!Lunacy!

The moon used to reign over Ebreos, over all people until they fought back, spoiled, they liked the light from the sun, the warmth, so they rejected the moon's gifts and protection in favor of heat and unpredictability. They became 'sun-blessed.' But it's mostly the rich and those who find themselves in power. But while the humans flew to warmth like moths, the elves did not. The eleven people from the shadowy rift of another world are called 'Wayfinders.' A name given to them by those who could not possibly begin to understand them.

The worlds now are connected, Ebreos and the Land of Dusk, by portals. The wayfinders have never gone into the sun and extension Ebreos. Instead the people of Ebreos flock through the rift and into their dark world with enticements and dreams of something bigger.

Both Ebreos and the Land of Dusk are ruled by monarchy, they have kings. Ebreos has King Emerentius who presence alone could strangle a breath, his 'sun-blessed' aura seemed to be like divinity, only beneath the sun itself. But he's cold underneath his facade of a prophet. The sovereign who leads the Land of Dusk is King Grimorai, a humble but ruthless ruler, he's not unkind but he's stubborn. He's the 'great hunter' of them all.

Magic is a tool in Ebreos, it's exploited. Mages are captured and used by the kingdom. Mages are not their own people in Ebreos, they have no real personhood or legal standing, they are assigned keepers, usually rich people who become 'rewarded' with their very own mage. They're seen like trophies, something to show off and teach tricks. Mages are the crown’s property in Ebreos. In the Land of Dusk, Mages are respected and treasured. They're beloved, absolutely beloved. But their love is still controlling and dehumanizing in many ways.

In Ebreos, things used to be different. There were.. 'types' of people. Alphas and omegas. Omegas would be play the more submissive role, gather, help, raise a family. And the Alphas would protect, hunt, attack and be more dominant. But as the age of the Sun came, these roles were dismissed, seen as primitive. But they are still there, unnamed, no one uses the terms 'omega' or 'alpha' anymore, ever, it's not known knowledge expect by the powerful. All mages are omegas. Commonfolk are usually beta but they obviously don't know about any differences.

The land of Dusk also has these demographics but instead Omega are called 'Legula' and Alpha are called 'Venata' in Elven tongue. The Land of dusk are still and much more involved in these bestial ways. Wayfinders claim, form packs, have mating customs and rituals, bite as a form of marking, and more. They play like wolves, they fight with no honor, cruelty and maximum bloodshed to do what they have to do. It's seen as very normal and common in the Land of Dusk but they try to tone it down some for any eyes of Ebreos as to not scare them away. They're like yangires for the legula mages. The land of Dusk also has beta, they're still the majority but it's more equal than the demographics of Ebreos. Beta are commonly used in royal lines as the head of a harem. It's said for anyone to stare at the moon long enough, you invite in her gaze and music and you too will become moonstruck like the elves.

Umbra is magical presence, used both in Ebreos and the Land of Dusk. The more magic someone has and the more powerful they make themselves out to be, the more umbra they have. Mages are especially super sensitive to umbra, mostly those from venatas. Beta do not have umbra.

Wayfinders view the venata of Ebreos as meat, they literally would lure them over to kill, disembowel and eat them. They love the Legula of Ebreos though and find themselves often 'saving' (In the form of kidnapping) them to bring them over to the glory of the moon. These Legula can end up happier though as they can finally embrace their omegan ways. Some even sneak over there just to get away from the harsh reality of Ebreos.