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stories_by_rushlightMORTAL & FAERIE REALMS
The mortal and faerie realms came into being at the beginning of the universe, they are connected by portals or gateways allowing passage to either realm by the way magic. Time differs in both realms, a few moments spent in the faerie realm can be days or months in the mortal realm. Faerie is inhabited exclusively by creatures from our myths and legends, (the most powerful being the dragons) and normal animals. There are no mortal humans in the faerie realm. The mortal realm is our world where only stories and tales remain of the creatures of faerie and the few poor faerie folk doomed to walk in the shadows, unable to open the gateways themselves. Magic used to exist in both realms which made crossing realms easier but as the mortal world has distanced its-self from the arcane and become more technological magic has waned making opening portals virtually impossible from this side. Magic is a part of life on the other hand in faerie meaning that portals can easily be opened if one knows the right way to do it.
PORTALS & THE GATEKEEPERS
The mortal realm portals came into being at the start of time, there were 9 of them all located on major leyline meeting points. The gates harness their power from the leylines but as the world drifted away from the arcane the leylines have weakened to the point that even the most powerful dragon could not open the portal from the mortal realm. There is no need for fixed points in faerie as in essence the whole realm is alive with the same kind of power as the leylines hold. Only a few dragons know the opening spell now, one of whom is on the dragon council (being the Eldest and slightly senile) and Andoi's family line. They do not teach the spell of opening any more,(will be discussed later). If a portal spell is used incorrectly it can cause those that pass through it to become lost in the space between time, too long in this place can cause madness or even death.
Each of the 9 mortal gates came into being with an appointed Guardian, they are tied to the fate of the gate and can prevent hostile entities opening a portal but not who exits them. They can sense the opening of portals and will be drawn to where the portal opens immediately to observe the traveler. If they feel the traveler means to do harm or has ill intent they can use their own powers to subdue and return the hostile force. They are ethereal beings, neither male or female. The in essence have no form or substance but if they wish they can take any form they wish to present to people. They are also immortal and cannot die by normal means. This does not mean they can never die. In the centuries that the Gates have been unused eight of the nine Gaurdians have succumbed to despair in an uncaring and unseeing world, their true purpose seeming gone forever. They literally caused themselves to no longer exist. Without a gatekeeper the portals are forever closed. The last gatekeepers although saddened by the world around 'him' will not leave the mortal world forever cut off from faerie. Ninde is the name of the last gatekeeper 'he' (i shall use he when talking about Ninde for the sake of ease), has not shown himself to anyone for centuries. Ninde is alone, the last of his kind in a world that has forgotten much.
The last known mortal portal users were the Druids of ancient Britain but once the Romans came they were all destroyed. With their destruction went all knowledge of opening the gateways.
CONCERNING DRAGONS
The dragons are the most powerful of all the faerie realm, but they are not the evil monsters that our own legends and stories portray. They are highly intelligent beings with a love of learning, most of them can speak all manner of languages fluently. Our earliest stories talk of dragons helping mortals, it was they that taught the portal spells to mortals. Dragons are masters of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. The wisest of Dragons can also change their forms and appear human. (Think back on all the stories you know of people turning into monsters, this was probably a younger dragon that had not quite mastered holding a new shape). All dragons can fly. Dragons are not immortal as such but have an extremely long lifespan, there are generally around 300 dragons at any one time at they are too large to exist in vast amounts (currently there are around 170 dragons owing to the many that had been slain in medieval times). They are ruled by a council of Elders, called the Council of Three. The Eldest on the council is known only as The White in respect for his age and wisdom. He is one of the few dragons that still know the portal spell, unfortunately due to the sheer amount of years pressing down on him his mind has begun to deteriorate.
Dragons used to make the crossing between realms regularly seeing the potential in mankind. However many men became jealous of the powers wielded by the dragons and began to resent them. Some great powerful rulers began to put a bounty on dragons and spread the tales we now see as how dragons were. Because of the deaths of countless dragons, the council decreed that the younger dragons could no longer be taught the portal spells. The dragon council felt that this was preferable than war with the mortals. Those that did know the portal magic had to get dispensation from the council before they could open a portal.
The mortal and faerie realms came into being at the beginning of the universe, they are connected by portals or gateways allowing passage to either realm by the way magic. Time differs in both realms, a few moments spent in the faerie realm can be days or months in the mortal realm. Faerie is inhabited exclusively by creatures from our myths and legends, (the most powerful being the dragons) and normal animals. There are no mortal humans in the faerie realm. The mortal realm is our world where only stories and tales remain of the creatures of faerie and the few poor faerie folk doomed to walk in the shadows, unable to open the gateways themselves. Magic used to exist in both realms which made crossing realms easier but as the mortal world has distanced its-self from the arcane and become more technological magic has waned making opening portals virtually impossible from this side. Magic is a part of life on the other hand in faerie meaning that portals can easily be opened if one knows the right way to do it.
PORTALS & THE GATEKEEPERS
The mortal realm portals came into being at the start of time, there were 9 of them all located on major leyline meeting points. The gates harness their power from the leylines but as the world drifted away from the arcane the leylines have weakened to the point that even the most powerful dragon could not open the portal from the mortal realm. There is no need for fixed points in faerie as in essence the whole realm is alive with the same kind of power as the leylines hold. Only a few dragons know the opening spell now, one of whom is on the dragon council (being the Eldest and slightly senile) and Andoi's family line. They do not teach the spell of opening any more,(will be discussed later). If a portal spell is used incorrectly it can cause those that pass through it to become lost in the space between time, too long in this place can cause madness or even death.
Each of the 9 mortal gates came into being with an appointed Guardian, they are tied to the fate of the gate and can prevent hostile entities opening a portal but not who exits them. They can sense the opening of portals and will be drawn to where the portal opens immediately to observe the traveler. If they feel the traveler means to do harm or has ill intent they can use their own powers to subdue and return the hostile force. They are ethereal beings, neither male or female. The in essence have no form or substance but if they wish they can take any form they wish to present to people. They are also immortal and cannot die by normal means. This does not mean they can never die. In the centuries that the Gates have been unused eight of the nine Gaurdians have succumbed to despair in an uncaring and unseeing world, their true purpose seeming gone forever. They literally caused themselves to no longer exist. Without a gatekeeper the portals are forever closed. The last gatekeepers although saddened by the world around 'him' will not leave the mortal world forever cut off from faerie. Ninde is the name of the last gatekeeper 'he' (i shall use he when talking about Ninde for the sake of ease), has not shown himself to anyone for centuries. Ninde is alone, the last of his kind in a world that has forgotten much.
The last known mortal portal users were the Druids of ancient Britain but once the Romans came they were all destroyed. With their destruction went all knowledge of opening the gateways.
CONCERNING DRAGONS
The dragons are the most powerful of all the faerie realm, but they are not the evil monsters that our own legends and stories portray. They are highly intelligent beings with a love of learning, most of them can speak all manner of languages fluently. Our earliest stories talk of dragons helping mortals, it was they that taught the portal spells to mortals. Dragons are masters of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. The wisest of Dragons can also change their forms and appear human. (Think back on all the stories you know of people turning into monsters, this was probably a younger dragon that had not quite mastered holding a new shape). All dragons can fly. Dragons are not immortal as such but have an extremely long lifespan, there are generally around 300 dragons at any one time at they are too large to exist in vast amounts (currently there are around 170 dragons owing to the many that had been slain in medieval times). They are ruled by a council of Elders, called the Council of Three. The Eldest on the council is known only as The White in respect for his age and wisdom. He is one of the few dragons that still know the portal spell, unfortunately due to the sheer amount of years pressing down on him his mind has begun to deteriorate.
Dragons used to make the crossing between realms regularly seeing the potential in mankind. However many men became jealous of the powers wielded by the dragons and began to resent them. Some great powerful rulers began to put a bounty on dragons and spread the tales we now see as how dragons were. Because of the deaths of countless dragons, the council decreed that the younger dragons could no longer be taught the portal spells. The dragon council felt that this was preferable than war with the mortals. Those that did know the portal magic had to get dispensation from the council before they could open a portal.
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