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STORY OF URANA
Stars were born in Paradise and ascended the sky.
They were powerful gods, able to give life to new planet systems, and they raised nations under their divine light. Their reign was prosperous and peaceful, until their home planet, Paradise, gave birth to their last brother - god of Time.
Since then everything in the world began aging and withering, nations fell, stars were turning into red giants and then destroyers, the world of Urana was slowly coming to its end. It was part of the Order stars had to follow, but some of them rebelled and defied the Time.
And now the gods of Urana as well as their nations clashed to define the fate of the world - whether to let Urana live through eternity or follow the Time to witness the rise of the new Paradise.
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STARS AND DESTROYERS
The universe of Urana, one of the most ancient
Dreams, is known to acquire its form thanks to stars and destroyers. These two
eternal forces are interconnected, their confrontation brings changes to the
universe and breeds the time.
Stars radiate light, warmth and life. Gathering
in nebulae, they nurture and guard the Order, under their protection solar
systems thrive and civilizations may appear. Meanwhile destroyers, terrible
black funnels framed with the brightest iris of light, disturb the peace and
reduce the Order to the primordial Dream.
Together stars and destroyers form a universal
tunnel, which leads to the One. Everything in the cosmos that is devoured by
destroyers is then radiated by stars in different timeline, and everything
created by the One and brought to the world by stars eventually finds the end
inside a destroyer.
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THE CYCLE
When the Dream of Urana became
lucid, it sprawled with bright nebulae and magnificent stars. Their planets and
moons, diverse and unique, are cradles for new stars to ascend the vast cosmos.
And when stars come to the celestial reign, they embrace the sacred knowledge
of the Order.
The Order is hard to maintain
in the ethereal and fleeting Dream. To keep it lucid and guard the rules of the
universe, stars and destroyers have an eternal agreement: stars lead the
existence of the universe according to the heavenly design encrypted in
constellations, and when their reign comes to an end, they turn into destroyers
to renew the cycle.
Destroyers are ending of stars' plan, they are guardians of Time, which returns everything to the beginning. They shatter constellations and return the Order to an elusive dream it once used to be, and they make gods fall. Although destroyers have power to open the gates to a new life, they are unable to grant peace for themselves, and their terrible might continues spreading throughout the cosmos. And then stars raise their radiant spears, and as soon as a destroyer devours the last planet in its system, they exile it to the One, where a destroyer has a chance for a new beginning.
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PHASES
Every living being that can observe the Dream is
considered to be a star or a destroyer. In time a star grows into a destroyer
and a destroyer turns into a star. Here are the phases of their life:
The Nebula. Stars and destroyers follow a
complicated law of life and death, which allows stars to open the gates to the
One for another life. When it happens, the One weaves a newborn soul from warm,
nourishing nebula and puts in on a cradle, a particular planet.
The Crucible (protostar). It’s the phase when a
star feels the call of the Order and forms mind of its own. During this time
the star tries to feel limits of its power, searches for its place in the Order
and undergoes various trials. This is the time when it gains name and begins
radiating light which forms its constellation.
The Radiant (god). During this phase a star
comes to its full strength and its light extends far away into the cosmos. A
Radiant star is able to shape the Dream and change reality, create planets,
open gates of life and seal destroyers. It ascends from its planet into the
cosmos where its body becomes a radiant sun for a new planet system. The
Radiant can see everything on its planets as long as it lights them and
communicate with its inhabitants (stars of Crucible phase) in a form most
suitable for their young eyes.
The Devil (red giant). In time a star exhausts itself
and can no more radiate light. Such stars lose interest to create, they are
ready to fathom the truth of destruction and bring their creation to the One,
who will provide it with the next life. Devils are a step away from turning
into a destroyer, when they can observe the pure Dream, freed from shackles of
the Order.
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CONSTELLATIONS AND FACETS
When destroyers shatter the universe, when stars
throw their radiant spears, a fierce battle between these two omnipotent forces
draws countless facets on the body of cosmos. These facets reflect lost
memories of living souls departed to the One, their names and fate, shine of a
star. That is why it is believed, that every constellation we see in the starry
sky map are just reflections of one particular star. Every star even in their
Crucible form casts this light into the sky, and every choice they make, every
change inside them is written there. Stars are bound to follow this sacred
text, as it is a divine plan, according to which the lucid Dream can be
reshaped, and the Order receives its continuation.