Eidolai - mlichtenstein/13thAgeSK GitHub Wiki

Each of the Eidolai is associated with a concept, most often a way of being or acting, and they appear to encourage acts consistent with that concept. Some theological traditions hold that these beings epitomize their particular ideal, standing as a divine paragon. Others maintain that these beings actually define their identity-concept, and their eternal existence renders that concept fundamental, rather than derived from more intrinsic elements or socially constructed. The implications of this distinction are clear. Neither paradigm, however, precludes the possibility of distortions between the beings' identity-concepts and the versions persistent in a society. The actual number of Eidolai is unknown.

Known Eidolai are represented in the list below. As these represent Eidolai identified in numerous cultures, several coherent concepts may refer to the same being. As different cultures treat them differently, some are identified by word, some by concept, and some by name used in that culture.

By coherence with a word or phrase:

Allocentricity,
Beholden,
Desire,
Diligence,
Empathy,
Freedom,
Humility,
Joyous sorrow,
Proselytization,
Receptivity (open-mindedness),
Self-annihilation;

By coherence with a concept:

Clarity-of-perception,
Contemplation-without-destination,
Meeting darkness with lightness,
Meeting lightness with darkness,
Ongoing brokenness,
Pausing hostilities driven by acknowledgement of commonalities,
Persistence-beyond-all-hope,
Uncompromising honesty,
Unconsidered-self-sacrifice;

By (mortal) name given:

Aster: unity of mind,
Azoth: to be poisoned by a cure-all,
Blore: mourning without regard for appearance,
Breedbate: instigation of quarrel,
Carke: fretful anxiety,
Chamfrain: beauty in the face of destruction,
Cicatrix: to strengthen through defeat,
Dochial: hospitality to strangers,
Druige: to faithfully serve a hateful law,
Fage: deception through flattery,
Fonkin: foolish simplicity,
Givel: accumulation for its own sake,
Jabr: writing proof,
Mally: unrequited love,
Oblivion: being forgotten,
Rixle: demonstration of dominion,
Sedulous: meticulous creation,
Woodness: energized insanity.

By icon:

The Archmage: Proving (Jabr), Craft (Sedulous), Greed (Givel)

The Broken One: Betrayal, Obscurity (Oblivion), Unity (Aster)

The Crusader: Mourning (Blore), Dominion (Rixle), Selection (Cicatrix)

The Diabolist: Selection (Cicatrix), Flattery (Fage), Panacea (Azoth)

The Dwarf King: Persistence beyond all hope, Nervousness (Carke)

The Elf Queen: Dignity (Chamfrain), Lovelorn (Mally), Freedom

The Emperor: Unconsidered self-sacrifice, Ongoing brokenness

The Great Gold Wyrm: Uncompromising honesty, Joyous sorrow

The Lich King: Clarity of perception, Craft (Sedulous), Insanity (Woodness)

The Orc Lord: Diligence, Proselytization, Meeting lightness with darkness

The Priestess: Hospitality (Dochial), Meeting darkness with lightness

The Prince of Shadows: Foolishness (Fonkin), Dominion (Rixle), Humility

The Three: Instigation (Breedbate), Pausing hostilities based on commonalities