Let me introduce the Sages of Twilight!
Each sage represents a domain of magic, since it is an essential part of the Twili culture and of their daily life as rightful descendants of the Interlopers. Those aspects of magic can be used in both white or dark magic and many disciples keep following and teaching the inheritance of the sages to the younger generations. The Sages of Twilight are considered as historical figures and are known by every Twilis since their childhood.
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Hamara – Sage of Arcana (ancient magic and secrets): Chief of the Sages of Twilight, she’s the guardian of the most ancient and mysterious kinds of magic. In their researches to reach the Light Realm again, she was able to find a way back to the other dimension without using the Mirror of Twilight, but she kept it a secret. Legends say that she decided to hide her discovery in order to preserve the Realm of Light from the Seventh Sage (Lykofos) and his dark designs.
Imirt – Sage of Divination (visions and prophecies): Imirt watches over the enigmatic and ineluctable threads of destiny. She was known to appear at the most critical moments of the Twili kind in order to guide her people and to bring them advices under the shape of visions or prophecies. Imirt is blind but is always followed by her trustworthy owl who acts as her eyes and servant.
Senja – Sage of Sigils (talismans and pantacles): Don’t be fooled by her appearance, she’s not a kid but a very old lady in age. Senja is quite smart and controls the powers of sigils perfectly. She can create and use any kind of seal, rune, and so on. She even used many of them on her to keep her youth: so much things to discover, you don’t want to die before having it seen all!
Rokkur – Sage of Ritual (rites and blessings): Rokkur has always been considered as a weird and lunatic man who could hear voices and see things no one else could. However, he’s not a bad guy and he’s the most sensitive to magic among the Sages. No need for tricks, just feel the energy flow through your body and let it go. His teachings are those of humbleness and simplicity.
Krepusko – Sage of Astronomy (cosmic and elements): Krepusko is the wisest and eldest of the Sages. He knows everything about how the stars and elements can influence people, magic and the different outcomes they create. He rarely leaves his observatory, surrounded by tons of books, parchments and artefacts, but if you need any kind of knowledge, you shall come to see him.
Roavayi – Sage of Evocation (summoning and conjuration): This one Sage was known to live in the wild, among spirits and magical creatures. His experience taught him about taming and using the magic of evocation: totem animals, demons… he could summon or send away any kind of magical being. Only those with the greatest will and spirit are able to follow his path.
Lykofos – Sage of Alchemy (creation and transformation): Lykofos has been mostly erased from the legends even though his teachings about Alchemy are still followed by many. His amazing talent was recognized by everyone and nothing could resist his patient and analytic mind. However, his thirst for knowledge and dangerous experiments brought him to the darkest paths. In the end, he tried to take over the other Sages and wished to get the Triforce for the Interlopers too… He disappeared after one memorable battle against his fellows, but it is unsure what became of him aftermath.
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A bit of history: Long ago, before that the events of the Twilight Princess take place, the Twilight Realm was ruled by a council of the strongest Interlopers of the dimension, exactly 6 of them like counterparts of the Ancient Sages in the Realm of Light. These exceptional beings were so powerful and had gathered so much knowledge that they were considered and worshipped like deities. The Golden Goddesses having banned their kind to this dark dimension and forsaken the world of the Twili, only the Council was left to keep the faith of people and thanks to it they increased their own powers. Even though the Interlopers had brought the judgement of the Golden Goddesses upon themselves by their actions, they still needed to keep a fragile order in their tribe and to learn about their new world. For a few centuries, everything was chaotic till that these “deities” manage to pacify their kind and started to build the Twilight Realm as we know it. Their task being over, the Council decided to give its authority to one single ruler, a king or queen of Twilight that would take care of the people as their rightful monarch, generation after generation. After this, the Sages of Twilight fully merged with the Twilight dimension and embraced a kind of transcendence, totally disappearing from the scene but keeping an eye on their people from afar. Time passed… till that new troubles come to disturb the balance of their world and “awaken” the Sages of Twilight for worse or for better.
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