Xenexa

<xenæxə> / <zenæzə> / whatever you want

The Arcane Saga

On a ghostly grayish white planetoid in interstellar space, pockmarked with black craters, lies unthinkable cosmic horrors, with names spanning from “A-7” to “The one who bleeds from many orifices”. Inside there is said to be an infinite maze of caves and tunnels. It is named “Xenexa”, or for short, “Hell”. Four ghostly gas giants orbit around it, with the names of “Oidalg”, “Mulucop”, “Magriv”, and “Elcatnep”. These planets all have 9 satellite/moons, one thin ring, and a violent storm. Inside Xenexa, there are many minor horrors, but the biggest 21 are called the “Arcana”. They are lead by The Magician, and are numbered 1 to 21 (in order of rank and power). They are:

1. The Magician
2. The High Priestess
3. The Empress
4. The Emperor
5. The Hierophant
6. The Lovers
7. The Chariot
8. Strength
9. The Hermit
10. Wheel of Fortune
11. Justice
12. The Hanged Man
13. Death
14. Temperance
15. The Devil
16. The Tower
17. The Star
18. The Moon
19. The Sun
20. Judgement
21. The World

The only one who can defeat them is a spirit known as “The Fool”. The outer gas giants have horrors of their own called the “Ettercana”. For each planet there are one on each satellite/moon, a spirit inhabiting each ring called the Ace, and four primal forces called the “Court” inhabiting the storm. That totals up to 14 Ettercana for each planet, and 56 in total. The names of the satellite/moon Ettercana are:

On Oidalg:

1. Indecision
2. Betrayal
3. Rest
4. Defeat
5. Retreat
6. Manipulation
7. Limitations
8. Worry
9. You get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!

On Mulucop:

1. Partnership
2. Friendship
3. Withdrawal
4. Regret
5. Innocence
6. Illusion
7. B Y E
8. Satisfaction
9. Family

On Magriv:

1. Choice
2. Start
3. Finish
4. Conflict
5. Leadership
6. Defence
7. Swiftness
8. Wiseness
9. Burden

On Elcatnep:

1. Multitasking
2. Teamwork
3. Greed
4. Begging
5. Charity
6. Patience
7. Work
8. Reward
9. Stability

Each court has a Page, a Knight, a Queen, and a King. The Aces are the embodiment of their host planets. If you were to see an ace disconnected from it’s ring, which happens very rarely, it would look like a physical object. The Ace of Oidalg manifests itself as a sword, the Ace of Mulucop manifests itself as a goblet, the Ace of Magriv manifests itself as a staff, and the Ace of Elcatnep manifests itself as a coin. There is one final creature, called the Berecer. It is a hybrid of Cosmic Horror, spirit, and primal force. It manifests itself as a black cloud encompassing the Xenexa system, and acts as a gateway in and out. Sometimes lonely voidists manage to wander into the System, and the Berecer is happy to let them in, but letting them out is another story. Those who cannot convince the Berecer that they possess a strong body, a fiery soul, a sharp wit, and a kind heart suffer eternally. However, almost no voidists possess any of these qualities, and that is why Hell is eternally filled with the sound of screaming voidists, forever tortured by unthinkable cosmic horrors. The end.