In the beginning, there was only Ima Aelvaran. Her essence held the seeds of creation, a boundless light and warmth from which the universe itself was born. When she completed her work, she laid the nascent cosmos into a deep slumber, a gentle rest where all was still. But when the universe awoke, it was filled with the radiant glow of stars scattered across the vastness of space, beautiful yet silent. As she looked upon this creation, a profound loneliness filled her heart. In her solitude, she yearned for companionship, and from this yearning, she conjured Aemar, her counterpart. A being of stark contrast, Aemar was the embodiment of restraint, dissolution, and balance—a perfect complement to her boundless vitality. Together, they became the architects of reality. While Ima Aelvaran breathed life and light into the stars, Aemar grounded her creations, giving them form and permanence. He crafted the rocks that would orbit the stars, the bones upon which life could take root. Their cosmic dance brought balance and harmony, and from this harmony, life began to emerge.
The first of this life was Pegomi-Gish, a being with a rare awareness—a consciousness that could look upon the universe and know itself. Pegomi-Gish was a paradox, embodying both chaos and order, and in this way, he resonated with both Ima Aelvaran and Aemar. The primordial beings took him under their guidance, granting him the power to traverse the stars, to witness the breadth of creation, and to carry the wisdom of the cosmos within him. Yet creation’s blessings would not remain undisturbed. Ima Aelvaran and Aemar soon brought forth a second child, Daemor. But unlike Pegomi-Gish, who delighted in exploration, Daemor was a brooding soul, acutely aware of his limitations in comparison to his elder sibling. Daemor felt slighted, for his powers paled beside the vastness of Pegomi-Gish's vision and wisdom. This envy grew like a shadow, darkening his spirit until, in a tragic burst of jealousy, he lashed out, taking the life of his elder brother.
Ima Aelvaran’s heart broke with the loss of her first child, and her sorrow was so profound that it consumed her entirely. Her radiant form dimmed, and in a final, sorrowful sigh, she passed from existence, leaving the universe dim and hollow. Aemar, enraged and grief-stricken, turned his wrath upon Daemor. With a heavy heart, he banished his son to a realm beneath creation, a shadowed underworld where Daemor's bitterness festered and grew. In that dark abyss, Daemor became twisted by his malice, filling his domain with beings of darkness and crafting the underworld as a reflection of his corrupted soul.
Left alone with his sorrow and the remnants of a fractured family, Aemar could not endure the weight of his losses. With his final breath, he wove his last energies into one final child, Zeth. Innocent and pure, Zeth emerged in a world devoid of family and protection. Tragically, Zeth's life was brief, for Daemor, who had clawed his way back from the underworld, exacted his revenge upon this youngest sibling, extinguishing the last spark of Aemar’s legacy. But even in the void beyond, Ima Aelvaran’s spirit could not ignore the plight of her creation. With the last remnants of her divine energy, she cast a spell to bind the evil child. Daemor was encased in eternal frost, sealed in a tomb of ice, and cast adrift in the empty void—a lone, frozen figure, destined to wander the stars in solitude, forever cut off from the life he had corrupted. As her final gift, Ima Aelvaran's fading spirit birthed three entities, guardians tasked with nurturing life, guiding its growth, and ensuring its continuity. Xaies was the first. He became the Eternal Seer, guardian of fate and divination. Xaies watches over the unfolding tapestry of destiny, guiding mortals in their search for purpose and providing glimpses of the future through dreams and visions. In Xaies, Ima Aelvaran’s foresight lives on. Then cameSabrael who was intended to be the Keeper of Knowledge and Wisdom, a gentle spirit who guides the curious and the wise. Sabrael is revered as the patron of scholars and thinkers, fostering the light of understanding that keeps the darkness at bay. And Coses decidedly the Guide of Birth and Growth, a being of compassion who oversees the cycles of life and renewal. Coses blesses the living with resilience and strength, encouraging the growth of all beings, from the smallest sprout to the grandest civilization.
When the life stone of Ima Aelvaran arrived on earth it conjured another deity: Hadarael, "the ever-solid foundation of all life"; and from it's branches came forth; Itsin (Joy) "happiest among the immortal gods". Hadariel mated with Coses, and she bore the six chief gods: Nariael, Dhaetia, Cassiael, Qudos, Satohr, and Osyn. Coses embraced the Tree of Life like a lover from a lost time never to let go. After their amalgamation of thousands of years, these supreme gods were created and slowly grew into their roots. The eldest of them, Nariael, plucks himself from the tree with sheer force, thus empowering him to be the supreme god or spirit personified. After Nariael came Dhetia who merged with the fresh water of the tree and developed an unhealthy relationship with every body of water to become the untrustworthy goddess of the sea. Then came Cassiael who continued to embrace her parents to become one of nature and all its magical aspects to rise up and be loved and worshiped by lovers of all things nature and to become the goddess of nature. In the deepest recesses of the tree of life appeared a figure of darkness who joyfully embraced her life of darkness and rose to become its personification, the Goddess of Darkness. One who was also born in the dark depths was Osyn who grabbed onto all his courage to evade the shadow and stepped into the light to become the inspirer and god of courage.
After man began to evolve, "the keeper of youth" came, Itsin. And Aeohr, "instigator of lies". Last came Mizella, "the grudge holder, the epitome of vengeance". Nariael's wife was Irin, the goddess of youth whom he impregnated with Duma, "bringer of the terrors and desolations of war," and then, on the advice of his siblings, imprisoned Duma so that no son of his, would bring him down, as predicted by Xaies. After Duma escaped captivity and rebelled against him, Narieel, with Irin, gave birth to the Ten, Thenor, Sariael, Shaeyr, Veldon, Xiknos, Ogton, Obris, Qisyn, Uzdos, and Asmarcana to put an end to the reckless revolt of Duma.
From Qudos, "spreader of darkness," and Aeohr, god of lies, were born the seven divine entities of eternal evil, Sydrus, Usus, Vinsyn, Lobison, Omos, Oshyn, and Idohr. And from Xaies and Itsin came Adellum (Luck), Ateus (Wizards), Adriael (Weather), Unia (Protection) and Ormos (Endurance). Duma produced with Mizella, the young goddess of vengeance, Domiael, "lord of chaos", Baelin, "lady of pain" and Saedos, "king of tyranny". And with the mortal god Kina, "warrior queen and the destroyer of nations", he spawned the demigods, Char-Iz of war and destruction, Char-Ar of battle and victory, Char-Odall of warriors and barbarians and Char-El of wisdom and knowledge who became a patrion of Sabrael, "the eternal keeper of knowledge" and one of the most ancient divine beings. Ormos and the mortal witch, Thala, a witch of healing, the founder and first leader of the Circle of Wizards and Witches, gave birth to the demigods, Alceus of strength and Hena of resurrection.