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qumox
the moonlit sands
Beyond the plateaus and Uumalah's oasis stretches a desert for as far as the eye can see. This sea of sand is the ancient nation of Qumox, a land of fiery equines and gentle moonlight. A full moon shines on the sands every night, save for one month of the year, where no moon gleams from the heavens. Qumox is know for its uniquely pale and hard gold, the beauty of its people, its lavish palace, and the intense blood feuds that oft stain its hot sands.
Despite leaving her to her lonely sorrow, the Sun still felt his other half’s pain. So he created a creature of blazing beauty: the pegasus. Flighted and bright, these winged horses were the Sun’s gift to the Moon to keep her company at night. However, these fiery creatures were created of sunlight and craved the day’s warmth. They needed the heated air and winds to loft their wings; and so they strayed from the Moon’s nights, instead choosing to flap their wings in the Sun’s kingdom.
Again, the Sun (now at a loss) turned his from from the Moon, and she grew more and more sad and tired in her dark loneliness. So great was her sorrow that she began to cry, and three of these tears fell on the sands. So acute was her loneliness that creatures sprang from these drops: two mares and a stallion. No wings adorned their shoulders, but their spirits were calmer and more aligned with the Moon’s nightly kingdom. And so, no longer alone, the Moon became happy.
The Sun, feeling the happiness of his evening lady, returned and a time of peaceful bliss lasted over Qumox. The fiery winged and beautiful equines intermingled, and all was well—until the Sun began to grow angry and jealous of the great and unconditional love the Moon had for her creatures. And for the third time, but this time from jealousy, the Sun turned his face from the Moon.
Though no longer alone, the Moon grew to miss her King terribly in the perpetual night he left her. So again, for the second time, she cried. But these were tears of penance and longing for the Su, and they coated the desert’s highest, largest dune. From this deluge arose gold, shiny and created in the likeness of the Sun, but from the moon so it retained a pale luster. The winged ones, seeing their Queen’s sorrow, brought the gift of penance to the Sun, who accepted the beautiful substance as contrition. Once again, all was well in Qumox… for a time.
However, the Sun glares angrily down at Qumox every day, making the sunlight harsh and hot so that their creatures know the Sun’s judgement. And the Moon sadly stares every night, giving gentle hope that the fighting will abate—however, one month a year her sadness grows too great and she turns her face from Qumox.
A brief peace lasted after the abandonment of their deities; the Qumox people attempting to regain their favor through penance. However, when attacked by raider bands for their gold and losing their winged daughters to the Father in Uumalah, unhappiness and fear gave rise to the blood feuds once again.
And so the fighting continues, a bloody vying between lineages for the ‘divine power’ to rule Qumox from the Palace and control its vast riches.
There are no native, pure-blooded Qumox with horns. However, intermingling with Uumalah's traders and various raiders has given horns to some!
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Birthed of Moonlight
In the desert where the Sun is King, the Moon is Queen—and she grew tired of her lonely, evening kingdom. The Sun's rays were too bright, his light too overpowering to keep her company at night. Though angry and proud, the Sun was not heartless, and he felt his Queen's misery acutely. So the Sun attempted to keep his lady company in the night, but succeeded only in scorching what few shrubs and wildlife she had under her watch. Thus, in both shame and exasperation, the Sun turned his face from the Moon, leaving her in absolute darkness. Despite leaving her to her lonely sorrow, the Sun still felt his other half’s pain. So he created a creature of blazing beauty: the pegasus. Flighted and bright, these winged horses were the Sun’s gift to the Moon to keep her company at night. However, these fiery creatures were created of sunlight and craved the day’s warmth. They needed the heated air and winds to loft their wings; and so they strayed from the Moon’s nights, instead choosing to flap their wings in the Sun’s kingdom.
Again, the Sun (now at a loss) turned his from from the Moon, and she grew more and more sad and tired in her dark loneliness. So great was her sorrow that she began to cry, and three of these tears fell on the sands. So acute was her loneliness that creatures sprang from these drops: two mares and a stallion. No wings adorned their shoulders, but their spirits were calmer and more aligned with the Moon’s nightly kingdom. And so, no longer alone, the Moon became happy.
The Sun, feeling the happiness of his evening lady, returned and a time of peaceful bliss lasted over Qumox. The fiery winged and beautiful equines intermingled, and all was well—until the Sun began to grow angry and jealous of the great and unconditional love the Moon had for her creatures. And for the third time, but this time from jealousy, the Sun turned his face from the Moon.
Though no longer alone, the Moon grew to miss her King terribly in the perpetual night he left her. So again, for the second time, she cried. But these were tears of penance and longing for the Su, and they coated the desert’s highest, largest dune. From this deluge arose gold, shiny and created in the likeness of the Sun, but from the moon so it retained a pale luster. The winged ones, seeing their Queen’s sorrow, brought the gift of penance to the Sun, who accepted the beautiful substance as contrition. Once again, all was well in Qumox… for a time.
Bloodstained Sands
Eventually, some lineages gained more gold than others, and they built a lavish and wondrous palace from which to govern and rule Qumox. Jealousy, sewn deep in their fiery natures by the Sun, began to overwhelm those lineages who had less gold and resided in the dunes rather than the great Qumox Palace. So blood feuds broke out, staining sands red and flooding the Palace’s pale gold floor with ruby liquid. The Moon, with her gentle nature, was heartbroken and withdrew from the bloodbath. The Sun, in both guilt and disgust, left their children to console her. However, the Sun glares angrily down at Qumox every day, making the sunlight harsh and hot so that their creatures know the Sun’s judgement. And the Moon sadly stares every night, giving gentle hope that the fighting will abate—however, one month a year her sadness grows too great and she turns her face from Qumox.
A brief peace lasted after the abandonment of their deities; the Qumox people attempting to regain their favor through penance. However, when attacked by raider bands for their gold and losing their winged daughters to the Father in Uumalah, unhappiness and fear gave rise to the blood feuds once again.
And so the fighting continues, a bloody vying between lineages for the ‘divine power’ to rule Qumox from the Palace and control its vast riches.
Cultural Details
- Qumox Gold is infamous for the bloodbath that surrounds it and the high quality, pale shine it posses. As pale gold as moonlight on sand dunes, this unique precious metal is surprisingly hard compared to other golds.
- Generally, pegasus from Qumox have fiery colors and natures while horses are cooler tones and calmer characters. However, intermingling of the races has produced a number of colors and temperaments.
- more to come...
Qumox Characters
- Bellisma :: A beautiful daughter of a previous ruling family, she was captured and held as captive when her family fell, until she escaped to Helovia.
Adoptables
- Qeddar :: A deviantly dark character that helped bring down a ruling lineage. Possibly having a change of heart? Or not ;)
- Unnamed :: Unnamed equine from Qumox. Name, gender, history, personality are entirely up to you! Contact smitty if interested!
- Unnamed :: Unnamed equine from Qumox. Name, gender, history, personality are entirely up to you! Contact smitty if interested!
- Unnamed :: Unnamed equine from Qumox. Name, gender, history, personality are entirely up to you! Contact smitty if interested!
Create Your Own
Qumox has mainly fine-boned, beautiful Arabian-built equines. Some lineages (those of the Sun) have wings, but these are mostly extinct due to The Father stealing away the daughters to Uumalah. There are no native, pure-blooded Qumox with horns. However, intermingling with Uumalah's traders and various raiders has given horns to some!
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