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Ancients and similar entities: Myths, Legends and the like.

The Ancients.

What exactly are the Ancients? Something strange. The Ancients are not native to Corius, that is known. They were once a single being: that too is known. The Ancients exist as fragments of this original being. They are not mortal,they are not physical or bound to this plane, and they tend to alter the world around them, to suit the laws and concepts of existence they understand and accept, instead of those native to Corius (which would be for most part equivalent to those of Earth).

Something to note is that Ancients are clearly not deities, and are not thought of as such. They are however revered, praised and heard of, in the same vein as a great leader, hero, spiritual teacher or the like. Other heroes can be equally or even more famous, but the Ancients are definitely the most powerful (and inhuman) variety. Pursuing the Ancients, is the work of a scholar, not a theologian.

There are many  Ancients, and the ones known (probably the only ones which exist too, to be truthful) are listed here:

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Zessalt

The leader of the Ancients. Zessalt is depicted in human-centric culture as an old man, with a long beard and hair, and armor, wielding a spear of pure lightning. More realistically he is thought off as an entity much like a Spirit, that poses as an inter-dimensional hyper-massive storm cloud and communicates (or tries to) with humans and other living beings in Corius, through weather patterns. Among the Ancients, Zessalt is the source of the White Magic.

Sephiragios

Another, very important Ancient, and highly praised in Valeon. Said to be closely tied to the sun, perhaps living in it, and using sunlight, and common fires as well as heat patterns and the like to interact with humans. Is said to be somewhat of an empath, and shows his presence in war-settings, where he manipulates the feelings of his chosen to lead them to glory. Depicted as a redhead young warrior, carrying a very curved saw-like blade, the mythological Sword of Parting. The source for the Red Magic.The true form is assumed to involve a lot of fire and light, as well as possibly, wings of flame. Possibly.

Rephion/Rephios/Rephiox

An Ancient thought of as a golden haired flying hero of justice and the like, Rephios is one of the few Ancients to take human avatars. However he is also noted for being perceived (in every way) differently from human to human. Rephios communicates through light, and often possesses an ethereal, white aura around his body. He is known to be closest to humans, and most inclined to aid them. He produced the Light-Aura for humans to use, which has found very wide use among many mages. It is said he has a sanctum somewhere in Corius, which he defends fiercely. The true form is unheard of/entirely unknown.

Erech

The Ancient who took hold of the Netherworld. Him and his 'daughter' Oria are said to reside somewhere in it. The true form is that of a massive, eldritch shadow, or so they say. There is really no confirmation, but you would expect the ruler of the netherworld to look like that, would you not? It is also known that he appears and spies on everyone on his realm, posing as other people, or hapless and simple entities. That raven that just perched on a tree? Could be him. Could. Little is known about what Erech does, or wants but for most part he is content sitting in the netherworld.

His tale is well known to the world.

Umyin

The ancient of the depths. A strange creature, that has taken hold of an once prosperous but now sunken city, to establish it's complex network of connections and portals to it's own plane: the Sea Unending, a watery world, filled with concepts and ideas given the form of creatures. Umyin is difficult to contact, however a lot of summoners seem to rely on the creatures of the Sea Unending for aid instead, and thus, indirectly, their master.

Umyin is well known to sea and island dwellers which make quite a bit of the population of the region of Astria. He is believed to be a highly intelligent Ancient who constantly observes the world, and grants requests to select few followers and chosen.

Astria

The Ancient of the Beyond. Powerful beyond compare, Astria dwells in the timeless and spaceless black void between worlds. From there she sails the great Currents of Time, through her superior mastery of the Green and Blue magics, seeking knowledge, and to fix whatever may have gone terribly wrong for her Ancient brethren and the humans they guide as well.  Thus, she is seen as someone of considerable importance, and is highly revered. Her ability comes from a number of tools and artifacts, some she built herself, some she found.

Astria manifests herself through avatars, as well as through subtly affecting events, using her power and magic. The times she must have saved existence from disaster, ought to be countless.