The World Of Terrath Blog

My entire life, I had been raised Christian, and while my family (thankfully) wasn't super restrictive (with me mostly as I'm the youngest) but still had its quirks (I was not allowed to read harry potter until I was 15) and my parents apparently thought I was demon-possessed? But they didn't try to exorcise me with brutally insane and abusive tactics. No, they just took me to church, hoping that the music, people, and scripture would be enough. And thankfully, I wasn't too wild; I just really hated church. Why did I hate church? I'm SO glad you asked! I hated the music; It was too loud. (i went to Free Chapel in Gainesville ga look it up) . I hated being around that many people. I hated being around children I didn't know (context, I was bullied in elementary school). I hated being that uncomfortable, and you bet your ass my parents had to bribe me to get me to go to church some days. I was diagnosed with autism at 17 years old after insisting to my parents that I needed therapy and fighting them on the benefits. I did not have a choice in going to church. So what is Christianity? It is a cultural icon with a long history steeped in martyrdom, Manipulation, corruption, ableism, oppression, fascism, colonialism, racism, the list is endless almost. And I know that a lot of these things are just human fuckery. I know pagan cultures were guilty of much the same thing. Everything you see with modern Christianity is not at all new. But where it becomes inexcusable is when you just ignore or deflect from it. And since Christianity took hold with emperor Constantine, I can tell you it's gotten a lot worse. It was like that when it took hold of Rome. But what appealed to these people psychologically to transition from paganism to Christianity? And what's keeping these people in the modern-day in this hellishly oppressive religion? So modern-day cults are an excellent way to look at it because I can tell you it's the same ALL across the board. Some churches are just a lot subtler and not as insane as what you see with Jonestown. They understand that they can get in serious trouble if they get caught. But they're still preaching damnation in the eternal fires of hell and their interpretations of the rules to stay out of hell. Unless they accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior. Now I'm still new to the whole historical research of the religion. Still, I've read one book, 'God against the gods' By Jonathan Kirsch, and he brought up the point that pagans at the beginnings of Christianity joined because they were curious. The old gods were boring, and there was this brand new god. And as Christianity took over, hostilities escalated, and martyrdom was very popular for Christianity. But there is a likely chance these people were being coerced into martyrdom, like the Jonestown massacre and so many other modern Christian-centered cults (and that's basically all of them, actually) that forced their members into committing ... bye-bye mode. Preachers especially are excellent due to the societal perception that they are men of god and thus are to be trusted. And I want terrath to have this similar feel with its villains, this feeling that if you don't obey this guy, you will suffer. There is so much more than "It is gods will." The actual breaking down and into the person's mentality that you're trying to coerce. And to do that, you basically need to be trusted. And that is 100% what Christianity is. It is not forgiveness, compassion, or empathy. It has always been the opposite. It has always been this psychological minefield, and it's fascinating as hell. So that's why I've been holding off on writing the books because I've wanted to do my research. I'm still working on the study because there is a lot to unpack. I also want to have a clear idea of where EXACTLY I want to go with the characters, the mythology, and the series itself. I want it to feel more like Arcane and less like Harry Potter (let's be honest, my dudes, it's not that great, and she did NOT do a great job tying up her plots.)

Scarlett stepped between her father and the throne, causing the room to fill with nervous whispering as the courtiers murmured amongst themselves. "Enough," she whispered, a sword appearing in her hands. She felt a strong desire to break down and start crying but knew that would do nothing but give him a reason to mock her. So she stood there holding the black, glittering sword in her hands as Ores stopped and stared at her, his face impassive. "It is a sin to stand against your father, girl," he said softly; tension began to fill the room as the courtiers pressed themselves against the wall. Some ran out of the room through servant's passages or the main entrance. Others stayed and watched, not daring to breathe. And that was how it began; Scarlett saw Jude walking over to the dead woman's body behind Ores, picking up the oak staff with the iron raven topping it. "It is a sin," Scarlett began, her heart thundering in her chest, "for me to wear pants." She let out a low soft chuckle at the thought, her mind quickly comparing her life before she had to come to this god-forsaken place. "It is a sin to be any color other than sunburnt white." "is that what they told you?" Ores said, giving her a pitiful look, "You've seen for yourself that we allow all races to climb our ranks, dear"! He gestured to the crowd of onlookers who were all dressed the same. But she wouldn't back down "so long as they conform to your ideals and no one else's. So long as they behave and are not out of line with the bullshit laws that you created because you could not handle the fact that people are different and unique and flawed." She pointed the sword at him, raising it to the height of her chest growling, "You tortured and raped and killed everyone that didn't conform to your senseless rules because you were too much of a coward to acknowledge anything different. You were willing to burn down the world because the Elder Gods denied you what arrogance and vanity entitled you to." Jude nodded to someone behind her, and Scarlett heard the rustle of cloth as her mother moved to stand behind the throne. Scarlett widened her stance, preparing herself for the hell that was about to be unleashed. "Everything I am is a sin in your eyes," she whispered, tears filling her eyes. "And I choose to be ok with that because if somehow I go to hell? I'm taking you with me"

I am BEYOND excited to post this I hope you guys enjoy it!

A practice on drawing monsters, Sorthuili is inspired by the eldritch horrors of Lovecraftian lore, Guillermo Del Toros creatures, and brian Froud's art styles. It took me forever to finish him, but I couldn't be happier with how he turned out

Oh hi this is sorthuili a sea monster wip

In the beginning there was light and there was dark, nothing existed between them. They were separate and they were eternal.

I built this :3 it’s cool

The cabin (back end) of Scarlett Dupree (main character) she shares this cabin with her mother who sleeps on the bottom to be close to the fire. Scarlett sleeps in the loft as she prefers shadow.

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The Morrigan of Terrath is the first of the "human" based pantheon in Terrath (there's a pantheon of nature deities, and they are NOT human ), the reason why I opted to do a "human" based pantheon (I haven't decided if I'm gonna do a multi-species with intellectual creatures I could and I'm considering it but I haven't decided) She is also the first Legendary (again, name pending) of Terrath. A legendary is one who the elder gods (nature) have deemed worthy of leading their kind forward. Each legendary aligns themselves with one of the 6th elders; She chose Visalth, the elder of the west and god of life and creation. While it was Visalths parents who created him, he in turn created man, and beast, and tree. She stood as his eternal guardian, the goddess of a merciful death, of war and strategy, and of wisdom. She became the goddess of death because she understood the importance of the life and death cycle. Her grief for her lost family and her mistakes that have led good men and women to death taught her as much about the value of death as it did the beauty of life. In this wisdom, she asked that she be reborn when old kingdoms fall and new kingdoms rise. She also asks that she choose herself who is to be her host, to train them to bring forth the new era and take wisdom from the mistakes of the old. When the Morrigan is ready to help prepare the loom of fate, she is known as the wise woman. She takes on the appearance of a humbled old hag. And searches for the warrior whose new ideas and new ways of thinking will bring on the next era. When wise woman and warrior exist separately, they are known as the Morrigna. The warrior can be chosen from any culture or race. In her warrior form, she is known as the goddess of war. >.> She helps establish new kings and kingdoms, advises the courts on when diplomacy or war is necessary. As wars fade, she becomes the goddess of wisdom, maintaining peace for as long as she can. This can be for a generation, or it can be for many. There is legend of one who had been captured and held for 1000 years. But when the kings no longer listen, when they become spoiled and tyrannical, is when she goes to become a wise woman. And yes, I know what your thinking "wait, she's the wise woman during the times of peace, but her final stage is the wise woman?" yea that's exactly it, actually When she becomes the wise woman (or rather when she becomes the hag), she helps prepare the loom of fate by stringing the warp to the frame. Or, that is to say, she finds those necessary to bring on that new era. In this lies her power as she transitions from the wise woman back to the warrior. "When life springs from death." *This is original content from SJ WORMLIGHT for what will hopefully be a series of novels ... at least the Terrath bit is