The Universe
ROHO, the Guardian of the Breath
In a time before time, the Breath — the primordial force that animates all things — split into two worlds: NZA, the world of light and the living, and NZI, the world of shadow and forgotten spirits. Roho was chosen to maintain the balance between these two realities.
The Two Worlds
NZA
The World of Light
The visible world, home to the living and allied spirits. Nature thrives under the protection of the Guardians. This is where the Mabioni — the sacred bridge — takes root.
NZI
The World of Shadow
The invisible world, home to corrupted spirits and forgotten entities. NZI is not evil itself — it is oblivion. And oblivion consumes all.
The living bridge connecting NZA and NZI. Made of ancestral roots and crystallized breath, it is the only passage between the two worlds.
The 7 Temporal Cycles
Cycle I — Ebandeli
The beginning. Roho's awakening.
Cycle II — Moto
The fire. The first conflicts.
Cycle III — Maji
The waters. The purification.
Cycle IV — Upepo
The wind. The dispersion.
Cycle V — Ardhi
The earth. The anchoring.
Cycle VI — Kivuli
The shadow. The final confrontation.
Cycle VII — Pumziko
The rest. The return to the Breath.
The 5 Molili-Onyanka
The Order of the Fallen Shadows
Five humans who failed their rite of passage. Rejected by their people, they embraced NZI and each founded a Church — a cult built on a distorted vision of the world. Together, they form the darkest threat the Guardian has ever faced.
‘Where the Guardian protects, they devour.’
‘Everything begins and returns to the Breath.’