A world of allegorical creatures and characters 

Explore the unique and captivating creatures of the Love Restored Bestiary. These are not your typical fantasy monsters, but beings that embody spiritual realities, touching the very core of the human heart. Join us on a journey of imagination and self-discovery as we delve into the depths of this extraordinary world.

Creatures with a purpose

The Love Restored Bestiary offers creatures and characters unlike any you've encountered before. Rather than being mere monsters or mystical beings, each one embodies a spiritual reality that speaks directly to the human heart. They reflect the lies we battle, the wounds we carry, the divisions we create, the pride that blinds us, and the false comforts that lead us astray.

Who is this bestiary for?

This bestiary is crafted for those who seek more than just fantasy creatures. It's for readers who desire stories that explore the deeper struggles of the heart through imaginative, allegorical beings. It is especially for:

  • Christian readers who enjoy fiction reflecting biblical truth through symbolism and spiritual insight.
  • Fans of meaningful fantasy who appreciate worlds where creatures reflect inner battles and virtues.
  • Those who are spiritually curious and drawn to stories addressing fear, division, pride, hope, and healing.
  • Parents who want allegorical material that sparks conversation and encourages reflection.

This bestiary offers creatures with purpose, fantasy with depth, clear yet non-preachy symbolism, and stories that encourage self-reflection with honesty and compassion.

BESTIARY OF ELARION

Creatures & Beings of the Allegory

(Spoiler-Free Guide for Readers of Love Restored)

 

Elarion is a land shaped by the health of the human heart.

 

Where love thrives, creation flourishes.

Where love is abandoned, creation twists.

Below are the beings, creatures, and forces that appear across the journey of Love Restored.

Each carries spiritual meaning, echoing real battles believers face today.

None of these entries reveal the events or outcomes of the story.

Use this bestiary to deepen your understanding of the world — and the truths it reflects.

 

THE LEVIATHAN OF LIES

Symbolism: Deception, self-doubt, internal accusation

 

Habitat: Beneath the Broken Bridge of Brotherhood

A colossal serpent that coils within chasms carved by division.

Its voice does not roar — it whispers.

The Leviathan does not attack with claws or fire but with falsehood, speaking untruths that resemble truth just enough to pierce the heart.

Wherever trust shatters, this creature rises.

Represents:

 

  • Lies we believe about ourselves
  • Condemnation
  • The spiritual pull toward fear and insecurity

Its power comes not from strength but from persuasion.

 

PELEG THE DIVIDER

Symbolism: Gossip, suspicion, quiet relational decay

Habitat: Wanders villages and settlements touched by discord

A man in appearance — pleasant, polite, and harmless at first glance.

But his words are like silk, slipping between peoples defences.

He never strikes openly.

He nudges. Suggests. Implies.

Peleg’s presence causes friends to distrust friends, families to fracture, and companions to question one another.

Represents:

 

  • Relational fracture
  • Gossip and slander
  • The subtle poison of division

In Elarion, Peleg never shows his true form.

But everywhere he walks, unity dies quietly.

 

AMARA, THE WOUNDED ONE

Symbolism: Deep pain, past trauma, unspoken suffering

Habitat: The Hollow of Sorrows

A towering being shaped from shattered fragments — stone, ash, and broken glass held together by unseen threads.

Her form reflects wounds carried too long and too heavily.

The ground trembles when she moves, not from power but from the weight she bears.

Represents:

 

  • Emotional wounds
  • Burdened hearts
  • Misunderstood suffering
  • Pain that lashes out because it has nowhere to go

Amara is not a villain.

She is a portrait of the hurting — those who seem intimidating or angry, when in truth they ache for grace.


THE PRIDE-FIRE DRAGON

Symbolism: Pride, self-exaltation, confidence without humility

Habitat: High peaks where nothing grows

A massive dragon whose scales shimmer like molten mirrors, reflecting everything except humility.

Its fire burns hottest when fed by arrogance.

It does not merely attack — it ascends, always rising, always towering, demanding to be above all.

Represents:

 

  • The belief that we need no help
  • Self-righteousness
  • The temptation to trust our strength over grace

Its greatest hunger is not flesh, but worship.


THE HIGH PRIEST OF EARNED FAVOUR

Symbolism: Works-based righteousness, spiritual performance

 

Habitat: The City of Hollow Devotion

A religious figure decorated in splendour yet anchored in emptiness.

He speaks beautifully of devotion while quietly enslaving those who listen.

His doctrine is simple:

“Work harder. Prove yourself. Earn what can never be earned.”

Represents:

 

  • Legalism
  • The lure of earning God’s approval
  • A faith centred on self, not on grace

A warning:

His teachings sound holy — but subtly move the heart away from the King.

 

PRINCE SODOM’S SHADOW

Symbolism: Temptation, moral decay, false freedom

 

Habitat: The Wasting Plains near the Ashlands

A figure made of smoke and charm, beautiful in form yet hollow beneath the surface.

The Shadow never forces — it invites.

It offers pleasure without consequence, freedom without holiness, desire without depth.

But wherever it walks, joy withers.

Represents:

 

  • Seduction by sin
  • Compromise
  • The spiritual battle for purity and identity

Its presence is always pleasant at first — then devastating.


THE JOYLINGS OF THE HOLLOW HOUSE

 

Symbolism: Superficial happiness, escapism

Habitat: The House of Hollow Joy

Small, colourful, dancing creatures that laugh endlessly — too loudly, too desperately.

Their joy is frantic, forced, and fragile.

They dance to avoid silence.

They laugh to avoid truth.

Represents:

 

  • The culture of distraction
  • Joy without depth
  • The attempt to numb pain instead of facing it

Their world collapses the moment the music stops.

 

THE ECHO-SPIRITS

Symbolism: Words spoken without love

 

Habitat: The Valley of Echoes

Invisible at first, these spirits linger where harsh words have been spoken.

They repeat fragments of sentences, twisted slightly, until the listener can no longer distinguish truth from wound.

Represents:

 

  • The lasting impact of unkind speech
  • How careless words echo through hearts
  • The difficulty of healing from what has been said

These whispers cannot be fought with force — only with truth.

 

THE ASHLAND WRAITHS

 

Symbolism: Hopelessness, spiritual fatigue

 

Habitat: The borders of the Ashlands

Thin, drifting figures that look like smoke given form.

They cling to the weary, draining colour from the world around them.

Where they gather, sunlight dims.

Represents:

 

  • Discouragement
  • Despair
  • The heaviness that comes when love is forgotten

They cannot be outrun.

Only light weakens them.


THE TREE OF FIRST LOVE

 

Symbolism: The heart of Elarion, the source of life, love’s divine origin

Habitat: The Garden of the High King

Tall, radiant, ancient — a living reminder of what humanity was meant to be.

When its light grows dim, so does the land.

Represents:

 

  • The love of God
  • The call to return to first love
  • The restoring presence of the King

Its fruit cannot be taken.

It can only be received.


OTHER CREATURES & FORCES (Spoiler-Free Mentions)

The Disquiet Winds — represent anxiety 
The Shifting Shadows — represent doubt

The Cracked Path — represents life lived without direction

The Silence Pools — reflect introspection that borders despair

More will appear in the full journey — but these reveal nothing of the plot itself.