Selvian Mythology

During the reformation of the Creed, a collection of myths and legends along with the moral values of the religion were culminated in a single volume known as “The Omnibus.” Each place of worship for the Creed is noted for holding an Omnibus. Most modern religious rituals are contained within it, however more ancient and holier ones are found in Pyrian texts, rather than modern ones, sealed to the higher ups of the Creed.
The Gift of the Life-Giver
“Upon the creation of Azura, The Council of Seven placed their foot out to these virgins lands with one goal in mind - dominance, sparing one. He who brings life, Selvas. Where Parthan, her Majesty of the Sea attempted to consume the planet in her vast oceans, and where Stratalus ripped continents and isles from the oceans, and mountains from those, and where Temaur cascaded hurricanes large enough to span horizon to horizon, one of the Seven stood idle, and in patience. Selvas bided his time, so that He could create - rather than manipulate as his Brothers and Sisters did.
As the Seven cooled and ceased their fighting, their domains on Azura had finally come to balance. Within their territories, Selvas began the beautiful construction of his own domain. To the vast lands, he planted mighty oaks to touch the skies. To the glistening oceans, he created schools of succulent fish and luscious forests of kelp. To the white clouds above, he blessed Temaur with thousands of birds to accompany him. Yet, before he receded back to the Heavens, he left his final gift of life upon Azura. The Humans, The Orcoids, and The Beastkin. From the Humans, came the Elves, Man, Dwarf, and Drow. From the Orcoids, came Orcs and Goblins. From the Beastkin, came the Tachtan, the Minotaur, the Lizardkin.”
~ The Omnibus, “The Dawn.”
The Mistress of Death
“By the creation of life, the Life-Bringer unknowingly awoken from her slumber the Mistress of Death, Ankouan. The Mistress was a cruel and unrelenting one, and began to cascade down upon His Creations death and destruction. Pestilence and disease scourged the new Life He had gifted, without their own help. Souls of those Selvas had created were claimed by Her agents of death, and all hope for his Creation was felt lost. Yet in his wisdom, he searched to strike a deal, a compromise with the Mistress of Death.
Meeting in Her Fields, Selvas came to an agreement. For all life shall be chaos in nature, besides what the will of man may muster into peace, and without the influence of Ankouan - he shall exchange all souls that fail to meet his standards into her domain at it’s natural pace. To help sweeten the deal, Selvas agreed that for Six months, he shall slumber and allow Ankouan her full reign. In Ankouan’s full reign, the snow of the mountains tumbles upon the virgin and warm land, and the trees shed themselves of their leaves. In his wisdom, a peaceful death and rebirth is a possibility for all those who worship his Creed. With this deal, it shall be honored, even by mortal men.”
~ The Omnibus, “Sacrifice.”
The Weighted Soul
“In the creation of the Soul, the Life-Bringer referred to the Virtue of Justice. For the soul of a man shall be weighted in its judgement for the excess of virtue, to have themselves passed on from their body to another, to be reincarnated into wealth and happiness. For those who participate in actions of Vice, they shall be cast to the Wraiths of Ankouan to be ripped apart for an eternity without the holy intervention of the Life-Bringer. To be a man to live by vices is to be nothing more than the dust that the Life-Bringer pulled man from.”
~ The Omnibus, “His Holy Judgement.”
Fairies, Dryads, Ents
“Selvas found that during his times of peace within the vast Azuran forests, he was quite lonely. In his experiment with life however, he did not wish to accompany the humans, nor the orcoids, nor the beastkin. So, in his wisdom, he created his Children.
The Fairies were his first creation. Saplings, gifted the mind and wing, the fairies are his messengers and his agents of love. The fairy is a holy creature, and should be respected, and their messages kept close to heart, as they are the word of Selvas himself.
The Ents were his second creation. To protect his places of peace and virtue, Selvas constructed the ents from the trees around him to return to the earth any man or intruder upon his holy lands. Due to this, ents are to be worshipped and respected at all encounters, and to only be quickly observed.
The dryads were the last of his children to be created. To maintain his places of virtue and peace, to be holy gardeners of his lands. Yet, in the creation of their minds, he left a purposeful flaw. The individual thought and free will was allowed to the dryads, and some of them chose to flee their purpose at a cost. Their memories of Selvas and his places of peace were wiped and their access to them revoked, now destined to roam the world for their own purpose. Even in their rebellion, they are holy creatures, meant to be respected.”
~ The Omnibus, “His Children.”
The Golden Lyre
“When Selvas sat down at the end of creation, and in preparation for his final gift, he prepared his sacred tool, the Golden Lyre. A lyre adorned with the finest of diamonds and sapphires, casted of solid gold as a gift from Stratalus. This fine creation was tuned, and with each strumming, the world’s ears turned to hear his Song. His beautiful song vibrated and reverberated around the world, and as the dust of life picked up around him, at his feet came to be Man and Woman. After this, came the Orc, and She-orc. Finally, Selvas manufactured the Beast and She-Beast. With this, he set off with them across Azura, to plant them in vast, far away lands to start civilization.”
~ The Omnibus, “Man.”