This page is about the moon. For the ancient God of Light of the same name, see Xylios (god).
Xylios, named after the God of Light, is the moon of Bisilon that was split in half long ago, supposedly during a battle between the twin gods of Light and Darkness according to legend. The halves orbit separately, as do the many smaller shards, and about twice every millenium is the astronomical event in which the two main halves appear as one.
Xylios is a pale brownish-pink color roughly the size of Earth's moon, split mainly into two equal halves. In addition, countless smaller fragments make up the shooting stars seen in the sky each night.
While originally one entity, Xylios was at one point throughout the world's history split in half. The legend of how this happened details the twin gods of the sun and moon splitting it during a battle, and is shared among nearly every civilization in Bisilon.
The story of what exactly happened to the moon is one that remains remarkably consistent across cultures.
In ancient times, the constant war between twin deities Xylios, God of Light & Vitris, Goddess of Darkness, brought the world to the very brink of destruction. A trail of disaster followed wherever they battled, leaving many mortals dead and many more injured in their wake. The biggest battle between the two was one that left a permanent scar on the world.
Recounts of the battle differ depending on who you ask and where you are, however one detail remains; In the heat of their battle, as a display of strength, Xylios split the moon, resulting in the two halves and countless shards seen in the sky today. Seeing the state of the war, Dhinas, Maintainer of Balance, devised a plan to prevent their war from becoming even worse. Each of them were assigned a new duty meant to bide their time and keep them separated - Xylios must guide the new shattered moon, while Vitris does the same for the sun. The punishment doubled as a lesson, meant to have the twins learn of their inability to exist without the other.
The event in which the two halves cross to appear as one could be celebrated as a sign for good fortune, or feared as an omen for dark times, depending on where you go in the world. In Venithos, it is a solemn and quiet day. In the moments when the two halves align perfectly, it serves as a reminder of the omnipotent gaze of the light.
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