Totally Canon Mianite Lore

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Welcome to the Blog of Mianite! Here was have completely (un)factual myths about our very own land of Mianite. Some things may conflict with each other, some may line up perfectly, and others may not be related at all!

Come join my on the adventure through various Mianite myths spread around by the common folk in the land of Mianite.

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Whispers to the Weak

“Some say that our nightmares come from what we fear most. Others claim it is an act of the gods to keep us humble.

Many believe it to be the work of beings that lurk in the shadows. They watch, and wait, and observe. They hear your secrets and watch your darkest deeds. When you fall from faith, when you doubt, when the gods aren’t what you pictured them to be.

They speak to you at the dead of night, invading your dreams. Whispers of forsaking that which you uphold. Sweet syrupy words of blasphemy and betrayal.

You toss and turn. The thoughts don’t go away. They sink deeper and deeper, becoming something twisted and dark. Even when you wake, they linger. They are the shadow to your flickering light.

And they want nothing more than to snuff you out.

Keep strong, for they will devour whatever falls from grace. Stay steady, for they nip at your heels and weaken your knees.

Most of all, stay faithful, for where Darkness can be a home, the Shadows have never known peace.”

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Rising Tides

“It is said that the gods control Air, Fire, and Earth.

For the hardened and reliable, Earth is governed by Mianite. He gives us strength through its ores, wealth through its jewels, and home through its lands. Earth is the very thing of which we grow upon, and that which nurtures us.

Fire is fickle and dangerous, yet warm when under control. Dianite rewards those with ambition, who are not afraid to stray too close to the flame. You receive his warmth and gain his bounty from the structures long forgotten in his realm. Get too close to the heat and he burns you, pushing you back from arrogance with a cruel fist.

Air is steady and endless. It is present through every land you visit, through each realm you explore. Even in the bottomless Void you can feel its presence. Balance, of which Ianite keeps, is ever present, just like the air. With every movement we displace it, for every action there is a reaction. It is a constant flow that cannot be dispersed, even when you cannot feel it at all.

But what controls Water? An ageless question.

Some say Mianite does, as where do we see water most but on his realm? But even the Earth is dwarfed by its expanse at times. It does not offer the same luxuries as Earth does, nor does is come as hardened or sturdy as it.

Others claim Ianite holds it. It flows just as air does and seems ever constant. But her realm is filled with people who shy from water and run from rain. Why would she allow her own people to be unable to experience an element of her own?

Most believe it is the last element that Light and Dark preside over.

Me? I believe someone else lurks over it. What gives more life than water? What brings more death than the dark pit of the sea? It gives and takes and shows us that for all something saves us, it can ruin just as well.

Perhaps, some long forgotten entity held the ocean. And now? Perhaps it has been taken by its own element.”

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How Did the Gods Come to Be?

“It is said that the Universe was born of Light and Dark. Two opposing forces that came together in perfect harmony.

But for all they created, they destroyed. They could never truly meet peacefully, for it was in their nature to push against one another.

Some say Light and Dark were beings of their own power- with just as much agency and sentience as you and I. Others claim they were forces of instinctual nature, unable to think or do. Between you and me, I believe they were the predecessors of the gods.

The gods themselves came from this warring.

Mianite was born first from the order of the Universe the two created. He woke to a peaceful emptiness, an expanse of perfectly ordered chaos.

Dianite came next. As Mianite’s order broke down and Light and Dark fell into inevitable conflict, Dianite rose from the chaos. He opened his eyes to war, two sides fighting to dominate the other. He rose and watched as order broke down into chaos.

Ianite was last, or so they say. She arose when order and chaos balanced out. Mianite and Dianite completed each other, and as such they created balance, just as Light and Dark had come together to make the Universe. When she came to be she saw both the careful order of Mianite and the relentless chaos of Dianite and found the silver lining. The thin middle became her home and her domain.

Light and Dark may have long ago left us, but the gods remain. And as long as they remain, we must have faith.”