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[ ARCANE PATRONS ]
Throughout the cosmos there exists a handful of entities with powers grand and small. There are some, so minor that they may never be seen by mortal eye while there are others so grand that they shape the very foundations of reality. There is but one constant with entities such as these and it is thus; the power of mortal ambition, thought and willpower bolsters their destinies, marking mortals amongst the strongest of cosmic forces.
Within the recent age, a new kind of entity has arisen that seeks sustenance, form and power. Some of these entities seek to clad themselves in mortal adoration, while some yearn to consume the fundamental energies of reality to sustain their form and there are others still that wish to bind mortal ambition to their own through the sealing of a contract or pact, using these to catalyse their own growth. These entities are known as Patrons, and in return for what they seek from mortals, they are willing to supply their supplicants with direction, vision and power. These Patrons lack the strength of the Gods or of the Titans, but that does not stop them from seeking to attain new heights, their ambition a flame that seeks to explode into an inferno.
Mortals, in groups large enough, will be able to shape the destinies of these entities. The Patrons will fall, or rise, through the intervention of mortals.
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-| The Court of the Elements |-
A collective of entities displaying desire and direction has recently been noted throughout the magical community and has been dubbed as the Court of the Elements by scholars. Gaining strength through their pacts with various arcanic practitioners throughout the realms of man, the Court has gained enough power to rise higher, exerting influence and control far beyond what they once boasted alone. The true nature of this collective is unknown, as there are some inconsistencies in the tale they tell and the truth of their forms.
The entities known as the Mother of Mountains, Lady Sunfall, Zig'draxan of the Frozen North and Zelphar of the Firmament have formed a tenuous pact between themselves in solidarity, but it is not a pact marked by true stability.
-| The Seamstress |-
The Seamstress, a demon from the hellscapes, has been catalogued as the chronicler of the world’s stories and tales, documenting them all within her lengthy and unseen tapestry. Life, death and everything in-between all transpire as one tale, one story, and it is the Seamstress who is seemingly capable of interpreting the intricate complexities of this tale. By plucking at the lifethreads of mortals, the Seamstress commands dominion over aging and the extension of life, with some rumours suggesting that she is capable of prolonging a mortal’s life indefinitely, should it fit her own twisted narrative for the world.
-| Possibility |-
Just as the thoughts of men are endless, so too are the lands of the Cognitive Realm. Within the unconscious dreams of the people of Altera there lives a being which presides over the partially formed hopes and unthought of horrors of both dreams and nightmares. Sightings of Possibility are both rare and vague, for he will always appear in different forms depending on who he speaks to. Whispers speak that he will grant power to those who trade in the currency of thought and semblance.
-| The Fabled Ones |-
A cabal of inner-circle fae beings that have the ability to command their lessers. In constant fickle disputes with one another, the fabled fae rotate figureheads frequently. Their dealings and pacts draw on a contractual magic inherent in words that they speak—subdued and subtextual. Their existence in nature prompts they travel from commune to commune frequently to try and establish a more permanent role and hierarchy. It seldom keeps.
-| The Name Eater |-
In places left behind by civilization, where dust and forgotten things lie, there exists a shadowy force that creeps just underneath the veneer of desolation. The Name Eater offers absolution and power in exchange for shedding off the old coils of recognition. This entity swells as it consumes identities, and those forfeiting their own lose even the distinction that it once belonged to them. Forever eaten away, it would only exist as a vague recollection of something that used to belong to them.
-| Shade-In-Roots |-
Where tangled roots lie, water sits stagnant, and the insects flitter as abundant as leaves in the equally dense vegetation; there is a curious set of old eyes that watch beneath each of these things. It is old, but still retains a child-like curiosity that has been tempered by experience, and it can offer insight to those willing to commune with it.
-| Arch-Fiends of the Hellscape |-
Wroute with desire to sow their ambitions into mortal hearts, the Arch-Fiends are chaotic entities with their own internal rules, finding those to pact in willing ties.
Amongst them are the familiar Twinned-Horn and Twisted Night-Star.. and others hidden across the Hellscape.
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OOC Information: Should a player, or group of players, wish to contact one of these entities or arrange an event around one, please open a ticket with the Arcane Team on Discord.
Additionally, all of the above-mentioned entities are suitable candidates for Faustian Bargains.
Credit to Arget, Brad, Dee, Solus and Jstar for their written contributions.
-| The Court of the Elements |-
A collective of entities displaying desire and direction has recently been noted throughout the magical community and has been dubbed as the Court of the Elements by scholars. Gaining strength through their pacts with various arcanic practitioners throughout the realms of man, the Court has gained enough power to rise higher, exerting influence and control far beyond what they once boasted alone. The true nature of this collective is unknown, as there are some inconsistencies in the tale they tell and the truth of their forms.
The entities known as the Mother of Mountains, Lady Sunfall, Zig'draxan of the Frozen North and Zelphar of the Firmament have formed a tenuous pact between themselves in solidarity, but it is not a pact marked by true stability.
-| The Seamstress |-
The Seamstress, a demon from the hellscapes, has been catalogued as the chronicler of the world’s stories and tales, documenting them all within her lengthy and unseen tapestry. Life, death and everything in-between all transpire as one tale, one story, and it is the Seamstress who is seemingly capable of interpreting the intricate complexities of this tale. By plucking at the lifethreads of mortals, the Seamstress commands dominion over aging and the extension of life, with some rumours suggesting that she is capable of prolonging a mortal’s life indefinitely, should it fit her own twisted narrative for the world.
-| Possibility |-
Just as the thoughts of men are endless, so too are the lands of the Cognitive Realm. Within the unconscious dreams of the people of Altera there lives a being which presides over the partially formed hopes and unthought of horrors of both dreams and nightmares. Sightings of Possibility are both rare and vague, for he will always appear in different forms depending on who he speaks to. Whispers speak that he will grant power to those who trade in the currency of thought and semblance.
-| The Fabled Ones |-
A cabal of inner-circle fae beings that have the ability to command their lessers. In constant fickle disputes with one another, the fabled fae rotate figureheads frequently. Their dealings and pacts draw on a contractual magic inherent in words that they speak—subdued and subtextual. Their existence in nature prompts they travel from commune to commune frequently to try and establish a more permanent role and hierarchy. It seldom keeps.
-| The Name Eater |-
In places left behind by civilization, where dust and forgotten things lie, there exists a shadowy force that creeps just underneath the veneer of desolation. The Name Eater offers absolution and power in exchange for shedding off the old coils of recognition. This entity swells as it consumes identities, and those forfeiting their own lose even the distinction that it once belonged to them. Forever eaten away, it would only exist as a vague recollection of something that used to belong to them.
-| Shade-In-Roots |-
Where tangled roots lie, water sits stagnant, and the insects flitter as abundant as leaves in the equally dense vegetation; there is a curious set of old eyes that watch beneath each of these things. It is old, but still retains a child-like curiosity that has been tempered by experience, and it can offer insight to those willing to commune with it.
-| Arch-Fiends of the Hellscape |-
Wroute with desire to sow their ambitions into mortal hearts, the Arch-Fiends are chaotic entities with their own internal rules, finding those to pact in willing ties.
Amongst them are the familiar Twinned-Horn and Twisted Night-Star.. and others hidden across the Hellscape.
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OOC Information: Should a player, or group of players, wish to contact one of these entities or arrange an event around one, please open a ticket with the Arcane Team on Discord.
Additionally, all of the above-mentioned entities are suitable candidates for Faustian Bargains.
Credit to Arget, Brad, Dee, Solus and Jstar for their written contributions.