Astrals

The Astrals are the beings who existed before even the first Deities. They are the Astrals of Arts and Tranquillity, Chaos, Silence and Questionable Wisdom, Winged Creatures, and Wealth. Not many Deities know of the existence of the Astrals, despite the Astrals being the creators of the Original Deities and Aloidia itself. In Iobrade and some of the other worlds, there are religions that worship the Astrals and give them offerings, as well as some of the Deities themselves giving offerings for the Astrals. Minor things happen to those who mention the Astrals that are in relation to the given Astral and although it is rare, sometimes major things can occur as a result. The strange phenomenon only seems to work once within a twenty-four hour time frame for each Astral. There have been rumours that the Astral of Arts and Tranquillity is the child of two of the other Astrals, with the idea having mixed responses; some deny it as blasphemy, while others consider that it could be a possibility. It is unknown if the rumour is true or not.

## Arts and Tranquillity

The Astral of Arts and Tranquillity is quite a peaceful being. This Astral's preferred offerings are honey, anything involving pleasing colours and art supplies. Mentioning the Astral of Arts and Tranquillity will give cause a person to have a slight feeling of peace fall over them as a minor effect; as a major effect, they will receive a feeling of peace and inspiration that lasts for a large amount of time. Interestingly, this Astral has a particular dislike for Crescent, the current God of Darkness and Life.

## Chaos

The Astral of Chaos is a violent, bloodthirsty and dangerous being. This Astral's preferred offerings are anything associated with mass confusion or delirium. Mentioning the Astral of Chaos is a dangerous business; a minor effect is that a person will feel as if they have lost something important; as a major effect, a person is more likely to be involved in a cataclysmic event or an abrupt change.

## Silence and Questionable Wisdom

The Astral of Silence is mute. This Astral leaves contextless extracts of knowledge written on small squares of paper in a yet unknown language. There have been many attempts to translate the language, but only one note has supposedly been translated so far; the one that sparked the rumour about the Astral child. Mentioning the Astral of Silence and Questionable Wisdom will cause a room to fall silent or the person to realise a seemingly random fact as a minor effect; as a major effect, the person who mentioned them will either fall mute for a week or they will gain substantial knowledge about any given topic.

## Wealth

The Astral of Wealth is quite a conundrum. This Astral's preferred offerings are objects of genuine value within a given market. Mentioning the Astral of Wealth makes a person feel fortunate as a minor effect; as a major effect, the person may soon find a fair amount of their currency nearby.

## Winged Creatures

The Astral of Winged Creatures, unlike the other Astrals, occasionally appears in a physical form that can be seen by Deities and mortals alike. This form is known as 'Shienh' and is almost identical to a red-tailed cockatoo on Earth, though the yellow feathers glow. There have been reports of Shienh leaving behind feathers from those who claim to of seen the Astral's bird form. This Astral's preferred offerings are bird-related objects or even birds themselves. Mentioning the Astral of Winged Creatures will give birds near the person millets as a minor effect; as a major effect, birds will flock around the person.