Post by Loki on Dec 19, 2016 21:03:31 GMT -5
The Abyssal and Celestial Realms are parallel realms that hold many similarities, though due to the collapse of the Celestial realm, despairingly little is known about the culture or flora and fauna previously on the realms. The realm structures of both realms is the monotheist archetype of an all-powerful god, then demigods, then mortal beings who interbreed with the demigods to bring about the variety of races and castes. Subraces do splinter off into a vast variety of forms and functions.
Celestial Realm:
A holy realm built on law and faith, it is a singular universe with the control of day to day aspects of the universe given to the demigods, the Celestials.
God: Dead or missing
Demigods: Celestials
Mortal Inhabitants: "Light" Souls, though not strictly mortal, they can be granted a mortal coil by a Celestial.
Notable Subraces:
Celestial + Good Alignment = Arcangel
Celestial + Evil Alignment = Devil
"Light" Soul + Good Alignment = Angel
"Light" Soul + Evil Alignment = Demon
Angel + Mortal = Nephalem
Nephalem + Mortal = Aasimar
Demon + Mortal = Cambion
Cambion + Mortal = Tiefling
Abyssal Realm:
An unholy realm built around a central universe where the god is throned. Pocket universes are individually controlled by the demigods, the Obyrith Lords.
God: Nerull
Demigods: Obyrith Lords and their offspring, Obyriths
Mortal Inhabitants: "Dark" Souls, though not strictly mortal, they are awoken in one of the many pocket universes within the abyss in a form such as how they lived or died in a previous life.
Notable Subraces:
Obyrith Lord + Literally anything, including themself = Obyrith, an Obyrith is classified by the Obyrith Lord which it takes after and rarely if ever will have the aspects of both parents if it was a mating of two Obyrith Lords.
"Dark" Soul + Obyrith "Nightmare" = Tanar'ri, a truly mortal being of the abyss, a slave to the Obyrith that raised it.
"Dark" Soul + Dream of Life = Loumara, The soul becomes powerful enough to shed the form they were born in and become a mortal "ghost"
Celestial Realm:
A holy realm built on law and faith, it is a singular universe with the control of day to day aspects of the universe given to the demigods, the Celestials.
God: Dead or missing
Demigods: Celestials
Mortal Inhabitants: "Light" Souls, though not strictly mortal, they can be granted a mortal coil by a Celestial.
Notable Subraces:
Celestial + Good Alignment = Arcangel
Celestial + Evil Alignment = Devil
"Light" Soul + Good Alignment = Angel
"Light" Soul + Evil Alignment = Demon
Angel + Mortal = Nephalem
Nephalem + Mortal = Aasimar
Demon + Mortal = Cambion
Cambion + Mortal = Tiefling
Abyssal Realm:
An unholy realm built around a central universe where the god is throned. Pocket universes are individually controlled by the demigods, the Obyrith Lords.
God: Nerull
Demigods: Obyrith Lords and their offspring, Obyriths
Mortal Inhabitants: "Dark" Souls, though not strictly mortal, they are awoken in one of the many pocket universes within the abyss in a form such as how they lived or died in a previous life.
Notable Subraces:
Obyrith Lord + Literally anything, including themself = Obyrith, an Obyrith is classified by the Obyrith Lord which it takes after and rarely if ever will have the aspects of both parents if it was a mating of two Obyrith Lords.
"Dark" Soul + Obyrith "Nightmare" = Tanar'ri, a truly mortal being of the abyss, a slave to the Obyrith that raised it.
"Dark" Soul + Dream of Life = Loumara, The soul becomes powerful enough to shed the form they were born in and become a mortal "ghost"