{"id":524,"date":"2022-03-28T08:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T07:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredericseraphine.com\/?p=524"},"modified":"2022-03-28T09:01:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T08:01:22","slug":"birthlands-project-the-theognostic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredericseraphine.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/birthlands-project-the-theognostic\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthlands Project: The Theognostic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.15.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.15.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredericseraphine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/237578ED-88FF-4A44-B63A-5AD058E12131-724x1024.jpeg\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Dastan mervetnos the theognostic\" class=\"wp-image-527 alignnone size-large\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another couple of sketches from my Birthlands worldbuilding project.<br \/>A character portrait &#8230; the name written in Sajilir on the Sketch is<br \/>Dastan Mervetnos \u00ab Sanolasyeth \u00bb &#8230; if we anglicized the name it would be<br \/>Rodrick Waldson (or Watson) \u00ab the theognostic \u00bb<br \/>Das = Glory Tan = Ruler , a typical noble name.<br \/>Merva is the name of his ancestor, which means \u00ab of the Forest \u00bb Walda or Silvia would be equivalent names&#8230; So Mervetnos here means son of Merva.<br \/>Note that if he was a daughter, it would be Mervetnu.<br \/>However, his real mother\u2019s name was actually Farva (of the wind, so basically Wendy) But families with an illustrious matrilineal ancestor tend to keep the name of this ancestor by pride.<\/p>\n<p>Dastan Mervetnos is a Theognostic.<br \/>Theognostics are a cast of the Saji clergy, literally meaning \u00ab those who know the gods \u00bb<br \/>He is the descendant of Merva who was one of the Saji heroes who slayed the living gods of the Korvedans. The \u00ab gnosis, \u00bb the ability to \u00ab see and hear \u00bb beyond the secluded walls of our world is a rare atavism that comes naturally to very few chosen ones in the Saji people. His high connection to the \u00ab woven paths \u00bb have made him a very important figure in the holy city of Meroval. His position is akin to a high priest or a bishop in the city\u2019s clerical hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>F.S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another couple of sketches from my Birthlands worldbuilding project.A character portrait &#8230; the name written in Sajilir on the Sketch isDastan Mervetnos \u00ab Sanolasyeth \u00bb &#8230; if we anglicized the name it would beRodrick Waldson (or Watson) \u00ab the theognostic \u00bbDas = Glory Tan = Ruler , a typical noble name.Merva is the name of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[44,31,30],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Birthlands Project: The Theognostic - Frederic SERAPHINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dastan Mervetnos is a theognostic. 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