Glossary –

Lore - The total sum of mortal discovery, creativity & culture.

Knowledge - An Aspect of Eternity – The total and exact factual understanding of everything that is or was. Constantly added to by lore.

Akasha - Mortal’s collective unconscious. Formed at the union between lore and knowledge. First line of defense against corruption.

The system – The bridge between divine power and the material plane. Mortals cannot handle divine power. The system serves as a translation measure between the two. The initialization of the system only happens after the lore of a world (mortal discovery, creativity & culture) is developed enough to bear the weight of an influx of knowledge from the wider multiverse. Otherwise, the nascent developing identity of a world would be crushed. When the lore has developed to a sufficient level, knowledge is introduced, the akasha is fully formed and system implementation begins. Marks translation from the mythical Age of Wonders to the System Age.

Corruption – The enemy of the [system] and the gods.

Aspects of Eternity – An absolute expression of divine power as limited by a single facet of existence.

Gods – Literal personifications of the Aspects of Eternity. They can have multiple aspects that fall under the same logical association. A billion faces, a trillion worlds, an infinity of gods, that all fall under a single voice.

Free Will – The ability of mortals to choose freely how they wish to interact with the universe and make choices. Offers them limited ability to interact with the gods as they see fit. For example, Strength in his Aspect as Ares, a God of War may incite anger in the viewer. But interacting with him in his Aspect of Hercules, may give righteous strength and valor.

Multiverse – The various planes of existence. Those currently known: The Material Plane, The Elemental Plane, The Divine Realm, The Burning Hells.

Arthos – Classified in the Divine Guide to the Cosmos under category: Generic Fantasy World #23. Known to have humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, dungeons, dragons and crabs.

Toriana – A god. Known Aspects: Charisma, Love, Lust, Yearning, Passion, Fire, Chaos, Rapture, Madness

Lira – A god. Known Aspects: Wisdom, Knowledge, Experience, Ice, Winter, Death, Entropy

Aethir – A god. Known Aspects: Intelligence, Wind, Spring, Magic, Hope, Innocence

Strength – A god.

Vitality – A god.

Dexterity – A god.

The Triumvirate – Composed of Toriana, Lira & Aethir. Responsibilities include: Managing the system.

The Trinity: - Composed of Strength, Vitality, Dexterity. Responsibilities include: Unknown.

[REDACTED] – Unknown. All that is known is that he/she/it/they have been removed from the lore of Arthos.

Men in Blue – Secret Organization. Known activities: Monitoring/clearing the deep sea dungeons.