The Haan Study, The Nature of Haan

These pages feature chapter one of ‘’The Haan Study’’, a collection of chapters talking about the series’ magic system in greater detail then the information given in the main chapters found in the back of the volumes of The Eferian Day series. One chapter is given out per volume and a complete work of The Haan Study is planned to be created in the future featuring all chapters alongside more text and artwork of spell characters and more. Chapter one has been given out for free for promotion of the series.

This chapter is subjected to change until The Eferian Dawn volume one: Together We Once Held Up Heaven and Sky is fully published.

Latest edit done: 2024-09-29

The Third Scroll: The Nature and Hierarchy of Haan

The Haan elements’ existence originates from before the creation of the Sagen world.

In the lore, C’alorus was the creator of the Sagen universe. And with the creation also came the Haan elements who tethering themselves onto the universe. During the time C’alorus created the elements, Haan also included the elements of all worlds linked with the Sagen universe. It was under the separation of C’alorus from Sagen where the elements also became split from each other, leaving only the ninety-three Haan elements within Eferian while the remaining elements became a part of Alvenru and the tethered worlds beyond. The controlling forces of the Haan elements is under a hierarchy of Keepers and Practitioners who has the primary powers over how the elemental rain patterns move.

On top of the hierarchy is Althalos.

Althalos is a dimensional-shifting floating city created by C’alorus during the birth of the eight angels where the Haan elements gain their rain pattern over Sagen from. No one in Sagen knows this city exist. Even the Yulis themselves do not have the knowledge of the city’s existence. Its only C’alorus and the eight angels who knows about it and possess the powers to access the city itself. Althalos is where the Haan elements begin their journey over Sagen. Once the elements have travelled through Sagen do they circle back to Althalos to repeat their rain pattern journey. This raining of the Haan elements over Sagen only exists because Althalos are there to control their movements. And without the city being there would the Haan elements in turn disperse from their fixed rain.

Under Althalos in the hierarchy are the Yulis. A Yuli is a person or being who have been given control over the Haan elements’ movement. The difference between a Yuli and a god is that a Yuli are not able to alter the laws set by Althalos. Nor do they have the abilities C’arolus used to before the worlds split. C’arolus is the only being who possess—or could possess to be more specific since the powers have been removed from their possession—God-like powers to change the laws of the universe itself. The powers a Yuli has comes down to be ability to control the locations and movements of the elements once they already have travelled past Althalos. Much like how Haan practitioners can alter the movements of the elements by spellcasting: Yulis are able to alter the elements’ movements to a much greater scale by changing the movements of the elements themselves without the need of a Minbry-Point or an alternative form of centre force. There is always a total of eight Yulis at any given moment. Though this principle isn’t entirely part of the Yulis’ laws of existence, it’s said to be the major ruling of all previous Yulis throughout Sagen’s history. It is possible for Yulis to be less than eight at any given moment but it’s not possible for there to be more than eight in total. C’alorus had seven Yulis beneath them. And by the time the control was given to the people in Eferian, there was also a total of eight Yulis in Sagen. When a Yuli vanish, there are one out of two consequences that are bound to follow the loss of said Yuli. The first—the most common consequence—is that the Haan elements are no longer tethered to the shifting said Yuli has been involved with. This means the elements would then go back to the locations they are bound by Althalos from the start. The second consequence is for another Yuli to gain temporary powers of said Yuli to the elements they were in control over. This is far less common due to the Yulis being unable to set their own laws of how the Haan power is distributed. Yulis cannot control when or if this happens nor is this power distribution ever permanent.

Under the Yulis in the hierarchy is the Archmagi who act as seconded-in-command to the current Yulis in place.

In the main series’ timeline, the Archmagi are housed in The Sunset River University located in the western regions of Varangia towards the borders of Milandra. Like the Yulis, there are a total of eight Archmagi who are each selected by the correlating Yuli they represent. The Archmagi are there both to act as advisors and to serve as teachers to the Dast Casters who practice the spellcasting each Yuli have oversight over. Under the Archmagi in the hierarchy is the Haan practitioners who give out the ability of the person’s Minbry-Point (refer to the ‘’What is the Minbry-Point?’’ scroll for more information on the topic). And lastly is the common Haan practitioner who can alter the Haan element’s rain patterns by dragging elements into a singular location. There are more titles and positions within the hierarchy of the Haan elemental powers, but these are the primary ones which are the most important to know for a good foundation of understanding the Haan system’s primary forces.

Moreover, the Haan elements aren’t just influenced by the Dast Casters of Sagen, however. The elements’ locations are also determined by the reactions between other elements within the same space. Because to this, Haan elements can’t exist within the same location as other elements whose reactions goes against one and another. A good example of this is the Dhemsen elements whose nature works much like a magnetic field (refer to the ‘’What is Dhemsen?’’ scroll for more information on the topic). If one element is too close to another element of a conflictive nature: the two elements would clash and attempt to segregate themselves as far apart as possible. Because of the Haan elements’ natural behaviour, Yulis are not able to completely dictate the movements of the rain patterns. There will always be forces which needs to be taken into consideration when Yulis shifts the movements of the Haan elements.

And due to it, don’t have complete control over spellcasting capabilities or the altering of plants and creatures within the Sagen world.