Sola

About

An overview of this player

History

At the beginning of the Era, Sola was a mere human player named Somber_Night. During Session 1 she joined a group of players to the southeast of spawn and began building ties of friendship with them as they struggled to survive the first few nights. Once they had established themselves and bonds of trust were created, she revealed to them that she was, in fact, the Goddess of Light, fallen from the sight of the other gods and relegated to human form but destined to regain her rightful place. This proclamation was initially viewed with suspicion by the other members of the group, but they came around to the idea and soon supported the idea of her re-ascension to godhood. She helped establish contact with nearby civilizations, including the "Wind and Waves" civilization to their south. There she found a supporter in Callie, Goddess of the Air, though encounters with the gods of Fire and Void were not as promising. As Sola's group (by this point known as "Daybreak") didn't have enough members to completely provide for themselves, she persuaded them to join the Wind people and grow her following there.

In Session 4, Daybreak abandoned their floating tower and formally joined the settlement of the Wind people. A shrine to Sola was hastily established on a nearby hillside overlooking a river, and a group assembled to attempt the ritual that would re-establish the god of Light. Though this ritual did not appear to be successful at first, it did confirm the others' ability to pray to Sola's human moniker (Somber_Night), and the process of building up a proper following – not just by word of mouth, but by deed – began.

Gallery

Above: Sola (in her original human form, Somber_Night) and the other members of Daybreak on their first skybase during Session 1. From left to right: Gentle_Sunshine (nametag not present), Somber_Night, Random_Diamond, Sunlit_Abyss, Marbled_Sunset, and Corrupted_Angel.

Above: The first attempted ascension of Sola at the end of Session 4. The original form of the first Light shrine before being incorporated into the Temple of Light is clearly visible. From left to right: Divine_Star, Mythic_Diamond, Sunlit_Abyss, Sola (Somber_Night), Gentle_Sunshine (nametag obscured), Silly_Creature, Aquatic_Stream, Random_Diamond (crouching, nametag obscured), Golden_Frost, and Continue_Phase.

Above: the reconciliation of Igneous, the Fire God (center-right, giant) and Sola (center, glowing blue) during Session 14. Members of Pyros can be seen at the base of the Temple of Light on the left.