The First Silence (Before Time):
Before existence, there was only the Void — an endless sea of nothingness where time, space, and life were concepts yet to be born.
From the endless Void, Primordials emerged — beings not of flesh or soul, but pure conceptual forces.
Vharanith — Primordial of Change
Solvane — Primordial of Light
Nyhroth — Primordial of Darkness
Ezhira — Primordial of Life
Ka'thuzar — Primordial of Decay
They warred endlessly, shaping and unshaping existence itself.
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The Rise of the Pantheon:
As the battle between the Primordials threatened to collapse all reality, from the collision of Light and Darkness was born a New Generation — the True Gods, sentient beings with consciousness and a desire for order.
These first gods gathered and did what no Primordial could: create a balanced world.
The homeworld of Adrien — known in ancient tongues as Elyndra — was crafted.
Auris, the Shining Architect — Shaped the sun, moon, and the turning of seasons.
Myrralis, Weaver of Tides — Wove rivers, oceans, and the cycle of rain.
Tharos, Keeper of the Stone — Raised mountains, valleys, and the hidden veins of minerals.
Velmira, Mother of Spirits — Gave breath to the creatures, mortals, and beasts.
Droxil, Blade of Chaos — Secretly hid shards of chaos within creation, for without conflict, there could be no growth.
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The Divine Compacts:
After shaping the world, the gods swore seven oaths — the Compacts — promising not to directly rule or enslave mortal races.
Instead, they seeded the world with energy wells called Elysites, founts of elemental power mortals could harness to grow and ascend.
Each god established Divine Orders — institutions, relics, temples, and chosen bloodlines that would bear fragments of their authority.
The Systems (similar to the one Adrian uses) were a hidden byproduct — a "growth lattice" created by Velmira and Droxil to push mortals toward self-evolution, even risking their world.
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The Silent Betrayal and the Fall of the Godslayers:
But not all gods agreed to limit themselves.
A secret cabal of rebellious gods — The Covenant of the Broken Star — sought to dominate mortal will.
In response, mortals born from the first era — the Godslayers,lead by a half-step god, Ashborne Ardonis, rose up, wielding divine-forged weapons, shattering the chains placed upon their kind.
The Godslayers succeeded — at a terrible price.
Many gods withdrew from the world entirely, others fell into slumber, and some cursed the mortal world before fading into the Veil Beyond.
Since then, the world has been ruled from the shadows by remnant divine institutions, broken covenants, and sleeping powers.