This is an old revision of the document!
Thorn is the name of the extinct volcano that's responsible for Sehto's existence and all of its landmass.
It was revered as a deity by the Kyza, the first colonists and thus 'native' inhabitants of Sehto, who believed that Thorn had a sapient spirit that judged their souls and brought natural disaster upon those who would attempt to upset the balance with nature.
The spirit would be bound in part with its avatar, a mortal made immortal, a sapient creature capable of understanding the world in a way the mountain itself could not, given the mark of Thorn (an obvious outward sign of its alien nature) and powers beyond comprehension. The immortality could find an artificial end, though Thorn's spirit was said to simply incarnate another if this occurred.
Some part of the spirit would always rest within Thorn itself, and the Kyza believed the avatar of Thorn could draw upon the knowledge of Thorn if it was allowed to live long enough to achieve enlightenment.
See also
- Jagdish Tsukinaka, current spirit of Thorn