Srar: Change Inevitable

Srar: Change Inevitable is a book discovered in the Fomorian Citadel of Moorcrown within the Feywild.

## Description

Srar is undoubtedly one of the most enigmatic members of the Ahlusian Pantheon, representing the inescapable passage of the seasons. Often assumed to be the entity responsible therefore for the passage of time, Srar: Change Inevitable aims to educate those less zealous and dispel any confuse that remains.

## Research

### Completed by Ronan

*Let me start simply. Srar, whether known in that particular moment as the Green Queen, the Radiant King, the Amber Princess or the Frozen Prince is not the deity of time, that is instead within the portfolio of Divinus, the Three-Eyed Light. There is no value in making offerings to Srar in hope of turning back the days to return to mistakes made or opportunity missed as I have witnessed many commonfolk yearn for, for it is not the domain of Srar with which they seek. That said, even if it was, it would be bold to assume that Srar would seek to do such a thing, for it is the whimsy of change that drives every step taken - and it is always a step forwards. It is said that after looking upon the soil and stone shaped by the Lord in the Quiet Places Srar sought to create splendour further still, spurning it into a shifting form, never quite the same with the passing of every second, year or century. Through the seasons many living things will persist and flourish, but little can remain resolute and unchanged throughout. The greatest heart trees may have survived through the centuries, but they were once little more than a seed or acorn. While few living creatures can say to have known the mighty oak from such a time, it does not make it an untruth.*

*Worship and reverence of Srar has been a fickle and oft minor matter in Ahlus as a whole. While most churches, chapels and other places of worship will dedicate a portion of their space to the deity, the confused and intangible nature of the being does little to inspire devotion from most. Prayers for harvests are instead offered to Buwello, the Sweet-Kiss Prince. Warmth in the depths of Whiterose is raised with Aita, the Dawn Matron. Some still do beseech Srar for long months of Highreign and fleeting Whiterose months, but such prayers are like trying to persuade the tide not to turn. The chaotic nature of the seasons in Ahlus seems to stand testament to this fact, for not even Srar knows the future passage of season to season, choosing with whimsy upon yearnings. There is reports that in the years shortly after Aita's Second Gift that the seasons did not even flow linearly as they do now, changing just as freely with nightfall, or the arrival of noon. One might wake in the morning to find Whiterose snowfall, only for an Amberlight gale to ravage their wilted crops later than evening. It is said that Yaldin the Lantern Lord enacted a presence of order into the scheme, but granted Srar the continued choice of the timing - within some semblence of reason.*

*In truth, there is only one truly predictable matter pertaining to Srar - those that do actively offer worship them. The Eladrin were said to have a group of elves that dedicated themselves to the deity shortly after their creation at the hands of Aita. They followed Srar into the Feywild, the Plane in which Srar's capriciousness had truly run wild and warped the very form and will of the lands themselves. In time, four groups, each seeking to emulate one of the aspects of the deity, naturally developed. Some sought the revelry and celebration brought upon the appearance of the Green Queen, others that revered the unabashed and brazen words of the Radiant King. Those that resided long in the presence of the Amber Princess delighted in the contentment she brought, whereas others still recognised the value in contemplation and perseverance when faced with the hardships that sometimes followed the Frozen Prince. As these groups increasingly idolised to the identities, marking their particular dedications with rituals, crafts and proclamations, Srar spun them too into motion, spurning their very bodies and souls into change - beings still bound and defined by the seasons created by Srar, but filled with the potential for variation, a change inevitable.*