Comet Aurorae

"Some of my favourite paintings are of the infamous comet aurorae - the dancing lights, the rare colours..."

— Rayasa Riverhead

Every 20 years a wonderous spectacle graces the sky for three months. Ribbons of light dance across the sky all over the world of Eldura, even in places where aurorae do not reach. It is a sudden and stunning sight that claims everyone's attention—a call to celebration and remembrance.
  This is the Comet Aurorae—aurorae similar to the classic aurorae like the Aurora Borealis or Aurora Australis (or the Cíhena Paelí (northern lights) and Cíhena Dúlí (southern lights) as they are known in Aegéfaer) but also... more. The Comet Cíhena are a stirring up of the upper atmosphere, a world-encompassing lightshow that can be seen from all points of the settled world.   The cause of this phenomina is a celestial body: a comet with a large and flashy tail. It has been named Liraesvélaun (the "dashing dancer") by the Mainirri, Bédhaen (the "dancing visitor") by the Ancient Eldonine, Ésrahíd (the "starry friend") by the Ancient Behti, and Liraesvé in modern times. It is a welcome sight and it has never been viewed as an ill omen except by the enemies of the Creator.   for the chance to see it again. And the Festival of the Cíhena Lights is not one you want to miss.   When it comes to how the comet came to be, or where it could have come from, there are legends that are mostly true.   The legends say that it all began with The Shattering, the catastrophic result of the arrogance of The Deciever and his followers and their desire to fight God. The Creator, Avva'ai, saw that the survivors of the battle needed something they could see to help them realize that there was hope to be had, even after such loss and horrid fighting. So He hung a gleaming gem in the sky, a comet, and had it perform such a dazzling show that it could never be forgotten. Then, He had it go on its way and bade it come back every 20 years in order to remind everyone what the Creator had done to save everyone from the influence of the Undoer.