Edda
October 1, 1334 A.C.
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Cosmology
Edda is home to many different cultures, people, and races. Each group has either their own pantheon of gods and beliefs, or they share these beliefs with several different cultures.
- Laurentian Pantheon: The gods of Laurentia are a group of gods who are predominantly worshipped throughout the continent of Laurentia. They are gods such as the Daghda, Silvanus, Morrigan, Lugh, Belenus, and others. Practitioners of these gods believe the Daghda created the world through song. By playing his harp and singing his melody, mountains, forests, and rivers sprung forth.
- Skofnung/Rheged Pantheon: The Rheged and Skofnung people share a cultural background and heritage. The gods they worship are relatively the same, but have different names. These gods are Odin (Wotan), Baldr (Baldaeg), Thor (Thurunaz), Freyr (Ing), and others. These people belive the first being was a giant named Ymir, who Odin killed with his brothers to form the world. They used Ymi'rs body and skin to shape the earth, his skull the sky, his brains the clouds, one eye the moon, the other the sun, his hair the grass, his blood became the oceans, his bones the mountains, and teeth the rocks.
- Giants: Like the Rheged & Skofnung, the giants belive the world was created from Ymir's corpse. They themselves believe Ymir is their great ancestor and after his death, the giants split into their respective cultures and subspecies. They worship Loki and Hel as their own, but are fearful of Thor.
- Elves: The elves believe their gods created the world through an event known as the Great Cataclysm. A world shattering event where the elven gods drew power from the elemental planes to shape the world itself.
- Dwarves. The dwarves don't really have any beliefs on how the world came to be. They believe they were created by their god Moradin. The dwarves believe Moradin took the goddess Freya as his wife (much to the disdain of the Skofnung and Rheged who strongly oppose this). They created Dain and Vistra from the rocks and mountains. Together, Dain and Vistra had three sons: Brottor, Bruenor, and Bairn. The three sons were given a one time ability to create a mate and from here, the three great dwarven clans sprung forth as well as all other dwarves.
- Orcs & Goblinoids: Orcs and goblins have no care for how the world was created. Its here so why does it matter? The orcs believe they sprang from the blood of their god Gruumsh, and his wife Luthic taught them how to mate. Goblins believe they came from the armpits and sweat of Magubliyet and their other god Hruggek took some of them, made them bigger, stronger, harrier, which is how bugbears were created.
Principal Geography & Features
There are three major continents in the world of Edda. They are Laurentia, Gondwana, and Altaia. Each one is home to unique geographic featues, as well as many different cultures.
- Laurentia: The continent of Laurentia is home to wintry tundras, mountains, riverlands, lakes, forests, valleys, hills, and plains. Uploading an actual map would make it easier to see and describe. A lot of it based off of geography in Europe and North America. The cultures in Laurentia are heavily based on people such as the Celts, Franks, Normans, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and others in Medieval European society.
- Gondwana: The continent of Gondwana is home to plains, grasslands, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, and islands. Like Laurentia it would be nice to upload a map to show and describe the geography. A lot of it is based off of geography in Africa and Southwest Asia, with many of the cultures having inspirations from these places as well. Such as Ancient Egyptians, Berbers, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, Persians, and Arabs.
- Altaia: The continent of Altaia is home to vast plains, mountain ranges, hills, and rivers. The geography is based off of that in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, as well as Western and Eastern Asia. With many cultures being based off of the Kievan Rus, Ancient Greeks, Poland, Baltic countries, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mongols, China, Korea, and Japan. Like the other two continents, it would be easier to show with a map.