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[[Category:Lerasi]] [[Category:Supernatural]]
== Theondume ==
Theondume, alternatively Theondume Aukstoji, Theondume Tevas, Theondume Khurvash,
=== Dievai ===
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The Princes of Ganadgureba are often called Demons. They are the greatest princes of Magnum Chaos, second only to their king in its life, but now disorganized masters of their own fates. Laag is a prince that appears as a towering figure with horns, a spiked tail, and a head resembling that of a dragon. He leads armies of monsters made of corpses and blue fire, and fights with cold, iron chains. Wildfire is another prince of fire, a grey figure with a twisted crown which appears beyond the trees before forest fires. Molten flames flow freely from its hands and burn hotter than any normal fire. Voyenachal'nik is a powerful prince which acts as a god for many followers of Ganadgureba. It emphasizes strength, dishonor, and combat above all. Its worshippers are known to fight each other to the death in service of Voyenachal'nik, which rewards the last one standing with great power. This Prince is also known for possessing the corpses of sacrificed innocents, forming a figure locked in a frozen, ugly expression of terror clad in black armor and wielding a double-bladed battleax, but its true form is unknown.
=== Ku-Vun ===
Hell, to some. It is a realm of suffering, a shrine to torture and pain, a throne room of Ganadgureba. Kuvunda was its master, the King of the Velnia Demons. Dhaka ruled following Kuvunda's destruction at the hands of Theondume, which sparked a war with Ku-Vun. Korrvod was the second demon to die, a General of the Velnia, who led a flank of Kuvunda's invasion of the mortal plane. The demon army was crushed by the Dievai, but when they fled they were pursued by Theondume, leading his children into battle. They stormed Ku-Vun, slaying the demon assassin Morag, the Prince Riskhva, and the hunter Nadirobis, before reaching the new King and destroying the Velnia race once and for all. After exterminating the Velnia of Ku-Vun, Theondume freed the tortured souls, releasing them into the care of a benevolent spirit.
=== The Affliction ===
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== Ezoterika ==
Ezoterika, alternatively Vyru Sodininkas, Tvali, or the Keeper of Minds, is an old god of knowledge, wisdom, and magic. Depicted as
=== Watchers ===
Watchers are avatars of Ezoterika that have undergone a special ritual which extends their life and gives them the power to see through any eye as if it was their own, even eyes that aren't real. Watchers embody the sight of Ezoterika that penetrates any wall and shield, that tears into the lives of everyone and exposes their secrets to its hungry eyes. Watchers are the main avatars of Ezoterika, and it is they that keep the Watcher's Library, a constantly evolving supernatural collection of all their knowledge. There is only ever one Watcher, and they maintain the Watcher's Library. It is said that the Watcher's Library not only collects their knowledge, but also scraps of the libraries of previous Watchers, the rest of which is consumed by Ezoterika. In addition to this, there are some primordial texts, rumored to be created by Ezoterika itself, to assist the Watcher in their collection of knowledge. Notably, one such artifact is said to be a complete database on every supernatural entity in the world. Known Watchers include Constantius, who created the ritual, Aukletoja, who betrayed Theondume in order to serve Ezoterika, and Johann Franz von Metternich, who tasked himself with the elimination of all other supernatural entities, oftentimes by subjugating others to assist. Metternich is still watching.
=== Seers ===
Seers are avatars of Ezoterika that are marked at birth with strange visions far into the future. If they realize what these dreams are, they can learn to control their visions, eventually learning how to see the future at will, and in extreme cases finding the power to see every possible future at once. Known Seers include Pamphilus, who is prominent because of his assistance with the creation of the Watcher Ritual and the Watcher's Library, and Kastytis, who completely mastered his seer powers and used it to find a path to immortality.
=== Seekers ===
Seekers are mortals who find themselves in the Eternal Library. The more they search the library, the more they fall under the influence of Ezoterika. They push on more and more through the nonsense of the library and prove their dedication to the library. After a while, the become lost during their search, becoming phantoms of their former selves, evolving into something else. Seekers. Seekers may enter, exit, and explore the library at will, traveling to and through the otherworld with just a thought, and in proving their dedication to Ezoterika gain the ability to know the location of any piece of knowledge within the library. When searching for an answer, they are pulled towards it, and they find it, and they know it. However, if they search too long in the library, go too deep, or fully devote themselves to Ezoterika, they can no longer leave the library, and are cursed to roam its rooms forever.
== March of Wit ==
The March of Wit is a dominion of Progress. Science, technology, development of any kind. The future of the world and the promise of a hand to control that future. March of Wit is a lesser Dominion, ruled by no King but the promise of one beyond the horizon - a Mechanical God, its gears whirring with power we cannot comprehend yet, but might some day. It rules the hope and drive for the future, all the great things waiting to be revealed and invented. This dominion is unattainable, however, always just beyond reach, always past the horizon and never swift-approaching. It exists only in the mind's eye, its desire and hunger for the future. It exists in the imagination of deluded fools who attempt to build God. Their current progress is a towering construct, covered in scaffolding and machines that are too primitive to build it. The project is pursued by the top engineers and scientists entrapped by the desire to build God. They have been trying forever, and will never finish. They are dragged away from what they can actually do and drawn towards an unattainable desire.
=== Automatons ===
Not all March of Wit followers are preoccupied with building their King. Many are tasked with the creation of Automatons, mechanical contraptions built to protect the God of the New World and see its will done. They are bronze monuments to the March. There are two main classes of Automatons. Giants are twice the size of men and act as guardians. Spiders are the size of house cats, and swarm their target, electrocuting them. They act as foot soldiers. There are more experimental classes as well.
== Precipice ==
Precipice is the smothering, vast infinity of an uncaring, possibly malicious universe that you cannot fight or even comprehend. It is far and large, making you feel infinitely small, a cosmic speck of a cosmic speck. Too small and weak, crushed by infinity, paralyzed by existential insignificance and chaos. Its King is the Great Beast, a towering monster that smashes entire worlds like tiny ants. It is the feeling of being overwhelmed by and buried underneath the vast weight of the universe. Its followers are some of the most tame of the supernatural orders, and most are concerned with deep ocean and space expeditions, likely to feel closer to their King. Persecution by Ezoterika has kept them from reaching the level of more major dominions.
== Werebeasts ==
Werebeasts are spirits of the hunt, the chase and sacrifice of beasts and monsters alike. Cursed or, from some perspectives, blessed with the power to transform into a monstrous synthesis of man and beast, they share no unified god or code, and it is not unheard of for some to work for various other orders or against their own kind. The most common Werebeasts are Werewolves, but other documented beast forms are bears, hawks, crocodiles, lions, panthers, rats, sharks, boars, vultures, and elephants. All share a common weakness to silver, salt, and consecrated weaponry, but a common strength in enhanced speed, strength, reflexes, and senses, which they maintain in their human form and is doubled in power by their beast form. Any natural weapons and features of their beast shape are enhanced in their beast form. The process of transformation is very painful, but over time it gets better, and eventually Werebeasts may control their transformations, even without a full moon. Werebeasts have the power to call animals to their aid, but the animals of their beast shape, such as wolves, for example, are bigger, faster, and stronger in their presence. Their King, the so-called Weregod, can transform into any half-beast form at will, but little is known about him. Often, Bonsamu Vampires are mistaken for "werebats," but have no connection to this dominion.
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