Anaria
Anaria is one of two Moons which orbit Runetalras.
Anaria is the smaller of the Moons, and itself is in orbit around Lûnas, its size is much smaller than Lûnas. In contrast to Lûnas which casts a warm white light, Anaria casts a faint blue light, however, Anaria reflects much less light than Lûnas.
The orbit of Anaria cannot be considered regular, as it appears sometimes closer and other times farther away than its partner, while it can also skip days ahead in its orbit and move to where it had been days ago, Anaria has also been known to disappear entirely for days or weeks at a time.
As the light of Lûnas is much greater than that of Anaria, when Anaria passes before Lûnas it is almost imperceivable.
The surface of Anaria on occasion can be seen to be shifting or moving, and when viewed through a telescope storms can be seen raging across its surface with accompanying flashes of light.
Anaria is closest to Runetalras on the Witching Day which occurs on 31 October, this is reguardless where Anaria may have been the day prior - it is the only predicable feature of Anaria. Anaria is also at its brightest on the Witching Day. The day is feared throughout Runetalras, foul magic is at its strongest and veil between planes it at its thinnest. It is on the Witching Day that demon, devil, weave aberrations, ghost, elemental, and other extra planar creatures are best able to enter the prime material plane. Most close their doors and windows, hide in the safety of others, and hope to survive to the next dawn. Others enact their foul rituals in hopes of summoning, binding, or making a pact with dark powers, while other less evil individuals use the weakening of the veil to contact the dead seeking forgiveness, atonement, or simply closure. Given the association between the Witching Day and Anaria, Anaria is beleived to be tied to the arcane and the planes.
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