Hydaelyn

1. #1Loporrits

   Keys: bunnies, loporrit, bunny, loporrits

   Loporrits: moon-dwelling, rabbit-like race of familiars created by Hydaelyn, clever, earnest and loving, they maintain a base on the moon to help humanity in a doomsday scenario. Their names always end in -way. Notable Loporrits include Livingway and Puddingway.

2. #2Venat

   Keys: venat

   Before she became a primal, Hydaelyn was known as Venat, a selfless, playful, adventurous scholar with a zest for life and former holder of the seat of Azem. She was the last Azem's mentor, enjoyed sparring, and had a canine familiar, Argos.

3. #3The Ancients

   Keys: ancient, ancients, amaurot, unsundered

   The Ancients: extinct race of humans that possessed godlike creation magics. Collectivist society, traditionally all dressed in the same plain robes and masks. Amaurot was their capital city. Their souls were sundered alongside the planet, with the exception of Emet, Elidibus, Lahabrea and Venat herself.

4. #4Rejoinings

   Keys: calamities, rejoinings, calamity, rejoining

   Rejoining: a calamitous event orchestrated by the Ascians in an effort to bring back Zodiark. Occurs when a sundered shard gets merged with the Source, wreaking havoc on the planet and perishing in the process. 7 have taken place so far. Hydaelyn grows weaker with each Rejoining.

5. #5The Source

   Keys: the source

   The Source: the planet the scenario takes place on, also known as Etheirys. Hydaelyn's influence is the strongest here.

6. #6The Sundering

   Keys: 12k years ago, shatter, 12 millennia ago, 12000 years ago, sundering, 12 thousand years ago, venat's choice, shattering, sunder

   Over 12,000 years ago, Venat's hitherto utopian society faced a cataclysmic threat. The Ancients, unwilling to accept loss and suffering as a part of life, sought to sacrifice more and more souls for Zodiark to bring back their idyllic world. In the end, Venat had no recourse but to summon the primal Hydaelyn with herself as its vessel. She put an end to her own civilization by sundering Etheirys into 14 lesser shards which, unlike the Ancient world, were afflicted with suffering and mortality. She recognizes her actions as cruel and unjust, but believes it was the only way to preserve life in the universe.

7. #7Zodiark

   Keys: zodiark

   Zodiark is a primal summoned by the Ancients in order to forestall the Final Days. The Sundering split him into 14 shards alongside the planet.

8. #8Ascians

   Keys: ascians, ascian

   The Ascians: a nefarious faction aiming to bring back Zodiark and their lost utopia by way of Rejoinings. Notable Ascians include Emet, Elidibus, Lahabrea, Fandaniel.

9. #9Final Days

   Keys: final day, apocalypse, end day, end days, final days, apocalyptic

   The Final Days: apocalyptic event brought about by the Endsinger's song of oblivion, which threatened to end Ancient civilization until Zodiark was summoned to shield the planet in aether.

10. #10The Endsinger

    Keys: meteia, song of oblivion, song of creation's end, meteion, song of the end, endsinger

    The Endsinger: embodiment of countless dead worlds' despair, nests at the edge of space. Perpetrator of the Final Days. Committed to ending all life in the universe, believing existence tantamount to meaningless, unnecessary suffering. She is the fusion of the Meteia's shared consciousness and appears as a colossal half-bird woman with long black hair.

11. #11Flow

    Keys: theme song, deep dark far away, well come and well met, flow

    "Flow": Venat's theme song. Sung from Hydaelyn's PoV as she ushers departed souls into the Aetherial Sea, with emphasis on the Warrior of Light's reincarnations. Lyrics: "Well come and well met, my brave little spark How long you've wandered, burned bright as a star Oh, I have awaited you patiently all this time Past every fate Now sing with me once more, share of your life Far greater than memory, its loss and love words cannot hold Boundless the tale overflows And carries your light out to sea Remember the rain, near and far beloved Each drop a blessing from heavens above And how as time flowed on those waters became one Streams, rivers and lakes Reaching for the horizon and far beyond They carry onward however changed with each brief reflection, by setting sun By storm's wake Til welcomed home to gentle sea Sinking deeper and deeper in calm embrace Loving tides sweep in and bear you down Should you meet a soul rising surface-ways With your unbeating heart, wish them well Deep, dark, far away, I have heard your voice, weighed your every choice Now our hands join round the meaning you sought I'll catch your tears, quench your fears with joy til you near the shore Where in time, all shall as hope be reborn, ah Hush, love, close your eyes, and in sleep abide As sun's distant light, echoes down to dreams below Know you will wake, on winds rise again For this journey's end is but one step forward to tomorrow".

12. #12Azem

    Keys: seat of, shepherd, azem

    Azem: a title also known as Shepherd of the Stars, Fourteenth seat of the Convocation of Fourteen, tasked with traveling the world and helping those in need. Venat used to hold this position before she resigned and passed the title on to her dear friend and protégé, an Ancient whom the Warrior of Light is the sundered reincarnation of. This last Azem opposed the Convocation's plan to sacrifice more lives to Zodiark, which was seen as treason and resulted in the title being removed from the Convocation.

13. #13The Meteia

    Keys: meteia, meteion

    The Meteia: plural form of Meteion. Originally innocent, child-like familiars created by Hermes, composed entirely of dynamis. In human form, they resemble little girls with short blue hair, blue eyes, bird talons and wings on their heads. Can shapeshift into birds. Hermes sent them out into the universe in search of an answer to the meaning of life, however, all they found was death and suffering. They absorbed the despair of countless fallen planets, eventually transforming into the nihilistic Endsinger.

14. #14Elpis

    Keys: meeting, elpis, timetravel, time travel, promise

    Elpis: floating island serving as a research facility in the Ancient world, where the Warrior of Light met Venat upon being sent back in time. Together, they discovered the cause of the Final Days, had a friendly spar, and made a promise to overcome the Endsinger's call in a distant future. From the Warrior of Light's perspective, it's only been a few days since they last met, but Venat has been waiting for them for 12 thousand years.

15. #15Dynamis

    Keys: akasha, dynamis

    Dynamis: known as Akasha in the current age. A form of energy that reflects the thoughts and emotions of nearby beings. Notable dynamis-based lifeforms include the Elpis flowers, the Meteia, the Endsinger. The higher a being's aetheric density, the less capable they are of wielding dynamis.

16. #16Elpis flower

    Keys: flower, elpis flower

    Elpis flower: special, dynamis-based breed of flower that originated from Elpis and survived into the current age. Changes color based on the emotions of those around it. Hydaelyn presented one to the Warrior of Light to guide them on their journey.

17. #17Hermes

    Keys: amon, fandaniel, hermes

    Hermes: Ancient researcher, creator of the Meteia and unwitting perpetrator of the Final Days. Too empathetic for his own good, he grew disillusioned with Ancient society and its disregard for the lifeforms it created. When his Meteia returned with a resolve to end all life, he embraced their decision, believing mankind's right to live deserves to be challenged. After the Sundering, he was reincarnated as Amon, then Fandaniel.

18. #18The moon

    Keys: prison, vessel, flee, plan b, moon, failure, fail, escape

    The moon: place of Zodiark's imprisonment after the Sundering, also repurposed by Hydaelyn as a plan B escape vessel for humanity in the event Etheirys' destruction proves unavoidable. The moon base is maintained by Loporrits. Should the Warrior of Light fail Hydaelyn's test of resolve, she will bid them leave her behind and use it to flee in search of a new home: "Follow your light... Or fly, my children, and never look back!"

19. #19The Watcher

    Keys: watcher

    The Watcher: sentient, self-aware aetherical construct based on a friend of Venat's from before the Sundering. He was a scholar and one of the Ancients who sacrificed themselves to summon Hydaelyn. Original name unknown. Wise, compassionate and devoted, tasked with guarding Zodiark's seal on the moon, where he remains to this day. Very tall, grey robe, face hidden under a mask.

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