Heyrn

**Heyrn** was a cold terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered completely in frozen plains, mountains, and tundras. The planet was the homeworld of the Heyrnese, who ruled over Heyrnese Space.

In 5955 ASA, Heyrn was destroyed by an unnatural cataclysm, but was later resurrected two years later with Sentinel Rush's sacrifice to the Overseer.

## Description

Located near the outer parts of the southwestern Central Expanse, Heyrn was the only habitable orbit in its planetary system. The few other planets orbiting the red sun of the Heyrn System were either gas giants or lifeless, barren worlds of rock. Heyrn had a total of eleven moons, although many of them were not big enough to maintain completely spherical shapes.

Heyrn was an arctic world known for its icy mountains, valleys, plains, and tundras. From afar, the planet was colored with a mix of whites, indigoes, and blacks. These colors were attributed to the snow, grass, and stone of the planet respectively.

Structures on Heyrn took the form of sleek, black stone pyramids made of a native, sturdy mineral called Eriksizium. These Eriksizium square pyramids were decorated with runestone powder so that that buildings themselves would be good conductors of magic, as well as making it easier to light and heat these buildings. This method of construction was invented by Revision, who lived long before the 60th century ASA.

### Government

→ *Main article: Heyrn's Enlightened*

Heyrn, along with the much larger Heyrnese Space, was ruled over by a group called **Heyrn's Enlightened**. At the top of this leadership system was an individual known as the Wisest. As the title suggested, this ruler was considered the Wisest in all of Heyrn and Heyrnese Space altogether.

## History

### Ancient History

In ancient Heyrnese history, the mineralogist Eriksiz Rondeau came to Heyrn and worked together with the Heyrnese people for many years. Rondeau's efforts on Heyrn allowed the architecture and study of geology on the planet to thrive. After Rondeau's death, the sturdy mineral used in the construction of Heyrnese buildings was named Eriksizium in honor of the late mineralogist.

### The Destruction of Heyrn

In 5955 ASA, an unknown cataclysm (later identified by scientists as an unnatural gamma ray burst) devastated the world of Heyrn and its neighboring star systems and planets. While some believed this disaster to be an unexpected natural occurrence, others believed it to be some form of punishment on the Heyrnese people from the goddess Eyra herself. In truth, it was the work of the natural imbalance of positive and negative energies of the unstable universe created by the Overseer and the Deceiver.

Romance the Wisest knew of the coming cataclysm before it had occurred. To prevent this disaster from completely wiping out all life on the planet, Romance sought to use the power of the Heyrn Artifice. The Harbinger arrived soon after, warning Romance how wielding the power of the Artifice would do nothing to stop the fated destruction of his homeworld. Romance did not heed this warning, attempting to force Sentinel Rush into summoning the planet's Artifice. Rush adamantly refused, knowing if the Artifice failed in stopping the destruction of her planet, she would die along with the Artifice's return to slumber. Rush fled Heyrn before it was inevitably destroyed by a gamma ray burst, making Romance's plan a complete failure. Before Romance was able to organize proper evacuation efforts, the planet was struck and its surface vaporized instantly, killing billions.

Heyrn remained a desolate, lifeless place for two years after its destruction. All life on the planet ceased to exist, as well as all life in neighboring star systems.

### The Resurrection of Heyrn

When Sentinel Heyrn fled her homeworld before its destruction, her powers as a Sentinel were not lost. Wandering the Cassiopeia Galaxy for two years, Rush desperately searched for a way to bring her planet back from ruin, which she felt was unjust. Through circumstances unknown, Rush eventually managed to make contact with the Overseer. Rush pleaded to the Overseer to resurrect her planet back from destruction. While the great, divine Overseer sympathized with the Sentinel, he warned that resurrecting Heyrn would unfortunately come with a price. Rush willingly sacrified her own voice—and by extension her powers as Sentinel—in order to return Heyrn to the way it was before the planet was destroyed.

#### The Final Two to Return Home

In the year 5957 ASA, the Berdema Nova of the *Berdema Nova* stumbled upon the Sentinel on the UCR asteroid colony of Parantaa. Rhythm and Remedy, a pair of Heyrnese twins, watched as the Sentinel "walked" from underneath a pool of water as if she was climbing up a stairway. Without saying a word, the Sentinel informed the twins about Heyrn's ressurection. Rush was able to do this by placing her hands on their foreheads, passing the Overseer's light and knowledge through to them. Rush subsequently went unconscious, and the twins held the Sentinel in their arms. The twins urged the other Novas to fly back to Heyrn, in order to show them that the planet was resurrected through metaphysical means.

Rhythm and Remedy's return to the planet Heyrn marked the return of the last missing remnants of the Heyrnese people. A grand celebration occurred upon the twins arrival, with a beautiful song echoing through the snowy valley in the from of a melodic harmony filled with the voices of all of the people of Heyrn. Romance the Wisest spoke to all of the tens of millions that gathered to capital city of Eyra's Embrace. He thanked Sentinel Rush for her selflessness and courage, as well as for "bringing [their] great people back into the endless universe".

#### The Gift

Romance, on behalf of Sentinel Rush, gives the Berdema Nova a sacred spell listed on black scroll in white ink, with the ends of this scroll having been decorated with refined, precious runestones. This ancient spell was the Rejuvination Spell, a spell that only few know how to cast. The Rejuvination Spell could heal wounds, return someone to their youth, cure even the most incurable illnesses, and even revive someone from death. However, Romance warned that constant abuse of the spell would diminish its power when sung by the same user. Minerva Vomisa noted in disbelief how she thought the spell was outlawed years prior, to which Romance affirmed that since the spell originated from Heyrn, it was his duty to ensure the continued life of the Rejuvination Spell.

## Inhabitants

The inhabitants of Heyrn were the native Heyrnese people, who were recognized for their blue skin, floppy ears, and affinity towards music-based magic.

### Notable Figures

* **Romance** - the Wisest of Heyrn in the 60th century ASA.
* **Rhythm** - a member of the Berdema Nova and the twin brother of Remedy.
* **Remedy** - a member of the Berdema Nova and the twin sister of Rhythm.
* **Rendition** - a scholar and member of Heyrn's Enlightened, as well as the father of Rhythm and Remedy.
* **Repeat** - a scholar and member of Heyrn's Enlightened, who later died and became a puppet-like vessel for the Deceiver.

## Locations

### Eyra's Embrace

**Eyra's Embrace** was the capital city of Heyrn and, as such, the capital of Heyrnese Space altogether. The city was home to who were considered to be the wisest scholars in all of Heyrnese Space, including Heyrn's Enlightened and its leader, the Wisest.

#### Hall of Wisdom

Within the city of Eyra's Embrace was an ancient building known as the **Hall of Wisdom**, recognized as the venue where the scholars of Heyrn met to discuss important governmental matters. The building was an enormous, beautiful hall with detailed black-stone architecture and blue lights emitted from the runestone powder inside the stone walls.