Aelinthra

Aelinthra is an enigmatic and captivating goddess who embodies the concept of fate and destiny. She is often depicted as a beautiful, ethereal woman surrounded by glowing threads that intermingle, fray, and bind together to form the tapestry of existence. Each thread signifies a life, a choice, or a moment in time. Her eyes are always covered with a silken blindfold, symbolizing the impartiality with which fate is spun.

It's said that Aelinthra was born from the first breath of the universe. She wove herself into existence, becoming an integral part of the cosmic balance. As she spun her threads, she found that each one tied into life forms, events, and even gods. Realizing her role, she took it upon herself to be the guardian of all destinies, ensuring the world's structure and integrity through her work. She is considered a prime diety over her pantheon. An extremely rare title that is given when even other pantheons recognize a god as the primary god over a domain.

Her primary worshipers include seers, oracles, and those who have had their lives significantly altered by an act of fate. Many war generals, monarchs, and high-ranking officials also pay homage to her, seeking favorable outcomes in their endeavors. She is particularly revered by the Fateweaver Sect, an exclusive group of clerics and paladins who directly serve her will.

The "Unraveling of Gorem" was a catastrophic event where an ambitious king sought to defy fate by using a dark spell to sever his thread from Aelinthra’s tapestry. The resulting imbalance tore a rift in the fabric of reality, unleashing chaos and destruction. Aelinthra herself intervened by weaving a new, immutable thread for the king, sealing the rift but binding him to a destiny of eternal torment. The event served as a dire warning about the consequences of tampering with fate.

Seraphel, the Guided Blade, is Aelinthra's chosen champion. A once wayward soul who was reborn through the goddess’s grace, Seraphel wields a sword imbued with a thread from Aelinthra's tapestry. He is an unyielding guardian of the cosmic balance, fighting those who seek to disrupt or control it.

The story of Seraphel, the Guided Blade, and Cernunnos, a bugbear of unique destiny.

Seraphel, chosen champion of Aelinthra, had traversed the realms under the goddess’s silent command, his path illuminated by the ethereal thread of destiny. His blade, imbued with a strand of Aelinthra’s own tapestry, resonated with the pulse of fate. It was this divine resonance that led him to the rugged wilderness an unnamed land where Cernunnos hid away from the corrupted divine eyes of the land.

Cernunnos was no ordinary bugbear. His life, marked by peculiar events and omens, had always hinted at a greater purpose. Running from a past of a land destroyed and forever pursued by entities looking to kill him, he stumbled upon a cryptic prophecy, a prophecy that spoke of a lost spell vital to the stability of the timeline.

Under the shadowed boughs of the no name land, Seraphel and Cernunnos crossed paths. The bugbear, initially wary of the armored figure, soon sensed a strange kinship – a connection woven by the threads of fate. Seraphel, recognizing the mark of Aelinthra’s guidance upon Cernunnos, shared his divine mission – to aid the bugbear in recovering the lost spell.

Together, they embarked on a perilous journey, guided by the subtle omens of Aelinthra. They traversed forgotten ruins, deciphered age-old riddles, and faced trials that tested both their skills and their resolve. As they delved deeper into the mystery, the bond between the celestial champion and the outcast bugbear grew, each finding an unexpected kinship in the other.

Their quest, however, was fraught with peril. As they neared the location of the lost spell, a malevolent force, aware of the threat to its sinister designs, intervened. In a fateful confrontation, Seraphel and Cernunnos were separated, each swept away by the tumultuous currents of magic and destiny.

Seraphel’s fate became shrouded in mystery, his thread abruptly vanishing, leaving behind whispers and speculation. Cernunnos, though bereft of his celestial ally, continued the quest, driven by the conviction that the fate of the world hinged upon his success. 

Unfortunately, the results of his journey were discovered by the Beta's during their raid on the Lich god's sanctum. Cernunnos had been captured and tortured. It is believed he succeeded in his journey but that this information was stolen from him and is what led the Zoren, the lich god, to create the Soul Weave. A magical construction that requires a pilot to weave soul threads back into the tapestry of fate.