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The Arkati Volumes Book Two
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Chapter Two
The Lords of Liabo ~ The Gods of Light
by Evialla Violetskye~Khyree & Geijon Khyree
Niima
The Sea Sprite
Name: Niima
Ancient Name: Neela
Epithet: N/A
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Lesser Goddess
Realm: Mistress of waters and sea life, patroness of sailors.
Dominion: Waters, sea life, sailors.
Relations: Daughter of Charl.
Rivals: None
Symbol: A grey dolphin on a field of blue.
Shrine: Charl's shrine, the Coastal Cliffs.
Appearance: Niima has blue eyes, reflective of the seas over which her father reigns. She has pale, blond hair, and is a very youthful, lithe, spritely woman, clad in a clinging blue-green gown. Often, she appears as a dolphin.
Demeanor: Playful, flirtatious.

Niima acts as the conscience of Charl, and moderates his raging, stormy temper. Rescuer of sailors, those that are blessed with youth and handsome features will find her more quickly coming to their aid.

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Oleani
Goddess of Love
Name: Oleani
Ancient Name: Oriana
Epithet: N/A
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Greater Goddess
Realm: Goddess of love, fertility, and Spring.
Dominion: Love, Fertility, Spring, femininity.
Relations: Wife of Phoen the God of the Sun and fatherhood, mother of Tonis.
Rivals: Ivas
Symbol: A red heart with a budding flower growing from it.
Shrine: IceMule Trace Temple - Hall of Seasons.
Appearance: Feminine, voluptuous, lusty, Oleani is considered the most beautiful of all of the goddesses of Liabo. Appearing in many forms, but always as a woman of maddening beauty, she wears a tunic or gown of shimmering, sometimes sheer and revealing gold-trimmed white, complimenting her lusty, playful manner. Her hair is long, and golden blonde, her skin lightly tanned and glowing, her eyes an intriguing gold-flecked violet.
Demeanor: Amourous, nurturing.

In the new-life season of early spring, a celebration of new love and a ritual requesting Oleani's blessing on the fields are combined into a single holiday.

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Phoen
The Sun God
Name: Phoen
Ancient Name: Phaon
Epithet:N/A
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Greater God
Realm: God of the Sun, summer, and fatherhood.
Dominion: Sun, summer, fatherhood, masculinity.
Relations: Husband to Oleani, father of Tonis, son of Koar and Lumnis, brother of Lorminstra, twin of Ronan.
Rivals: Zelia
Symbol: A golden sunburst on a field of blue.
Shrine: IceMule Trace Temple - Hall of Seasons.
Appearance: Almost identical in features to his twin, with the exception of flowing golden hair which shines so brightly it is said to blind mortal eyes. Tall and muscular, with deep, golden-amber eyes, he wears only a short tunic white cloth trimmed with gold.
Demeanor: Confident, to the point of egotism.

Phoen's relationship with Oleani is a bit looser than is considered traditional, and representing the masculine side of fertility and sometimes considered the god of fatherhood, he has fathered countless Elanthian children.

The Sun God, Phoen personifies manly power, and though well-meaning is sometimes almost egotistical. There is more than one fable of Phoen causing harm rather than good through careless use of his great power.

The warmth and light associated with the sun, as well as the fact that they are life-nurturing qualities place Phoen in direct opposition to the Dark Gods, however, more often it is the Dark Gods regarding him as such that leads to conflict, rather than his desire to oppose them. He may also face them simply as a staunch ally of Oleani's.

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Ronan
"Master of Dreams"
God of the Night
Name: Ronan
Ancient Name: Reann
Epithet: "Master of Dreams"
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Greater God
Realm: God of the night, master of sleep, dreams and visions.
Dominion: Night, sleep, dreams.
Relations: Brother of Lorminstra, twin of Phoen, son of Koar and Lumnis.
Rivals: Sheru, and others associated with the undead.
Symbol: A black sword with a silver edge on a field of black.
Shrine: IceMule Trace Temple - Hall of the Mind, Shore of Dreams.
Appearance: The darker twin to Phoen, Ronan has a mysterious, sardonic aura, with his heavy-lidded, hypnotic black eyes with only an odd grey swirl, and entirely without whites. Lean and lank, he has fair skin, and black hair, favor to dress his tall frame only in black cloth garments, the steel of his weapons being black as well.
Demeanor: Sleepy, sardonic.

Ronan is a constant crusader against Lornon and their most active foe, forever fighting against the undead, and especially against Sheru, his arch-rival, both claiming the night and sleep as their rightful territories. "The Master of Dreams", Ronan finds the Dark Gods trespassing into his realm continually, using their cloak of darkness and natural avoidance of light in an attempt to cover their activities. Luukos also mounts a constant assault on Ronan's realm with those who have failed to die cleanly and are now subject to his curse. Ronan is the guardian against those who would violate the peaceful respite of the realm of night, sleep and dreams. Uncorruptable and weary, he has a sardonic sense of humor, and is sometimes seen with Jastev.

Ronan is the darker twin of Phoen, and it is said that the two, being night and day, cannot come together in the same place.

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Tilamaire
The Musician
Name: Tilamaire
Ancient Name: Talaraine
Epithet: None
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Lesser God
Realm: Patron of Music and dance.
Dominion: Music, movement, dance.
Relations: Servant of Cholen.
Rivals: Ivas
Symbol: A black music note on a field of grey.
Shrine: None
Appearance: Tilamaire is youthful, with wide eyes, full lips and tawny hair.
Demeanor: Carefree,exuberant.

Tilamaire often travels the lands as a wandering minstrel, seeking new musical talents. Upon finding one worthy of his time, he offers to stay and teach them, greatly increasing their skill and often bestowing magical abilities. Carefree, exuberant amd light-hearted in nature, Tilamaire is a deadly foe when confronted by his enemy, Ivas.

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Tonis
"The Messenger"
Name: Tonis
Ancient Name: Teris
Epithet: "The Messenger"
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Greater God
Realm: God of speed, travel and thieves, Messenger of the Gods.
Dominion: Speed, Travel, Thieves.
Relations: Son of Phoen and Oleani, servant of Koar.
Rivals: None
Symbol: A golden pegasus on a field of blue.
Shrine: IceMule Trace Temple - Hall of the Body.
Appearance: Tonis is a graceful, slender young man in his middle teens, with curly blond hair, light brown eyes, and lightly tanned skin flushed and glowing with his childlike hyperactivity. Garbed in a simple, diaphanous tunic, he carries a messenger's pouch across one shoulder, a short staff which records the messages to be delivered and is always bare-footed. Tonis is can run faster than any living creature, but on occasion rides upon his magical shield. He's rarely been encountered by mortals. Even more frequently than his 'human' form, Tonis takes on the form of a golden pegasus whose hooves strike flames from the sky.
Demeanor: Hyperactive, childlike.

Tonis is renowned for his speed, and for the shape he commonly chooses when on an errand. He is also worshipped by thieves. Myths of his speed and daring spur his worshippers on to perform similar feats, and it is the skill and daring of their acts that motivates them more than the trinkets they take. In battle, Tonis can slay an army in a few moments by rushing among them and snatching the breath from their mouths.

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Voaris
Patron of Young Love
Name: Voaris
Ancient Name: N/A
Epithet: None
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Patron of Young love.
Realm: Patron of Young Love.
Dominion: Young love.
Relations: None
Rivals: None
Symbol: None
Shrine: None
Appearance: Unknown.
Demeanor: Unknown.

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Voln
"The Liberator"
Name: Voln
Ancient Name: Vult
Epithet: "The Liberator" (freer of the undead)
Pantheon: Liabo
Tier: Lesser God
Realm: Battle against Undead.
Dominion: The liberation of the undead from their curse.
Relations: Follower of Lorminstra, believed to be a son of Lorminstra.
Rivals: Shar, Luukos.
Symbol: A white shield on a field of black.
Shrine: Voln Monastary, IceMule Trace Temple - Hall of the Holy Struggle.
Appearance: Handsome with striking blue eyes and flowing sable hair, but grim and unapproachable, Voln appears to be about 25 years old. Hea appears ever ready for battle, wearing a white surcoat over full armor of black chainmail, and carrying a white shield.
Demeanor: Grim, sometimes snide.

Voln, "The Liberator", freer of the undead, has pledged his immortal life to the release of every soul enslaved by Luukos, and wanders the lands slaying creatures of the undead, breaking the curse that keeps them from Lormnstra.

He owes much to Lorminstra, and while not being her servant directly, Voln owes much to her and shares her bitter hatred of Luukos. Legends and tales imply that the very existence of Voln is a result of Lorminstra's unending pleas to Koar for his intervention to halt the spreading curse of Luukos' undead. Tales tell us that Voln is perhaps the son of Koar, born of mortal woman. Brought up in a land with the haunting vision of loved ones lost forever to Luukos' curse ever before him, he has an undying hatred of the undead, their liberation his lifelong mission.

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