Guardians
They are described in ancient myths as
the Sheear, but that denomination hasn't been used since most of the
Guardians were returned to their realm. The Guardians are beings
different among themselves, most have no physical form, like Aecteri,
having to take refuge inside another being to be capable of
interaction; or have multiple forms, like Rayen, which can assume any
form she wishes. Beyond these two remaining Sheear, the Shanla have
little evidence of others still present in this realm.
Aecteri, which is called
Deathbringer by the Shanla,
is usually more associated with life in Halle legend. He is said to
control both, and the Shanla's aversion to his presence is speculated
to be related with either his connection to Rayen, using her knowledge
to change the paths to fit his will; or most likely, with his presumed
connection to Death, a character of Shanla legend, for they both have a
similar appearance in the place of dreams. Aecteri is capable of
controlling other beings through suggestion and by physically taking
control of them, when he is in this realm. When he is not, he may
access the place of dreams, and thus attempt to convince a mortal
sorcerer to summon him. It is said that he searches for the secret of
the passage between his realm and this one, so that he may freely enter
without being endebted. The Halle have been known to call on him
whenever their lives were to be cut short. In exchange for granting
them time, he would request something in return, his prices were
usually knowledge.
Rayen, or Kaylen Reish is also
reffered to as the
guardian of time. She has no true sense of its passing, having seen the
entirety of all the things she ever will see, everything to her has
already happened. Because of that, she lives without any interaction
with the world around her, and does not concern any of the others, but
she has the ability of draining that sense of past and present from
another being, a Shari with the gift of sight. She is drawn to the
seers, and the stronger they are, the more she can get a feel of time.
That is why the Shanla have, throughout the centuries, vowed to
eliminate her chosen seers.