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| History of Tezoth, Part VI — The Age of Discovery Aedos the Iron ruled for ~60 years, Celia the Kindhearted for ~123, Ceres the Mysterious for ~30, Satanid the Wicked for ~52, Velchmetra the Radiant for ~80. Renavan the Pious wished to rule forever and, to achieve that goal, sought any help he could find, including supernatural aid. In the year 248 since the unification of Tezoth, two years after ascending the throne, he set out on a sea expedition to the north under the pretext of establishing friendly relations with the kingdom of Sithia — that was indeed part of his intentions, but above all he yearned to learn from Queen Elvielfiria the secret of immortality. And he did find it — despite her contempt for the human race, the Queen of the North had no objection to acquiring such a useful puppet, which would undoubtedly bring her closer to conquering the entire continent. Renavan was tormented by agonizing deliberation, more than once standing on the brink of accepting this tempting offer, but in the end he refused — he decided that eternal life without free will was meaningless. So he returned home empty-handed. By the year 250, he had become the chief patron of the Temple of the Dawn Raven in Duskwing and grew close friends with the priestess there, but to his disappointment, he learned no secret of eternal life from her, and she refused his proposal of marriage. In the year 255, Aconian missionaries appeared on Tezoth's doorstep. They claimed to have come from a city floating in the sky to bring light to the land's inhabitants. Everyone knew that this airborne isle truly existed — once a year it flew over the kingdom, and chunks of a mysterious ore, later named "Aconium," broke off from it. The Aconians taught the Tezothians to use first that ore, and then Iphyllium — a material that existed within the inner boundaries of the Crater of Regret. They also revealed that the crater and the monsters arising within it had been created by Iphylla — the vessel of the souls of all the wronged and innocently slain, and that the monsters were likely their phantoms, thirsting for vengeance against all the living for their unenviable fates. Among other things, the Aconians also brought a new calendar to Tezoth — by their system of reckoning dates, it was the year 11385 at that time; however, it did not gain widespread acceptance on the land — the Tezothians did not wish to switch to it, considering their own calendar both more convenient and culturally more significant. Another important discovery brought by the Aconians was, in fact, Aconism itself. "See the sun in the sky? That is radiant Aconia warming us all with her warmth!" Nevertheless, across the expanses of Tezoth, this faith received only niche recognition, and that mostly thanks to Renavan's support. Being a great connoisseur of diverse beliefs, Deus founded the city-region of Oshi, which was to study and preserve various faiths from the ravages of time. Even the so-called followers of Iphylla found their own secluded corner in this new city! Well, after all, Aedos the Iron did say not to judge people by their thoughts and beliefs. As for Renavan the Pious himself, however, things were quite grim in terms of personal convictions — though he wished to have them more than anything, in reality his heart simply did not lean toward anything he had learned. "Yes, the sun is nice, but you can't fill an inner void with it," he mused, "and I want something special, something I can devote my whole soul to and no longer fear the merciless ticking of the years lived, alas!" The only consolation in Deus's life became literature — he wrote numerous novels and treatises on a wide variety of subjects, which instantly gained widespread recognition in the kingdom and even abroad. In the year 273 since the unification of Tezoth, he jumped into a river together with his young mistress, and no one ever saw him again; his reign lasted 27 years — fewer than any of his predecessors. |