Book of Ael

The book of Aels, its history and its laws

The Book of Ael is a book written after the Great Council by the overgod Ael himself, containing the history of the realms and the new cosmological laws. The document was literally written in the minds of the deities that make up the Nine Nobles and then passed through them to their subordinates and followers by the most diverse means.

Purpose

The overgod Ael delivered this book to the deities and mortals of all Aels to register the first era of the realms, the Forgotten Age. The purpose of this book is, in addition to telling about the history of which little remember, always remember the deities and mortals their roles and limitations in the cosmological plane.

Document Structure

Clauses

The content of the Book of Ael is divided into three broad, well-defined sections. The first, "The Forgotten Age," tells of all the most important things that happened in the times before the Bond. The second, "The Bond", tells about the milestone itself and its immediate consequences to Aels. The third and last section, "The New Cosmological Laws," brings a series of new specifications and ordinances, decided by the overdeities, on the maintenance of the cosmology of realms.

Caveats

The third section, which deals with the new established cosmological laws, brings important considerations to be made by all those within the crystal sphere of Aels. The noncompliance, disrespect or fracture of these laws can be punished, by the decision of the overdeities in cosmological judgment. Punishments can include banishment, superscription, or even timeless death.

Publication Status

The Nine Nobles keep the words of this document engraved in their minds, and passed this information on to their subordinates, and so on down to the present day. Nowadays, the Book of Ael can be found easily in any temple, library or bookstore, as well as being taught in the great religious centers and also as a study base for some historians, cosmologists and other scholars.

Legal status

The Book of Ael, as well as the new cosmological laws found in it, are above any other law in Aels, mortal or divine. Any law that attempts to oppose the ordinances of the overdeities is subject to the caveats found in the document.

Historical Details

Background

The Book of Ael was the primary document that marked the Age of Chaos as a result of the discussions of the Great Council. After the Bond, all of Aels was lost in chaos and confusion, and this document brought the necessary guidelines for re-establishing peace in the realms.

Legacy

To this day, every 31 years, the fourteenth month, Saremim, receives a 19th day, called Decision Day. On that day, rituals and religious parades occur throughout Aels, and many deities attend the feast as a way to reward their worshipers by following their laws and ordinances.

Term

The effectiveness of this document, while guaranteed by the deities and overdeities themselves, has been alive from its time of authorship to the present day, more than 30.000 years in the future.

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Book of Ael

I. The Forgotten Age

There was only one before the time existed, and after all, only the one remains. The Luminous Being, supreme father of all creation, with a single thought created the first living beings. He gifted each of these beings with the gift of creation, available in rocks of pure energy, and entrusted each creature with the mission of becoming one of its ambassadors. These beings are now called overdeities, and I, Ael, am one of them.

III. The New Cosmological Laws

1. No deity is permitted to damage, in any way, the walls of the crystal sphere of Aels.
2. Two deities of the same pantheon cannot have identical portfolios.
3. No deity is permitted to interfere directly with mortal matters which do not present an imminent, clear and direct risk to the existence of Aels.
   1. Deities are permitted to communicate with mortals and to perform divine actions that do not deal directly with the mortal itself, including, but not limited to the body, soul, spirit, and conscience of the mortal, given the proper restrictions.
   2. Any divine action that deals directly with the mortal itself, including but not limited to the body, soul, spirit, and conscience of the mortal, can only be performed with the permission of the mortal, in its free goodwill, given the proper restrictions.
4. No overdeity is permitted to interfere in divine or mortal subjects which do not present an imminent, clear and direct risk to the existence of Aels.
   1. Involvement of overdeities in divine affairs occurs only in cases of noncompliance with one or more of these ordinances. Any other matters are of divine responsibility.
5. A deity who fails to comply these laws can be punished by the decision of the overdeities in cosmological judgment. Punishments can include but are not limited to, banishment, superscription or even timeless death.

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Authoring Date

Decision Day, 19th day of Saremim, 31st year

Authors

• Ael

Signatories (Characters)

• Ael