The moon and the mountain(Children of the moon) Bios and lore
reupload, of bios and lore due to broken formatting :S
Entries marked ¤ and ¤¤ are left incomplete not to spoil TMATM chapters 3 and 4 or the story that takes place prior to the events of TMATM
I will update the info marked with** after the releases of chapters 3 and 4. entries marked * will not be updated before chapter 1 of The Forests of the forgotten
¤¤Lina A mountain Lion with silver grey fur and emerald green eyes, she is the Shrine guardian of Intuition watching over the moon shrine for the kaldr sund valley, A guardian is born once every generation.
Has a latent talent for Healing crafts. And as such has become an aprentice healer under Seidrs watchfull eye, mostly during the days when the use of maiden form is possible, Though she easily gets lost in her thoughts while holding her peculiar pendant.
¤Guardians :
The guardians as well as their birth siblings, (while not in the same extent as the guardian) have unusually long life spans, often as long as a Gætir would have, the cause for this is unknown, though often the guardians die from unnatural causes. Guardians are born at night during full moon.
The Guardians while usually prefer to maintain their birth form, can take on varying degrees of anthropomorphic forms, but it places a heavy toll on them mentally and even a mood change can cause disruptions in the more advanced near perfect human forms.
Shrine guardians despite well meaning, are some times hunted down and killed by humans if they are spotted changing form and revealing their identity, simply because someone wanted a rare trophy, and ignoring the guardians role in keeping the shrines protected.
Guardians gain their emblem upon entering a shrine due to the call and communing with the god of said shrine for the first time
There are a total of four guardians in the realm:
Guardian of Intuition usually born as a Feline, unique physical traits: Silver, silver grey or white fur, green or teal eyes, While Possessing high mental abilities such as true intuition and the mental fortitude to maintain more complex forms of transformation, Usually also exhibit the most feral mind set of all the guardians if threatened.
¤¤Guardian of loyalty, is born as a canine(Wolf, fox, dog) Mostly born with jet black or golden brown fur has green or greyish green eyes
As the name implies, their Loyalty, if bonded is unwavering, which can often lead to the guardians tragic end, unlike other guardians, Guardians of Loyalty allways without exception develop a deep bond with a Gætir
¤¤Guardian of cunning usually only identifiable from their emblem, are not born with unique physical traits, and can be born to a wide variety of species.
Exhibiting no obvious signs of being a guardian, out of the four guardian types, they have the most freedom, They can freely choose a shrine assuming the particular god accepts them, While they can not use transformations, they more than make up for it with their high intellect, guile and physical provess
¤Guardian of hope, without exception have a white fur color and a red patch between their Bright orange eyes, usually born as a white tail deer or a caribou.
¤¤Aran is A young tan skinned Gætir two years younger than Lina in fact and he can sometimes be a bit aloof despite meaning well, Adopted by seidr after his mother died in an early labor and enchanted by him to become a Gætir right after birth, as asked by Heidi before she passed away.
As a Gætir Aran can become attuned to the land and would be expected to chronicle what goes on in the valley during the changing seasons, Gætirs by their nature are always children of the moon, born in strife, and as such value life
Aran is Linas bond mate, and as such her protector as Well
Born with Lunar(Bond) Affinity, which turns out to be a contributing factor later on
Has an Affinity of the mountains, as well as phase morphing.
¤¤Gætirs
All Gætirs have silver blue eyes and most have predominantly light red hair, some with notes of yellow and orange, no matter what skin color they were born with. They usually respect the privacy of others both animals and people usually, spending their time in places where others rarely trek, interacting with others only as they move from place to place or meeting up with someone they consider close or important.
Most Gætirs opt not to weild weapons, they rely on honing their body and mind along with their crafts, such as natures touch that eventually allows them to read their surrounding lands by Gætirs usually hunt small prey because they do not use weapons, most prefer rabbits and fish and hunt only when necessary.concentrating and placing their hand on the ground. Gætirs are notorious for avoiding conflicts when ever possible, but never understimate one, even if they avoid killing.
Usually Gætirs when they turn 18 are taken to bond with a guardian if one is present, which requires a painfull ritual after the initial ceremony, the bond is meant to enhance the Gætirs senses which in turn helps them to be the guardians protector.
¤Heidi
Arans mother, Who became pregnant with Aran during her travels, when asked about the childs father she just tells people to ask the valkyrs for his name since they claimed him before she could learn his name.
She is a shield maiden of tall statue standing a full head taller than seidr who is a full famn in height, usually traveling alone away from the valley to look for mercenary work with caravans or the volunteer ranger corps of the mountain rangers. Perhaps to prove something to herself or to make herself forget the events taking place during the harvest moon when she was 12 old.
¤¤Seidr
Arans adoptive father, he has a disfigured left side of the face, and is missing his left arm from the shoulder down, Made Aran into a Gætir by enchanting him and binding him to the land, seems to know more about Aran and Gætirs and guardians in general than most people, yet very few people seem to realize it, fewer still know his name, despite having lived in the village for ages and acting as their conjurer, seer and medicine man. He also has mastered forms of illusion and pyrokinesis rarely spoken of among other crafts that prefers not to show in public. Passing people often mistaking him for a village drunk, despite never reeking of alcohol though he is rarely seen without a jug or flask of brännvinn.
Can sometimes be heard mumbling to himself as if talking to someone
Refered to as the forgotten seeker by the Ser'Hvalz family, And as a weilder has kept his skills hidden well for now, is still desperately searching for something from the valley
¤¤Donna/Belladonna
The goddess of moon and the guide of the guardian animals for her moon light shrines. She is said to have the body of a Young maiden and the eyes of a feline and a lustrious white and fiery orange tail of a fox, She is said to prefer Guardians who inspire loyalty and imprint intuition on their companions. Apart from that, her influence is usually less observed, and she feels sorry for the ones born for the task of a guardian as they tend to lead lonely lives
without finding a soulmate, or finding one too late after they have been made to bond with someone else.
Contrary to popular belief Donna does not accept the use of bonding ceremony and ritual, which often is the reason the bonded Gætirs moon emblem and the paw emblem do not overlap(With the exception of when a guardian of Loyalty is being bonded), She does her best to relieve the pain of the ritual, but the emotional scar of being forced to cut into Your bond mate as the bond is created is often as lasting as the bond. Even though the first Year she guides the guardians, she will still remain at their disposall but not as often.
¤Realm of the mountains
The realm has five major mountain ranges, two of them come close to each other to form what is called the Kaldr sund valley
The twin mountain range or twins as it is called, serves as the south western border of the region with the red desert in the west.
Shrines:
¤¤Moon, guardian gains a moon emblem as a sign of the guardian, overseen by Donna, The moon shrine has had many locations over the centuries, some have had wars fought over the control of the shrines.
¤Mars, the guardians called for mars shrine gains an emblem of a Libra
¤Venus, Guardians who are heeding the call for this particular shrine are given an emblem of a tied ribbon
¤Shooting star, Guardians of this shrine have the most distinct emblem, An emblem of a comet, which is usua