The Mythar were the first mortal inheritors of the Prime Plane, created during the Second Age under the design of Helios, God of Life. Though ageless and capable of living indefinitely, they were not immune to death by violence or catastrophe. Alongside the True Dragon—ancient beings of elemental sovereignty—the Mythar stood as guardians of material existence itself.
Each Mythar was mystically bonded to a corresponding Angel within the Hosts of Helion. This bond formed a living bridge between the Prime Plane and the Heavens, allowing divine will to flow into mortal stewardship without direct celestial interference. Through this triadic structure—Mythar, Dragon, and Angel—the Prime Plane remained aligned with cosmic order for millennia.
From their capital world of Tolria in the Elysium Sector, the Mythar forged the Mytharil Empire, a civilization that expanded across nearly every known star system of the Prime Plane. Today, fragments of their temples, ruins, and celestial constructs remain scattered throughout the galaxy, studied, worshipped, repurposed, or feared by countless descendant civilizations.
Origins & History
The Mythar emerged at the dawn of the Second Age as the first mortal custodians of the Prime Plane. While the Pantheon of Primus and the Hosts of Helion defended the elemental realms and celestial planes directly, the Mythar—paired with True Dragons and spiritually anchored to Helion’s angels—served as intermediaries.
This angelic bond was not possession or control. Each Mythar was linked to a singular celestial counterpart in Helion, forming a resonance channel. The Angel provided clarity of purpose, metaphysical stability, and limited divine insight; the Mythar provided mortal agency and presence within the material cosmos. Together they acted as conduits of balance.
Their capital was established on Tolria within the Elysium Sector. From there, dragon-rider legions and Rift-Maesters expanded outward, constructing temples, floating citadels, and interstellar gateways. The Mytharil Empire became a galactic hegemon through use of Rift Energy, dragon-bound warfare, and mastery over primordial Rift Magic.
Many modern species trace partial lineage—biological, magical, or technological—to the Mythar. However, the First Continuum Crisis and Second Continuum Crisis radically altered galactic evolution. When Valekith shattered The Continuum Crystal in his attempt at godhood, argent Khaos Rift Energy bled into the Prime Plane. The angelic bonds that once stabilized the Mythar began to fracture. Some Angels were severed from their mortal counterparts; others were destroyed or corrupted during the incursion of Revenant Titan.
The loss of these bonds accelerated the eventual collapse of the Mytharil Empire.
Physical Traits
The Mythar were tall, luminous humanoids with radiant pale or white-gold skin and eyes that glowed with celestial light. They could manifest wings of divine Rift-light at will, allowing atmospheric or vacuum flight.
Their physiology was uniquely attuned to Rift Energy. Controlled exposure strengthened them; uncontrolled exposure could destabilize their bodies.
Each Mythar carried an angelic resonance mark—an unseen metaphysical tether to their bonded Helion counterpart. In moments of extreme crisis, this bond allowed limited manifestation of celestial power through the Mythar body, though never full angelic descent.
This bridge made the Mythar extraordinarily stable compared to subsequent species, which lacked such divine anchoring and were more vulnerable to Khaos mutation from the lingering effects of the Continuum Crises.
Society and Culture
Mythar society was structured around divine piety and celestial responsibility. Governance centered on the Emperor of Mytharil—most famously Emperor Ezekiel—whose authority was reinforced not merely politically, but cosmologically through alignment with Helion.
Dragon-rider legions formed the military backbone of the empire. Each rider-dragon pair often operated in harmony with the rider’s angelic bond, creating triune war-hosts capable of resisting Khaos incursions and Revenant Titan manifestations.
Temples throughout the Prime Plane functioned as anchoring nodes where Mythar communed with their angelic counterparts. These sanctums stabilized local reality, reinforcing the bond between the Prime Plane and Helion.
Over time, however, pride took root. Some Mythar began to resent their reliance on angelic counterparts, seeking autonomy from divine oversight. Others coveted direct ascension rather than mediated communion. Valekith’s experiment with the Continuum Crystal was partly motivated by a desire to transcend the bounds of imposed mortality and become divine by his own right.
When the Crystal shattered, the planes destabilized. Angelic bonds were severed across the empire. Dragons fell. Sanctums collapsed. The Prime Plane was exposed to argent Khaos rifts at unprecedented scale.
Legacy
The Mythar are remembered across the galaxy under many names: Forerunners, Progenitors, Primordials, Angels, or Ancients.
Their ruins power modern civilizations. Their temples remain scattered across nearly every star system. Their dragon-bonding traditions echo faintly in later cultures (notably in the Elf civilizations of the third age). Their Rift technologies underpin advancements used by civilizations such as The Aurelion Ascendancy.
The First and Second Continuum Crises permanently altered galactic biology and metaphysics. Argent Khaos mutation reshaped countless species, meaning much of modern life carries indirect Mythar influence to some extent.
Perhaps most significantly, no species since has replicated the technological prowess or divine knowledge possessed by the Mytharil Empire during its height in the Mid-Late Second Age. Such loss represents more than civilizational collapse—it marks the severing of a cosmic circuit that once harmonized Heaven and the material universe.
Whether remnants of those bonds still exist—hidden, dormant, or reincarnated—remains one of the greatest unanswered questions in galactic theology.
The Mythar were the first to inherit the Prime Plane.
They were also the first to fracture the bridge between it and the Heavens.