GODS

Immortal beings of pure Æther.

## The Immortals

Purest forms of Æther in creation, immortal and all-powerful.

First born of the Æther, with ANQA and APOPHIS representing the two most powerful notions of existence, and the rest following after them. At the Beginning of time, they existed peacefully in the OMIBARU, the Universe. But the two were just too different, and thus started the First War from which resulted the Great Rupture. The Universe split into the three Realms we know today : the ARU Realm of ANQA, the IBA Realm of mortals and the OMI Realm of APOPHIS. The Primordial Dyad has remained separated ever since.

The younger gods move freely between the Realms, but ANQA and APOPHIS are forever trapped within their ow, interacting in the IBA through intermediates.

Gods' essences are immortal where their forms aren't. Technically Gods can die and be killed but unlike mortals their spirits won't dissolve back into the Æther and instead they will be reborn. Deities are deemed either Aruan or Omian based on their realm of Origin although some Gods change nature and Realms because of important events or rebirth.

Further still Gods are divided in generations. There are three generations of gods known as the Primordial gods, the Natural gods and the Modern Gods.

## History

### The Beginning and the First War.

It is believed that at the beginning, there was only Aether, the primeval force in existence and it was directly from the Aether that ANQA and APOPHIS emerged simultaneously, light and darkness, light and death. The first beings, eldest of the gods, opposed in every way, they battled incessantly. Their impossibility to get along prompted Aether to separate them. Thus the universe was split in three during the Great Rupture.

### The Dawn of the Mortal Plane and Golden Age

Along with the Mortal Plane emerged four new Primordial Gods tied to it. First came Dis, God of the Earth, forming the ground, the mountains and all other minerals; then came Aerghi, Goddess of Nature, materializing through all the grass, the trees, the flowers and all other plants; in third came Orun, God of the Ocean along with his flow of endless waves, creating the seas of the world; and finally Sehwa formed the air, Goddess of the Sky, filling the space above with her winds and clouds.

In no time, the Gods began creating children to help them in their tasks as well as lower lifeforms to serve and worship them directly from the Iba. Thus were born the second generation of Immortals, as well as the Anteans, mortal servants of the gods. This started the Golden Age, an era of peace and prosperity under the guidance of the gods. New gods were created to look over every aspect of Iba, while the Anteans lived peacefully at one with nature and in harmony with the gods. This age lasted for thousands of years until Aether's third impulse of creation.

### The Second Great War onto the present

This time, Aether took inspiration from its own creation and birthed mortal species to populate the Iba. It is commonly believed that each species of mortalkind was born from a simple element, Humans from clay, Elves from a flower petal and so forth... But all this new life upon Iba disrupted the peace, bringing chaos upon the Mortal Realm. The Anteans were forced to flee, many were killed or imprisoned. This mistreatment of their people forced the Gods to take action. But where some Gods chose anger and revenge, others took the opportunity the influence these new mortals. This Second Great War ravaged the Iba, decimating some mortal species while others, favored by the Gods thrived. The meddling of the Gods only made the war drag on longer and longer, until eventually after hundreds of years of conflict, the Primordials reached a consensus to stop interacting directly with mortals. The animosity between mortals without interference from the Gods eventually subsided and the world slowly began to heal.

## Generations

### Primordial Gods

Oldest and most powerful of the Gods of which there are six : ANQA, APOPHIS, AERGHI, SEHWA, ORUN and DIS. Also called the original gods or simply the Primordials, they are the major deities constituting vital aspects of existence such as life and death but also the basic components of life such as water and nature.

### Natural Gods

As the name indicates, these Gods of the second generation are affiliated with aspects of nature and reality to which they are linked or sometimes embody. Whereas the Primordial Gods represent the full aspects of nature and existence, the Natural Gods are linked to one specific aspect of said nature.

Natural Gods are gathered into pantheons under their titular deity tied to their aspect. ex; Perun God of thunder is part of Sehwa's pantheon, the Goddess of the Sky.

### Modern Gods

Latest generation of Gods, born of the Æther specifically to guide and patron mortalkind, they represent aspect of mortal lifestyles, faith, emotions, civilization and the such.