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SEVEN WORLD<\/p>\n

DOMINION<\/p>\n

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Welcome to the Seven World Dominion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the beginning of time, Ya-Lohim, the Creator, set the worlds of his dominion in the void of space, but he did not develop and people them all at once. Rather, he and his Immortal servants took pleasure in giving them life one at a time.<\/p>\n

The first world he developed was Ganedena, given as a dwelling place to his Immortal servants. Ganedena\u2019s three moons he prepared in advance as the resting place for the mortal dead who would live in loyalty to him and to his light.<\/p>\n

With the Immortal worlds prepared, he turned his creative attention to the seven mortal worlds. He planned and completed their development in this order: Sek-nar; Luxera; Exalton; Amisi; Kakislane; Merdoma; and Ara.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the following description of the first three worlds, Sek-Nar, Luxera, and Exalton, and the fifth world, Kakislane.<\/p>\n

Descriptions of the fourth, sixth, and seventh worlds, Amisi, Merdoma, and Ara, will be coming at a later date.<\/p>\n

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THE FIRST WORLD: SEK-NAR<\/p>\n

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Sek-Nar is a world of austere beauty, desert-like and extremely mountainous. It is a majestic landscape\u2014a fitting setting for the eldest and wisest of all sentient peoples, the dragons. Dragons rule over this small world, and over its other sentient species, the Sal-Enos.<\/p>\n

The Sal-Enos are a simple people, humanoid in appearance, though smaller than true humans, wiry and slender from running, well suited to their harsh environment. They are herders and artisans, learning from and serving the dragons.<\/p>\n

The two species lived in harmony until the fallen Immortals and their Dark Spinner servants from Luxera (the second world) enticed some of them to follow the shadow rather than the light.<\/p>\n

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Emblem of the Dragons of Sek-Nar<\/p>\n

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The dragons of Sek-Nar are as majestic as their world, ruling sky and land alike,<\/p>\n

As the peoples of other worlds came into being, they desired to know the dragons\u2014to delight in the wonder of dragons in flight, to look into a golden eye and shudder at its fathomless depth, and to stand amazed under the instruction of this wisest of all creatures.<\/p>\n

Yet the dragons remain a mystery, unknowable to all but themselves and their creator.<\/p>\n

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Since the coming of shadow, the peoples of Sek-Nar live in conflict, the light dragons always studying the worlds and the prophecies to understand how best to bring about Ya-Lohim\u2019s purposes while the dark dragons turn their subtle minds to strategies for disrupting the prophecies and ridding themselves of Ya-Lohim\u2019s restraints.<\/p>\n

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The light dragons seek the light of their brilliant sun from their homes among the pillared terraces until it is time for them to pass into the sun and transit to the Immortal worlds. The dark dragons drag themselves into the deepest caves they can find and brood there, devising ways to bring the light to destruction. They do not pass into the sun, but end their mortal in life in death as all other species must.<\/p>\n

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The dragons have no wish to leave their home world, but it is hinted in the prophesies of Exalton (the third world) that at the time of the last battle between light and shadow, the Eldest, ruler over all Sek-Nar, will journey to a far-away world to join those of other peoples in a titanic struggle to preserve the light. Only the dragons know if there is any truth to this prophecy.<\/p>\n

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Emblem of the Sal-Enos of Sek-Nar<\/p>\n

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The Sal-Enos are a small, humanoid species, unobtrusive in contrast to the dragons’ arresting appearance. They are most notable for the artistic works they produce. The fame of this artwork reaches across the dominion, though few beyond Sek-Nar have laid eyes on these fabulous artifacts.<\/p>\n

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The most skilled of the young artisans compete to craft a ceremonial cup for the annual Water Ritual. The cup holds the sacred water sacrifice, offered to Ya-Lohim in thanks and supplication for the gift of water. Each cup is used once and then displayed in a place of honor.<\/p>\n

The Sal-Enos who follow the dark dragons craft a similar cup, used in a perverted form of the Water Ritual.<\/p>\n

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All Sal-Enos study with the dragons and learn a craft, but once they reach young adulthood, only the most talented continue studying or crafting works of art as a full-time occupation. Most live simple lives as herders and gatherers, enjoying the pleasures of family and community life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For a more immersive look at Sek-Nar, enjoy the short story, Dragon Light, <\/em>free when you sign up for Eileen’s monthly newsletter. It’s time for the Eldest dragon to pass into the light, but a dark dragon and his followers are determined to prevent the passing and disrupt an ancient prophecy. Can Set, a golden dragon with growing power, block the dark nemesis, or will an old sweetheart convince him to join the dark dragons instead?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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