Xaltion

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Xaltion - The One God

Xaltion

Personality :	Color Spectrum:
Creator, Crafter	Silver, Gold

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A golden sun framed by two silver fern leaves

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Image:Sun-const.jpg The Sun by Sejast

Gem

Botanical

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Opal

Fern

A Dolphin

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Father of all, father of mine, grant me this life to please thee. Grant me the power to create the visions of my imagination you breathe into my mind. Grant me the wisdom to be morecreative than my enemy, stronger than my foe, more gracious than my brother. Grant me whatyou will to please, for my life is thanks to you and my thanks I give unto you.
- Prayer to Xaltion

Xaltion is also referred to as The One God. All the other gods of Xaltoria are actually Aspects of Xaltion. For more information on this, you may want to read the History, Age of Rending. Xaltion was the prime creator of Xaltoria, and has stood up for and fought for it. He even turned his back on his siblings for the sake of the world and its inhabitants.

Xaltion's gem stone representative is the opal. Long recognized for subtle beauty and vivid contrasts, the opal is also believed to be the promoter of joy and extended good fortune. In relation to Xaltion it's the symbolic virtue of balance. Because Xaltion sacrificed all that he was in order to balance the world, splitting himself into nine different aspects of personality, he is the bringer of balance and order. Some of Xaltion's rituals and spells require an opal in some form and it is the preferred type of jewelry for those dedicated to Xaltion.

His botanical symbol is the fern. Ferns were the first plants to return fully from the Ruination and the Rending. They were also the only plants to survive droughts and other natural disasters that caused other flora to fail and die. As long as ferns grow, people believe Xaltion is watching. Great groves of ferns can be found throughout the world and it is in these spots that Xaltion is believed to have actually stepped. Many rituals and spells require fern leaves or oil. Ferns are also considered a major part of a holy person's diet.

Xaltion's astrological symbol is the sun. It was long believed the sun was actually Xaltion walking in the sky and watching over the people. The sun often appears on the possessions of those who worship Xaltion, as well as figuring in many of their rituals.

Xaltion represents the element of creation water. When Xaltion began creating life, he started in the water with all manor of plant and fish. The last creature he made before starting on Humanity was the dolphin. The dolphin was different from every other aquatic creation. It had more heart, more personality. It made Xaltion realize that what he was trying to create was something dynamic with a will of its own. Something unpredictable. It was the dolphin that inspired Xaltion to create what are now known as the great races of the world.

Those who choose to be trade professions often choose Xaltion as their patron god.

Xaltion Before Time
The Age before time, was, as you might expect, wonderful. The races extended friendship to all mortals and respect and ultimate worship to Xaltion. They lived without disease or hardship. Xaltion was like both a curious sibling, frolicking and celebrating with humanity, and a doting parent, blanketing his creations with approval at every leap of technology or discovery. He helped them avoid catastrophes, calmed the earth when a natural disaster might have taken place, and had a great involvement in the everyday life of the races. Though everyone worshiped Xaltion with great fervor, clerics had a special connection with Xaltion. They received power through Xaltion to heal and bless. Their prayers were often answered and because Xaltion loved these individuals, everyone else loved them. They became holy and guided everyone in the proper worship and devotion to Xaltion. They made it their duty to make sure even the youngest child knew of Xaltion and the wonderful things he did for them.

Xaltion Before Time

The Age before time, was, as you might expect, wonderful. The races extended friendship to all mortals and respect and ultimate worship to Xaltion. They lived without disease or hardship. Xaltion was like both a curious sibling, frolicking and celebrating with humanity, and a doting parent, blanketing his creations with approval at every leap of technology or discovery. He helped them avoid catastrophes, calmed the earth when a natural disaster might have taken place, and had a great involvement in the everyday life of the races. Though everyone worshiped Xaltion with great fervor, clerics had a special connection with Xaltion. They received power through Xaltion to heal and bless. Their prayers were often answered and because Xaltion loved these individuals, everyone else loved them. They became holy and guided everyone in the proper worship and devotion to Xaltion. They made it their duty to make sure even the youngest child knew of Xaltion and the wonderful things he did for them.

Xaltion During the Ruination
The Ruination refers to the time when Xaltion's siblings came back to collect their brother and take him off to do something new with them. Xaltion, loving his world, refused to go. To convince him, the siblings caused great havoc in the world nearly destroying it in a very short time. Desperate to save his world, Xaltion agreed to go away with them. He failed to realize that humanity would believe he had become angry with them. They thought he had nearly destroyed the world and abandoned them. Xaltion was gone throughout the hundreds of years that followed the Ruination, and people lost nearly all hope. When Xaltion returned and realized what had happened, he felt such sorrow that he sent visions to clerics to encourage them to lead their people out of hiding and rebuild the world.

Xaltion During the Ruination

The Ruination refers to the time when Xaltion's siblings came back to collect their brother and take him off to do something new with them. Xaltion, loving his world, refused to go. To convince him, the siblings caused great havoc in the world nearly destroying it in a very short time. Desperate to save his world, Xaltion agreed to go away with them. He failed to realize that humanity would believe he had become angry with them. They thought he had nearly destroyed the world and abandoned them. Xaltion was gone throughout the hundreds of years that followed the Ruination, and people lost nearly all hope. When Xaltion returned and realized what had happened, he felt such sorrow that he sent visions to clerics to encourage them to lead their people out of hiding and rebuild the world.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Mercy
Xaltion suffered deeply from the guilt and heartache of watching his world nearly destroyed. After coming back to the despair and sadness that had befallen his beloved creation, Xaltion did everything he possibly could to try to make up for it all in the Age of Mercy. Humanity was so happy he had returned they promptly named the world Xaltoria in his honor. The clerics doubled their efforts to try and please Xaltion, becoming very careful and fanatical. They avoided certain foods, wore only certain types of clothing and bathed and cut their hair in certain ways. The list went on and on as the clerics tried desperately to avoid angering Xaltion again. Xaltion felt great sorrow and ultimate satisfaction in how much his creations loved him and thereafter granted clerics even more power and ability than they had in previous years. Humanity had also created something they called time. Though a strange concept to Xaltion, it evidently helped the people to remember things that had passed. To show his pleasure at their cleverness, Xaltion presented the world with a moon that was subsequently named Yelu after the young high Elven cleric who received the vision of its coming and purpose.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Mercy

Xaltion suffered deeply from the guilt and heartache of watching his world nearly destroyed. After coming back to the despair and sadness that had befallen his beloved creation, Xaltion did everything he possibly could to try to make up for it all in the Age of Mercy. Humanity was so happy he had returned they promptly named the world Xaltoria in his honor. The clerics doubled their efforts to try and please Xaltion, becoming very careful and fanatical. They avoided certain foods, wore only certain types of clothing and bathed and cut their hair in certain ways. The list went on and on as the clerics tried desperately to avoid angering Xaltion again. Xaltion felt great sorrow and ultimate satisfaction in how much his creations loved him and thereafter granted clerics even more power and ability than they had in previous years. Humanity had also created something they called time. Though a strange concept to Xaltion, it evidently helped the people to remember things that had passed. To show his pleasure at their cleverness, Xaltion presented the world with a moon that was subsequently named Yelu after the young high Elven cleric who received the vision of its coming and purpose.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Mystics
The Age of Mystics was brought about when Xaltion once again tried to protect his beloved Xaltoria. When his siblings returned again to collect Xaltion, he knew from the prior events that telling them no would be catastrophic. This time he had to make a different choice. Either forsake his world and chance that at any given time his siblings might destroy it, or forsake the other three gods and make sure they could never harm Xaltoria again. Xaltion made his choice. Xaltion tricked his brothers and sister into following him to the core of the world where he knew the pool of energy to be the strongest. He imprisoned and bound his siblings to the planet for all eternity in spheres of power. The spheres not only imprisoned them, but also drained their powers from them making their powers part of the world itself. This act caused mana to flow freely through Xaltoria. Some of humanity had always had the ability to sense the energy of the world, but none had quite been able to utilize it. With mana now so readily available, they were able to actually use it. Xaltion was pleased that his children were now using their powers and truly realizing their potential. Watching over them and helping them learn how to use mana and avoid any major catastrophes resulting from their inexperience, Xaltion felt all was right in the world. He soon pushed the memory of his imprisoned siblings to the back of his mind. This proved to be a very costly mistake.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Mystics

The Age of Mystics was brought about when Xaltion once again tried to protect his beloved Xaltoria. When his siblings returned again to collect Xaltion, he knew from the prior events that telling them no would be catastrophic. This time he had to make a different choice. Either forsake his world and chance that at any given time his siblings might destroy it, or forsake the other three gods and make sure they could never harm Xaltoria again. Xaltion made his choice. Xaltion tricked his brothers and sister into following him to the core of the world where he knew the pool of energy to be the strongest. He imprisoned and bound his siblings to the planet for all eternity in spheres of power. The spheres not only imprisoned them, but also drained their powers from them making their powers part of the world itself. This act caused mana to flow freely through Xaltoria. Some of humanity had always had the ability to sense the energy of the world, but none had quite been able to utilize it. With mana now so readily available, they were able to actually use it. Xaltion was pleased that his children were now using their powers and truly realizing their potential. Watching over them and helping them learn how to use mana and avoid any major catastrophes resulting from their inexperience, Xaltion felt all was right in the world. He soon pushed the memory of his imprisoned siblings to the back of his mind. This proved to be a very costly mistake.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Rending
Leading up to the Age of Rending, Xaltion had become a bit annoyed at humanity. In their exploration of their newfound magic, they slowly drifted away from relying on Xaltion and his clerics. Xaltion was a patient and understanding god however, and chose the position of patience and observation over wrath. Many devoted their whole lives to researching and experimenting with mana, commonly referred to as magic. It was almost as if mana had become a sort of deity to people in addition to Xaltion. Despite this, Xaltion was still pleased with the level of intelligence and responsibility humanity showed when dealing with magic. He continued to sit back and watch with jealous pride until one mortal went too far. Kezarai, forever referred to as the Nameless God or Nameless One, had influenced Queen Andalonian, the scorned wife of the human King Brenatire, into the art of Necromancy. He then influenced her to free him from the prison into which Xaltion had cast him. The rage and hurt this caused Xaltion was so great he struck the Nameless God down, killing him with a single blow. The backlash of this almost caused the world to split apart. Had Xaltion not sacrificed himself for the world, causing himself to split instead of Xaltoria, there would be no world today. Xaltion split himself into 10 aspects of his personality that came to be known as the Aspects, and are further explained below. This changed religion, the balance of the world and the universe for eternity.

Xaltion in the First Sun, Age of Rending

Leading up to the Age of Rending, Xaltion had become a bit annoyed at humanity. In their exploration of their newfound magic, they slowly drifted away from relying on Xaltion and his clerics. Xaltion was a patient and understanding god however, and chose the position of patience and observation over wrath. Many devoted their whole lives to researching and experimenting with mana, commonly referred to as magic. It was almost as if mana had become a sort of deity to people in addition to Xaltion. Despite this, Xaltion was still pleased with the level of intelligence and responsibility humanity showed when dealing with magic. He continued to sit back and watch with jealous pride until one mortal went too far. Kezarai, forever referred to as the Nameless God or Nameless One, had influenced Queen Andalonian, the scorned wife of the human King Brenatire, into the art of Necromancy. He then influenced her to free him from the prison into which Xaltion had cast him. The rage and hurt this caused Xaltion was so great he struck the Nameless God down, killing him with a single blow. The backlash of this almost caused the world to split apart. Had Xaltion not sacrificed himself for the world, causing himself to split instead of Xaltoria, there would be no world today. Xaltion split himself into 10 aspects of his personality that came to be known as the Aspects, and are further explained below. This changed religion, the balance of the world and the universe for eternity.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Lost Spirits
During the Age of Lost Spirits, humanity wandered in search of anything familiar. Xaltion wandered with them. So much had changed so quickly, even he, a superior being, had trouble dealing with it all. Where once being worshiped was a luxury, it was now a necessity to hold his position above the other deities he had created. Though his creations, the other deities had minds and ambitions of their own. A great battle for the affections of mortals resulted as the Aspects lured and wooed mortals into worshiping them. However uncomfortable it may have been for Xaltion, there was indeed balance once again which seemed to be the best that could be achieved. Realizing that humanity did not know what to think of these new Aspects and that they had no idea what had transpired, Xaltion sent dreams to as many as he could, and hung a new moon in the sky. This moon was crescent shaped and appeared in a rainbow prism of colors. It was Xaltion's way of providing hope and was meant to represent all the aspects actually being one, though most of the population shunned this gift too. They called it Ruin as though the moon was not the symbol of hope that Xaltion had hoped it would be but instead a symbol of brokenness. With so much change the people were lost, their world was split into two sides and a terrible tear in the dimensional fibers of Xaltoria remained out of Xaltion's ability to repair or control. It was many, many years before humanity began to recognize and even worship the Aspects, begging in most cases for deliverance. People had killed and burned every cleric and holy writing or object that survived the Rending, convinced that the clerics had done something to offend and anger Xaltion again, causing the horrible events.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Lost Spirits

During the Age of Lost Spirits, humanity wandered in search of anything familiar. Xaltion wandered with them. So much had changed so quickly, even he, a superior being, had trouble dealing with it all. Where once being worshiped was a luxury, it was now a necessity to hold his position above the other deities he had created. Though his creations, the other deities had minds and ambitions of their own. A great battle for the affections of mortals resulted as the Aspects lured and wooed mortals into worshiping them. However uncomfortable it may have been for Xaltion, there was indeed balance once again which seemed to be the best that could be achieved. Realizing that humanity did not know what to think of these new Aspects and that they had no idea what had transpired, Xaltion sent dreams to as many as he could, and hung a new moon in the sky. This moon was crescent shaped and appeared in a rainbow prism of colors. It was Xaltion's way of providing hope and was meant to represent all the aspects actually being one, though most of the population shunned this gift too. They called it Ruin as though the moon was not the symbol of hope that Xaltion had hoped it would be but instead a symbol of brokenness. With so much change the people were lost, their world was split into two sides and a terrible tear in the dimensional fibers of Xaltoria remained out of Xaltion's ability to repair or control. It was many, many years before humanity began to recognize and even worship the Aspects, begging in most cases for deliverance. People had killed and burned every cleric and holy writing or object that survived the Rending, convinced that the clerics had done something to offend and anger Xaltion again, causing the horrible events.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Chaos
Many people came to fear Xaltion. Seeing him as unpredictable and impossible to please, humanity tried to ignore Xaltion, thinking of the new Aspects as their saviors, their deliverance from Xaltion's unkind and unfair wrath. Xaltion bore the pain of watching his world so torn and split, neither side knowing the other was there. Small bands of the races struggled to survive, being twisted into abominations of what Xaltion had created. Watching the Aspects led even more of his creations wrong, toying with the delicate cycle of life and death for which Kezarai had been responsible. With Kezarai dead, the rules he applied to death no longer existed. The Aspects created their own rules, offering to bring the dead back to life if mortals worshiped them enough. Though Xaltion was against this, he was forced to participate and grant resurrection to those few who still worshiped him or he would be a forgotten god and powerless in this new universal balance. Xaltoria struggled, humanity struggled within it, and Xaltion right along with them. Then something happened, something Xaltion could not have foreseen. Unknown to him, Kezarai had conceived a child with Queen Andalonian. She had given birth to it in secret, and sent it to the far reaches of the known land to be raised by two of her most trusted handmaidens. The child was half mortal and half deity, and because of this, a part of the balance. His name was Dekatar, and he was to make his debut in the Age of Chaos, causing a great war that nearly wiped out one side of the world (Lazaron). At the last stand, after 12 years of hard battle, when all the races of the defending side were cornered and facing death, they called upon Xaltion to save them. Having prayed to various Aspects all through the war with only minimal results, the people were desperate. The power given to Xaltion by the sudden and overwhelming prayers to him by so many gave him what he needed to cut Dekatar's magical ties to his army. The army turned on themselves and everything else. No longer bound and controlled by Dekatar's necromancy, the army summoned from the rift by Dekatar, called the Chaos Legions, scattered. Dekatar was rumored to have been killed by the Legions, but this was never confirmed. Xaltion's place in religion was restored once again, and once again, Xaltion was in control of the world, the Aspects, and the destiny of his children.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Chaos

Many people came to fear Xaltion. Seeing him as unpredictable and impossible to please, humanity tried to ignore Xaltion, thinking of the new Aspects as their saviors, their deliverance from Xaltion's unkind and unfair wrath. Xaltion bore the pain of watching his world so torn and split, neither side knowing the other was there. Small bands of the races struggled to survive, being twisted into abominations of what Xaltion had created. Watching the Aspects led even more of his creations wrong, toying with the delicate cycle of life and death for which Kezarai had been responsible. With Kezarai dead, the rules he applied to death no longer existed. The Aspects created their own rules, offering to bring the dead back to life if mortals worshiped them enough.

Though Xaltion was against this, he was forced to participate and grant resurrection to those few who still worshiped him or he would be a forgotten god and powerless in this new universal balance. Xaltoria struggled, humanity struggled within it, and Xaltion right along with them. Then something happened, something Xaltion could not have foreseen. Unknown to him, Kezarai had conceived a child with Queen Andalonian. She had given birth to it in secret, and sent it to the far reaches of the known land to be raised by two of her most trusted handmaidens. The child was half mortal and half deity, and because of this, a part of the balance. His name was Dekatar, and he was to make his debut in the Age of Chaos, causing a great war that nearly wiped out one side of the world (Lazaron).

At the last stand, after 12 years of hard battle, when all the races of the defending side were cornered and facing death, they called upon Xaltion to save them. Having prayed to various Aspects all through the war with only minimal results, the people were desperate. The power given to Xaltion by the sudden and overwhelming prayers to him by so many gave him what he needed to cut Dekatar's magical ties to his army. The army turned on themselves and everything else. No longer bound and controlled by Dekatar's necromancy, the army summoned from the rift by Dekatar, called the Chaos Legions, scattered. Dekatar was rumored to have been killed by the Legions, but this was never confirmed. Xaltion's place in religion was restored once again, and once again, Xaltion was in control of the world, the Aspects, and the destiny of his children.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Prosperity
The Age of Prosperity began after the Age of Chaos ended with the defeat of the Chaos Legion. Xaltion, once again in control, encouraged the people to rebuild, to prosper, and to celebrate their survival. The Age of Prosperity can closely be compared to the Age of Mercy. Humanity on the Lazaron side is struggling to rebuild and advance. The Karatta side is struggling with their defeat against Lazaron and the eternal corruption of the Rift. Where will humanity go? What will it accomplish in the Age of Prosperity? What level of technology and civilization will be achieved? What role will Xaltion have in all that is to come? Find the answers. Make the answers. Welcome to The Seventh Sun - The Age of Prosperity.

Xaltion in the Second Sun, Age of Prosperity

The Age of Prosperity began after the Age of Chaos ended with the defeat of the Chaos Legion. Xaltion, once again in control, encouraged the people to rebuild, to prosper, and to celebrate their survival. The Age of Prosperity can closely be compared to the Age of Mercy. Humanity on the Lazaron side is struggling to rebuild and advance. The Karatta side is struggling with their defeat against Lazaron and the eternal corruption of the Rift. Where will humanity go? What will it accomplish in the Age of Prosperity? What level of technology and civilization will be achieved? What role will Xaltion have in all that is to come? Find the answers. Make the answers. Welcome to The Seventh Sun - The Age of Prosperity.

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