Three Immortals
"This paticular motif is the one that I am studying at the moment. We managed to map a progression throughout time and across cultures. One of the really interesting things is that each culture seems to depict the figures differently, and sometimes even within the culture the depictions change. But always a combination of the familiar and the otherly. Always almost like us, but not quite. Three different figures, three different species, all approximately humanoid, but unlike any species known." A snippet of a lecture given by Professor Qumin Anastasia Baharat at the Elderton History Museum (Needleday, Tailormoon, 1313).The Three Immortals are a running theme that have something to do with the Apocalypse.
Summary
The myths tell of three immortal animal-like humanoids reaching the Garden Beyond the Stars by means other than dying. One, always referred to as the Traitor, turns on the Broken, and casts them to fall downwards. The Faithful is also there.
In Literature
Signs and Sigils by Professor Qumin Anastasia Baharat: An academic text that describes the symbology of the Three Immortals as a recurring motif in the older and deeper parts of the city. According to the text, the Faithful is always depicted with a halo, the Broken has a scar or wound and the Traitor always has one hand behind their back.
The Three Immortals by Lenticule Spume: A folklorist examination of the various tellings of the Three Immortals that pieces together fragments of the story from different sources into a coherant narrative.
The Three Immortals by Lenticule Spume: A folklorist examination of the various tellings of the Three Immortals that pieces together fragments of the story from different sources into a coherant narrative.
In Art
A Depiction of the Three Immortals (DQ93-16-403-6-4b): Some wall art in the Drow Settlements has been used in several publications to demonstrate the imagery of the Three Immortals. It is particularly useful for scholars due to its clarity of subject, including demonstrating artists' usage of the established iconography.
The Narrative of the Broken by Bastet of Palimpsest: A song telling the story of the Three Immortals from the perspective of the Apocalypses, focusing on the destroyed world that the Broken falls back down to.
The Narrative of the Broken by Bastet of Palimpsest: A song telling the story of the Three Immortals from the perspective of the Apocalypses, focusing on the destroyed world that the Broken falls back down to.
A Depiction of the Three Immortals (DQ93-16-403-6-4b)
Qumin's Lecture