Description
As the name suggests, there are three natural satellites in the World of the Three Moons. Whether that has been the reason or not, the number three plays a great role in almost any aspect of the World. For example:
- The coat of arms of Ruwenda depicts the black trillium (three-petaled flower), a plant that is considered sacred by most of the peoples of the country.
- The coat of arms of Labornok has three swords on it.
- There are three major races in the World: humans, oddlings (the aboriginies/folk) and the Vanished Ones.
- The mythical almighty Scepter of Power consists of three parts, each having three identical parts itself: wings, eyes, and monstrous faces.
- There were three triplet princesses destined to free Ruwenda from Labornok's rule.
- A monotheistic God worshipped in some regions is a representation of a Holy Trinity (the Lords of the Air).
- Orogastus had three 'Voices', or acolytes, in both Black Trillium and Blood Trillium.
- He (Orogastus) worships three Dark Powers - Aysee Lyne, Bahkup, and Inturnal Bataree, which translate into alternating current line (the electrical power source of the ice mirror), Backup (Power), and Internal Battery. In other words, he worships three ancient electrical devices that he believes are magical.
Another reason for such prominence of this number is the number of the authors who wrote the first novel of the series.
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