Vaers and Vinkeg

**Vaers and Vinkeg**(pronounced Vairs, Vin-kig) are the Cardinal Godsof Nature and Elements and are two of the original Ten Gods known to Djorig. They are unique among the Cardinal Gods in that they are twins. Born from the aether of the Astral Sea and infused with the remnant energy of deceased primordials, the Twins have a unique connection to not only the creations of the Cardinal Gods, but also to the Elementals—children of the Primordials. The twins see over the delicate balance of the elements and ensure that the foundation of creation holds.

Vaers and Vinkeg see large popularity among druids, not as Gods, but as personifications of nature itself. Many druidic circles unconsciously draw power from the Twins, calling them by one of their many aspects or ubiquitously as “The Green.” Though seeing themselves as the overseers of Elementals, Vaers and Vinkeg do not tend to directly interact with their adoptive nieces and nephews. This does not stop some Elementals from worshiping them as the second coming of the Primordials, seeing them as the fetal reincarnation of Primordas. If there is any merit to the notion, the Twins give no hint to its validity.

When seen, Vaers tends to be a man formed of wind and stone while Vinkeg is shown as a woman formed of water and fire. Despite being two distinct Gods, they share their domain equally. They are the youngest of the Cardinal Gods and tend to avoid interactions with their siblings, instead focusing on their subservient Heeding Gods and the gentle balance of the Inner Planes.

 History

### War of Divinity

At the Dawn of the Age of Divinity, before the creation of the Prime-Material Plane and when Primordials roamed free, from the aether of the Astral Sea came ten entities. These self-fashioned Gods came into conflict with the Elder Primordials, and sought to bring order to the universe around them. Leading them was Akaene, the Firstborn. The battles of the newborn Gods and the Primordials were devastating, ripping portions of the Astral Sea open. However, the disorder of the Primordials proved to be their downfall. The siblings were able to isolate and defeat each of the elder beings, as while together the Primordials were indominable, alone they were only a difficult foe. In the final battles, the Cardinal Gods failed to destroy Primordas, the mightiest of the Primordials, and were only able to separate portions of Its essence. They used what remained of Its power to create a new realm, aiming to forever seal away their greatest foe.

The Cardinal Gods started to debate how they would divide their newly conquered realm, but their squabbles started cracking the very foundations they just formed. From the darkness came a figure unlike any they had seen, a being cloaked in flame and shadow that was neither Divine nor Primordial, holding in its hands a scroll of gold and vellum. The being spoke with civility and decorum, informing them that the adversary they fought so valiantly to seal would eventually be reborn if they did not take careful steps to ensure the stability of their newly created realm. Ashmedae referred to himself as a curator of order and divided the fundamental forces between the younger gods as a neutral party. No recollection states exactly what was said, but a contract was formed, a Divine Mandate, one that would ensure the everlasting sealing of the First Adversary and balance of the Inner Planes.