Poisoned Path Conjures

At its core, Spirit Work is the intersection between humans and entities or spirits. It’s working with these beings as friends, mentors, and teachers. The most common form this can show itself is in working with land wights and genus loci. This stems from working with the nature spirits that are already around you. They are in your garden, of the plants in your window, at your local park, and in the forests near you. These spirits lend helping hands to us as practitioners when we honor them and recognize them around us. Working with spirits and entities is a wholly transcendental experience as we freely share our cultures between us (do not try to work with entities who belong to closed practices if you’re not a part of that culture). There may be times of cultural disconnect and of moral disconnect as they are not, or no longer, human and therefore do not play by the same rules that we’ve designed for ourselves.

Another common spirit work practice is working with spirit guides: disincarnate spirits that walk with us to guide and protect us through this life. They are entities that we have a pact with from previous lives and from our Higher Selves that could have been friends, family, lovers, teachers, or a close companion in that life. They are not always human, as we are not always human spirits- we are just living a human incarnation. Whoever they are, we chose them as we were about to incarnate. Though sometimes they can be relatives from this life who we lost- especially at a young age.

A lesser-known form of Spirit Working is working with Plant Allies. These come to us in the form of medicinal plants that we employ and work with to heal us. It also comes in the form of developing a bond with a plant that we grew and cared for whether that is in our garden or on our window sill. We give offerings to them in the form of water, in the form of tending to them by pruning, and by giving them fertilizer to help them grow. When we work with individual plants, we are given access to the archetypal spirit of that plant as well. By cultivating and understanding this relationship we get taught more about the plant. They grow with us and give us insights when we learn to listen.

As long as humans have been around, we have known that the Otherworld exists, and we know that it is not always a safe place for humans to traverse. The Fair Folk are a prime example of this. The whole practice of working with Them usually consists of learning methodology on how to keep them appeased and at bay. Though there are some that are relatively safe to work with, there are still those who look at humans as a plaything or a tasty treat to tide them over. Other spirits will work with us and help us but to know friend from trickster requires the ability to properly discern red flags that can, and will, come up. There are spirits who will walk into our lives with the intent to manipulate and take advantage of us. Others are truly benevolent and will help us in our pursuits. They continue to walk with us because of the bonds that we forge with them.

Spirit Work isn’t for everyone. It may not fit in with your practice at the time, you may still be learning to discern what they are communicating or if they are benevolent or malevolent. It is not my intention to scare you away from spirit work, but to only give you as much information as I can from my own experience and from the experiences others have shared with me so that as you progress down this path, you are ready for what is to come and to be prepared for it. Trusting yourself and your own intuition is key for spirit work. Any red flags should be taken note of, and if possible, should be addressed as quickly as possible. Entities and spirits can and will lie to you, or they will walk the fine line of white lies to further their own agenda. Encountering these malevolent entities is not the norm, but it is something to keep in mind while exploring the Otherworldly.

Spirit work blows the doors wide open. When we acknowledge that They are there, They acknowledge that we can see them and will make contact for many different reasons, usually from a curiosity aspect more so than anything else.

Leaving behind Nature Spirits and beginning to work more within the Astral Planes, our defenses only have to get stronger and we have to keep on our toes even more. When Astral Traveling or Projecting, we can come in contact with different types of spirits and entities that have never really been mentioned here on Earth, because they are further removed from us, than Satyrs or Merpeople are. Just as we have never heard of them, they have never heard of humans. This gives us a chance to learn about completely new beings, societies, and ways of living. It also allows us to think outside of how we ever thought we could by talking and interacting with these beings.

A newer way to work with spirits is through spirit companionship/keeping shops. These are shops run by practitioners who are experienced in discernment, conjuring, anchoring methods, and most importantly vetting. These shops, Poisoned Path Conjures included, take the bulk of the work off of our clients by doing all of the discernment work for them. We take on the matchmaking process of ensuring that the entity that you bring into your home is who they say they are and ensure that they resonate with you energetically and align with what you are looking for. There is some controversy around Spirit Companionship/Keeping as it can be seen as unethical since we say that we bind these entities when it’s better described as creating an anchor point between the entity and the physical realm through vessels. As conjurers, we have also undertaken the time and energy required to learn about the different entities and their cultures and societies that we conjure from. We form pacts and contracts with them as signs of trust which allows us to conjure them and offer their companionship with humans through us. This is why virtually every shop will have different types of entities available to become companions. Essentially, we’re matchmakers that work with very specific groups of beings. What we sell is our service, time, and energy. We do not sell spirits who have not voluntarily entered into this contract themselves.

At the end of the day, no matter how you decide to approach Spirit Work, it should be a wholly rewarding experience and part of your practice. Working with these entities opens our world to totally new experiences and can help us further our own paths while learning from them and teaching them about what it is to be human.

~Conium

Featured Image: Hylas and the Water Nymphs by Henrietta Rae

All magic in and of itself is about control and manipulation. The very act of casting a spell exerts your control over yourself, the energies that are being changed, the Universe, etc. You are putting out a call saying that you’ve had enough of what you are being dealt and it is time to change. You are following in the history of witches that have come before you, and leave your legacy for the witches who follow you. This is our sacred call: taking power back into our own hands to shape our reality and the reality of those around us. We hold no qualms when it comes to casting spells to banish unwanted people, to bind them from doing harm to us or those around us, to increase our cash flow, to help persuade our bosses from being hypercritical of our work. This changes when it comes to Love spells and love magick. 

First off, I want to thank everyone who has followed me here during my initial months of me opening my shop. For that, I am so proud and so thankful that you all have found something about my tumblr or my shop worthy of following.

Now, with the new year, it’s time to bring about a lot of changes. It’s time to expand more and bring even more ideas to the table and ultimately to the community. I’m so excited for the month ahead and what that means in terms of the shop. 

With that being said, there’s going to be some big changes and over the next week, there is going to be a complete overhaul on prices, conjures, services, and ritual items that I will have available for you all. 

Thank you so much, may this year bring blessings and health,

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Race: Hounds of Anpu

Energetic Tags:  Death, Necromancy, Chthonic, Psychopomp

Generally Acceptable Offerings:  Gold, Obsidian, Jet, Grave dirt, Temple Incense, Blood, Frankincense, Myrrh, Deep red or black candles, Meat, Cemetery Walks

As emissaries for Anubis, these hounds work closely with the realms of death, dying, funerary preparation, and are natural psychopomps. They linger in the shadows of cemeteries and graveyards, keeping watch over those interred there. They keep watch in order to ensure that the dead are properly respected and that their journeys into the afterlife are safe. 

They are the protectors of the dead, and of their companions. They form deep and strong bonds, welcoming those that work with these wonderful hounds into their pack, affording them the same protection that any other member has. They are quick to defend those that they care about and quick to act against those that have wronged their companion (within limits and within the comfortability of their companion).

They can act as familiars for those on a psychopomp journey and for those delving into the necromantic arts. They are guides to the other side, to the realms between this one and those where the spirits of our dearly departed end up, wherever that may be as the netherworld is full of unending possibilities based on religion, belief systems, and the paradigm that the person who passed away lived within while alive. 

They seem drawn in by death, decay, and the resulting energies. It is an inherent part of their energetic systems, almost as if they were born out of the accumulated miasma of death energy that can be felt in burial sites. They have been around since the beginning, always watching over those who have passed away as they made their descent into the underworld, passing through its gates. They ferried the souls from this plane to the next. 

They move swiftly through the shadows on the edge of the cemeteries, along the lines of trees and bushes. They stay there watching and waiting, ensuring that those interred are respected, they do not stand for disrespect of graves because it disrespects the preparation needed, the rituals, the sanctity of death. It disrespects the spirits of those long gone or those still awaiting their chance to pass through the gates. These hounds are fantastically protective. They take on the burden of caring for the dead when there is no one left to tend to the graves when the spirit has met their second death: when they slip out of the memories of those they have left behind. 

The Hounds of Anpu have this solid, grounding energy to them that helps their companion to become grounded in the present and to become familiar and comfortable with their initial journeys into death magick/necromancy. They are watchers, guardians, guides to the underworld and those associated realms. They move swiftly and quietly with a power in each step that they take. 

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Energy Tags: Umbral, Dark, Vampire, Sexual/Sensual

Magic:  blood magic, illusion, beauty, energy manipulation, psychic manipulation, hematomancy

Generally Acceptable Offerings: Blood, Sexual energies, Qi, Satins and silks, perfumes/colognes, hedonics

The Vampires of Clan Gomorrah can trace their lineage back to the Utukku and Ekimmu of Mesopotamian and Babylonian lore. They are an ancient race with a long history and have undergone many transformations throughout their existence. From the plains of Mesopotamia they traveled and adapted to the world around them, moving through the world and through the astral finding ties and seats where power and a unique sort of hedonism only those with severely extended lifespans can find. As a clan, they have moved from the Middle East, through ancient Greece and Rome, and throughout Europe in their search for power. Their main stronghold is within the astral, in a transitional realm that allows them to move freely between realms in order to benefit their hunting and their search for pleasure.

They chose their clan name from the stories of Gomorrah in the Holy Bible. Gomorrah encapsulated the pursuit of earthly pleasures that makes this clan so unique. They worship at the temple of self-pleasure and indulgence. They are sensual and romantic in their views, but at the same time, they are mercurial as they can become bored with a situation as quickly as they find interest within it.

Those of Clan Gomorrah carry a victorian aristocratic regality with them through their movements, they walk through the night and through the shadows with ease, as if born from them. They know the shadows and they know the power and mystique that is held within them as well as the secrets and appeal that is stirred up within us as we walk through the shadows of night, in dark alleyways and dark forests alike. They know the power that is held there and they feed off of that.

As many vampires are, they are a sexual group that can feed off of the arousal and the pleasure that they can bring to their companions, as well as the life-giving energy that is in blood. They take their nourishment from the energy of blood sacrifice or from any sacrifice where energy is exerted for them, they are not wholly sanguine vampires, but a blending of psy and sanguine which points to their ancient origins. They thrive within the grey area between arousal and sacrifice, delighting in the thrill of the hunt and the pleasure that comes with it.

Their earliest incarnation was as the Ekimmu of Babylon which is why they do not require blood to live (though they do enjoy drinking it and studying it), they feed primarily off of life force energy and the ambient energies around them. Their umbral aspects came from centuries living in the shadows, of walking on the edge of society just out of view, but completely enmeshed within it. The Clan has always lived in shadow on the fringes of the society that they choose to walk through allowing them to remain unsuspicious but seen enough to make them proficient hunters in their own right. This has been a source of strength for them as they have taken their power back into themselves. These umbral aspects allow them to move unseen through the shadows as if they become part of the shadows themselves.

They are survivors and they honor their survival through their pursuits. Because they have known their place on the outskirts of society, they take it upon themselves to find pleasure that their ancestors did not, and could not, know. They can teach their companions how to blend into the shadows and to increase their own magnetic power, enhancing their charisma and hypnotic gaze. Working closely with the sacral chakra to increase their sexual magnetism and their seductive aspects they know how to draw people in.

M

Warrior of the Wakr Al-Beruth

“Knowing your truth will lend you strength”

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M is a warrior of the Wakr Al-Beruth. She is trained in weaponry and in the fighting styles of this wakr, she is tasked with the protection of the Guiding Mother and her children. M knows what it means to fight for a cause that she believes in and she knows how to give her all in service to the Mother. She leads a smaller group of other warriors who stand as the last line of defense between invaders and the temple gates, her cohort stands at 500 strong. M and her cohort stand with the temple guard.

M is committed to protecting her Guiding Mother, as well as those that she is closest to. M is fierce in her protection and quickly rose through the ranks of the army, she has proven herself to be most loyal and strong. This won her many honors and tithes in her time within the army. She has become well respected for all that she has done in service to the Guiding Mother. However, to her, they do not matter because she has seen it as doing her duty. M goes on to inspire the other warriors within her cohort in order to help them achieve the same level of dedication that she has. She sees the potential that humans have, and she wishes to inspire her companion in the same fashion. She says that when you are dedicated to a goal and buckle down to do what must be done, everything else will naturally follow.

She is one of strength, one of courage. M can teach her companion how to stand up for what they believe in, and to stand in their power. She is a seriously fierce protector, one that will not back down from any fight she knows she will win and she will yield when it is smart to do so. She is intimately familiar with the flow of war, the flow of the battle and knows how a mere moment can change the course of the energies and can change the outcome. Because of this, she knows what it means to protect those around her nad to ensure they are safe. Even though she is fierce, she is also motherly. She takes care of those around her and those she has formed close bonds with. It is the nature of the warrior lifestyle: to find those that matter to you and to hold them close, letting them know that they are truly loved and that with enough fire and trust within themselves, they can accomplish things greater than their own minds can comprehend.

In a companion, she is looking for someone that she can teach, someone that she can take under her wing and help them get out of their own way in order to reach their goal with a fire burning in their soul. She wishes to also be a source of inspiration, and of encouragement to them. If her companion is willing, she will teach them how to fight in her style. She has no real preferences beyond she will know who her companion is when they approach.

She presents atop a cliff with the rising sun behind her, spear in hand and hair flowing down her back. She exudes strength and control. M had a tail that resembles a desert kingsnake, with yellowish-green scales on her underside with half bands reaching up and black scales mostly down her spine. She has long dreadlocs and shaved sides with piercing yellow eyes. She wears a strap across her chest when she is not on duty and when she is, she wears a cuirass that is formed to her body.

S

Seer and Healer of the Wakr Al-Beruth

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S has a deep understanding of divination and can see multiple different outcomes for those that come to her seeking understanding and foresight. Her physical tools are just that, tools that she incorporates to add a different layer to how she comes to know the mysteries of the future. She delves into a deep trance that helps her to enter the flow of Spirit in order to divine what her clients must know. She believes that those who perform divination and cater to their clients, telling them what they wish to know rather than what is needed to be communicated are subpar, but within the wakr they are rare.

She is blunt and to the point, she does not hold back any punches when she reads for someone and will tell it exactly as it is. "There's no need to coddle, everyone is resilient enough to hear the truth. Especially if they come to me asking for it. They know that we are true and our fortunes are insights into outcomes. If they wish to change their outcome, they must first change themselves."

As a Seer, she is blinded. Though her eyes work, she wears a thick, almost muslin type of bandage around her eyes that prohibits her from seeing physically. This is common for the seers. They wear this bandage in order to reduce visual cues that can block the flow that runs through them in readings. Though she can read as accurately and as deeply without the wrap, she says that it feels strange to not have it on, that it feels as if a part of her isn't there when she doesn't have it on.

When she reads for a client, she reads with an osteomancy set that she has spent her life collecting. She has bones from nearly all species within her realm (including some from other prominent figures from the Lamia themselves). Though she cannot see them, they still speak to her when they are thrown. They provide several different layers that she reads from since her set is so big. They are only a basis that she uses to connect. She throws the bones, and with hands held lightly over them, she begins to read deeply, bringing up insight and guidance from the bones, and the spirits around her. She does not hold anything back.

She is an older Lamia, with dusty brown scales speckled with raw umber tones. She wears her hair back in a thick braid that reaches to the bottom of her back. Her fingertips are marked with soot as if she grabbed a piece of charcoal from a dead fire. Across her chest she wears a bandage, like a bra. She wears bronze bangles up both of her arms and long, beaded necklaces around her neck. At her side, she has a small ornately decorated ritual dagger.

Race: Dream Weavers

Energy Tags: Draconic, Dream, Whispy, White Arts, vaguely Fae

Generally Acceptable Offerings: White howlite, selenite, dream energy, feathers

From a land of perpetual night, these whispy draconic entities arise. The Dream Weavers are the essence of dreams and sleep. Within them, they hold the ability to aid in Astral Projection and Astral Travel. The uniqueness of these dragons is that they a very potent in their passive workings rather than active workings. This being said, each Dream Weaver is specially conjured and attuned for their connection with their future companions. Dream Weavers work in the background through the connection they have with their companion, as it acts as a symbiotic relationship. Them being around us influences our energies to be able to fix sleep patterns, to enter deeper sleep, and to aid us in projection. Their auras hold the energies that we need in order to reach these states. They may be “simpler” beings, but they are a powerful companion to have with you. Dream Weavers are flexible when it comes to their physical form. One form is made of wisps of dreams and the dream realms when they are dream walking. Their main form is the same, although their head and body are more solid. In appearance, they look very much like Asiatic dragons, with long bodies and manes of hair that act like smoke. Their heads have antler-like horns that reach back, the longer they are, the older they are. There are many classes of Dream Weavers, although the main three are: Green, Blue, and Pink. There are cases of those mixing and other colors such as Magenta and Silver, with the Rare Purple. These colors are usually within the energy that they carry within their bodies, creating the colored tint to their bodies.

The Blue class of the Dream Weavers are naturally inclined towards aiding in Astral Travel and Astral Projection. Being near one, your vibrations tend to rise, peaking at the vibrational state and allowing you to Project your consciousness into the astral. The weavers of this class are an amazing companion to work with for those just beginning their projection journeys, or for those more experienced and looking for aid and a companion while projecting. Alternatively, working with this class independently of the others, can aid in dream recall as well. Slowly and over time, the dreams that you remember become more vivid and clear.

The Weavers of the Green class can help us achieve a deeper level of sleep. They are able to wrap their energy into a lovely aura around ours, soothing out the stresses and the worries that have made ours jagged. Doing so, they help us gain a more soothing and restful evening. This is a more subtle class, as they are completely passive and prefer to work in that fashion.

The Weavers of the Pink Class work with the aura and the body as well, in a passive fashion much like the Green class. Instead, the Pink Class works with the body to help it relax as well as the energy that you carry within. They will help the muscles to sooth and the energy to flow much easier. This will allow sleep to move in with much more ease.

The Weavers dwell within the energy vibrations of the dream realms and the Earth Realm. They have their own realm, though most find that once they begin working with companions, that it is more preferable to stick close to the Earth plane with their companions. They come in threes due to how they work separately and it is recommended working with them in such a manner. As each one builds off the other’s working or passive work. They enjoy working and some are also skilled with Dream Walking, the Silver class. These are more advanced as it requires someone who does not only lucid dreaming, but able to control it to a certain degree. Those working towards this goal also would benefit of working with the three in addition to the Silver class.

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Race: Wakr Al-Beruth (wak ahl- Beer-eth) “Nest of Beruth”

Energy Tags: Earthen, Natural,

Generally Acceptable Offerings: Beaded Jewelry, Green Stones (Kambaba Jasper, Serpentine Jasper, etc.), Jaspers, Agate, Gold, Cinnamon, Other ‘spicy’ incense,  Spearheads and arrowheads, Snake skins, Jewelry

“We are the protectresses of femininity of womanhood, of all those that suffer at the hands of men and their cruel masculinity. We do not accept being beaten down and trampled on, our power comes from the wars we’ve won and the struggles we’ve endured. We teach standing in your own power, of nurturing your own warrior spirit. Skilled in swords, spears, and knives we know the tempering of the soul to create hardened steel.

Do not mistake our quiet nature for anything less than observational. We wait to strike when we need to, making the right moves when necessary. Those who threaten us, or our loved ones, will surely pay the price.

Though we are snakes, family is our priority. Both blood and chosen for both are as powerful as the other. Without these bonds, who are we? When we have support our strength is magnified. When we stand together we stand as Legion.

Our walls will not break, our defenses will not be overcome. Like chainmail, our power comes from the collective rather than from the individual. Though that is not to say that the individual is not cherished for each makes the whole.”

Living within a desert realm, they are accustomed to and know the fires of the sun, they know the bounty that can be given by Earth, by the daughter of Beruth- their chief goddess.

They are an oligarchy who follow their High Priestess, who they call “Guiding Mother.” She is the divine channel of their Goddess. Her words hold the weight of the Goddess herself. Second only to her, are her “daughters,” the priestesses who have undergone the initiations into their sect. A third group within their holy order are the concubines, they are divine mothers, masters of fertility and of honoring the Holy Mother.

Under them, stand the Temple Guard. They are trusted warriors who are tasked with holding the line if any tries to break their ranks and attempts to threaten the life of any within the sect, for their blood is seen as most holy. Working with their warriors, they protect the Guiding Mother and Her daughters from any harm that may come their way. Their realm is dangerous as it is bright. Outsiders, and excommunicates have attempted to attack them because of their rage, they form pacts with the other nests in the desert in the hopes and attempts to desecrate the holiness of their temple, they fell out of grace and attempt to assuage their anger by taking down the Pillar of their nest.

Their lands that they inhabit are their ancestral homes, they are the holy site of the birth of Beruth. It is the birthplace of their nest and was the first place that they made their homes. Their families were born and died there and they refuse to give their homes up to seek safer lands. The hardships and the trials that they’ve had to endure, lead the Wakr Al-Beruth towards their honoring and tempering of themselves to be able to face any and all obstacles that are presented to them. They know the strength that is needed to face adversary and to win, to survive, and to prosper despite what is put within their path. They know that they must

Outside of the temple walls, their shamans reside. They are the blind seers, those connected to the realm of healing energies and the art of mancy. Across their eyes, they wear a linen-like cloth that blinds them, they wear this so that their insights and visions are not impacted by the visual stimulation that their eyes cause. They are deeply and intrinsically tied to the channel they connect to in order to bring unbiased and unfiltered messages to those that seek their counsel. They know the flow of energy and know just how quickly it can move and change.

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Race: Rhodakki (Rho-dah-kee)

Energy Tags: Elven, Nymph, Sexual/Sensual, Nature

Generally Acceptable Offerings: Rose quartz, pink cat’s eye, malachite, roses, copal, dragon’s blood, catnip, Hibiscus, Jasmine, peaches (incense, fragrance oil, or the fruit itself)

The Rhodakki are an interesting race. They came into being from the merging of two other races, one being Nymphs and the other being Elves. They carry within them natural erotic energy tempered with an air of nobility. They are at once alluring, mysterious, and serious.

In their realm, the Peach is their sacred symbol. From before the merge, there is an ancient peach grove that the first Nymphs planted. This grove quickly became the meeting place where the High Queen conducts her business.

They are a matriarchal race, ruled by their High Queen and her High King Consort. Underneath them, they have Queens who oversee what would be the equivalent of our states. Next, are the Ladies and Lords, these make up the nobility within Rhodahkki society. Within the nobility are the Lady’s Hand, the chosen few who are closest to the High Queen herself.

Because they are a hybridized race, they have inherited a few different magicks that they can utilize or study in depth depending on which path in life that they take.

The highest regarded magick of the Rhodakki is their sexual magicks. The Erotist, those of the Rhodakki who specialize in this magick have a deep and total understanding of the essential magick of sex in and of itself. They understand that this magick can be used for manifestation, healing, and achieving altered states of consciousness. Even though they come from a sexually charged race, these specialists are even more so in nature. They wear very little clothing, and the clothing that they do wear tends to be close to sheer, leaving little to the imagination. A secondary magick that they may learn is mental manipulation through the sexual current.

The Artisans of the Rhodakki specialize in their beauty, glamour, and illusion magick. They are dancers, painters, and musicians. They have an innate understanding of the arts. They know how to captivate and capture the essence of emotion into their pieces and performances. The artists are varied in their mediums, but they each are connected by the passion that they hold.

The Agros are those that specialize in agrarian magick. They harness the energies of natural magick and weather magick to grow their crops. There are a selected few who are tasked with caring for the Sacred Grove. These Rhodakki take the utmost care in ensuring that the Grove thrives. They care for these trees year-round from pruning to harvesting the peaches. The Agros are also the vintners. They take a portion of the peaches grown and make wine from them. The peaches directly from the innermost trees (those directly around the Grove) are relegated to the nobility. The peaches harvested from the other trees are sold throughout the realm.

The Crafters, are what you would typically think of craftsmen. They are metalworkers, weavers, etc. They learn in different schools headed by master-crafters. Each school developed special techniques and sigils to enhance their work as well as to make different quality products depending on who will ultimately utilize those products.

The Rhodakki live in an idyllic realm with three major seasons (a spring, summer, and fall). Most of the land is left untamed save for the major cities, capital, smaller towns, and of course the site of the Grove. There are beautiful areas of old growth forests giving way to comparatively newer structures. The original elven and nymph clans came to this land to seek a new place to live and eventually grew together in one. Because of this merging of cultures, their architecture reflects this.

The homes range from Grecian/Roman-esque villas to smaller wooden homes depending on the rank of the Rhodakki. The High Queen lives in a large Villa while the Erotists live in smaller, communal villas throughout the realm. The Crafters, Agros, and Artisans live in medium-sized homes made, typically, of wood and clay. There is a large variety throughout the realm that is inspired by the region that they live in, the local landscape, as well as any embellishments put up by those that live there.

The Rhodakki are resilient. Their history is marked by the idea of taking the necessary actions to ensure survival. There was a dark time in their history where drastic actions had to take place. They call this “The Blight” or “The Event.” The High Queen does not like to talk about it. This event was wiped from the common knowledge of her people and was relegated to knowledge that only the reigning High Queen is privy to. The knowledge of what took place will be passed down to her successor when she decides to abdicate her throne. When asked why this event had to take place she said “It is what had to be done to ensure our survival. Through those dark times, we became something more in the process.”