Gods and Demons

Beyond the realm of Araz there exist Gods and Demons. The Gods of Tumadrax created the peoples of Araz, whilst the Demons of Nethoral seek to destroy them.

Tumadrax - The Gods of Araz

Beyond the realm of Araz, above the sky, lies the upper plane known as Tumadrax – the Realm of the Gods.
In total there are twelve Gods; every two Gods claim “ownership” over the race or group of races they created.
The Gods, known as the Tumara, are:

• Ituro and Idonna: God and Goddess of the Northlings
  
• Uliath and Syna: God and Goddess of the Elves
• Abal’Endi and Hera’Eroa: God and Goddess of the Dragonkind
• Bazaral and Ren: God and Goddess of the Mountainkind
• Meres and Diamis: God and Goddess of the Humans
• Tinhaf and Torilia: God and Goddess of the Dwarves

There are five other Gods, known as the Falara or The Ancients. These five Gods created the Shades, but considered them flawed and abandoned them, before descending to the continent of Weritan to claim dominion over it.
The Falara are:

• Sosryn, Master of Magic
• Tarno, Master of War
• Gofeir, Master of the Seas
• Morkos, Master of the Sky
• Wyrloz, Master of Death

As well as the Tumara and Falara there are also five beings referred to as Demigods, or Kindara. They are immortal beings created as messengers of the Tumara. They are:

• Loketas
• Maerwen
• Oiki
• Hemys
• Kai'Lin

Nethoral - The Demons Below

The Vaemoresar are the Gods’ worst enemies, harbouring a deep hatred of them and their creations. No one knows how the Vaemoresar came to be, but it is known that the seven are confined to Nethoral until the end days. They are far from powerless, though, with a multitude of followers and the power to extend influence beyond their prison. It is believed that they test their power against each other, battling within Nethoral.

The Vaemoresar are as follows:

• Yemirak is the Vaemoresar of Blood and Bad Omens. His armies feast on their foes after battles, believing that they will absorb their enemies’ strengths by doing so.
• Talmariso is the Vaemoresar of Madness and Nightmares. Her armies are often adorned in armour of garish colours, and her generals wear masks intended to cause madness.
• Rilarokima is the Vaemoresar of Failure and Fear. His armies are terrible to behold, wearing armour that makes their forms more terrible than the Vaemora already are.
• Dalgoros is the Vaemoresar of Dark Indulgences and Procrastination. Her armies are nothing entirely special to behold, but their dark influences on friend and foe alike are dangerous.
• Wilmakka is the Vaemoresar of Natural Disasters and Plague. His armies carry foul diseases and can sometimes cause earthquakes as they march, making them dangerous enemies.
• Frilmara is the Vaemoresar of Stupidity and Freak Accidents. Her armies are masters of ambushes and traps, as well as capable fighters in pitched battles.
• Carvinix is the Vaemoresar of Civil War and Rebellion. His armies often attempt to gain an advantage over enemies by causing them to fight amongst themselves.

Those who are condemned to Nethoral end up there for deeds such as murder (though this does not include Assassin’s Guilds), theft (though does not include Thieves’ Guilds), blasphemy and, above all, dedication to the Vaemoresar themselves. Anyone who ends up in Nethoral is claimed by the Vaemoresar, and twisted into dangerous, undead soldiers known as Vaemora.
There are also so-called “Living Vaemora”: these are people who dedicate their lives to the Vaemoresar to such an extent that they are awarded supernatural abilities in life (though always with a price). Such abilities include, but are not limited to: the ability to acquire supernatural speed and strength at the cost of consuming living blood; the ability to take on the form of an animal at the cost of losing parts of their mortal self; the ability to enter a person’s dreams to drive them insane at the cost of their own sanity.

The Vaemoresar have made a few incursions into Araz, almost always being repelled by the combined forces of whichever continent they entered, though they have also made efforts at contacting leaders and driving them against each other, or persuading them to serve the beings of Nethoral.