Archive of the Architects
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Thalena Xenith is the archon of Space and Time and ruler of Chronasis, one of the five archons governing Thalassai. She wields temporal and aether magic and opposes divine rule. More than five centuries old, she retains a youthful appear...
The ArchitectThe Architect is the third chapter of The Eleven Stories of Old. Thalena completed the chapter and signed it as Author and Architect .
The Eleven Stories of OldThe Eleven Stories of Old is a book of myths, fragmented histories and prophecies found in Irrathis and Xolterra. Its accounts include Arcanis’s feats, the War of Scars and the founding histories of Xolterra’s nations. Copies contain dif...
The Legacy of Thalion ZenithThe Legacy of Thalion Zenith is Thalena’s record of Thalion Zenith and the Order. It recounts Thalion’s deeds, his loyal followers and the creation of the Order, whose elite mages served him directly. The work preserves a history the Ord...
Order of Thalion ZenithThe Order of Thalion Zenith is a secret organization founded by Thalion Zenith to overthrow Malverand and preserve the course of history. Isaac directs its present network. Its members prepare forces against the surviving guardians while...
ChronasisChronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Thalena is its archon.
Stella AeternaStella Aeterna is the palace and seat of government in Chronasis, Thalassai. It houses the archon's offices, residences and the Room of Records. Thalena governs Chronasis from here.
CyclesCycles are repeating versions of Xalmyrra's history. The same people and events recur with differences, while darkness eventually consumes the inhabited land. The storms surrounding the region are connected to its confinement.
Oracles of EternityThe Oracles of Eternity were an order based in Zarephon, within the Plains of Eternity. They guarded the source, received fragmented prophecies and fought to prevent other powers from seizing it. Abraxas held the office of Keeper of Prop...
TimeriftTimerifts are volatile tears in space and time. They can displace an area briefly, and large tears can be unstable and destructive.
VarnhallowVarnhallow is an advanced nation in eastern Valrindor, ruled by the ageless god king Eltaru Ninsath. It has remained isolated for millennia.
HrzaiHrzai is a divine god who meets with Ozaith, Nahm and Pyrathalor in the God Realm. She appears as a woman.
Horol’KhaiHorol’Khai is a missing deity named in The Eleven Stories of Old.
Jin LeiyunDraven Skyforge is an elementalist known as the Wanderer of Xolterra. He has fought in Xalmyrra's mage tournaments and traveled through Thalcoris and Aurivallis. He wrote The Eleven Stories of Old, combining accounts of the nations' foun...
CassianCassian Ironvale is a level nine divine mage from Irrathis, a member of the Xalmyrran Council, and Xarion's advisor. Known as the Hero of the People and the Hammer of Justice, he heals people and defends settlements throughout Xalmyrra....
EiraEira Caedris is a scholar from Irrathis and the wielder of the Spiral Shard. She worked for the Xalmyrran Council with Lirien before claiming the shard in the Temple of no Return. She is the daughter of Deylin and Ilyra and the partner o...
KaelionKaelion Saeryth is a temporal and sun mage from Soltheris, a member of the Council and Eira's partner. He formerly advised Aurion and is the new wielder of Xoh’Tenol's sun shard. His mother is Isrynn, and his father is the former King Th...
ArcanisArcanis was a researcher and inventor of the Malverand Empire, known as the god forger. His artifacts gave the empire's guardians their power, and many of his creations were stored in the Malverand vault. He had apprentices who also made...
XalmyrraXalmyrra is a region of four nations: Teryndal, Soltheris, Erenmyr and Keldara. Magical storms isolate it from the lands beyond, and its history repeats in cycles.
War of ScarsThe War of Scars was a war across Xalmyrra begun by Kaldramir, a Keldaran commander who knew that the region repeated in cycles. His campaign burned much of Xalmyrra. Arcanis ended the fighting by descending over the armies on an astrago...
Spiral ShardThe shard Eira took from the Temple of no Return appeared as purple light swirling in a solid form. Taking it filled her body with essence and left a dark spiral in her palm, glowing purple and black. It gave her the power to wield darkn...
Nexus Research CenterThe Nexus Research Center is a research facility beneath Stella Aeterna in Chronasis, Thalassai.
GatesGates are massive half circle artifacts that provide passages between distant locations. Their stone and metal frames carry carved symbols. At Erenmyr, eleven symbols line the arch, including a spiral, lightning bolt, sun, moon, diamond...
SourceThe Source is a concentration of essence beneath Zarephon, formerly guarded by the Oracles of Eternity. Its outpouring feeds the River of Eternity and sustains the Plains of Eternity, whose expanding, essence rich lands threaten neighbor...
Temporal MagicTemporal magic is a rare school of magic that manipulates time through essence. Its blue spells can slow movement, protect people and objects, and move a mage from one place to another by blinking. It also supports unusually precise memo...
Aether MagicAether magic is a school of magic that lets mages lift and move people and objects, or crush a target with invisible force. It is practised in Thalcoris, where Zayren serves as the emperor's personal guard.
ChronarcA chronarc is a senior official serving the archon of Chronasis in Thalassai. Chronarcs help govern the city and manage specialized work from Stella Aeterna.