APPENDIX: The “Cosmological Scorecard”

The Four Powers

- LIFE (Nature, Spirit, Growth, Healing, Earth, Sky, Sea, Animals)

- LIGHT (Justice, Law, Guardianship, Righteous War)

- FLAME (Demons, Destruction, Tyranny, Wrath, Chaos)

- DARKNESS (Corruption, Shadow, Necromancy, Undeath, Secrets)

The Original Ascended - 
VAINAR (THE FALLEN): Of the Fae, raised as the Soulfinder. Corrupted (through temptation and pride) and transformed to become the ruler of the Nether. He now dominates the Thirteen, the greatest and most terrible of the Necrolords.

CEYNARA: Of the Humans, raised to become the Guardian. Seduced by the Demon Prince Uldor the Sunchaser and ultimately elevated to Queen of Hell. Now rules over the Abyss she was set to guard against.

DRANAK (THE STONEWALKER): Of the Dwarves. Raised as master of Earth, stone, metal, mountains and such. He is Strength, Resiliency, and Constancy personified.

ILLIANNA (THE WAVERIDER): Of the Dregordians, raised to be the mistress of water and the sea. She is the epitome of Wisdom, Power, and Adaptability.

ZAVONNIS (THE WINDMASTER): Of the Avanar, raised to master air, the sky, and storms. He is an icon of Intellect, Motion, and Energy.

The New Ascended - 
LANDRA (THE SOULFINDER): Vainar's younger sister, raised to replace him when Saiderin refused the role. It was she who enacted the Covenants that govern and limit the influence of the Exalted Beings.

ARCHANON (THE LIGHTBRINGER): Unlike the others, he was not so much raised as he simply came to "be." He is also the primary Exalted Being of Light (though he has an impressive Celestial Hierarchy in service to him). Some consider him the replacement for Ceynara. Some consider him a new Ascended. Still others call him a god, perhaps the One True God of Shaintar. He apparently does not care what he is called, so long as the job (justice, law, protection of innocents, etc.) gets done.

The Thirteen - 
LORD NICHOLAI ETERNOS, Prince of Blood - Master of Vampires

LORD DIREFANG, Prince of Wolves - Master of Werewolves and Dire Wolves

LORD NOVOK THAUM, Prince of Doom - Master of Liches

LADY TAMRA BLACKSWORD, Princess of the Night, Mistress of Wraiths

LORD VACHNIS EVERMORE, Prince of Eternity, Master of Mummies

LORD VANTOS FLESHWEAVER, Prince of Rot, Master of Zombies

LORD KOLMAR SKULLMASTER, Prince of Bones, Master of Skeletons

LADY EVINA SHARD, Princess of Sorrow, Mistress of Wights and Banshee

LORD REAVER, Prince of Lies, Master of Shades

LADY SERINA DEMISE, Princess of Shadows, Mistress of Spectres

LORD GORGON BLACKSOUL, Prince of the Dark Halls, Master of Boggans

LORD JORRIK THE VILE, Prince of Terror, Master of Ghouls and Renders

LORD OGNOSH THE CRUEL, Prince of Hate, Master of Trolls

The Demon Princes - 
So far, only ULDOR THE SUNCHASER has ever been named and listed as having great import to history. I intend to change this in future work, but just let it suffice that there are quite a few and they are a fractious, chaotic lot.

Other Exalted, Historic, or Notable Beings - 

SAIDERIN (THE WANDERER): The younger brother of VAINAR, the one who refused to be Ascended and, instead, put forth his sister LANDRA. He is the Eternal Walker, the Wanderer, the Raven, the Interloper. He has looked after the realm of Shaintar his whole, long life, and he often interacts with heroes who are involved in quests that relate to great matters of the realm.

THE SILVER UNICORN: Some believe she is the oldest entity in all of Shaintar, that she existed before the realm was even truly created. She is the living and spiritual embodiment of Shaintar itself. It is said that she will sometimes choose truly interesting and worthy heroes to become eternal champions in her cause to protect her realm. Needless to say, she is quite fond of SAIDERIN and the two often work together.

SHAYANNA (THE TRAVELLER): A Mage of some considerable gifts and talent, she discovered the means for piercing the Veil through the Pattern, thus enabling her to traverse both space and time. Legends maintain that she ultimately was able to go to other realms beyond the Veil, and that she also traveled through time and was, via that means, able to provide “prophesies” of what was to come in Shaintar’s future. These prophesies have been lost, however, and are the subject of much debate and longing among scholars.

KAINE (THE FIRST MAGE): It was Kaine who took hold of the tumultuous energies of Sorcery and mastered them in a fashion that ultimately became what is now known as Magery. He is the grandfather of modern magic.

CYRIA ERIDOR: An Eldakar sorceress who will be best known for engineering the events that led to the creation of the Kingdom of Galea. She also created many of the techniques that many modern sorcerers rely upon to enhance their abilities and attain great power.

THE VRRLL and PHAIDUS DIOMEDES: Two of the most well-known Unicorn Champions, they have been around for a couple of centuries now. They originally traveled together in a band of heroes who sought out the first 13 Necrostones and were ultimately caught up in the great Avatar War. The Vrrll is a creature that was created by the Az-Junin of the Kal-a-nar Empire to fight in their terrible Blood Pits. He is much like a Brinchie who has been given great strength and size, and other strange properties. Rather than becoming a mindless slave, however, he had great cunning and insight. He escaped his masters and went on to become a powerful force in service to the Silver Unicorn. His long-time companion (and personal critic), Phaidus, is one of the only known Faelakar to remain active in the realm of Shaintar. Phaidus is a master of almost every form of magic known in the realm.

THE MERCHANT: Rumors persist that he is a human from the Malakar Dominion, though no one knows for sure. This being has been a power broker, an arms dealer, and the instigator of most of the major plots afoot in Shaintar in the last few years. He is apparently in league with the Crystal Tyrant, and his ultimate goal is to have great power and influence in the “new” Shaintar they seek to build.

THE CRYSTAL TYRANT: Believed to be an entity from beyond the Veil, the Crystal Tyrant (also known as Julian) wears crystalline armor and is known to be a master of the powers of Adeptery (psionics). He has formed a great army in the area known as the Blasted Lands, and there are indications that he is already interfering in the Kalanar Civil War. His intent seems to be to place a warlord under his control in power there.

THE SEER: Only a few mentions of this being have ever been made. He may be another entity from beyond the Veil who works to give Julian the information and other resources he needs for his ultimate conquest of all of Shaintar.