## Zodiacs ### The Sisters - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Vaka & Vyra - Dominant Month: Bloodrise (1) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Wizard - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Stevanas Hareth, The Mad First Apostle of Lore - Dominant Month: Goldshine (2) - Location: A purple star - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Owlbear - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Bellator, The Crowned Blade or Qitāl, Breaker of Chains or Sif, The Warlit Flame]] - Dominant Month: Silvergloom (3) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Chalice - Name: Pêcheur - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of Iðunn - Dominant Month: Redcrest (4) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Lovers - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Ergeaux or Karnatis / [[Amoros, Paramour of Valakadyn or 'Ishqad, The Gilded Tempter or Freyr, The Heart's Dominion]] - Dominant Month: Bluewane (5) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### ???? - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: - Dominant Month: Bloodfall (6) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Archer - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[The Grand Game/2. 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Deities/Conceptual/Bestara, Nature’s Shepherd‡ or Ḍāriyah, Mother of Beasts‡ or Frigg, The Untamed‡|Bestara, Nature’s Shepherd‡ or Ḍāriyah, Mother of Beasts‡ or Frigg, The Untamed‡]] - Dominant Month: Darkrise (7) - Location: In front of the Wild Hunt - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Forge - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Pyraeon, The Everburning† or Jaḥim, The Flame Imperishable† or Surtr, The Burning Oath†]] - Dominant Month: Goldenshade (8) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Dragon - Name: Jörmungandr - Vakan: - Vyran: Oraborus - Origin: - Dominant Month: Silverflare (9) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Warrior - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: - Dominant Month: Redwane (10) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Eagle - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Naturis, Forebearer of Mortality† or Rabī’ah, Bloom of Sorrow† or Freyja, First To Touch Infinity†]] - Dominant Month: Bluecrest (11) - Location: - Story: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Bull - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Astorion, Oathkeeper or Kawkabir, Guide of Heaven or Heimdall, Sentinel of the Stars]] - Dominant Month: Darkfall (12) - Location: Behind [[Hel - The Elemental Plane of Death|Kaldmár - The Blue Moon]] - Story: Created as Astorion was born from Baldr and Hermod - Apostle of Stars Power: ## Major Arcana ### The Father - North Star - Name: Alfödr - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: - Visible: All - Location: Above Valakadyn’s North Pole ([[1. Norður, The First Sister|Norður]]) - Story: Vur is the father of Vaka and Vyra - Discovered by: [[Astorion, Oathkeeper or Kawkabir, Guide of Heaven or Heimdall, Sentinel of the Stars]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Spear - South Star - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Luxaris, Lightbearer† or Nūrad, The Spear of Morning† or Baldr, The Light of Heaven†]] - Visible: Year Round - Location: Above Valakadyn’s South Pole (The Tower of the End) - Story: - Discovered by: Orazio - Apostle of Stars Power: n/a ### The Shadow - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Tenebris, Umbral Guardian or Ẓulmah, The Night's Confessor or Höðr, The Shadowed Hand]] - Visible: Year Round - Location: The void of Stars between [[Rauðmár - The Red Moon|Rauðmár]] and [[Hel - The Elemental Plane of Death|Kaldmár]] - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Tenebris - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Devil - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Solaris, Sunscourge or Wahhāj, The Burning King or Sól, The Unbounded Dawn]] - Visible: Year Round - Location: Varies (Always opposing [[Hvitmár - The White Moon|Hvitmár]] from Valakadyn’s equator) - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Sól - Discovered by: Orazio - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Sentinel - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Selunea, Moon’s Herald or Qamarāt, The Pale Sentinel or Máni, Night's Shield]] - Visible: Year Round - Location: Varies (Always directly behind [[Hvitmár - The White Moon|Hvitmár]] from Valakadyn’s equator) - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Máni - Discovered by: Orazio - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Shepherd (The Rune) - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Polaris Neveron, The Eclipsed Apostle of the Stars, Stellar Archon of Adar and Second Herald of Annihilation]] - Visible: Summer Solstice (Mid-Bloodfall thru Darkfall) - Location: Dark Cloud (Between the three moons) - Story: Created by Orazio and Ergeaux as they sealed Polaris within Khelijwe. The only remnant of [[The Apostle of the Stars]]. - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka]] - Apostle of Stars Power: n/a ## Minor Arcana ### The Maul - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: The Mauve Maul - Meera Vai - Visible: - Location: - Story: - Discovered by: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Ship - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Krakensbane - [[Aeralis, Gale of the Creators or Rīyaḥ, Skyweaver or Ægir, The Whispering Storm]] - Visible: Darkfall (12) - Location: Above [[Hel - The Elemental Plane of Death|Kaldmár]], floating on a sea of larger stars - Story: Created by Astorion to symbolize his love - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†|Orazio]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The World Tree - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Josephine Silverhand, First Harbinger of Nature and Original Wielder of the Staff of Vaka†]] - Visible: Bluecrest (11) - Location: A light green star marks the top of it’s crown - Story: - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka|Sirius]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Lion, aka The King - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†]] - Visible: Silvergloom (3); Visible Year Round within New Apollyon - Location: Near **The Father**, a cloud of stars forms a mane around five stars that make up his face. A crown of stars (that includes a few stars from **The Father**) adorns the top of the figure. - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Orazio as one of the Nine - an equal to the Gods - after his death. - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka|Sirius]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Puppy & The Kitten - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Djin + Kallus - Visible: Silvergloom (3); Visible year round within New Apollyon - Location: Beneath **The King**, as if it’s looking down at them. Located near **The Shadow**. - Story: - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka|Sirius]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Flower - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: Morvane - Origin: [[Moritaea, The Inevitable End or Fānīyah, Mistress of the Pale Gate or Hela, The Silent Shepherd]] - Visible: Darkrise (7) - Location: - Story: - Discovered by: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Wild Hunt - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: - Visible: - Location: - Story: - Discovered by: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Conqueror - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Emperor Myrthos Karavala, The Tyrant Apostle of Gravity and Third Herald of Annihilation†]] - Visible: Bloodfall (6); Visible year round from within the Sovereignty - Location: Directly above Graena at all times (including the daytime) - Story: Created with the death of the first Harbinger of Gravity, The Tyrant Apostle Myrthos Karavala. Astorion has no idea how it came to be. - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†|Orazio]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Mask (?) - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Threaven? - Visible: Bluewane (5) - Location: A dark green star… - Story: - Discovered by: - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Apple - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Logion, Farseer or 'Aqlun, The Many Eyed King or Odin, The Thought Beyond Thought]] - Visible: Redcrest (4) - Location: Just Southeast of **The Father** - Story: - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†|Orazio]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Blue Turtle - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Clad, First Apostle of War†]] - Visible: Goldshine (2) - Location: A red star… - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Clad as one of the Nine - an equal to the Gods - after his death. - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†|Orazio]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Brothers - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Njord + Thor - Visible: Bloodrise (1) - Location: - Story: - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka|Sirius]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Idiot - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: Death of [[Nixea, Frostwarden† or Thaljān, The Still Breath† or Ullr, Winter's Edge†]] - Visible: Silverflare (9); Visible year round from Norður - Location: - Story: - Discovered by: [[Sirius Starseeker, The Heavensbound Apostle of the Stars, Phoenix’s Chosen and Wielder of the Staff of Vaka|Sirius]] - Apostle of Stars Power: ### The Outsider - Name: - Vakan: - Vyran: - Origin: [[Mara Magnolia, The Soulsplitting Apostle of Death and Original Wielder of the Bracers of Vaka†]] - Visible: Goldenshade (8); Visible year round within 10 miles of the ruins of Lakius - Location: A dark purple star… - Story: Created by Astorion to honor Mara as one of the Nine - an equal to the Gods - after her death. - Discovered by: [[Orazio Aster, The Magnificent Apostle of Storms, First King of Apollyon, Founder of the Grand Reserve, and Original Wielder of the Crown of Vaka†|Orazio]] - Apostle of Stars Power: