Veylnis
The Moon of Death and Fate
Veylnis hangs in the Aelorian sky as a soft silver-white orb, its luminous surface marred by faint black fissures that resemble cracks in the very fabric of reality. These mysterious fractures shift and change with each passing night, forming patterns that diviners and astrologers spend lifetimes attempting to decipher. The moon's light casts a gentle, otherworldly glow that seems to reveal hidden truths in whatever it touches, making shadows sharper and more defined—as if the boundary between worlds grows thinner beneath its watchful gaze.
As the celestial eye of Selmara, Goddess of Death and Fate, Veylnis serves as the eternal guardian of the natural cycle of life and death. Its light guides departed souls along the Silvered Path that leads to their final rest, ensuring the delicate balance of existence remains unbroken. Those who have experienced near-death often speak of glimpsing a silver light calling to them before they returned to their bodies—a brief glimpse of Veylnis's beckoning radiance from beyond the veil.
On nights when Veylnis shines brightest, mediums and spiritualists report increased activity among the recently deceased, as if the moon's amplified presence temporarily thins the barrier between worlds. Graveyards bathed in its full light become places of whispered conversations, where the living might hear final messages from departed loved ones carried on the silver moonbeams. These nights are both revered and feared, marked by ceremonies of remembrance and doors locked against unwelcome visitations.
Myths and Prophecies
The Shattered Veil Prophecy speaks of a terrible future should Veylnis ever fully fracture. Ancient texts claim that the moon's cracks represent weaknesses in the barrier that holds back Yth'Zirath, the Devourer in The Void—an entity of such cosmic hunger that even the gods fear its awakening. Should these fissures ever connect and split Veylnis apart, the prophecy foretells that the veil between realms would collapse entirely, allowing the Devourer to reach through and consume all of Aeloria in endless darkness.
Among the most widespread legends is that of the Pale Watcher's Judgment. Those who violate the natural order of life and death—necromancers who raise the dead, liches who cling to unnatural existence, or creatures bound in undeath—are said to perceive Veylnis differently. To their corrupted sight, the moon glows with an accusatory crimson light, invisible to others but unmistakable to those marked for divine retribution. This warning heralds Selmara's coming judgment, and many who practice dark arts refuse to gaze upon the night sky for fear of seeing this damning sign.
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