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{{Primordial Spirit Infobox | {{Primordial Spirit Infobox | ||
|Name=Awenlas | |Name=Awenlas | ||
|Image=[[File:Awenlas | |Image=[[File:Awenlas.jpg|center|frameless]] | ||
|Realm=[[Kalpanas]] | |Realm=[[Kalpanas]] | ||
|Aspect=The ever-changing kaleidoscope, the artist's palette, the dreamer's mind | |Aspect=The ever-changing kaleidoscope, the artist's palette, the dreamer's mind | ||
|Osia=Awenlasia | |Osia=[[Awenlasia]] | ||
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{{Primordial Spirit Sections | {{Primordial Spirit Sections | ||
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Awenlas is the force behind both grand artistic expression and the creeping fears of the unknown, making it one of the most paradoxical and powerful spirits within the fabric of [[Adaris]]. | Awenlas is the force behind both grand artistic expression and the creeping fears of the unknown, making it one of the most paradoxical and powerful spirits within the fabric of [[Adaris]]. | ||
|Nature and Influence=Awenlas is not a being in the conventional sense—it has no single form, no singular voice. It is an endless, shifting presence, appearing differently to every being that interacts with it. Some perceive Awenlas as a radiant storm of color and light; others see a faceless storyteller, an unfinished painting, a chimeric mass of ever-changing shapes. | |Nature and Influence=Awenlas is not a being in the conventional sense—it has no single form, no singular voice. It is an endless, shifting presence, appearing differently to every being that interacts with it. Some perceive Awenlas as a radiant storm of color and light; others see a faceless storyteller, an unfinished painting, a chimeric mass of ever-changing shapes. | ||
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It is said that true creativity requires dancing on the edge of both aspects—drawing from inspiration while resisting the pull of the abyss. | It is said that true creativity requires dancing on the edge of both aspects—drawing from inspiration while resisting the pull of the abyss. | ||
|Realm=Kalpanas is the intangible realm where form, memory, and desire drift unshaped. It is the metaphysical current through which Awenlas, the Primordial Spirit of imagination and dreams. Kalpanas is not governed by time or space; it is the field of becoming, where thought precedes existence. | |||
|Realm=Kalpanas is the intangible realm where form, memory, and desire drift unshaped. It is the metaphysical current through which Awenlas, the | |||
=== Relationship to Reality === | === Relationship to Reality === | ||
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* Scholars and mystics debate whether Kalpanas is a place, a state of being, or the shadow of Awenlas itself. | * Scholars and mystics debate whether Kalpanas is a place, a state of being, or the shadow of Awenlas itself. | ||
* Dreamwalkers and storyweavers seek echoes of forgotten truths within Kalpanas to shape the waking world. | * Dreamwalkers and storyweavers seek echoes of forgotten truths within Kalpanas to shape the waking world. | ||
* Some claim the Trueborn maintain rituals that keep Kalpanas tethered to mortal consciousness—preventing total disconnection from the origin. | * Some claim the [[Trueborn]] maintain rituals that keep Kalpanas tethered to mortal consciousness—preventing total disconnection from the origin. | ||
|Osia= | |Osia=[[File:Awenlas Guitar.jpg|thumb|Awenlas is tied to the creative spirit]] | ||
The practice of those who attune to Awenlas, focuses on the manipulation of dreams, imagination, and possibility. Practitioners, known as Osiari, walk the line between vision and illusion, creation and dissolution. They are dream-weavers, reality-benders, and architects of worlds unseen. | |||
=== Abilities of Osiari === | === Abilities of Osiari === | ||
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Osiari are both revered and feared, for they see beyond what is real and shape what should never exist. Some become prophets, others become madmen; many become both. | Osiari are both revered and feared, for they see beyond what is real and shape what should never exist. Some become prophets, others become madmen; many become both. | ||
|Significance and Worship=Awenlas is not worshiped in the conventional sense but celebrated. Temples dedicated to the spirit are shifting, surreal spaces—their walls never the same shape twice, their halls echoing with voices from dreams not yet dreamt. These places are filled with moving murals, self-composing symphonies, and floating sculptures that shift when no one watches. | |Significance and Worship=Awenlas is not worshiped in the conventional sense but celebrated. Temples dedicated to the spirit are shifting, surreal spaces—their walls never the same shape twice, their halls echoing with voices from dreams not yet dreamt. These places are filled with moving murals, self-composing symphonies, and floating sculptures that shift when no one watches. | ||
|See Also=* [[Astram]]: The chaotic energy of the Primordial Void, shaped by Daathir and Awenlas. | |See Also=* [[Astram]]: The chaotic energy of the Primordial Void, shaped by Daathir and Awenlas. | ||
* [[Cosmology of Adaris]]: The broader context of Adarian beliefs about the universe's origin and structure. | * [[Cosmology of Adaris]]: The broader context of Adarian beliefs about the universe's origin and structure. | ||
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