Primordial Pandemonium was the state of pure chaos that consumed the cosmos for countless eons, a period in which the very essence of creation was in constant flux, caught in an unceasing cycle of birth, destruction, and rebirth. This period was characterized by the endless conflict between the Eldari, the primordial beings born from the dreaming consciousness of Azhorra'tha, the Watcher in the Abyss. As these elemental forces clashed, reality itself was continuously unraveled and remade, held together only by the raw will of chaos.
The Pandemonium lasted for an immeasurable amount of time, a testament to the unchecked might and nature of the Eldari and the infinite chaos that arose from Azhorra'tha's dream. This era only came to an end with the Solis Singularity, where the forces of creation were harnessed by Ael to bring order to the chaos, establishing the Continuum Crystal Cosmology.
Origin
Primordial Pandemonium began at the very moment of the Eldari's inception, their birth springing directly from the chaotic dream of Azhorra'tha. As the Watcher in the Abyss entered the known universe through a rift, its subconscious manifested the Eldari—elemental embodiments of the fundamental forces of reality, such as Ael (Creation), Prism (Order), Ignis (Energy), and Thanatos (Destruction).
The Eldari, however, were not created in harmony. Instead, they clashed violently with one another, unable to coexist in a state of balance. The universe, still young and raw, was caught in a perpetual cycle of creation and annihilation, where stars were born and snuffed out, galaxies collapsed and reformed, and realms blinked in and out of existence.
Elemental Existence
In the Pandemonium, nothing was permanent. The Eldari, born of the chaos, existed both as the forces that shaped reality and as the destroyers of it. The elements that make up the known universe today—energy, matter, space, time, and all else—was all thrown into disarray, their boundaries constantly shifting.
- Ael, the Star-Smith, would create worlds and celestial bodies, only for Thanatos, the force of elemental entropy, to unravel them.
- Ignis, the fire of energy, would birth stars, but the cooling touch of Gaia (Matter) would bring them to decay before they could truly ignite.
- Kinetus and Zephyr would set stars and planets in motion, but their paths would be violently disrupted as they collided into the other due to the unbounded forces of chaos.
All existence was unstable, each moment undone by the next, leaving nothing to be built upon.
Powers and Forces
During Primordial Pandemonium, the Eldari wielded raw, unfathomable power. Their clashes shaped and reshaped the very fabric of reality. It was not simply a battle of elements, but of ideologies and fundamental aspects of existence itself.
The forces at play during this period were so volatile that the very laws of physics, space, and time were mutable. Realms were torn apart, only to be formed again, and time itself twisted upon itself in an endless loop. The Eldari were more than just elemental gods; they were the very building blocks of the cosmos, locked in a struggle that had no end in sight.
The Solis Singularity: Peace from Pandemonium
The era of Primordial Pandemonium came to a sudden and explosive end with the Solis Singularity. Ael, the Star-Smith, recognized the futility of the endless chaos and sought to forge a universe of order from the disorder. Alongside Prism, the Eldari of Symmetry and Order, Ael conspired to create the Continuum Crystal Cosmology.
Together, they united the other Eldari in a final act—a cataclysmic event that would channel their primordial essence into the creation of ordered realms. This was the moment of the Solis Singularity, the collision of the Eldari's powers that forged the universe as it is now known.
During this singularity, the essence of the Eldari was transmuted into the planes of existence that now make up the cosmos, allowing for the establishment of balance and harmony. The endless clash of elements ceased, and the universe took its current form. However, the echoes of Primordial Pandemonium can still be felt in the Void of Infinitum, where the fractured mind of Azhorra'tha continues to dwell in madness.
Legacy
The chaos of Primordial Pandemonium laid the groundwork for the creation of the cosmos. Without this tumultuous clash of elements, there could be no ordered universe. The Eldari's conflicts gave rise to the very forces that sustain existence today, and their eventual unification in the Solis Singularity brought the ordered cosmos into being.
The legacy of Pandemonium is felt in every corner of the universe, from the cycle of life and death to the movement of stars and the flow of time. Though the Eldari are now transmuted into the planes of existence, the chaos they once embodied still lurks in the dark corners of the universe, particularly within the Realm of Chaos and the Void of Infinitum.
The balance of order and chaos is a fragile thing, and the remnants of Primordial Pandemonium serve as a constant reminder of the tenuous nature of existence. Should the Continuum Crystal ever shatter completely, the universe could once again descend into Pandemonium, and the cycle of endless creation and destruction would begin anew.