Aspects/Poem

Gold, the Counter of the Days,
Rachronar, the Gold Aspect, has three forms, and Ail is all at once. Ail is the sand that was once a mountain, the raging river that yet flows, and the seed that shall be a mighty tree.

 Iron, the Worldforge,

 Ralistar is the
 Iron Aspect. Ail breathes in the
 formless nothing and exhales reality. Ail is a great iron statue, reminiscent
 of a European-style wyrm, whose mouth is a fount of lava.

 Silver, the Weight of the World,

 Rasalar, the
 Silver Aspect, has no form, and yet is every form. ko Ail
 manifestation is the weight of every real object, which separates the
 concrete from the abstract. To be "real" is to be infused with the essence of
 the Silver Aspect.

 Glass, the Governor,

 Rakoritar, the
 Glass Aspect, has 6 legs and 4 wings, and
 ko Ail body is made of articulated segments filled with constantly ticking
 clockwork covered by plates, all made from perfectly clear crystal. No hand
 winds the Governor's delicate springs, yet they run eternally.

 Grey, the Land,

 Rajafar, the
 Grey Aspect, is a great stone serpent, who lies facing Nacis with ko Ail body coiled about Ail,
 ko Ail back forming the mountains
 and stone base of the entire world.

 Blue, the Wind and the Sea,

 Rasutar, the
 Blue Aspect, is another serpent, entirely formed
 of translucent blue and green flesh. Ail swims through the ocean, the rivers,
 and the sky, and drives the currents.

 Red, the Fire of Life,

 Rakofar, the
 Red Aspect, is a phoenix. Unlike every other aspect,
 Rakofar is considered "living" rather than "divine", and the pronoun
 "sur" is used to refer to sur. Ko sur "death" represents the hibernation
 practised by most Corasuran life.

 Black, the Usherer to the Beyond,

 Ranatar, the
 Black Aspect, is always just beyond the
 edge of the world. Ail is past the horizon, between the stars, and just
 another day away. The world of the living lies ever in ko Ail shadow. The Black
 Aspect does not lie in this world, but beyond it, and none who join ko Ail
 company may ever return.

 Purple, the Empowered Cripple,

 Ralatar, the
 Purple Aspect, is crippled, deaf, and
 blind, but overcomes adversity and is no less than any other aspect. Ko Ail
 blessings heal the sick and give magical power to those who cannot solve
 their problems on their own.

 Green, the Change of Ways,

 To describe Ravolitar,
 the Green Aspect, is to deny ko Ail
 nature. It may be that the Green Aspect is the most important to Ailistiff,
 because without it, the world could only progress, not change,
 and dynamic change is the reason Ailistiff expanded the world beyond the
 borders of Nacis in the first place.

 White, the Speaker to the World,

 Rafitar, the
 White Aspect, takes no form except ko Ail name
 itself. Ail speaks without a voice and sees without eyes. The White Aspect
 stewards knowledge, and fosters curiosity.

 Lastly, Spirit, the Maker's Shadow.
 

 Ra'ailar, the
 Spirit Aspect, or the
 Maker's Shadow, is the extension of the Formless Maker's will into
 reality, and serves as the bridge between this world and the infinity of
 the Expanse. Ail cannot contain the infinity that is the Formless Maker,
 and therefore maintains a separate personality, one that will fit into this
 world. The Maker's Shadow is not natural in this world, and therefore Ail
 does not have a static form, but rather adapts to the world about it.