Elladan Spirits

The Elladan spirits are recognized as phenomenon across all the the eastern desert, though only a small portion of the people, around 8 million, worship it as a form of religion. Many simply see this as part of life that will always exist.

It is well known through the east coast of the eastern continent that Rukh is the invisible energy of life and represents fate. The Rukh hold the collective memory of the world, including the spirits of the dead. Rukh are small specks of light that resemble butterflies.

All things have Rukh within them and magicians manipulate the Rukh to form powerful spells. According to legend a Magi is one who is loved by the Rukh and has unlimited control over them. Magi also have the duty to guide earth's inhabitants down the right path and choose just leaders to guide them. There are only ever three Magi at a time, though they are always the same, being reborn every few thousand years. Magi also have the ability to use the Rukh to allow spirits of the dead to reunite with their loved ones for a short time.

If a Magi allows their heart to fall into darkness they can fall and begin to produce dark Rukh, which is the negative forces of the world, a force that fights against fate to drive life into darker times. They can produce more dark Rukh if they feed off the energy of those who would curse their fate. As a fallen Magi uses magic and manipulates the Rukh they turn more and more Rukh dark. According to legend when all the Rukh of the world are dark the world is destroyed.

According to Elladan legend our world is not the first. Before we existed as we are now there was a great country filled with splendor where all prospered. In this land Solomon ruled as king along with his 71 other powerful magicians. He ruled justly until a Magi was struck by the darkness and destroyed his kingdom, and everything there was, including themself and the other two Magi. After the destruction there was nothing but the Rukh left. After the destruction of Solomon's kingdom the three Magi returned to the sacred palace from which the Rukh are born. The one touched by darkness was shown again the light and the three were born again to remake the world. Together they and the Rukh formed the world and all of its inhabitants. After the world was formed and life sprang up the Magi began to walk the earth and guide leaders through the ages. As the Magi walked the earth the discovered the the King Solomon and his 71 Magician's connection to the Rukh was so powerful that they were reincarnated through their powerful magic items found throughout the world. Though they were not entirely the same, they became the Djinn that inhabit earth, capable of working powerful magic and granting immense power to anyone who obtains their treasure piece. But these are not handed out. There exist across the world 72 dungeon, some hidden some obvious, where brave adventurers can enter to seek these treasurers; however once you enter the dungeon you can not exit until the treasure and the Djinn have been found and you have bonded. Once bonded you and the Djinn are joined for life. Once the Djinn's captor dies they Djinn can either allow its treasure to be passed down or reform its dungeon. Dungeons can be moved at the Djinn's will but do not move often, as they have preferences for the place that they will be found.

Around 15,000 years ago great turmoil swept the world as a Magi fell. They cause natural disasters and sent the world into an ice-age. It took many powerful Djinn weilders, most of whom died in battle, as well as the two remaining Magi joined by a fourth, new Magi sent to take the place to the Magi who had twice fallen to darkness. The battle was long and lasted nearly 5,000 years. At the end of the long battle between light and dark the forces of light had diminished dark's power greatly and history and fate began to move forward once again. But darkness always rests in the hearts of mortals and they knew that they must keep a keen eye out for the rise of the darkness once again.

In recent years there has been a growing cult that exemplifies the dark magi, unknown to those who still walk in the light. They glorify the dark Magi and have begun to grant him power. They call themselves the Al-Thamen and have gained significant power in many countries working in the shadows the gain power.

Those on both sides of the Rukh can be Magicians, those who make practice of manipulating the Rukh to form powerful spells. Those that study the history and sacred texts of the religion are called Oracles. Though they do not practice using the Rukh they often gain favor with the Rukh. The Rukh often extend the lifespan of these Oraclesand allow them to manipulate the raw Rukh, in ways that magicians cant but Magi can.

The sacred site of the religion is along the eastern slopes of Mounty VanGale in Bushia. It is said that anyone can see the Rukh as they dance through world if you stay here long enough.