Among the Mythos
AMONG THE MYTHOS is a science-fantasy series starring runaway Fey princes, alien Earths, parallel worlds, ancient warriors, and know-it-all brats.
Introductory
Great Wheel
The Great Wheel the conventionally accepted method of organization for all magical and non-magical sentient inhabitants of planet Earth.
On the Wheel, the symbology for the Seven Peoples has been roughly codified into seven distinct symbols.
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Magic
Humans can be very slow at ‘getting’ things, but perhaps that only makes sense. After all, they alone among the sentient races do not have the ability to use magic.
Mythos
The Mythos refers to six of the Seven Peoples of the Earth, i.e. the Sun and the Darkness, the Guardians and the Dream, and the Fey and the Kin.
Night Child Terminology
- Amāru: the final test to see if a Night Child has control of their Beast and is ready to face the world.
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Science-Fantasy
Science-fantasy is a sub-genre of speculative fiction that combines elements from both science-fiction and fantasy. The end result is an often messy but usually beautiful tale, broader than either category on its own.
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Seven Peoples
The Seven Peoples of the Earth are the seven identifying types applied to every sentient creature in the world.
The Seven Peoples of the World divided themselves in this manner (or were divided) somewhere around the First War, which covered the whole planet.
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Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction is a broad genre of fiction with any supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements. Coined by Robert Heinlen, it’s considered an off-shoot of science-fiction, often applied to avoid the limitations of traditional “realistic” sci-fi.
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Stolen
The Stolen are those among the Mythos whose magic has been diverted by the Throne or the Scepter. This includes such people groups as the Ciguapa, who have absolutely nothing to do with Seelie or Unseelie Fey, and yet are claimed by the Unseelie Throne.
Sundered Ones
Powerful but broken creatures, enslaved to keep mankind alive in a flooded world.
SUNDERED ONES ACCORDING TO HARRY
The Sundered Ones appeared at the same time as the deadly black water that flooded the world.
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The Darkness
The Darkness include any magical beings with a primary drive to devour or collect.
Their parallel world is called Umbra.
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The Dream
The Dream include any people who live between dimensions and subsist on the essence of dreams of others.
The name of their parallel world is simply The Plane of Dreams.
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The Ever-Dying
The Ever-Dying are humans, so-called because – from the viewpoint of magical beings – we’re dying from the moment we’re born.
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The Guardians
Guardians are any magical beings with the primary drive to protect or guard. Unfortunately, they’re all a little crazy.
An example are selkies, which once rescued endangered children, and now “rescue” them by eating them to stop their suffering.
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The Kin
Kin, for the most part, refers to human wizards – that is, humans with something else in them allowing them to do magic.
The Sun
The Sun include any magical beings with a primary drive and ability to heal.
The name of their parallel world is Zenith.