended wings, and a glowing spiral of silver on a cerulean background.
Gaia makes claim to the thistle, a symbol that reflects the true harmony of Nature, and the lemniscate.  


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Revision as of 12:18, 22 July 2025

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Gaia, Goddess of Nature
Realm Nature
Symbols The thistle, and a lemniscate.
Relatives None
Allies Genji
Enemies None
Order Name The High Coven
Temples The Primordial Forest


Gaia, Goddess of Nature reigns as the ancient manifestation of Nature itself.


History

In the beginning, Ayar created the Elder Gods. Amongst them was Gaia, the Earthmother, who arose as both Nature incarnate and protectress of the forests. During the Chaos Wars, She, along with Vastar, the Skylord, played a pivotal role in fighting off the elemental forces of Agatheis of the Triumvirate.

In modern history, it was not until 190AF that Gaia appeared to mortal kind. For years, a young druidess named Galadriel had been searching for a guardian to protect her forestal home, but to no avail. In one final, desperate move, she gave her life to awaken the long-slumbering Gaia from Her rest, who rose to once more protect Her treasured domain.

From the beginning, Gaia and Her children clashed with the dealings of Eris, Goddess of Chaos. In one notable quarrel, Gaia slew the Spawn of the Unnamable Horror that had been summoned to reawaken Eris. Eris sought Her revenge by slaying the unicorn sheltered within the Gaian temple, home of Celeborn, Her great horned owl.

Gaia was known for Her sympathetic gestures toward the young and the innocent, often requesting mortals to treat them with kindness. She also discouraged Her Order from unnecessary warfare and declared Her public Western Ithmian temple free of violence.

In Her encounter with Darnashta'i shortly after the Chaos Wars, a Netherworld demon known as the Wyrm of Worlds subtly infected Gaia with a seed of hatred that corrupted Her being. The demon's seed festered in Gaia, driving Her to slay Twilight, God of Darkness, a crime that became known as Gaia's betrayal. Following this atrocity, Gaia, now branded "Oathbreaker," was stripped of Her power by the combined forces of Twilight, Eris, Aurora, and Oneiros. This godly quartet proceeded to imprison Gaia in Her own Gaian Tree where She was to remain for three years. Finally, Aurora discovered Her demonic plight and, with the assistance of Hermes, Oneiros, and many of Gaia's mortal followers, Gaia was freed of Her prison in the year 212 AF. The energy resulting from this shook open the entrance to the lower level of Azdun.

When Gaia returned to mortal view once again, Her first notable act was to oppose Hashan's expansion into the Ithmian forests. Gaia proclaimed that, "Hashan has raped and murdered the forest in a quest for their own glory," and sought to remedy this perceived attack on Nature. Her attempts to limit Hashan's growth ultimately failed, which kindled a long-lasting resentment toward Hashan within the forestal community. This ancient resentment was addressed by a later Nature Goddess, Demeter, who made formal amends with the city-state and planted new saplings around the edges of the city. However, not many forestals agreed with Her decision and still hold enmity today.

Perhaps larger than Her conflicts with Eris or Hashan were those with Sartan, the Lord of Evil. In the year 279 AF, He performed an act of necromantic extermination within Her temple, and Oakstone retaliated by branding Him an enemy of the forests. Outraged, He ordered His followers to raze the forests to the ground, and the massive assault on Nature that ensued went down in history as the Sartai War.

Since being released from the Gaian Tree, Gaia's memory of Her past was incomplete, yet Her vehemence toward Twilight remained. After a long battle with Twilight and His followers, She conceded to combine Her essence with Twilight's to create the Darkenwood. This loss seemed to permanently weaken Her spirit, and on the 11th of Valnuary, 305 AF, She dispersed Her essence into the forests and disappeared forever.

In the year of 617 AF, Gaia was summoned via the efforts of Nature's faithful. For their devotion, She blessed them with the knowledge (and the plant) to cure the plague of the Xorani caused by Bal'met.

The High Coven

Little is known about the mysterious coven that devotes itself to the Wildwood Queen.

Adrik Bergson was the first adventurer to be suffused with the verdant gift of Nature's Avatar.

Vothaec was the first adventurer elevated to the status of Gaia's Champion, bearing the mantle of Mycelial Requitor of the Wild Chorus.

Divine Symbols

Gaia makes claim to the thistle, a symbol that reflects the true harmony of Nature, and the lemniscate.

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