And here’s that symbol/insignia design and the meanings behind them for Elders Va’loFe and Raal’Maker. Gonna be fun working this into the fics when the time comes.
I’ll have to add the text to the post later as I’m about to run some errands.
And detail shot to the void orb.
Okay text is now here under the cut if it’s too small to read in the images. And me adding more info.
The Butterfly & Void
Ver. 1
Va’lo’Fe’s original insignia has been lost to time roughly around the time he had his change of heart. He does not care for it anymore and doesn’t want to see it ever again.
For his new insignia, he adopted butterfly motifs after encountering a few sentient and sapient species that had butterfly and moth attributes. He found their life cycles fascinating. Especially the ones that spun cocoons to regenerate limbs or to move onto the next “stage” of their life cycle. He viewed the cocoons, their metamorphoses, as a death & rebirth. Something his kind was seeking.
Part of his hands make up the butterfly. Hands holding the Void.
- Longing for what was once lost.
- Longing for forgiveness to repair what was
broken.
- Longing to be remade into something new. A death and rebirth.
Four more Void orbs make up additional markings .to acknowledge where their power
comes from. And a reminder for what they damaged.
Ver. 2
Va’lo’Fe made a slight update hundreds of years later. Just a few minor changes such as removing the “antenna” thumbs.
Felt as if it was “capturing” the Void and not holding it/reaching for it. Embracing it. The Void is not something they can control and should never try to control it. He does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. The Void must be respected
And then he added parts of the diamonds of another symbol he adopted.
The butterfly symbol is something Raal’Maker has put on the backs of his human shells.
Ver. 3
Just a “gilded” version when important things need to be branded with Va’lo’Fe’s symbol.
The Diamonds. Hidden Pyramids
Another symbol adopted by Va’lo’Fe many eons ago. Pulled from multiple
species. Including humanity(info acquired from surviving Zudjari data banks.)
The Square Diamond symbolizes:
Balance
Structure
Logic
Law and Order
Something he feels that their kind and many others do need. And then it fits his nature as being one of the eldest in the branch he leads and among is one of the oldest in the species. His branch has the least amount of conflicts. Especially senseless ones. He does not tolerate petty rivalries. There is some disappointment when he learned his pupil Raal’Maker gets into petty fights with Ga’rox but does find it somewhat amusing.
Then the Pyramids within the diamond.Three-part concepts he found interesting. Past, present, future. Something to constantly keep in mind. And then when they are viewed at a particular angle you get more meanings.
Upright
- Stability
- Strength
Inverted
- Conflict
- Stagnation
A double meaning he loves and fully embraces. Something to silently mocking his brethren as he sees that they bring a great amount of conflict to all they cross and their kind is stagnating due to actions. Actions he knows will lead to them repeating old mistakes.
And then he snuck in some meaning with the color choices(I’ll probably adjust how the red is to be more vibrant in line with ADVENT and the Elders’ robes in the future.)
Colors
Upright
- Gold. The Elders gilded appearance others see. An uplifting Empire.
- Red. A fiery passion to unite all. Bringing peace and prosperity.
- Black. Strong willed beings. Protectors of many.
Inverted
- Gold. The gold is a facade. They only care for themselves.Selfish, arrogant parasites.
- Red. Violent parasites, terrorizing the weak, spilling blood, as they hunt to cure their condition.
- Black. A dominating force. Death follows them where er’ they go. Many have gone extinct due to their hands.
