The Divine Wild
Five of the Fair Folk, the people handmade by The Lord of Light decided to make a new race for themselves. The race they created are the Shamin, and they are worshiped by shamin collectively as the Divine Wild.
Wafado (Forest Mother, Mother Nature, Queen of Destiny, Lady of the Forest): Wafado is the creator of the natural world. All of the beasts and trees are her domain. She shapes the nature and destiny of shami and beast alike and sets in place their traditional roles. She is the wife of Wafidu and the mother of Chomi. She gave the shamin the World Tree, a giant tree (0.25mi wide) which stands alone in the The Island of Living Stone. Command Life, Guidance
Wafidu (City Father, The Lawgiver, The First King, The Harvest Lord): Wafidu is the inventor and enforcer of rules and behavior. He governs how shamin should interact with each other, and brings swift justice to those who disobey. He placed the Earthen Codex in the center of Zluwen Tsevmi so all shamin would know the rules which give life. This includes proper farming techniques, as well as rules for interpersonal conduct. He is the husband of Wafado and the father of Chomi. Enchanted Weapon, Ward
Lafu (The Teacher, The Learned One, The Clear-Sighted): Lafu is the master of knowledge and reason. Only he knows the secret place the rivers run and can command them to change. He carefully reveals new knowledge to the shamin as they are deemed worthy. He gifted the city of Zluwen Tsevmi - The Home City with an ever running spring of clean water, The Spring of Wisdom, to remind them that knowledge is ever moving. He is the blood brother of Chomi, and the brother of Lofo. Mending, Message
Chomi (The Lord of the Hunt, The Wild One): Chomi presides over the edge between the wild forest and the tame city. He taught the shamin how to tend to those parts of the forest without changing them, and how to safely hunt the beasts that live within for food. He is master of the wind, which may wander and blow whichever way it wishes. He is the son of Wafidu and Wafado, husband of Lofo, and the blood brother of Lafu. He gifted his own bow to be retrieved by a worthy hero to defend the shamin in times of danger. Minor Illusion, Telekinesis
Lofo (Lady of Passion, Mistress of Music, The Reveler): The Lady of Passion is considered by the city shamin to be purely chaotic. The wild shamin recognize that her chaotic nature is intentionally directed towards the creation of music, art, and celebrations. While each of the deities has their own holy day, the spirit of Lofo is present in all of these celebrations, and those unclaimed but other gods are attributed to her. To remind them of her passion, she gave the shamin of Zluwen Tsevmi an ever burning campfire, The Hearth of Passion. She is the wife of Chomi and sister of Lafu. Charm, Divination
Faith: Your character’s Faith reflects their generalized outlook on life. Not only does your character’s Ideology give you a frame of reference for how they will likely handle new events throughout the game, but it also affects what magical skills they can learn. Each of the five elements is associated with one of the following five ideologies, and the mindset of the ideology helps focus the mind on the element’s spells.
Wafado (Forest Mother, Mother Nature, Queen of Destiny, Lady of the Forest): Wafado is the creator of the natural world. All of the beasts and trees are her domain. She shapes the nature and destiny of shami and beast alike and sets in place their traditional roles. She is the wife of Wafidu and the mother of Chomi. She gave the shamin the World Tree, a giant tree (0.25mi wide) which stands alone in the The Island of Living Stone. Command Life, Guidance
Wafidu (City Father, The Lawgiver, The First King, The Harvest Lord): Wafidu is the inventor and enforcer of rules and behavior. He governs how shamin should interact with each other, and brings swift justice to those who disobey. He placed the Earthen Codex in the center of Zluwen Tsevmi so all shamin would know the rules which give life. This includes proper farming techniques, as well as rules for interpersonal conduct. He is the husband of Wafado and the father of Chomi. Enchanted Weapon, Ward
Lafu (The Teacher, The Learned One, The Clear-Sighted): Lafu is the master of knowledge and reason. Only he knows the secret place the rivers run and can command them to change. He carefully reveals new knowledge to the shamin as they are deemed worthy. He gifted the city of Zluwen Tsevmi - The Home City with an ever running spring of clean water, The Spring of Wisdom, to remind them that knowledge is ever moving. He is the blood brother of Chomi, and the brother of Lofo. Mending, Message
Chomi (The Lord of the Hunt, The Wild One): Chomi presides over the edge between the wild forest and the tame city. He taught the shamin how to tend to those parts of the forest without changing them, and how to safely hunt the beasts that live within for food. He is master of the wind, which may wander and blow whichever way it wishes. He is the son of Wafidu and Wafado, husband of Lofo, and the blood brother of Lafu. He gifted his own bow to be retrieved by a worthy hero to defend the shamin in times of danger. Minor Illusion, Telekinesis
Lofo (Lady of Passion, Mistress of Music, The Reveler): The Lady of Passion is considered by the city shamin to be purely chaotic. The wild shamin recognize that her chaotic nature is intentionally directed towards the creation of music, art, and celebrations. While each of the deities has their own holy day, the spirit of Lofo is present in all of these celebrations, and those unclaimed but other gods are attributed to her. To remind them of her passion, she gave the shamin of Zluwen Tsevmi an ever burning campfire, The Hearth of Passion. She is the wife of Chomi and sister of Lafu. Charm, Divination
Faith: Your character’s Faith reflects their generalized outlook on life. Not only does your character’s Ideology give you a frame of reference for how they will likely handle new events throughout the game, but it also affects what magical skills they can learn. Each of the five elements is associated with one of the following five ideologies, and the mindset of the ideology helps focus the mind on the element’s spells.
- Nature: seasons, cycles, hunting, nature, wilderness, wildlife, plants, life/death/birth, destiny
- Community: law, order, justice, civilization, cities, honor, nobility, rules, truth, oaths, courtrooms, marriage, morality, virtue, fealty, fidelity, discipline, training, politics, civil wisdom
- Reason: knowledge, mystery, long term planning, healing, study, unseen/unknown, horizons, secrets, medicine, alchemy, transformation /metamorphosis, passage of time (linear)
- Individualism: trickery, lies, nihilism, subtlety, manipulation, opportunism, liminal spaces, revealing hypocrisy (corruption)
- Passion: insight, spontaneity, randomness, creativity, passion, desire, revelry, constant change, destruction
Mythology & Lore
The Creation of the Shamin - Manuscripts in Sections
Tenets of Faith
Earthen Codex
Worship
TBD
Priesthood
TBD
The king and queen of the Fey, Wafidu and Wafado, each had a twin brother and sister. However, these two were malicious and unwilling to submit to the right rule of their siblings. They conspired against their family and conceived the Great Wyrm which killed many of the Fair Folk before all three were driven down to the Sea of Darkness by the combined efforts of Chomi, Lofo, and Lafu. There the three remain, still desiring to destroy all that is good in the world above them.
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