Gaia

## Statistics

Gaia is one of the seven Primordials who shaped the universe. She was largely responsible for creating the Divine Dominions of Life, Wild, and Earth, and was the chief architect of the fundament of the various Terrene Realms. Gaia is known as the Earth Mother because of her role in the birth of so many realms and their inhabitants, but also because she is ancestor to the vast majority of godly pantheons. Though she and the other Primordials spend most of their time slumbering, Gaia is still respected for her vast power, like her brethren. However, unlike most of her siblings, who are widely viewed with fear throughout Creation, Gaia is seen by most gods with reverent awe, as she is known for being the least malevolent and tyrannical of the Primordials, widely renowned for her compassion.

## Biography

### In the Prime

Gaia was the second of the Primordials to awaken within the Prime, being preceded by Aeon. After gaining consciousness, Gaia immediately sought out the company of the only other being in existence. Aeon was mildly curious at her presence, but was not overly friendly. Gaia was somewhat saddened by this, and wished that Aeon was more talkative and kind.

Fortunately for Gaia, she soon gained a far more attentive companion upon the awakening of Ouranos, the next of the Primordials. Gaia sensed his coming into being within the Prime, and was present for his awakening, becoming the first consciousness he ever interacted with. Ouranos was far more open and inviting that the cold and aloof Aeon, and Gaia spent a great deal of time in his company.

Gaia always made sure to be present for the Awakening of the four remaining Primordials. When her younger siblings, Ra and Apophis, began to continually fight and argue, Gaia was greatly distressed by this, and sent Ouranos to intervene and end their quarrels on many occasions.

### The Plan for Creation

Gaia was the second Primordial to hear Ra's proposition for Creation. She was pleased with the idea to make a universe full of other beings, both for the additional company, and out of the hope that her siblings might create beings who would help them learn kindness and friendship. In fact, Gaia was so thrilled with Ra's plan that she went forth and convinced Ouranos to support it as well.

When all the Primordials had been informed of Ra's plot, Apophis was the only one who wished to refuse to participate. Gaia wished to allow Apophis to be left in the Prime, if that was his wish, even knowing that contradicted the design of Ra. Most of the other Primordials disagreed, and decided to force Apophis into being bound by a limited Creation. Gaia strongly opposed this, but she did not voice her opinion, fearing causing dissent, and promising herself that she would make something within Creation that would make Apophis like it.

### Age of Genesis

After Nyx devised the original design for the Void, Gaia was among those who assisted her in producing this earliest aspect of Creation. In the acts that followed, Gaia was the one responsible for creating the various Terrene Realms, devising the innumerable tangible substances through the creation of the Dominion of Earth. She was assisted in creating these worlds by Ra and Ouranos, who aided her by creating sources of Light and the Ouranian Spheres which insulated them from the harshness of the Void. After creating these worlds, Gaia frequently invited Apophis to view and experience them, attempting to acclimatize him to Creation by immersing him in its beauty. Apophis begrudgingly admitted that some of them were pleasing, but nevertheless remained miserable, a fact which saddened Gaia greatly.

When the time came at last for the creation of new beings, Gaia was the chief architect for the various biological systems found in the various organisms of Creation, leading rise to the Dominions of Life and Wild. After the concept of gender was invented, Gaia chose to become female. During this period, Nyx was the one who put forth the schematics for the creation of souls, which Tartarus then claimed had been his idea originally, and had been stolen. Gaia, who was not as condescending towards his claim as her siblings, still did not believe him, gently suggesting that he stop lying and trying to take credit for Nyx's work. Later, after the laws Death were implemented on the newly made life forms of Creation, Gaia busied herself with nurturing their development, steadily shaping them to adapt to their environments over countless eons.

Later, when Tartarus, who for some reason, had largely been keeping away from her Terrene realms after she gave him some instruction in the Dominion of Life, revealed the shoddy worlds he had created by himself, Gaia was among the only one who complimented and respected his efforts. After Tartarus fled in humiliation at the scorn of his peers, Gaia did scold Ouranos, Ra and Nyx for mistreating and bullying him, but ultimately, did not intervene on Tartarus's behalf.