Lana

**Lana** is a part of the Lanian Solar System and is the third planet from its major star, Selea. **Lana**, like all of the other planets in the Lanian Solar System formed around 3 billion years ago, billions of years after the galaxy's Five Elements created the deities, which in turn created Selea and the Lanian Solar System.

Over millions of years, the deities started creating different things like celestial bodies and natural satellites until they decided around 2.5 million years ago to create life on Lana, in the form of the Thalicans, also referred to as Divine Dragons. Their existence started changing the Lanian planet and over millions of years, they evolved into different species, some now extinct. Most notable are the still existant Thavænians (*Dragons*), Bidmalians (*Elemental Birds*), Celfrasians (*Winged Horses*) and Zenyaemians (Horned Horses). Through different deities breeding with both the Celfrasians and Zenyaemians they developed a new half-equine, half-humanoid species called the Videnians, with their humanoid upper halves resembling the most popular self-portrayal of the deities. With time, the Videnians evolved into such beautiful creatures that the Deities felt that their equine lower bodies did not do them any justice, so they created the Caraesians (*Fairies*). Though beautiful, the Caraesians used up lots of their oxygen reserves to be able to fly and create Magic Dust, which over time resulted in them becoming extremely small. To counter-act them from growing entirely extinct, the Deities created yet another species called the Ilænians (*Elves*), who look similar to the Caraesians, but do not have wings and do not produce Magic Dust, which is why they have enough oxygen to preserve their humanoid height. It was during this time that a group of Ilænians decided to explore the oceans, with a whole colony of them discovering a way to survive in the oceans permanently, resulting in a new aquatic humanoid species called Serenians (*Merpeople*) being born.

Having grown fond of the different humanoid creatures, the deities decided to create even more of them, and so they created the Heles (*Humans*) and decided on six cultural centers based on the five elements of the galaxy: Aneria (Quintessence), Bodia (Earth), Carhia (Fire), Hallaya (Water), Tellisa (Aether) and Yallia (Air). Over time, they each developed their own cultures and languages that further developed and evolved into six different cultural zones, each one represented by different nations.

## Etymology

The word **Lana** is derived from the Anerian word **Lany** meaning "clarity, awareness, knowledge, wisdom", which is ultimately derived from Melerian **lan** meaning "clarity". This name for the planet is mainly used in the Kingdom of Gvinlind, which is in the territory of Ancient Aneria.

Other names for the planet include: **Zïtsï** (*Ketran, likely derived from Proto-Carhian zite meaning "fair" and "just"*), **Luthis** (*Vadhagen, likely derived from Proto-Yallian lutdi meaning "miracle"*).

## Cultures

**Lana** is a culturally rich planet, but can still be roughly separated into the six original cultural zones which to this day share noticeable similarities. The one thing that all of them have in common is the worship of different elements and deities. The deities the different cultures believe in resemble each other in many ways, which is largely because they are based on the actual Lanian pantheon, but with different interpretations. The only cultural zone who still to some extent worships all of the deities in their original forms is the Anerian zone, which is located in today's Kingdom of Gvinlind.