Blooms

Blooms

There were 9 blooms, perhaps linked by the pantheons.

We believe that in the 7th Age there are now only 6 blooms; one each for the 4 elements, one positive and one negative.

In the 7th Age these Blooms are

Elves - Water - Milai

Dwarves - Air? - Mandur

Men - Fire? - Yishmay

Drow - Negative - Inwe

Gnome - Earth? - ?????

Halfling - Positive? - ?????

The allegiance of the blooms has a strong correlation to the state of the Prime and its progress towards Ragnarok. Hence it is far better to control and influence a bloom than to ever kill one; the enemy are only likely to kill a bloom who cannot be corrupted.

If a bloom dies then another will immediately replace them. This introduces the concept of 'candidate blooms' or 'blooms in waiting'

Gwendolyn and Elerienne are both candidates for the role of human bloom; remembering that although Elerienne is half-elf that still leaves her counted as human. Elerienne is already largely controlled by Inwe and Gwendolyn is currently trapped within the Iron Mountains.