The 3 MoonsThe 3 Moons
A Moon Mage draws on lunar
mana for their spells. Whether you wish to debate if this mana comes directly
from the moons, or is a by product of their movement and position in the heavens,
makes little difference.
The fact is, that Elanthia's three moons play a huge role in spell casting for
the Moon Mage.
I now include Grazhir in this section. I thought this might be helpful for new Moon Mage who have no idea what Grazhir was.
Yavash
The first moon we will discuss is
Yavash. Yavash is the red moon. I believe that Yavash's
distinctive red color comes from a high concentration of iron ore
in the rock and sand that cover the surface. I also theorize that
Yavash at one time had many active volcanoes on its surface. The
core may very well be entirely composed of magma. I think this
explains several things about the properties light reflected from
Yavash has when crafted into moon weapons. It has a orbital time
of a little over 6 anlaen. Due to it's coloration, reflected
light from Yavash can easily be focused into a Moonbeam,
regardless of day or night.
Furthest moon from Elanthia --- Taught at 1st Circle --- Skills: Magic/Survival
Xibar
Next we will
discuss Xibar. Xibar is the "Blue" Moon. The term blue
is misleading in this case though, and is just an easy way to
refer to the moon. When you actually see Xibar, it appears as
more of a blue-silver, or blue-white. I am certain that this is
because the entire surface of Xibar is covered in ice. This would
explain why moon weapons created from light reflected off of
Xibar have the curious aspect of being very cold and ice like.
Xibar orbits Elanthia around every 5 anlaen. Due to Xibar's
color, it is very difficult to focus light reflected from it
during the day. At night it is much easier to focus its light
into a moonbeam.
Closest moon to Elanthia --- Taught at 1st Circle --- Skills: Lore
Katamba
Katamba is the black moon...
although this was not always the case. Katamba was once a
beautiful golden orb that graced Elanthia's sky. The popular
belief is that a great dragon of enormous size, 'hatched' from
Grazhir, and charred Katamba black with its fiery breath. A great
battle then ensued between the beast, and the Immortals. While
there are certainly Gods, this scholar does not discount the
possibility that this is a myth, and that Katamba was actually
the victim of a cataclysmic celestial occurrence. Katamba orbits
Elanthia in around 6 anlaen. Due to the lack of light Katamba
reflects, it is very hard to focus a moonbeam from it at night.
However, it's quite easy during the day.
Elanthia's second closest moon --- Taught at 1st Circle --- Skills: Defense
Grazhir
Destroyed
centuries before our time, Grazhir is the infamous white moon that the World
Dragon supposedly 'hatched' from before scorching Katamba black with its fiery
breath. Some scholars believe that the comet Zelkaes actually struck Grazhir,
thus causing it's destruction. Regardless, many fragments of the moon fell to
Elanthia. These fragments are very rare, and powerful. These Grazhir 'shards'
if you will, function similar to a focused moonbeam and allow skilled Moon Mage's
with proper knowledge, to teleport, or open moongates to the location of the
'shards'. Because of their rarity, the Moon Mage Council has given a name to
each Grazhir shard that has been found. Alas, it is to my sorrow that I must
report that I witnessed the destruction of one such fragment first hand. This
great travesty was perpetrated by Karosti Kalestraum. At the time of this writing,
he remains at large and unpunished.