It had been years
since Maradas had allowed Iliad to return to the lands of his birth. He didn't mind though, not having many friends and being a simple creature for the most part had its benefits.Alyria was the name
of the world and there if you had no god you where nothing, less then nothing. There where the five primaries each of who holds domain of a plane within the realm.Maradas
Earth - Masculine, cold and dry in nature. Represented by the color black and the direction north, and linked to the Physical plane. Gnomes are the faerie creatures directly embodying the primal forces of this Power.
Ithrilis
Water - Feminine, cold and moist in nature. Represented by the color blue and the direction west, and linked to the Astral plane. Undines are the faerie creatures directly embodying the primal forces of this Power.
Dira
Air - Feminine, hot and moist in nature. Represented by the color yellow and the direction east, and linked to the Mental plane. Sylphs are the faerie creatures directly embodying the primal forces of this Power.
Gath
Fire - Masculine, hot and dry in nature. Represented by the color red and the direction south, and linked to the Spiritual plane. Salamanders are the faerie creatures directly embodying the primal forces of this Power.
Vandyne
Ether - Androgynous and Neutral in nature. There is no faerie creature directly embodying the primal forces of this Power.
Source for the data about the gods
My Travels
When I was young my clan would raid the lands nearby to the north, pillaging and taking what we could to survive. At the time because I was only about 14 it seemed right to me.
Of course no foul deed goes unpunished and one day a division of the Holy Knights Maradas came to our village to tell us that we must atone for the destruction we had been rotting on the land.
The Knights offered my clan an options, which was to turn in their young warriors to join the Order or to be slaughtered. I of course volunteered.