Spirit World
The Spirit World, created by Aeos, is a separate plane of existence from the mortal plane and the original home of spirits.
Description
Spirit world spectrum
Notable Places
The Eaze
The Eaze
History
Spirit War
In the beginning, Aeos created the Spirit World, and eternal spirits to dwell within it. These spirits created cities and civilizations, but after eons of existence, many became aimless and without form. It was then that Aeos began his second creation: Earth and the human race. Humans were spirits, or souls, confined to mortal bodies. These souls constantly leaked cursed energy, accelerated by the presence of negative emotions. Upon death, a human's soul ascended to Heaven. Some human souls were strong enough to perceive other spirits and to manipulate cursed energy. Only about 1 in 10 million humans is born with this innate technique. Despite their mortal struggle, humans flourished on the face of Earth. Spirits took great satisfaction in observing the human way of life.
However, Sin, the strongest of the spirits, was jealous of the humans. He gathered an army of spirits and tore through the veil which separated the spirit and mortal planes. The humans stood no chance against Sin, as they cannot naturally perceive spirits. Sin conquered the humans and ruled over them. No spirit dared to oppose Sin, save for seven: Vael, Kath, Navi, Tenet, Esma, Hoph, and Fide. These spirits mourned for the humans and asked Aeos for power so that they might oppose Sin. Aeos bestowed upon each of them one of his heavenly virtues: patience to Vael, chastity to Kath, diligence to Navi, temperance to Tenet, kindness to Esma, humility to Hoph, and charity to Fide. The seven virtues led the human armies in rebellion against Sin and his spirits. The ensuing conflict, known as the Spirit War, nearly decimated the entire planet. In a final show of strength, Sin nearly killed all seven virtues. But before Sin could destroy the virtues, they shred their forms and possessed the body of a powerful human warrior named Raphael. Raphael wielded the might of the virtues and destroyed Sin, fracturing him into seven spirits. He sealed each of these spirits into seven cursed artifacts and hid them across Earth.
Aeos was deeply saddened by the destruction of his creation, and divided the spirit and mortal worlds so that cursed energy could no longer traverse the two. Only human souls were allowed to pass through the divide. The remaining humans on Earth formed twelve tribes: Olobuku, Meiyo, Isutita, Libertate, Prostates, Skjordr, Emunah, Mabadi, Comaperismo, Shantih, Zunzhong, and Nentlacatl. Raphael belonged to the Olobukun tribe, and he taught his people how to defeat curses in preparation their return. When Raphael passed, his children inherited his virtuous energy, and so the line of virtue continued. After many years free from spirits, only the Olobukun tribe still believed in them. As humans once again flourished and their numbers grew, more cursed energy was leaked into Earth. This energy gave birth to spirits who hated humanity for their being trapped on Earth: cursed spirits. These cursed spirits are in constant agony due to no longer being able to traverse the spirit plane. The appearance of sorcerers and spirits is so rare that to this day almost all humans live blissfully unaware of their existence. However, the explosion in population growth over the last few centuries has necessitated the creation of organizations to combat the curse threat.