The Constellations
The constellations are made of stars and nebula to create nearly photo-realistic depictions of their forms.
They hang on the dome of the sky, generally remaining stationary as the Great Tapestry unfolds between their ranks.
Birth signs do exist, however the chosen constellations (choose 12 of 24) and sunrise/set varies by culture and west/east location.
| Name | Category | Star # | Description & History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenikos (Part-hen-ee-kohs), the maiden | Mythological figure | 1 | The virgin oracle, sees the beauty in the world and is misunderstood for it. |
| Alago (Ah-lah-go), the horse | Avalonian fauna | 2 | Ridden by Kynigos on his hunt for Fidi. Represents the integral place beasts of burden have in society. |
| Kryno (Kree-no), the water lily | Avalonian flora | 3 | Beautiful things can emerge from ugliness. Purity out of filth. Swamp flower. |
| Kion (Key-on), the great pillar | Geological feature | 4 | Central support of the Apelpesian Range, balances the whole world reaching to the sky itself, Avalon’s spine. |
| Velos (Vay-lohs), the arrow | Useful object | 5 | The gift of ranged weapons allowed for easier hunting as well as easier murdering. |
| Drakon (Drah-con), the dragon | Mythological creature | 6 | King of the dragons, exiled from the dragon lands in ancient times. Fought Gigas at the end of the early ages when the inner sea formed. |
| Gigas (Gih-gahs), the giant | Mythological creature | 7 | Giants arose naturally on Avalon, but were strongly affected by nearby chaos delves. Split into elemental forms and formed the Ordning. |
| Kynigos (Key-nee-gohs), the hunter | Mythological figure | 8 | Hunts the serpent who threatens the oracle. Reckless in his pursuit leads to suffering for innocent. |
| Chalkevo (Hal-key-voh), the forge | Useful object | 9 | The greatest societies wield mastery over the forge as natural materials only get you so far. |
| Mykis (My-kiss), the decomposer | Avalonian flora | 10 | Mushroom or mold, the great equalizer. Kings and paupers alike, consumed in the cycle of life. |
| Lekani (Leh-kahn-ee), the great bowl | Geological feature | 11 | Formed the inner sea as it rose into the sky, possibly another land? Previously the battlefield for dragons vs. giants. |
| Salaton (Sal-a-tohn), the newt | Avalonian fauna | 12 | Home is crushed by pounding hooves. Represents the innocent who may be hurt with unconscious action. |
| Voskos (Vah-sko-ss), the herdsman | Mythological figure | 13 | Quietly provides for others and protects nature, rewarded with constellation to provide lesson to CoA. |
| Roda (Rho-dah), the wheel | Useful object | 14 | Travelling long distances has always been dangerous, the wheel means you spend less time in the wild or travel further in civilized regions. |
| Fidi (Fee-dee), the serpent | Avalonian fauna | 15 | Hungry and tries to eat Parthenikos. Represents your natural desires may be unnatural to others. |
| Flamouria (Fla-moor-eya), the world tree | Avalonian flora | 16 | Basically a stand in for Avalon, for those that are not aware of the secret nature of the continent. |
| Mokeros (Mo-care-ohs), the unicorn | Mythological creature | 17 | A heroic horse saves one of the Hesperides and is blessed with wisdom and strength. |
| Cheimaros (Key-mah-rohs), the torrent | Geological feature | 18 | Washed away scablands and others during opening of a chaos delve to bring water to the continent. |
| Anagennimenos (Ana-ghen-ee-meh-nos), the hydra | Mythological creature | 19 | A heroic serpent saves one of the Hesperides and is blessed with knowledge and strength. |
| Mochlos (Moh-cloh-ss), the lever | Useful object | 20 | The power of the mind can be stronger than the body if wisdom and knowledge are applied in concert. Lekani was lifted from the inner sea with Mochlos, bringing the dragon-giant war (Early Ages War, Early War, Thousand Years War, Myth War) to an end. |
| Miloudi (Me-loud-ee), the apple flower | Avalonian flora | 21 | Simple necessary things can be beautiful as well. |
| Iniochos (Een-yo-kos), the charioteer | Mythological figure | 22 | Undertaker responsible for transporting souls to the underworld. Reminder that all things must end. |
| Moira (Moy-ra), the gate | Geological feature | 23 | Portal of evil into world, TOV’s only known action. Black rain clouds are seen traveling from this direction. |
| Korax (Core-acks), the crow | Avalonian fauna | 24 | Follows Fidi, revealing their position, and steals food. Represents the dangers of being an opportunistic follower. |
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