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Spheres: Beauty, Creation, Fire
ESHVAL 'BLACK FLAME' BLACKFLAME 'BLACK RADIANCE' BLACKRADIANCE Some say that she is mad, and that those who are inspired to follow her are infected with the same madness.
Eshval is the patroness of that which brings terror through artistic expres- sion. She dwells in the places where few dare walk, and those who do, never speak of what they have seen ... or never speak again. Through fevered dreams and the sweet touch of madness, she inspires her followers to explore the forbidden, to create beauty, both living and dead. Her artisans have long labored in their secret places, creating sanguinary works to adorn the Muse's macabre gallery. Now she bids them forth, to bring the dark grandeur of her inspiration to a lackluster world.
The Black Fire that is Eshval, is the unrestrained and unfettered creative source within sentients. It creates and recreates...nothing is destroyed or lost, rather all things are crafted anew in the constant pursuit of perfec- tion. Hers is a dark, creative fire that casts no light, yet within its darkness, lies the glory of discovery. In the dark whispers of Eshval, there is a beauty more frightening than any may comprehend. It is through her burning caresses and gentle urgings that the secrets of the soul are explored so the Inspired might fully understand, accept and revel in their discoveries.
The beauty created by the Inspired is often termed macabre, deviant, or even sick by the Uninspired, but their opinion matters not. The Uninspired are mere canvases and raw materials...little more than a collection of body parts, organs, fluids, and souls for the followers of Eshval to use as they desire. It is known that many of the Uninspired vie for such an exalted position, though a very few others shun the honor of becoming so glorified, and require further convincing.
As each possesses equally, the capacity for great evil and great good, it is the Black Flame of Eshval that inspires and guides us to challenge and exceed the moral, intellectual and societal constraints of the uninspired minds. It is through the acts of creation that we reclaim, acknowledge and accept that part of us which has been denied. To the Inspired, naught shall be denied, nothing shall be hidden, secluded or forbidden.
To those whom Eshval deems Uninspired, their lives are often made so miserable that they pray for release. Should it amuse her, she may extend her mercy and offer such, but such events are not without cost. Usually, however, she does not waste her mercy on those, instead bringing them to her Gallery, where their suffering is unlimited by time and flesh. Only those who have truly given themselves to her should ever seek her attention
through their deeds or actions. Unwittingly or unworthily attracting her eye, is at the best madness, at the worst deadly. No one escapes her Gallery.
It is said that the Inspired may be found at the Crossroads Between Worlds, in a raven-haunted forest, where darkness reigns and the shadows dance.
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