Collaborative Action II: Creation of the Fae
Aran'shei, master of souls, returned unto the western land of Arran upon imparting his gift to the sleeping race of man, residing once more in the quietude of the silent vales and misty forests of the west, where the veil between the otherworld and the material plane was thin. Yet in time music broke the silence and another voice was heard, compelling Aran'shei travelled unto the sound to find the composer of the music.
He beheld the face of a goddess, fair and wondrous, the light to his shadow, the life to his afterlife, the choice that renders manifest change and the sin that arises forth from wanton abandonment to desire. He beheld Ghorra Nim, the goddess of life, choice and sin. And He desired her, for the completion of his mandate was manifested in her presence.
And lo the god, Aran'shei came upon the fair goddess and said unto her "Let us join together, and by the union of our essences create true children of the gods to inhabit the world, children to stand astride the near and far, and to with wild abandon rejoice in what we have made"
And the goddess smiled and answered him saying "Let us join together and by the union of our essences may we create true children of the gods, children who shall know the joys of life unending, and with true desire render manifest the fruits of their choices upon the face of the world"
And the god and goddess embraced each-other in a divine union, and from their union were brought forth the thousand fathers and thousand mothers of the Fae, those fair beings little less than gods who from the goddess obtained life unending, and from the god great power and insight into the otherworld. Strong were their desires and emotions and great was the drive to implant their will upon the world, for they were the children of the gods of desire and choice, of change and sin and their parents anticipated with joy the works they would create.
And so it was that the god took the firstborn son (whose name was Dagda, and who in time would come to be called the King of the Fae), and half the Fae and naming them the Aen Shae (the people of the god) he set them before the throne of judgement on the shores of the lake of the isle of the blessed, and endeavoured to reside amongst them that he might guide them with a fathers stern hand in his ways, and behold with his own eyes their works, his household coming to be known as the Court of Winter, for winter was the season of Aran'shei. And the goddess, taking the firstborn daughter took the other half of the people to lands far beyond the lake of the blessed, and perhaps even the land of Arran, and the god knew not of their fate.
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Name of creature: Fae
Appearance - what does it look like?: Human-like, somewhat taller on average however and with an otherworldly beauty. Generally fair of countenance, with those taken by Aranshei being black of hair and golden eyed in the image of their gods manifest form.
Traits - what does it do?:
Immortality [freedom from death by disease or old age] by virtue of being descended from the gods of life and the afterlife (can however be slain, although those slain are eventually re-incarnated into the world by Aran'shei after resting in the afterlife in his fatherly embrace and by his decree), their reproduction rate is also relatively slow, taking into account the immortality of their kind.
Strong in the Otherworld, as descendants of Aran'shei the fae have a strong spiritual presence in the otherworld, which gives them stronger dominion over the forces of magic than other races as well as great influence over the realm of spirits. The firstborn generation (those who are the direct children of the god and goddess) specifically are very powerful, with the subsequent generations power being somewhat diminished from those heights.
The Aen Shae (Fae of Aran'shei) reside in Arran, with their seat of origin being by the shores of the lake therein. The Fae in general are naturally somewhat more intelligent than humans, although not excessively so, their natural intelligence however is amplified by long experience.
Sapient? - could it form a civilization?: Yes.
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Action Summary: Create the Immortal Fae through divine union (procreation) with Ghorra Nim, and taking half the race and the firstborn son and setting them in place by the shores of the lake of the isle of the blessed in the land of Arran (the western land created by Aran'shei), descend and reside amongst them as father and teacher, these fae becoming known as the Aen Shea, under the rule of the Court of Winter (the household of Aran'shei, who for the timebeing is descended amongst them).
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