Aeris

In the post Lost-Light world of Hora Lucerna, Aeris, known as the Lady of Air, is a graceful and powerful Arcana. Aeris embodies the freedom and power of the skies, granting her followers the ability to control winds and weather. However, her gifts come with the cost of the bearer's grounding to the earth, making them increasingly detached from the physical world. Aeris's influence is widespread, affecting the Arcana, the Possessed, and the mortal realm with her airy and ethereal presence.

Aeris as an Arcana

Domain and Abilities

• Domain: Air, winds, weather, and the sky.
• Powers: Aeris grants her followers control over winds and weather, allowing them to summon storms, calm tempests, and manipulate the air. Her gifts come with the price of losing touch with the earthly and becoming increasingly detached from the physical world.

Gifts and Pacts

• Control over Winds: Followers gain the ability to manipulate the air, creating gusts of wind, whirlwinds, and even forming tornadoes.
• Weather Manipulation: Aeris’s followers can influence weather patterns, summoning rain, lightning storms, or calming turbulent skies.
• Loss of Grounding: Her gifts come with the cost of the bearer’s grounding to the earth, leading to a sense of detachment and a growing difficulty in maintaining connections with the physical world.

Influence on the Possessed

Partially Possessed by Aeris

• Windcallers: Partially possessed individuals who channel Aeris’s control over the winds. They can create and direct gusts of wind but must struggle with a growing sense of detachment from the physical world.
• Weatherweavers: Those who gain the ability to influence weather patterns. They can summon storms or calm skies but often feel increasingly ungrounded and ethereal.

Fully Possessed by Aeris

• Stormbringers: Fully possessed followers who act as Aeris’s agents of the sky. They wield immense control over winds and weather, creating powerful storms and influencing large-scale weather patterns. Their growing detachment from the earth makes them aloof and otherworldly.
• Lords/Ladies of the Sky: Elite followers who have fully embraced Aeris’s gifts, becoming her most trusted and powerful servants. They have near-absolute control over the air and weather, leading groups of lesser possessed in maintaining and enforcing Aeris’s will.

Aeris’s Role in the World

Lady of Air Aeris’s presence in Hora Lucerna is a constant reminder of the power and freedom of the skies. Her followers perform airy rituals and harness the power of the wind in her honor, seeking to manipulate the weather and maintain the balance of the skies. Aeris represents the untamed and free-spirited nature of the air.

Catalyst for Change Aeris acts as a catalyst for change and freedom in the post-Godfall world. Her influence leads to great shifts in weather and wind patterns, challenging the status quo and bringing both destruction and renewal. She seeks to create a world where the power of the air is respected and harnessed responsibly.

Opposition to Confinement Aeris stands in direct opposition to forces that promote confinement and stagnation. Her followers often clash with factions that seek to impose control and order, using their powers to disrupt and bring about change.

Aeris’s Impact

Cultural Influence Aeris’s legend and influence permeate the culture of Hora Lucerna. Stories of her control over the skies and the freedom she represents are told with both admiration and caution. Many are drawn to her promise of power and freedom, despite the risks of losing touch with the earthly. She represents the ultimate challenge to those who seek to balance the power of the air with their connection to the physical world.

Strategic Alliances Aeris forms strategic alliances with other Arcana and powerful entities to further her goals. These alliances are often based on mutual respect for freedom and the transformative power of the skies, but they are also marked by the inherent risks of detachment. Despite this, they significantly impact the power dynamics in the world.