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Celestial - Led by the All-Father Allód and a pantheon of gods most of who are his children, but also includes those who have ascended to the Celestial Realm. The realm is also the habitat for the Celestial beast who symbolize varies aspects of the gods.
Infernal - Led by the High Prince Sathariel and his court of Daemon Lords in a realm of fire and chaos and constraint struggle. The realm is full of minor daemons that symbolize various aspects of the Daemon Lords.
Elemental - The One Tree connects the power of the natural realm and exists both within the mortal realm and beside it. One aspect of the Elemental realm is One Tree and another is Gaia the nurturing mother, and the four elemental dragons; EArth, Fire, Water and AIr.
The Guild of the Celestial Path – The organization of over a hundred Sorcerers who rule a large section of the Eastern Realms. Each Immortalist Sorcerer rules their own town or City, but are a member of the Guild that protects their mutual interest. The Immortalist Sorcerers are united in their desire to strengthen themselves over time until they can ascend into the Celestial Realm and become gods.
The Immortal Guards - The standing army of the Guild of the Celestial Path. They enforce the will of the guild. In addition to their martial prowess and training all member are sigil warriors and use enchanted armor and weapons to increase their effectiveness.
The Order of the Soaring Heavens - An ancient order of Knights who live by a strict code of conduct. In addition to their martial prowess and training they are all sigil warriors and use enchanted armor to increase their effectiveness. The Celestial Gods pick their Paladins from their membership.
Sigil Warriors - Those who are born with magical talent but do not wish to be sorcerers have the opportunity inscribe a sigil on their magic talent that uses up a portion of their magical ability. Lesser sigils are simple such as health, strength, quickness. Greater Sigils are more complex and can mimic the powers of Celestial Beast or Infernal Daemons.
Dire Beast - Are common mortal animals that have breed with either a celestial beast or an infernal daemon. Dire Beast who are of the Blood are direct descendent while, a regular dire beast will be several generation removed but still show signs of their ancestry.
Night Bronze - a heavy armor usually only worn by warriors who are either part Celestial or are Hellborn or have a Sigil of Strength due to its heavy weight. The metal is highly magical and can hold powerful enchantments. Though very strong it does not hold an edge well and is seldom used to produce an edged weapon.
Mithril - a silvery metal that is light in weight. It can be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; light and yet harder than tempered steel. The metal is magical in nature and can hold enchantments.
Blue Steel - is a steel and Mithril alloy, that holds an enhanced strength and edge. The most powerful of these weapons are Kissed by Fire.
About the Author
Gil Hough was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised on the waters of lake St. Clair, spending the majority of his youth reading and boating. After graduating from Grand Valley State University, where he mostly studied his love of the sport of rowing, he left for various adventures which included several years of non-violent reconciliation work in Northern Ireland through the Brethren Volunteer Service, working with refuges from Central America seeking political asylum and teaching English as a second language in Torreon, Mexico.
Gil eventually settled in Knoxville, Tennessee where he resides today. After spending four years organizing Appalachian communities, he worked as the Tennessee Director of Renewable Programs at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, until he moved on to developing renewable projects with Restoration Services, Inc. He is a founding member of TenneSEIA (Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association) where he serves on the Board of Directors, advocating for the orderly and sustained development of solar energy.
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