Ma'at

Where Light exists, so must Darkness. This cosmic concept of "balance" predates even the oldest civilizations in any given world. Scholars have suggested that for a world to thrive and survive, it instinctively follows such an unspoken doctrine—that the eternal struggle between fundamentally opposed forces forms the very basis of life itself. Urzyma, the Land Toward the Sun, was no different. Legends from the days of the ancients speak of Order—the concept of "balance" and "justice" intertwined—manifesting as a four-winged woman, whose piercing, metallic gaze inspired terror and awe in equal measure. Ma'at is her name, but it is rarely invoked in its true form out of reverence. Ma'at's tenets of truth and justice are upheld by those who wish for a peaceful afterlife. As recorded by the scribes of Thoth, the first mortals to die had come before a dark and solemn hall, presided over by the Lord of Silence, Osiris. Upon the altar was a set of golden scales with a single, shining feather on one end. Only those who were pure of heart and had done no evil would find themselves balanced upon it. Despite this, some warn that darkness had reigned supreme before in eras where Ma'at's shining wings were nowhere to be found. For Order is kept not merely by the pure hearts of men, but the inscrutable cosmic cycle of Light and Darkness. But when the God-King raised his blasphemous empire from the blood of gods, many were convinced that Chaos, the antithesis of Order, sought to devour the world whole. In the midst of all this darkness, Ma'at still watches with wings unfurled. After all, the reign of Order can only be all the more glorious when risen from ash...