Path of the Iouns

The Path of the Iouns: The stars and their positions have long been an essential aspect of life on Aerith as well as other planets in the galaxy. They are important for such things as navigation and timekeeping, but are also a necessary for certain aspects of religious ceremonies and arcane rites. Their powers and energies are harnessed to fuel magic. The stars also hold a great deal of information about the true nature of the universe itself, and are often referenced in prophecy. Early on, mortals began to see that the planets, moon, sun and stars moved along predictable routes through the Zodiac Constellations. In time they developed religious systems based on astrology. They used their calculations to practice divination and developed a rigid system of hermetic style ritual magic to invoke the powers of the planets. This magic actually worked as the astrological calculations were correct and did have unseen influence in the real world. The ritual magic was very hard to get right, and some spells could only be cast during certain alignments of planets and stars so in some cases it could be many years, or centuries before a spell could be cast again. Constellations: -The Scorpion -The Wolf -The Toad -The Twin Stags -The Owl -The Knight Errant -The Embrace (two lovers holding each other)

The Battle

The Plow

The Storm

The Gale

The Vipers

  Important Planets To The Path of Iouns: