Culture of Epsicron

Hello! this is not part of the story, it is just some information on the culture of Epsicron.





Culture. Hardly an adequate word to describe the rich legends and history of Epsicron. From Larkeen to the gypsy market, religions and traditions are virtually the same. Imagine a world that had only one belief...Epsicron is one such land...

Across all the reaches of Epsicron, the maker of all is the Creator. Some say he lives deep in the heart of the Lassandrin forest, others are sure that he walks the land in the form of a beggar. Neither is completely true. If you are a lonely pilgrim, the Creator might come in the shape of a fellow wanderer and keep you company. He is neither human nor god, perhaps something in between.
But he has a weakness, two in fact. Firstly, his name: the Creator, allows him to only make not destroy the things in Epsicron. Secondly, his sister, Estianesto is not actually his sister. Estianesto was the first Caygan leader. Though she has, of course, lost her Caygan magic, her mind and heart still remember the days of fighting and mind-reading.

Estianesto is the patron goddess of Virgins, Wisdom and Sword-play. As the story goes, the Creator gave her two swords as a gift. These two swords held extraordinary magic when wielded by the correct warrior. Omicron, the savage one, was destined to Sumner, the leader of the Caygans. Epsilon, the sword of Strategy, was to be the blade of Taledo Trayk. Both of the swords were found by the correct people, but in the end only one of the destined ones possessed their true weapon.......
Although Estianesto was kind, (To females), she made a few enemies in her day. Unfortunately, her worst rival, Fate was the goddess of Destiny. Fate put a curse on the swords letting them only kill one person a-piece. Omicron could only kill the Lone Warrior, Sumner’s son. Epsilon was given a peculiar target, Prince Orlov, son of the great King Ornkorthe of Larkeen.

The creation of Omicron will be told always, by the few people that know it. It was made in Toupelae, the Mount of Katari in the Broks Mountains. The sword was welded in the flames and then cooled in the salty waters of the Serenithian sea. The Creator found it buried in a pile of sand and shells. He brought it back with him and when his sister was old enough, gave it to her.

Omicron’s twin, Epsilon has a similar history. Created in Toupelae and then bathed in the Serenithian sea. The legends say that the Creator gave Epsilon to his sister, but in truth, Estianesto found it herself. She was only eleven when she travelled to the gypsy market and found Epsilon wedged between two wagon wheels. Nobody could pull it out except for Estianesto. That is how the story of Camelot was created. Epsilon is the Excalibur of Epsicron.