Hyperiel

Hyperiel is both the sun of Dorhaun and first of the Maerin. He was the original god of Light.
In the Beginning
During the creation of the Material Plane, the Precursor gave stewardship of space to six gods. Hyperiel was one of them, and was in general the most headstrong and arrogant of the Maerin. 
==== The Great Split ====
When death was first introduced among the Vahlan Hyperiel took the opportunity to demonize his brother Mor-Dun, god of the Void. This led to a conflict between the brothers, and then between a tremendously powerful and crazed Mor-Dun and all other gods, which nearly destroyed the cosmos. Though the loss of power he sustained in the battle was temporary, Hyperiel was never the same mentally, and (possibly rightly) blamed himself for his gentle brother becoming an absolute monster.
===== The Solar Fugue =====
Hyperiel originally had dominion over the sun, but also over all light in the universe. Even firelight was under his control, though its heat was under the control of Meshvara. While he convalesced in his domain and other entities took over his domain/duties, his power in the material plane became concentrated only in the star serving as Annarion's (and later Dorhaun's) sun. Samaradin, the god who was now in charge of Light, could hear him whispering 
"my brother, my brother, where have you gone? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please let's go home. Back to Father, back to Father, make peace at least. Give up these dominions, be brothers again. My brother, my brother, where have you gone?" 
Hyperiel contrinued to repeat these words for the next several ages. Samaradin did not have access to the power congealing in the sun, but it helped keep the star unusually stable without his own influence, which allowed Samaradin to concentrate slightly more of his power on Annarion and influencing the outcome of the Elf-Xalin War, so he did not attempt to redirect the energies. He could endure the mad god's prayer. However, during the interim between worlds, the flow of Hyperiel's power into the star became irreversible and he embodied himself in the sun as his singular Avatar. This shifted the balance of power between the gods of Light in unforeseen ways.
====== Sleepwalker ======
Hyperiel unpredictably stirs in his sleep and attempts to leave the Anaric System bodily. This would mean the sun itself leaving its position and dooming almost all life to a cold death. He continues to pray to his brother and sometimes weeps in the form of sun spots and solar flares. Samaradin is forced to concentrate most of his power on shepherding the old god, which leaves him with minimal power to expend on the rest of the Material Plane. This has resulted in the more recently formed goddess Raea (and to a lesser extent Ruthrian, goddess of all stars save Hyperiel) in charge of controlling the principles of Light and directing its energies in the cosmos, as well as empowering those spiritually attuned to it.
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