Aralon
is a fantasy world with hills and valleys, grasslands, forests, and deserts,
mountains and caverns, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Various creatures and
races inhabit this seemingly ancient, magical place, such as dragons, ratchins,
and rynxes, humans, elves, and dwarves. Everyone has a place in the great
scheme of things, and perhaps as importantly, has an origin.
The
Meaning of the Elements in Elemental Fury
The
concept of the "four elements" is nothing new, but Elemental Fury makes
use of them in a special way. Rather than the gods creating the elements,
the elements created the gods. The elements embody power and matter rather
than any sentient life force. In the beginning, there was earth, water,
wind, and fire which shaped the gods who shaped the world. Each race has
its own concept of creation and who their benefactor is, but it all stems
from the elements.
A
Breakdown of the Elements
Creator
of land creatures and the mortal races (humans and dwarves). People of
the Earth element tend to have relatively short lives that are filled with
working and shaping the world, such as farming and building.
Creator
of air creatures and the immortal "fairy" races (elves and sprites). People
of the Wind element tend to be immortal naturalists who like leaving things
the way they were created.
Creator
of water creatures and plants. People of the Water element tend to live
relatively long lives that are mostly peaceful, but can change to violent
at any moment.
Creator
of monsters. People of the Fire element tend to be short-lived, their lives
filled with fighting and strife.
Months
and Seasons
Many
cultures on the world of Aralon use a twelve-month calendar with four seasons--three
months for each season. The year starts when spring does, the time when
life for many species comes into being.
Calendar
|
Month
Name
on Aralon
|
Equivalent
on
Planet
Earth
|
God
Aralon Month
Named After
|
Spring
|
Moduru
|
March
|
Gairunan
|
Waicuan
|
April
|
Gaehng
|
Bestias
|
May
|
Stymbolis
|
Summer
|
Sonuru
|
June
|
Zurinkel
|
Oudurin
|
July
|
Boembiloth
|
Yeorus
|
August
|
Phyore
|
Autumn
|
Faedoru
|
September
|
Mikhaera
|
Meschuan
|
October
|
Fimbus
|
Bileow
|
November
|
Kory
|
Winter
|
Sustinar
|
December
|
Levios
|
Raenden
|
January
|
Leohtane
|
Hwaluh
|
February
|
Kwael
|
|