#ignire.

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The Timeless have a widely-recognized family tree. At least, widely recognized amongst themselves. How much non-Timeless people recognize it or even know about it varies. It's basically a matter of who created whom, and who combined pieces of themselves to create whom. The Five didn't start out as siblings. Six of the Timeless chose each other as allies and kin. They went into the Shade, and used it to meld with a sextet of close siblings. With this, they forged themselves into brothers and sisters. Now, they only acknowledge five.

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It's had a lot of names. For now, it's using the name Aeliana.

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There's a planet in the Union called Flemire. It's ruled by Ignire. There are scattered groups who worship her as a goddess, but the majority see her as just a ruler. Amongst both groups, there are people who draw on her power as a source of magic.

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The marks that Ignire gives her Firebrands are living things. She makes them from pieces of herself. They don't do much except live in their host's skin, and pick up psychic impulses. They shape and themselves based on the mindset of their hosts, and receive orders from Ignire. A Firemark can leave its host, and usually takes the form of a small, humanoid flame. The most common reason for this would be for a Marked One to send their Firemark as a messenger. Generally, they're not intelligent enough to decide to leave their hosts on their own. They become more intelligent over time. The most ancient of them are powerful, godlike beings.

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There are three categories of "Firebrands," the people who follow Ignire. Followers: Generally, followers help the Marked and Chosen. Sometimes, the Marked and Chosen think of them as only doing the least important tasks. Ignire thinks that there isn't much difference between followers and the Marked. She just has different ways of communicating with them. Marked: The Marked get a magical symbol somewhere on their body. It connects them to Ignire's other magic, especially the Maps. They usually function as basic alerts. The mark gets warm, which tells the Marked One to seek out instructions. Sometimes, Ignire uses the Marks for more complicated things. Chosen: The Chosen are people whom Ignire has put part of herself into. She has a deep connection to them, and they to her. They almost always develop some kind of fire-related ability. Other: Every so often, someone will describe themselves as a worshiper. Ignire disapproves of this, and will insist that she's not a god.