Therastra - Cosmology/Mythology

Cosmology/Mythology

The Elemental Lords

The world of Therastra is the product of the Four Elemental Lords who in their realization of their mistakes resolved to save the inhabitants of the Old World and make a new one for them, under their careful supervision. Stories say that the Stone Mother persuaded the other Elemental Lords to join her in this endeavor, break free from the Unspoken Ones' control only to watch them fall at the hands of unknown deities from the Great Dark Beyond.

The Stone Mother found a suitable place in the Great Dark Beyond and a portion of her essence gave birth to the new world's shell, fueled by Ignis' furnace, Jaffar's storms and The Tide Hunter's waters. Just before the end thousands of people were taken from the Dying Old World, brought to the new one to start a new life.


By the time the survivors arrived the world was already blooming, a natural paradise fueled by the power of the elementals, but well on its way to becoming an independent world.


Then the Elementals began instructing the Mortal races on how to wield their power, giving birth to the first priesthood, dedicated to the Elemental Lords. Most survivors were greatful for being alive and soon using skills retained from the old world they began to rebuild.

The Elemental Lords described 

The Stone Mother - The Elemental Lord of Earth, she was the one responsible for the idea of saving the mortal races from impending doom. While she is a stern, rigid deity to the mortals, she is not without love for them. She favors methodical people, stability and organization, a reflection of her own home, the Elemental Plane of Earth where a strict hierarchy exists among her elementals from Boulderling to Crystal Lord.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Cleric Alignments: Any Neutral, except Neutral Evil, the Stonemother is not a malevolent deity.
Favored Weapon: The Crystal Sunderer - Morningstar 
Domains: Earth, Protection, Healing, Law

The Firelord - Ignis, the flaming God powering the Stone core of the world is the embodiment of living fire, passion, rage and volatility. A moody deity he can be the warming flame to the people around or the destroying inferno to those who may cross his path. He rarely interferes in the affairs of mortals but desacration of Fire makes sure his wrath is felt upon the world. His own elemental plane is far less organized than The Stone Mother's various Elder Elementals ruling over the lesser ones.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Cleric Alignments:  Any non-lawful (Though most are neutral-aligned of sorts)
Favored Weapon: The Flame Lash - Whip
Domains: Fire, Chaos, Destruction, Rebirth


The Prince of Storms - Jaffar, the majestic bringer of rain, destructive Storm, master of winds watches over Therastra from his throne within the Vortex Pinnacle in the Elemental Plane of Air. Ruler of all Air elementals he is capricious but not malevolent, often granting mortals the rains they require to grow crops. Any threats to the world are carefully monitored by the Prince of Storms and should the need arise scouring Lightning destroys those he sees as a danger.

Alignment: True Neutral
Cleric Alignments: Any Neutral
Favored Weapon: The Stormspear - Longspear
Domains: Air, Storm, Illusion, Travel, Trickery

The Tide Hunter - This deity bears no known name but he has a myriad of names within various cultures in the world. The god of Oceans, rivers, lakes, streams and any body of water, he is widely respected by sailors, people living in coastal communities. A largely indifferent Elemental Lord he oversees all water within the world and is often given offerings by sailors for a safe voyage. He also holds dominion over most sea-creatures.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Cleric Alignments: Any non-lawful
Favored Weapon: The Trident of the Depths - Trident
Domains: Water, Storm, Travel, Ocean

Therastra - Intro

Therastra - setting intro

25.000 years have passed since the Old World was ravaged by the Cataclysm, the Final Sundering, when thousands screamed and died drowned in the floods or consumed by the living flame. It was that day that the Old World came to an end.

Horrified by this perspective the Goddess of Earth took those she could save, breaking free of the grasp of the Unspoken Ones and gave us all a new home. At the last moments the Elementals realized what they had done, they realized and their ancient hearts felt sorrow. A new World was created for those who were save in time, a world somewhat similar to the old one, hidden from the Unspoken Ones and the Burning Shadow.


 Here the Children of the Four Winds, the Sons and Daughters of stone, the children of sun and moon found a new home, slowly adapting to their new living conditions. Old ways forgotten, new discovered, the story of Therastra will be told soon.

As Fire and Water, Wind and Rock raged across the old world, the Unspoken Ones' evil corrupting the ancestors, the Goddess Therazane, known as the Stone Mother along with Ignis, son of the Firelord, Jaffar, Prince of Storms and the Tide Hunter saved several thousand mortals from each race in the Old World, realizing their mistakes. The Great Elemental Lords convened deep within the Astral Plane and resolved to save the races they had undone in their error.

From Therazane's own flesh the crust of the world was made with valleys, plains, mountains, canyons and deep trenches, yet the empty stone floated in the great beyond, close to Therazane's own domain. It was then when Jaffar's storms surrounded the nascent world, rich clouds dropping vitalizing rain onto its surface. Lightning flashed, thunder boomed an in this primeval landscape and water rushed to fill the ancient basins, riverbeds, forming Oceans, lakes and rivers. Finally at the heart of the world the great flame furnace ignited, under Ignis command and volcanoes spewed ash and smoke into the air.

Here the children of the Old World were brought, along with the Great Guardians and thousands of animals and plants, saved from certain extinction.

An old world ends, another begins!