The Precursor

== The Precursor is the first and most powerful deity within the Anaric Mythos. ==
The Precursor was the first thing to emerge from the interplay of the Primals in the Outer Dark. He, or more properly It since the being has existed since long before people or gender were devised, created all of reality as we understand and perceive it.
Nature of the First
The Precursor is immeasurably powerful and highly perceptive, but not actually omniscient. It is not capable of perfectly foreseeing the future, and its actions sometimes have extremely dramatic unintended consequences. In addition, due to being composed of more or less pure emotion, the Precursor can be highly volatile. It is equally likely to lay in a plan that spans eons and follow it without deviation, or react impulsively and fundamentally alter the cosmos in response to the smallest provocation. Aware of these things about itself, the Precursor forces itself not to interfere at all in most situations in the cosmos. It remains separate from, but perfectly aware of, the cosmos from its seat of power in the Outer Dark.
Edicts
When the Precursor makes a judgement, the fabric of the cosmos shifts. This can result in the creation of new planes, the rewriting of time, possibly even the death of a god. The most recent judgement was the Edict of Separation, which separated dominion over magic from the gods and forced them to use it in the same way as mortals (albeit quite powerful mortals). Whether the Edict applies to the Precursor itself is unknown.
Cult of the First One
Before the War of Deific Magic the Precursor had virtually no clergy. Afterward, worship of the entity boomed, and sects worshiping it are actually large and powerful in some regions. As awareness of the specific events and details of the war spread, even imperfectly circulated by bards as they were, more and more people began to worship the First One. In addition, as priests no longer required the specific blessing of a god to wield the type of magic to which their soul's attuned them, worshiping the Precursor became an entirely valid path for a divine magic-user despite its self-imposed indifference.
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