The Origin of the Star Smith

As the history is told, passed down by the keepers of the The Moonweaver's Faith, the history of the blades and the star smith is etched into the very fabric of the religion.

The Star Smith was no mere mortal, but a gift bestowed upon the people by the Goddess Herself. In a time of chaos, when the world teetered on the brink of oblivion, the Goddess reached down from the heavens and imbued a chosen soul with celestial fire pulled from the heart of a dying son.

This individual, the first Star Smith, was tasked with a sacred duty: to forge the Named Blades. These were not ordinary weapons. Each blade was forged in the flames of the soul of the smith, its metal infused with the blood of the goddess and tempered in the fires of creation. The Star Smith, guided by divine whispers and visions, inscribed each blade with intricate runes and sigils, and spoke unto the cooling metal the bindings that defined its purpose and power.

These Named Blades were more than just instruments of war; they were conduits of the Goddess's will, extensions of Her divine power. When a worthy soul grasped a Named Blade, they became something more, a vessel for the Goddess's might, a champion of Her cause. They were bound to the blade, and to each other, a living embodiment of the Goddess's will.

Each blade held a unique destiny, a specific role to play in the grand tapestry of existence. Some were destined to slay, others to seek, and others were to heal the sick and protect the innocent. Together, the bearers of the Named Blades were a force to be reckoned with, they were as shining stars across the tapestry of the night sky in a world shrouded in darkness.

The first blades to emerge from the celestial forge were unlike any that followed. They were not merely infused with the Goddess's power; they were Her will, given form. Each one a primal force, imbued with a specific aspect of Her divine essence.

While the first blades embodied the raw essence of the Goddess's will, the second set forged by the Star Smith were instruments of structure and definition. They brought form to the formless, giving shape to the world and society.

The third set of Named Blades marked a significant turning point in the forging. While the previous blades embodied raw power and established structure, these new weapons focused on the intentions of the wielder. They acted as conduits, amplifying the user's desires and channeling their will into tangible effects.

The fourth set of Named Blades introduced an element of preordained destiny. These blades were not merely tools to amplify intent, but compasses guiding their wielders towards a predetermined path. They illuminated the future, revealing fragments of fate and nudging their bearers towards a greater purpose.

The fifth set of Named Blades marked a departure from all that came before. Forged not from the flames of the smith's soul, but from the very essence of darkness that cloaked the world before creation.

The sixth set of Named Blades marked the culmination of the Star Smith's sacred duty. Forged with the determination that lit the forges one final time as the Star Smith's celestial essence burned away and imbued with the wisdom gleaned from all their previous creations, these blades were infused with the collective hopes and dreams of both the people and the Smith themselves. These final blades were dedicated to the preservation of all that was good and the protection of those who lived under the Goddess's watchful and hateful gaze. The Star Smith disappeared after the creation of these blades.

This history has been passed down millennia and is the core foundation of the moon elves' faith and structure; however, the origin of the star smith and the very blades that were forged goes much deeper than that.

In the year 559, two years after the death of Tyshala, Felotl God of Light returned back down to the realms to have a child with the wife that he'd had to leave behind. The primordial gods of creation and destruction considered this act taboo and decreed that no god shall procreate with mortals beneath the plane of the heavens. The child was taken away and was to be destroyed; however, it was Hydall God of the Arcane that begged Malrath God of Destruction to spare the creature and allow him to study it. For centuries the child (who he named Elydris) remained in Hydall's care, partially an experiment, but eventually he came to love this child as close to a son as could be from a god's perspective. In the year 1036 when the celestial war ended, and the heavens were split, Hydall forged a plan for Elydris. With the heaven's sundered and the world slowly being rebuilt Hydall feared a repeat of Krorone Goddess of Darkness's wrath where she killed her sister Tyshala in the now cursed lands of Nale. Hydall gave Elydris purpose and sent him into the heart of the Nocturnis Territory in the year 1045 to offer a gift to her most devout followers where he would build a celestial forge and create the instruments that could prevent a divine reckoning again. The forge began being built and with some manipulations from Hydall he was able to keep Krorone's view blurred from the mortal realm long enough for it to be complete. Once her purview had fully returned, the faith was becoming stronger and stronger, thus she turned a blind eye to those that worshipped her punishment, believing that a faith this strong would sate her for millennia to come and would bend to the will of one of her own chosen.

The designs for the blades were of divine origin, given form by Hydall, who sought to forge these celestial creations. However, one final component would forever mark them as blades of the Dark Goddess. Unbeknownst to him, Hydall had unknowingly preserved remnants of Tyshala’s divine vitae—a small sliver of her blood, taken from the moment of her murder. This forgotten relic of the slain goddess was woven into the forging process, binding her power into the very core of the blades. Alongside it, a trace of celestial essence from each of the Six Gods was also infused, granting them a divine balance. Thus, the blades became something more than mere weapons—they were echoes of a fallen goddess, tempered with the will and experiences of each of the divine. The star smith reaches into the very fabric of reality to extract fragmented pieces of the essence of the gods and blended it into "blades" that he hoped would stand against a celestial civil war should it ever come to that.

The origin blades, the strongest of them all, were embedded with Hydall God of the Arcane's essence, forming the very foundation of their power, infused with all of his arcane knowledge and mastery.

The ideal blades, the ones that brought structure and definition, were crafted from the essence of Ilmos God of the Hunt and Nature, shaping them with rules and boundaries—just as nature itself is governed by order.

The blades of intent captured the very soul of Bhita Goddess of Art, Commerce, and the Modern World, embodying her relentless pursuit of progress and unyielding continuation.

The path blades, those that served as guiding lights, illuminating the way forward, were drawn from Felotl God of Light's radiance—a reflection of the light he gifted to the world.

The cloaked blades were forged from the very darkness and corruption of Krorone Goddess of Darkness. Even in death and unknowing, the fabric of her essence twisted and recoiled against the presence of her sister’s blood, as if the two forces could never exist in harmony.

The final set, the named blades of the people, should have been forged from the essence of Angelina Goddess of War. However, with the Goddess of War fallen to the mortal realm during the Celestial War, Hydall was forced to alter the celestial pool. Instead of war’s raw fury and passion, he infused them with his own memories of her, a reflection of what had been lost.

Elydris, too, could no longer bear witness to what the moon elves had done with his creations—blades that were meant for protection, now twisted by bloodshed. In a final act, he poured fragments of his own divinity into these blades, ensuring they would serve only to defend the innocent against the destruction wrought by his earlier works. With the forging of the final blade Dayar, the last divine spark of Elydris vanished. And with his final task completed, he seemed to simply dissolve into nothingness. Hydall searched for him, but it was as if he had never existed at all.