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''"The Mirrored City, where Light was always the Law..."'' | |||
''"They worship the sun in Varchas, and have banished darkness from the city."'' | |||
''"The city is a beacon against the tree-hushed, sprawling darkness of the Elder Continent. In the far distance a vast mountain glimmers."'' | |||
[[File:Varchas.png|thumb|250px|Varchas: a city without darkness. Art from SS.]] | |||
Varchas is a city of light and mirrors on [[the Elder Continent]]. Its inhabitants all seem to be scared of the dark. They believe that darkness does something similar to stealing one's soul, in that it "joins" those exposed to it to the name-stealing god Taamas. As a result, the Varchasi worship Mihir, goddess of light. | |||
[[File:Mihir.png|thumb|left|150px|A stylized sun, the symbol of Mihir.]]The entire city is constantly illuminated by candles and mirrors. The Varchasi are well aware of the presence of [[the Fingerkings]], who seek to escape through, well, basically any surface in Varchas. As such, it is advised that one tries not to dream or touch the mirrors. It is also forbidden to eat meat in Varchas. | |||
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[[Category:The Unterzee]] | [[Category:The Unterzee]] | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 12 October 2015
"The Mirrored City, where Light was always the Law..."
"They worship the sun in Varchas, and have banished darkness from the city."
"The city is a beacon against the tree-hushed, sprawling darkness of the Elder Continent. In the far distance a vast mountain glimmers."
Varchas is a city of light and mirrors on the Elder Continent. Its inhabitants all seem to be scared of the dark. They believe that darkness does something similar to stealing one's soul, in that it "joins" those exposed to it to the name-stealing god Taamas. As a result, the Varchasi worship Mihir, goddess of light.
The entire city is constantly illuminated by candles and mirrors. The Varchasi are well aware of the presence of the Fingerkings, who seek to escape through, well, basically any surface in Varchas. As such, it is advised that one tries not to dream or touch the mirrors. It is also forbidden to eat meat in Varchas.
