Guardians

The eight Guardians are the gods of the Strandisle universe, with each one holding control over a unique element. Together, they used their powers to create the universe, along with everything in it.

## History

### **Creation of the universe and earth**

The first Guardian to come into existence was Juno, who was then followed by Void. The two of them were the first of their kind to ever exist, and they brought the universe into existence along with them. They were complete opposites, like two different sides of the same coin, yet they bonded as if they were brothers. Juno brought along light and was the timekeeper of the universe, while his brother, Void, brought along darkness and created the cosmos and space itself.

Then came the other six. There was Petrichor, the guardian of flowing water, Uri, the guardian of blazing fire, Gale, the guardian of freezing ice, Derecho, the guardian of howling winds, Ozone, the guardian of crackling electricity, and Erosia, the guardian of roaming life. All of them came together to create a shared solar system, with each Guardian creating one planet of their own element (with the exception of Juno and Void). Juno was responsible for the many suns of the universe, while Void was responsible for the many moons of the solar system.

Although each Guardian had their own planet, Erosia’s planet stood out the most among them. It was a planet enriched with life, capable of harbouring living beings. And so they all decided to contribute to this planet, creating many different elements that would benefit these living beings. This planet was then named “Earth”.

### **The human era**

As life evolved on Earth over the years, a dominant lifeform started to emerge. These lifeforms were called ‘humans’. As time passed, their creations and advancements led to the Earth reaching its expiration due to human-made toxic waste and pollution. With climate change worsening and sea levels rising over the years, humans soon faced extinction.

Not too long after the humans’ extinction, a huge asteroid collided with the Earth, creating a mass shift in the landmass of the planet. This was later on known as the “Mainland”, with the outer islands being known as the “Outskirts”. Some more time after that, a volcano erupted in the middle of the crater that was left behind by the asteroid. This caused a mountain range to form, filling up the crater with rich and fertile soil.

From out of these ashes, the object species rose to become the new dominant lifeform of the planet.

### **The fallout**

However, around the time objectkind begun taking steps into forming new societies, Juno and Void’s relationship started spiralling downwards. Juno had begun to fixate on making everything as perfect as possible to prevent the mistakes that had been made with the previous era of humans, which led him to leave Void out when it came to the shaping of the renewed earth dominated by objectkind. Void became spiteful when he began to sense that he was purposefully being left out and he developed a sense of hatred towards life and the other Guardians. The Guardians had had many disagreements in the past, but this time, when Void finally confronted Juno about these problems, it escalated into a violent conflict.

Their fight shook the very core of the universe as light and dark collided with each other, creating flash bangs in the sky like fireworks. It caused various storms and earthquakes on Earth’s surface, leading to many unforeseen tragedies. This was deemed as one of the darkest times of object history. Their battle lasted for several years, until it finally concluded with Juno overpowering Void. Due to the sheer amount of power that had been released, a rift in the space continuum formed, creating a blackhole that led to a separate pocket dimension. Void was sucked into this hole, trapping him in this world of eternal nothingness for many decades to come.

### **The dark era**

Twenty years ago from the present time, Void was finally set free from the pocket dimension by a mortal who used the powers of the Shadow Stone. Void, filled with vengeance, created an army known as the Axion and unleashed terror and darkness upon the earth, sparking a new era for objectkind - the Dark Era. In the years to follow, this army would grow to become one of the most feared organisations of the planet, filled with objects who were loyal subjects of Void. The Axion spread far and wide across the whole world, striking fear into the hearts of many objects and extending their reign of terror across the masses to fulfil their one true goal: to destroy and take control of everything.

## Guardian stones

The Guardian Stones are gemstones that are imbued with Guardian magic. Only a few exist in the world, with each of them containing powers from a certain Guardian. It is said that these stones contain merely a fraction of a Guardian’s power, and yet they’re powerful enough to defeat a hundred men. Each stone has either been found and wielded by a competent object, hidden, lost, or kept by its respective Guardian or by a temple. It is unknown whether the Guardian Stones that have a documented existence are the only ones that exist, or if there are still others out there waiting to be found.

For more information on the Guardian Stones, see its page.

## Members

* Void - Space and darkness
* Juno - Light and time
* Derecho - Wind and storms
* Erosia - Nature and life
* Gale - Ice
* Ozone - Electricity and technology
* Petrichor - Water
* Uri - Fire