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* The Prismic Mountains: A breathtaking crystalline mountain range that refracts Dharas’s light into endless beams, scattering illumination across all of Aurelion. The mountains shimmer with an ever-changing spectrum, and those who traverse their peaks experience visions of forgotten knowledge as light bends and shifts around them. | * The Prismic Mountains: A breathtaking crystalline mountain range that refracts Dharas’s light into endless beams, scattering illumination across all of Aurelion. The mountains shimmer with an ever-changing spectrum, and those who traverse their peaks experience visions of forgotten knowledge as light bends and shifts around them. | ||
* The Celestial Veil: A shimmering, mist-like boundary where Aurelion meets the cosmic expanse. Said to obscure the full truth of existence, the Celestial Veil filters reality itself, allowing only glimpses of what lies beyond the light. Many believe that passing through the Veil leads to enlightenment—or complete dissolution into radiance. | * The Celestial Veil: A shimmering, mist-like boundary where Aurelion meets the cosmic expanse. Said to obscure the full truth of existence, the Celestial Veil filters reality itself, allowing only glimpses of what lies beyond the light. Many believe that passing through the Veil leads to enlightenment—or complete dissolution into radiance. | ||
* The Auric Reaches: A high-altitude expanse where golden storms of pure energy swirl in perpetual motion. The Aelthari patrol this region, ensuring that Aurelion’s radiance does not spill into the mortal realms unchecked. Some believe the Reaches are the closest one can come to merging with Dharas’s essence while still maintaining form. | * The Auric Reaches: A high-altitude expanse where golden storms of pure energy swirl in perpetual motion. The Aelthari patrol this region, ensuring that Aurelion’s radiance does not spill into the mortal realms unchecked. Some believe the Reaches are the closest one can come to merging with Dharas’s essence while still maintaining form. | ||
|Flora and Fauna=Unlike realms bound by physical matter, Aurelion’s lifeforms are composed of light, thought, and harmonic energy. The flora and fauna of this radiant domain do not rely on sustenance or natural cycles but instead exist in a state of perpetual luminescence, embodying the purity and resonance of Dharas’s essence. | |Flora and Fauna=Unlike realms bound by physical matter, Aurelion’s lifeforms are composed of light, thought, and harmonic energy. The flora and fauna of this radiant domain do not rely on sustenance or natural cycles but instead exist in a state of perpetual luminescence, embodying the purity and resonance of Dharas’s essence. | ||
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* Xelithar: Ever-shifting geometric constructs that spiral through the air, folding and unfolding in endless patterns. They do not interact with other beings, but those who watch their movements for long enough claim to experience profound revelations. | * Xelithar: Ever-shifting geometric constructs that spiral through the air, folding and unfolding in endless patterns. They do not interact with other beings, but those who watch their movements for long enough claim to experience profound revelations. | ||
* Thal’Vasir: Towering, near-translucent figures that appear only at the edges of perception. Whether they are guardians, watchers, or echoes of something long past is unknown. Many who encounter them report a deep, resonant understanding of their own place in the grand design of existence. | * Thal’Vasir: Towering, near-translucent figures that appear only at the edges of perception. Whether they are guardians, watchers, or echoes of something long past is unknown. Many who encounter them report a deep, resonant understanding of their own place in the grand design of existence. | ||
|Inhabitants=* | |Inhabitants=* Lioris - Ethereal beings composed of pure light, the Lioris are the sages of Aurelion. They serve as interpreters of divine radiance, helping mortals and spirits alike understand the deeper truths revealed by Dharas’s illumination. Appearing as shimmering, translucent figures, they communicate through pulses of radiant energy, conveying thoughts and wisdom without words. Many who seek Aurelion’s wisdom hope to receive guidance from the Lioris, though only those of pure intent can comprehend their messages. | ||
* Aelthari: Ancient and unwavering, the Aelthari are the guardians of Aurelion’s borders. They ensure that the realm’s radiance remains in balance, neither spilling over into other realms nor allowing corruption to taint the purity of light. Tall, luminous figures clad in armor woven from golden energy, they are known for their unmatched vigilance and mastery over the Veil of Illumination, a barrier that separates Aurelion from the mortal world. | * Aelthari: Ancient and unwavering, the Aelthari are the guardians of Aurelion’s borders. They ensure that the realm’s radiance remains in balance, neither spilling over into other realms nor allowing corruption to taint the purity of light. Tall, luminous figures clad in armor woven from golden energy, they are known for their unmatched vigilance and mastery over the Veil of Illumination, a barrier that separates Aurelion from the mortal world. | ||
* Lightborn - Once-mortal beings who have Ascendant fully into Aurelion’s radiance, the Lightborn are souls who have shed all shadow, becoming embodiments of enlightenment. Retaining echoes of their past selves, they exist in a state of perpetual luminescence, guiding others on the path toward transcendence. Legends tell of great sages and warriors who, upon death, were accepted into Aurelion, their spirits transformed into beings of pure light. | * Lightborn - Once-mortal beings who have Ascendant fully into Aurelion’s radiance, the Lightborn are souls who have shed all shadow, becoming embodiments of enlightenment. Retaining echoes of their past selves, they exist in a state of perpetual luminescence, guiding others on the path toward transcendence. Legends tell of great sages and warriors who, upon death, were accepted into Aurelion, their spirits transformed into beings of pure light. | ||