The Eidolons of the Goddess, commonly called the Eidolons of Seqal, are a triptych of ancient statues carved into the rocky riverside at the city of Seqalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeqal

Seqal is a historic city in Ororr, at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Wiyel. The ancient city was cut into the rock between the two rivers, making it one of the “Hidden Cities” that were mainly underground. Today the majority of the population live in New Seqal, built on the river bank a little downriver from the Old City.Ororr in Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage. The figures are a renowned symbol of the city, being the first thing seen by visitors travelling upriver to the city.

The Eidolons are colossal caryatids, columns over 18 metres high, supporting the portico of the ancient Temple overlooking the river. The portico and its sculptures were carved into the living rock face, so that the portico roof protects the carvings from weathering. The temple was once a simple cave, consecrated to the worship of the river goddess some time in the Beryl Epochplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeryl Epoch

Historic epoch, age of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.. It was later expanded and embellished as the city of Seqal grew more powerful as an economic and religious centre.

The first Eidolons were carved around 2500 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch.. Originally they depicted fertility goddesses as large, naked Issid women, which were crudely shaped and probably painted in bright colours. They were later resculpted and refaced several times into more slender and graceful forms, ending in their current shape around 1400 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch..

The resculpted eidolons were dressed with a mosaic of jade and precious jewels, so that they glinted in the sun and presented a powerful symbol of the wealth and importance of Seqal as a city-state. Originally the the were decorated with a combination of true jade, white jade and greenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind. quartz. Later right-hand eidolon was blue jade representing water, green jade representing life, fertility and the greenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind. world. The left-hand was red jade, representing blood, death and retribution. The rare red jade was mined from the valley of the Red Wiyelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Wiyel

The River Wiyel or Weil [WILE, WAH-yil] in Ororr is the longest river in the Civilised World. The Wiyel Basin drains two thirds of modern Ororr, running over 5000 km from its source in the southern Dun Trisan mountains, flowing northwards to the sea.

Names

As the river is so long it has been known by many names by different civilisations throughout history. 'Wiel' is the name used during the time of the GreenOrorr, upriver of Seqal, a particularly valuable export of the city. Together, the three jade eidolons were a dazzling display of the city-state's wealth, trading reach and moral power. It is often thought the the branches of the Well, were named after the colour of the Eidolons, rather than vice versa.

After the decline of Seqal and its domination by the Empire of Dor-en-Sannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmpire of Dor-en-Sann

The Empire of Dor-en-Sann, [DOORR-enn-SAHN] also called the EnSanni Empire, was the largest empire in history. It dominated central Anásthias for nearly two thousand years, from 1903 BME, until the conquest of Galkesh in 59 ME. The empire consisted of hundreds of ethnic groups and cultures, its people were collectively called the MEOrorrHMOrorrHMHartheraME, the temple fell into disrepair and the jade mosaics were either looted or fell away. By the time the city was visited by the Great Prophetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Prophet

The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Mother Church of Ororr. it was a shadow of its former grandeur, but the Prophet was so impressed by the vista of the Seqal that, despite the destruction of hundreds of grand Imperial temples to the north, he ordered the Eidolons be spared.

As such, the Temple at Seqal is one of the chief stopping points on the Shouftplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShouft

The Shouft, also called the Path of the Prophet or the Great Pilgrimage, is a religious journey to the holy shrine of Foratuna in Ororr. It is a key element of Therist religious practice, a spiritual journey visiting sites of religious significance.

The devout wishing spiritual enrichment, or sinners or criminals wishing to make restitution, follow the route the Ororrgreengreen or great pilgrimage, and one of the Protected Treasuresplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigProtected Treasures

In Ororr, the Protected Treasures are a number of historic monuments, artefacts and religious sites which have been preserved under a special protective status, despite their pagan or prehistoric origins.

Ororr

This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr of the church-state.

Today the rock of the Eidolons is topped with a Theristplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother Church of Ororr (Therism)

The Mother Church is the state religion of Ororr, which combines both religion and government in one institution. It is based on the teachings of the Great Prophet Therion, who in the early decades of the modern era raised an army that conquered much of northwestern OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrMEMEOrorrMEMEOrorrOrorrHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerher padata of modern construction, called the Jade Flower Templeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJade Flower Temple

The Jade Flower Temple is a Therist pandata at the city of Seqal in Ororr. It sits on the rocky promontory above the famous Eidolons of Seqal, a landmark well known to travellers and pilgrims along the River Wiyel. At night it is lit with brasiers so its green glow is visible from a great distance.greenTherist. The cave-temple of the Eidolons was once closed and used for storage, but is now a museum of ancient history.