Tilennan Astrology

Shudaraina (from Tilennan Cudàreina, from Cuda: Star) is the traditional Tilennan system of, also known as Tilennan Astrology or Terukian Astrology. It is a form of, focussing on the movement of Kae, (the ) and other astral bodies like Les (Selene) and Òre (Eos) through the constellations of the for electional, timekeeping, horary and natal purposes. The constellations were also used as a means of orientation and lie at the basis of many myths of the Ancient Tilennan Pantheon.

In the modern day, astrology has been classified as a and no longer serves any practical purposes. However it remains popular to practice astrology in Tilenno. A subculture names Sireunae has developed within the Tilennan Federation that still continues the ancient tradition of. Many myths surrounding the constellations and astral bodies are still well known and the Tilennan horoscope is still published daily in the Tilennan newspaper Glaela.



Constellations and Stars
Shudaraina distinguishes between 52 different constellations, 12 of which lie on the along the. They depict various animals, objects and people from Ancient Tilennan Mythology. In addition to the Zodiac Belt, Shudaraina also features the Pàsaucha Belt, which is also called the Snow or Galactic belt. This one lies along the of the. The Pàsaucha Belt also features 12 constellations, of which 2 lie on the as well, namely Kàrises and Sirae. The Pàsaucha belt divides the sky into 12 sections called Sètá. The brighest star in the night sky is named Aura and is part of the Zodial and Pasauchan constellation Kàrises. The star is named after the Tilennan Godess of thought, and symbolises the reflection that is necessary before physical acts like cutting down trees. The two biggest star clusters are called Mika in the constellation of Raesires and Taeka in the constellation of Úshiones, both located in the southern sky. Due to its proximity to the equator, Tilenno is able to view every sign from its mainland except the far southern constellation of Laemira, which was quickly discovered when people first sailed south.



Zodiac
The Tilennan zodiac is compromised of 12 constellations, which have all been attributed their own house. The sun takes 1 month to travel through each of these houses. The zodiac lies along the or the path the sun traces when compared to the stars as seen from Anterra. The zodiac starts at the March with the house of Dróchae (Wolf) and ends in the house of Càkima (Dancer). All constellation have at least one myth surrounding them, with some even having multiple. They almost all carry a warning against certain behaviour and were used to teach morals to children through stories. The lessons taught in these stories are still valuable in the present and are still well-known among the general populous, like fairy tales are in Artemia. Some myths however tackle origin or founding myths, like the foundation myth of Lenares for the sign Nuala (Dolphin). Some also have a combination of the two, like the myth of Leraese and Xourisae for the sign Úshiones (Volcano). This myth explains the unification of Ytriva and Lausàres as well as teaching a valuable lesson of honesty.

Dróchae (Wolf)
The constellation Dróchae, sometimes also called Wolf, is the constellation of the first house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the night of the March, and leaves again on. Its distinguishing star is Seino. It is supposed to represent a howling at the moon and depicts various myths surrounding wolves. Traits associated with this sign are loyal, brave and short-sighted.

The first story is the one of Dèraeno, who when hunting encountered a wolf cub. It got separated from its pack, so she adopted him and raised him as a pet. They went one to have many hunting trips together. But on one of those trips, they found a golden bunny, which belonged to Seile, the god of love. The wolf couldn't withstand its insticts and attacked and killed the bunny. Dèraeno was punished for her arrogance to think she was able to tame that which is supposed to be wild. She was made to be a servant of the Rimei, lesser gods of the sea, to feel what it's like to be robbed of your freedom, just like the wolf was. As compensation the wolf was put among the stars. The moral of the story: don't mess with wild animals, they might turn on you.

Another famous myth is that of Tirèso. He was an llama herder, who lived a secluded life in the mountains with his family. But at a certain point wolfs start attacking his herd. At first he builds a fence to stop them, but this isn't enough, so he builds traps, but once again these aren't enough. At last he builds a line of torches and this keeps the wolfs away. But by the time he had finished only one llama remained. The moral of the story: get your business in order, before it's too late.

Zines (Hummingbird)
The constellation Zines, sometimes also called Hummingbird, is the constellation of the second house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on and leaves again on. Its distinguishing stars are Zines α and Droxae. It also has 2 secondary stars, Roses and Duresia. It is supposed to represent a sitting on a branch and depicts the myth of Glesaemo. Traits associated with this sign are free-spirited, enthousiastic and tiring to be around.

The myth symbolised with this constellation is the one about Glesaemo, who aspired to be the best person alive. He concluded that to be the best, he had to be universally liked by everyone, so he started doing chores for everyone who seemed to need it. He started bugging everyone around him to do their chores for them, while they rested instead. At first people liked it, but sson it got very annoying. So one day a friend asked him to catch him some hummingbirds and Glesaemo agreed. He went to a nearby flower field in search of these birds. When he spotted them he tried to chase them down, but the hummingbirds were always faster and more agile. He returned empty handed. But his friend said not to worry and just try again tomorrow, maybe he had better luck then. So Glesaemo did, and failed again. So he tried again the next day and the day after that. Finally it struck him, these hummingbirds didn't want to be catched and running after them is not going to change that and only make the birds annoyed by him. He then realised this request was just a scheme to get him out of town for as long as possible, because the villagers were just like the hummingbirds in the field. The moral of the story: don't do something that doesn't need to be done and you can't please everyone.

Chasing humminbirds also is a metaphor for doing useless work in the Tilennan language.

Kàrises (Axe)
The constellation Kàrises, sometimes also called Axe, is the constellation of the third house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on and leaves again on the night of the June,. Its distinguishing star is Aura, the brightest star in the night sky. It also has 2 secondary stars, Glikae and Besha. The constellation is also featured on the Pàsaucha. It is supposed to represent an that is being held by a hand and depicts the myth of Launeres. Traits associated with this sign are strong-willed, driven and blunt.

The myth of is about a woman named Launeres who wanted to build a house. So she went to down to the stone mine to get building materials from the miners there. However her path to the mine was blocked by a river. So she chopped down a tree to make a bridge. She bought her stones and made her way back, but the bridge was not strong enough to carry stones across, so she reinforced the bridge with more wood she got from chopping down trees. She made it across, but right when she landed on the other side, one of the supports broke and the bridge washed away downstream. In any case, she now was able to build her house, but soon night feel and it got cold. She needed wood to make a fireplace, but all the trees had been chopped down to build the bridge that now had washed away. She prayed to Kèreno, god of fire, for his grace and to provide some warmth. But his brother Pèrèla, god of nature, who was mad because the trees were chopped down, asked him to punish her instead. So Kèreno burned her house down. As a warning for other people, Pèrèla put her axe up in the sky. The moral of the story: don't waste what is scarce to get something that is abundant.

Someisae (Crane)
The constellation Someisae, sometimes also called Crane, is the constellation of the fourth house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the June, and leaves again on. Its distinguishing star is Mido. It is supposed to represent a sitting and depicts the myth of Resoure. Traits associated with this sign are intelligent, calm and asocial.

The myth is about Resoure, a sculptor from Ashae, who could make the most beautiful statues in all of the Tilennan world. One day the king of Laude, gave him the task of creating a statue in the form of a crane. So Resoure went to work, but the first statue's neck was too short. So he started over, but the wings of the second one were too big. Frustrated he started a third time. So focussed on creating this statue, he forgot to take care of himself and by the time he had finished, you couldn't even recognize him anymore. But his finished statue was perfect in every single way and satisfied he went to sleep. But when he returned the next day, he saw his statue had fallen down and only rubble was left. Defeated he commited suicide there and then, by slicing his wrists with the broken pieces. Soon after the king of Laude entered the workshop, wondering why it was taking him so long. Horrified he saw the dead body, but when he got closer he assumed it belonged to a servant, which made the event less important. So he did not care and took the two crane statues which he saw standing around and left a note for Resoure saying he thought the statues were perfect. He went on and placed them in his palace. Mika, god of art, took mercy on him and place the broken pieces back together in the sky as stars in the form of a crane. Moral of the story: Striving for perfection can lead to madness.

Carving a Crane is also an Tilennan expression for intensly focussing on a task to the point of neglectic other important stuff.

Punes (Crab)
The constellation Punes, sometimes also called Crab, is the constellation of the fifth house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the and leaves again on. Its distinguishing stars are Lisiae and Aerena. It is supposed to represent an with its pincers pointed upwards and depicts various myths surrounding crabs. Traits associated with this sign are flexible, ambitious and gullible.

A first myth is about the fisherwoman Merose. Everyday she would cast her net and catch fish this way. Among these fish there were always crabs, which she threw aside when she arrived back on land. These crabs would not survive on land and would die immediately. This useless waste of life made Runa, godess of animals, upset, so she cursed Merose's net to only catch crabs. After days of only catching crabs, Maerose had to start eating crabs or she would starve. So she prepared them and ate them. When Runa saw that Maerose had finally respected crabs she removed the curse and put a crab up in the sky in honor of all his fallen brethren. Moral of the story: if you don't honor the small thing, you are not worth the big things.

A second myth is that of the archer Lèride, who claimed to be able to hit a target in Saunes all the way across the lake from Nanto. So one day an old man challenges her to an archery contest, where they both get three arrows, which they have to shoot towards 3 different targets in different cities. Léride goes first and hits the three targets without problem and tells the old man there is no way he's going to beat her. But then the old man turns around and shoots his arrows in the opposite direction than the targets. Lèride is confused and asks the old men why he did that, but he remains silent. When they go to check the different targets, Lèride discovers that the old man has hit all the targets in the back, impressed she asks him to teach her how to become a better archer. But the old man tells her that she is not ready yet. Lèride gets mad and tries to threaten the man. He still refuses, so she decides to pin him to the ground and hold him prisoner untill he teaches her. But he then the old man reveals he was the Gomes, the god of sport and the hunt, all along and turns her into a crab as punishment for threatening an old defenseless man. Moral of the story: don't threaten people to get your way.

Nuala (Dolphin)
The constellation Nuala, sometimes also called Dolphin, is the constellation of the sixth house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the and leaves again on the night of the September,. Its distinguishing stars are Launa and Kartes. It is supposed to represent an leaping out of the water and depicts various myths surrounding dolphins. Traits associated with this sign are joyful, charismatic and decieving.

One myth is about the Sea Godess Lena, who wanted a shrine on some far away island. So first she tried to capsize a boat and let the crew wash up on the shores, but she accidentally let them all die, so she came up with a new plan. She turned into a dolphin to persuade swimmers into following her. The swimmers did exactly that and followed the dolphin to the Holy Shrine Island, where they founded the city of Lenares and built the temple of Lena in honor of her. No moral here, just the founding myth of Lenares.

Another myth tells the tale of Plaere. Plaere was a little prince, who went to the sea to play in the water. Suddenly a big wave dragged him far into the sea and he started drowning. Tylae, god of the waves and winds, saw this and sent dolphins to save prince, but they got the directions wrong and brought him back to a wrong island. Confused about what happened Plaere woke up and didn't know where he was. In the distance he saw a small town, so he headed that way. When he arrived he immediately wanted to see the ruler, maybe he could take him home, but he was refused. Defeated he walked back to where he washed up, when he saw something shimmering in the sand. He picked it up and saw that it was his family bracelet. So he went back to the king and upon sight of the bracelet he helped him get home. Moral of the story: never leave your house without identification.

Taking the dolphin route is also an expression in Tilennan for getting lost.

Neduma Litó (Berry Picker)
The constellation Neduma Litó, sometimes also called Berry Picker, is the constellation of the seventh house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the September, and leaves again on. Its distinguishing star is Media. It is supposed to represent an, picking berries from a tree and depicts the myth of Rimeino. The constellation comes in combination with Serela, located in the sky of the. Traits associated with this sign are laid-back, appreciative and lazy.

The myth of Rimeino is a tale of two farmers, who both owned serela vineyard. When the wet season came and berries started to grow, they both started picking them. Nideimo was careful and picked them a few at a time, enough to satisfy his needs. His neighbour however was more enthousiastic and picked all the berries at once. He made serela pie, jam and shizae and threw a big feast celebrating his harvest, where Rimeino was also invited to. By the end all his berries were gone, but everyone loved him for his generosity. But when the dry season came, he did not have enough berries to survive. So he knocked on Rimeino's door and asked him if he had a few berries to spare. But he denied his request and said he should have been more careful with his supply of berries. Kòre, goddess of music, party and alcohol, overheard this conversation and decided to descend to earth. She disguised herself as Rimeino's neighbour and went to knock on his door again. She reminded him of the generosity he had showed him and asked once again for a few berries. But her request was also denied. She then revealed herself and punished Rimeino for his greediness by causing all of his future berry harvests to fail, so he had to beg other people for them. Moral of the story: When someone shows you kindness, show them kindness back, even if you think they are stupid.

Úshiones (Volcano)
The constellation Úshiones, sometimes also called Volcano, is the constellation of the eight house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the and leaves again on. Its distinguishing stars are the Taeka Cluster. It also has a secondary star Caures. It is supposed to represent an erupting with smoke comning out of it and depicts various myths surrounding volcanoes. Traits associated with this sign are excentric, spontaneous and hot-headed.

The first myth is a famous episode from the epic of Mareiso. When reations start running low, Mareiso and his crew decide to make land on the first island they see, Fourae. There they find some rabbits and turkeys, which they kill and eat. When they were looking for these animals, a couple crewmates spotted a village in the distance, which the crew decided to go to. They were met with hospitality and got offered a place to sleep for the night. During the night however, Kereno, god of land, fire and volcanoes, makes the dormant volcano under the island erupt, causing the island to split in half. Kereno was looking to dethrone Lena, goddess of the sea, and take her place while she was still weak after the Pan-Gantian war. Mareiso and his crew flee towards the palace and barely make it. There they meet the king of Fourae, who proceeds to give a lenghty speech about his lineage and how in all the years their people have lived on this island, such a disaster has never occured. He then concluded that these foreigners must have caused this tragedy and banishes Mareiso from his island. Nowadays there is still a debate on where the island of Fourae was located, with two islands, one in Glikaero and another one in Istuva claiming the title.

Another myth is that of the twin princesses Leraese and Xourisae of Ytriva. Leraese and Xourisae grew up together and always tried to be the better of the two. They constantly had competitions to see who was the fastest, strongest, smartest ... and would eventually make the better queen. One day they wanted to see who of the two was the bravest, so they challenged eachother to climb up to volcano and go as close to it as they dared. So Laeraese and Xourisae climbed up the mountain together. They both started inching closer to the crater, to barely outmatch the other one. But then Xourisae saw her chance and pushed Leraese into the volcano to secure the throne. She went back to Ytriva and told the tragic tale of how Leraese fell into the volcano, even though she tried to save her. Kereno, god of land, fire and volcanoes, overheard this blantant lie and decided to save Xourisae from her firey death. He transported her to Lausàres, a kingdom West of Ytrivae, where she would live in as the heir to the infertile royal pair that ruled the land. Years passed and Leraese and Xourisae were now both queens of their respective kingdoms. Tensions started to rise and a war between them broke out. Armies clashed and the two leaders came to face each other, as per tradition. Leraese won the fight and revealed she was her lost sister all along, before stabbing her sister in the throat. She then proceeded to conquer Ytriva, uniting the kingdoms. Moral of the story: You can't get rid of your past, act honestly.

To throw someone in the volcano is also a Tilennan expression for robbing someone of what naturally belongs to them.

Sirae (Pineapple)
The constellation Sirae, sometimes also called Pineapple, is the constellation of the ninth house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the and leaves again on the night of the December,. Its distinguishing stars are Seires and Plaeresa. The constellation is also featured on the Pàsaucha. It is supposed to represent either a or a flowering  and depicts various myths surrounding these plants. Traits associated with this sign are affectionate, unique and prickly.

A first myth is the one about Deuleres, a Pertesan prince. He was deemed one of the most handsome person in the Tilennan world at the time and was wanted by all the girls in the kingdom. One day he was sent out to the close-by kingdom of Aecha to uphold and reinforce mutual relationships. When he arrived a big feast was held in his honor. The daugther of the Aechan king was also present at the feast and when she laid eyes on the prince she immediately wanted to marry him. He asked her father if it was allowed, and since he had seen Deuleres was a good guy, he allowed it. The princess went up to Deuleres and offered him sliced pineapple, which he politely accepted. What he didn't know was that offering sliced pineapple, a precious and foreign fruit, was a Aechan custom to propose and when accepted a wedding must be planned. So Deuleres had to marry the princess even though he didn't want to. So on the night of the wedding he tried to escape by climbing out of a window. But Taeme, goddess of family, wouldn't let him escape his responsibilities of marriage and made it so his grip was not strong enough and he fell to his death on the rocks underneath the window. Moral of the story: be informed before you do something.

A second myth is the one about the three sons of the sweet potato farmer. They all had to take one potato and harvest as many as they could from that one potato the next year. The winner would inherit the father's farm. So the first one planted his potato, but the soil was too wet. The second one planted his one too, but the soil was too dry. The third one however was smart and planted his potato between the other two. When they went to harvest the potatoes next year, the first one goot moldy, while the second one's withered away. The third one howvere beared the most potatoes and he inherited the farm. Moral of the story: live a balanced life and you will be rewarded.

Fumae (Sail)
The constellation Fumae, sometimes also called Sail, is the constellation of the tenth house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the night of the December, and leaves again on. Its distinguishing star is Meiles. It is supposed to represent a being blown against by the wind and depicts the myth of Roseima. Traits associated with this sign are leading, talkative and stubborn.

The myth associated with this constellation is the one about Roseima. Roseima was a famous sailer and would sail all across the Tilennan world, trading regional produce and making friends along the way. Everywhere she came people liked her so much, they wanted her to stay, but she always kept moving on to the next adventure. One day however she got caught in a bad storm and while trying to sail out of it, she got thrown overboard. When she woke up she found herself on a shore of an island with a man sitting next to her. Upon closer inspection she noticed he was a Rimes, a lesser sea god, also sometimes referred to as a Merman. When he saw she woke up, he got scared and went away as quickly as he could. But it was too late for Roseima had already fallen in love with him. ALl she wanted now was to find him and so she sailed aimlessly in search of her one true love, but could never find him. She continues to sail across the ocean of the cosmos in an everlasting search, alone and desperate. Moral of the story: don't give up what you've got for unrealistic dreams.

Trerua (Tree Fox)
The constellation Trerua, sometimes also called Tree Fox, is the constellation of the eleventh house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on and leaves again on. Its distinguishing star is Zjero. Trerua is the dimmest of the constellations on the Zodiac. It is supposed to represent a Tree, a species native to Tilenno, sitting in a tree, basking in the sun and depicts the myth of Zjero. Traits associated with this sign are creative, silent and introverted.

Càkima (Dancer)
The constellation Càkima, sometimes also called Dancer, is the constellation of the twelfth and last house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on and leaves again on the night of the March,. It is therefor the shortest of all the houses. Its distinguishing star is Càkires. It is supposed to represent a in the middle of a routine and depicts the myth of Kaerenes. Traits associated with this sign are agile, optimistic and inappropriate.