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Major Characters

Records of a Forgetful Deity: Lost Legends

Left to Right:

Ziren, Riden, Liluna, Pheal, Chiron, Emeira, Nephris, Juliang, Topese

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TJ, Jasper, and Melody from Litheliun Melody is the only character who is not in the first book (not born yet). Jasper is the only character who is not in the second book (died of old age). All drawings are pencil sketches with a single marker. Melody is also the only one drawn with a ProMarker. The other two are done with Studio Series. I've taken a liking to this. ~Ashe~

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About the Runaway Rulers

The Era of Resurrection (another post) is infamous for its “runaway rulers”.

Its Imperial Deities, upon coming of age (another post), abandoned their royal duties as the Kings and Queen of Earaat, Avemmil, and Oshiean (another post). All three Domains are run by their Regent.

The first one to disappear was Emeira Dallan, May Deity and Queen of Oshiean. She hasn’t completely abandoned her duties but she doesn’t work as she should. She placed the duties onto Marianne Sessa the March Deity who was the Regent anyway before Emeira’s coming of age. Emeira lives in an Avemmil territory on Earaat with her nose in a book 24/7.

The second one was Phaire Korand, the September Deity. Despite being a Lumina, they were meant to be the Earaat King. They had been on their way to their coronation after visiting Oshiean when they disappeared. All passengers of the boat had arrived at the dock safe, albeit confused, except Phaire. It’s been shown that they are still alive due to the activity of their Messengers and their city (another post). No one can quite pinpoint remember Phaire’s appearance, personality, etc.

The third one will be Rubell Cordon, the July Deity and King of Avemmil. On the night of his coronation, he straight up disappears into thin air. Rubell has cut off all ties with the other Deities and tries to avoid other Lithes. Topese Zolum, who had been ecstatic at finally not being the Queen Regent prior to Rubell’s coronation, returns to work reluctantly. Rubell spends most of his teen existence in the Ember Forest as a hermit.

Diamanté Herois is the April Deity and King of Ashueall. He is the oldest of all of the Deities of this era. There are too many things keeping him from disappearing off the face of Litheliun himself. He is the oldest and has been King for almost as long as the other Imperials have been alive. The main reason is because there are no other Deities that can fill in for him. The other two Lumina Deities are either unborn or infantile. He also has to fill in for Phaire since the other Terram Deity is also inaccessible. Given the option, he would pack everything and live in a nice house in some obscure location off the sea with Topese, his fiancée who can’t marry him until she is no longer Regent of Avemmil. (Read their story here.)

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Photographs of Litheliun: Short Stories .... This is what I did in my spare time in my sketchbook during the weekend. I might... Might transfer it to digital if either Aimi or myself have the patience to trace it. But yeah. These are important photographs that took place during the first book and Eternal. The only photo that isn't is the one in the middle of the crew of the first book. ~Ashe~

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Symbolism in Litheliun Oh gods. There's a lot of symbolism and clues scattered throughout Litheliun if you look close enough, but these images aren't that kind of symbolism. The backgrounds for these characters are symbols representing their personal stories. Tereq was executed due to his association with the leader of the rebellion. TJ brought together Ashueall and Avemmil with her marriage. Jasper is a time traveler. Juliang gave up her halo and wings when she became a messenger. ~Ashe~

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Redraw of TJ and Dia’s Wedding here

I’m having so many regrets. I used to actually sorta time my drawings but now I just get up and away from my area so often that it’s no longer relevant. Well, I decided to redraw it because (one) I actually the clothing design I originally did and (two) I was never fully finished designing the characters. I’m pretty sure that that was the first time I ever drew Dia so his design was made on the spot. I’ve done a few changes to his casual-wear design but it’s pretty much the exact same outfit to the original drawing... Obviously, I decided to make an actual wedding outfit here as well as to alter TJ’s.

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PS. Check out my explanation on how I create designs for Litheliun here! Also, I’m changing the tag for “short stories” to #inbetween due to the fact that I have a collection of short stories beyond the world of Litheliun.

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Adult Deities of Litheliun (younger) In order from oldest to youngest, they would be Diamanté (30), Pheal (29) , Topese (28) , then Marianne (25). Pheal has always been short while TJ used to be pretty tall. The fifth oldest deity is Tsuor and he hadn't had his third age of celebration (21st age), which is considered entry to adulthood. After him is Riden, then Emeira, Amelys, Phiress, Rubell, Garnessa, then Eupal. ~Ashe~

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Despite the fact it says preview, this is actually the entirety of Chapter 1. I’m not planning on posting any other chapters until I’ve completed the fifth draft (this is currently the fourth draft). I’m open to any comments, suggestions, and questions!

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Litheliun Main Characters

Ziren Starliez - Legally known as Zirec Nascal and publicly known as Tsuor Phoslane. He is a rare Lithe formed of two gemstones, the secondary Zircon and the deity birthstone Turquoise. His mother was a Spiritual Lumina while his father was a Human Terram. He was given to the late May Deity Meric Ozciti but was named by Pheal Nascal. His official name was given to him by Diamante Herois upon his 10th Age when he was moved to Ashueall. It was plain and boring and the people were stuff, so Ziren got sick of the place quickly. He tends to run away from his problems, so he escaped to Earaat under the guise of a travelling apothecary/mercenary. He met Riden early on and was stuck with him for the remainder of his life. Litheliun starts when the two are forced apart. He’s in his 20th age. He doesn’t really know Riden’s age but he registered him as an age younger based on appearance. Like most Terram hybrids, his taste buds process virtually everything as disgusting except for Vanilla Cake. Ziren is also the Wind Catalyst.

Riden Olivyon - He was given the name Riden by Topese Zolum who found him shortly after he was reborn from the infamous Peridot Music Box. He was given his surname by Ziren when they met after his amnesia set in. Riden himself is a sort of reincarnation of the fallen warlord and August Deity Reidoux Youthly of the Millennia War and brought about the Era of Silence when her soul was locked in the Music Box. Riden, to a degree, is Reidoux. He lost his voice after being hit with a permanent silencing charm while running from the authorities. He lost his memories when Ziren dumped him in a desert wasteland with no way out. Funnily enough, Ziren picked him up again a year later out of guilt. Reidoux was resurrected from the music box by the radical group Leia by the sacrificed August Deity at the time who was just a child (hence why he was resurrected as a young boy). Riden is a Caliga-Terram hybrid. As such, the only food he can eat is Vanilla Icecream. Riden has an affinity to mind magic and light magic.

Reidoux Youthly - Reidoux was born to an Ingenes father and a Werefolk mother. At a young age, her hometown was set on fire and it’s assumed that both of her parents died. She was raised by her father’s brother alongside her cousin. It wasn’t until her uncle was murdered did she begin gathering followers to fight against the radical government. She was an August Deity (specifically Peridot) and a rare type of Catalyst that controlled both Mind and Sound. Unfortunately, she lost her life but did manage to succeed in her goals using her death. She was in her 29th age. Riden, with Reidoux’s memories, is the antagonist of Litheliun while Riden without her memories is simply a deuteragonist.

Daniel - There’s not really much to say about him except that he was born to an Elvessia father and Morphin mother. He was the August Deity but his specific birthstone was Sardonyx. His family was sort of murdered before him and he was kidnapped by the organization that sacrificed. He was in his 5th age. He had a very controlled affinity with Light magic.

Pheal Nascal - They appear to be of an ambiguous age, but he is in his 29th age. They are the third eldest of the Deities, a few ages older than Marianne Sessa. Pheal is an Agqua originating from somewhere near the Spirit Continents but his general background is shrouded in mystery. He’s the June Deity (specifically Pearl). Unlike most Lithes, they were born and raised in Gaiya. Shortly after reaching their 10th age, they travelled to Earaat and was brought under the wing of the May Deity of the time, Meric. They spent the rest of their teenage years in a healthy rivalry with Topese (aka TJ) and the later teenage years cooing over the toddler Zirec. When Meric passed away, Pheal became Zirec’s guardian. Pheal themself is a scientist that dabbles in many branches and a linguistic hobbyist. They gave Ziren their old lab coat and spurred on his collection of coats. They’re a jack of all trades, master of none. He does, however, specialize in creating vocal commands (spells) to more precisely channel types of magic without an affinity.

Liluna Maefield - She’s from a tribe of Undana that consists greatly of Troisida-Agqua hybrids. Hybrids are typically incapable of reproduction but there are some studies that point to a chance when procreating with hybrids of the same kind so Pheal took a liking to her almost immediately. She’s the eldest child of three daughters. As a Moonstone Lithe in her 12th age, she’s already considered an elder among her tribe and has a vast influence over them. Her siblings hold some contempt towards her so she left to travel the world. She has a sort of hero complex paired with her “destiny arrow”, so she finds herself in dangerous situations rather often. Her “destiny arrow” is how she finds herself following Ziren. She’s in her 14th age by then Like most Undana, she has an affinity for water magic but she also can tap into nature magic fairly well. As such, she’s an exceptional healer.

Chiron Hallows - She’s a black cat-type Werefolk. She outlived her parents and ended up living with her father’s younger brother and his family. Her best friend is her nephew, Charon, who looks outstandingly similar to her. Her mother’s family consists of a variety of red gemstone Lithes and her father’s of green gemstone Lithes. Unfortunately, none of her immediate relatives were Lithes, so she outlived her parents and eventually her nephew as well. Of all of the characters, she’s had the most stable life. It’s while she and Charon are guarding the East Gate that Ziren and Liluna come around. She’s in her 15th age. Chiron has an affinity for Wind magic (so she’s compatible with Ziren’s fighting style) as well as Earth magic, but her strong points lie with actual physical combat.

Jaden Young - Once known as Nephris Youthly, like 89% of the people of the time, he was a Lithe (specifically Nephrite). He had been away from his home village to discuss a potential long-term job that involved researching a cavern where water flows out like a flood with every full moon. When he went home, he found the entire village burnt to the ground. His wife, daughter, brother, and nephew were nowhere to be found. He threw himself into the research of the cavern and lost track of when the full moon occurs. He was in his 30th year. Before he knew it, the cavern turned into a crumbling room. He spent the next few months wandering the labyrinth that was connected to the room, rationing out what he had on him (which was quite a bit actually) until he was chased down by Ziren and Pheal; he managed to find an exit while running away. He spent the months after that roaming around confused and under an alias before realizing the cavern had time-warping properties that threw him millennias into the future. He felt a hint of his daughter’s magic around Ziren when they met again and decided to follow him, assuming that his daughter survived and Ziren was her descendant. Jaden is a subtype of the subrace Ingenes native to Earaat that dissolved centuries ago when the Ingenes left back to Yluores. He’s not particularly affinity gifted but he specializes in imbuing magic into objects. His favourite is a weapon deliez with fire commands.

Emeira Dallan - She’s a very rare type of hybrid: her mother was a Meriam and her father a Dremlin. Caliga-Undana hybrids are very rare. Unlike the other deities, she grew up in with a maternal and paternal figure for her entire life (although not blood related). She was named by the late September Deity who raised her alongside his partner, the late July Deity. Upon her 10th age, both had already passed away and she was passed over to Marianne and Pheal for mentorship. Both spoiled her due to the loneliness of recently losing the guardianship of Zirec. Even so, she grew up to be well-grounded, albeit temperamental. She did not, however, want to be tied down to the responsibilities of being the Queen of Oshiean, so she leaves that to Marianne while working on whatever she is required to do as the May Deity. She is in her 18th age when she is summoned by Pheal to assist in a mission regarding a resurrection of the August Deity banished at the end of the Millennium War. She has a very high affinity, very similar to a Catalyst, to Nature magic.