Primordial God

As the infant universe grew, energy and matter would begin to form stars, planets, and other celestial objects. It was during this early period of the universe when the first intelligent beings were born. Now known to mortals as the primordial gods, these were beings of immense power. Their forms would’ve been incomprehensible to the minds of present-day mortals. At first they were dozens, and eventually they numbered in the hundreds, spreading throughout the universe. While physically bound by gravity, electricity, and magnetism, they were mentally and psychologically bound by good, evil, law, and chaos, what some scholars refer to as the “aligning forces”. At the birth of the universe, these forces were simple. Law meant bringing order to the universe and chaos meant destroying that order. Good meant doing so for the sake of all primordials and evil meant doing so for yourself.

## Alfor & Qyndarronth

Two Primordials were unique among their kind. They formed from the same pocket of energy very early in the universe’s formation. In mortal terms, they were siblings, or even twins. They also weren’t pulled toward law, chaos, good, or evil, but pulled to the center of the spectrum, making them neutral in most conflicts among the gods. Their followers would come to know them as Alfor and Qyndarronth. Alfor and Qyndarronth were the first two gods to send avatars to the Mortal Plane. Their avatars took very different forms. Alfor liked the appearance of the primitive humanoids, so he took the form of a humanoid, only 50 feet tall. Qyndarronth liked the ferocious appearance of reptiles but also the grace and agility of felines, so she combined them and took the form of what would eventually be called a dragon, with the size to match her twin.

You’ll notice I’m saying he and she here. Primordial and Ethereal gods don’t have genders or sexes, but the forms these two took did correspond to genders and sexes as they presented in the mortal world.

Alfor and Qyndarronth enjoyed exploring the Mortal Plane in person, especially the lively Acala. But they wanted more. They set out to create their own life in their images. Alfor created the Titans: humanoid-like beings that stood around 40 feet tall, with different types for different environments. Qyndarronth created the Wyrms: dragon-like beings large enough for Titans to ride as mounts, with different types representing different elements, metals, and gemstones. In time, they created more creatures, most notably the Giants and Dragons, smaller and shorter-lived counterparts to Titans and Wyrms, respectively. For reasons still unknown to sages and scholars, Alfor and Qyndarronth’s relationship soured and a war broke out between their people. A war that would last for millennia.

## Asmodeus & Kukul

These two primordials have a long history of conflict with each other. As Kukul was lawful good and Asmodeus was lawful evil, they tried an almost infinite amount of times to kill each before life ever developed on Acala. And once it did, they used it to their advantage. They took similar avatars – Kukul a winged serpent and Asmodeus a fanged serpent – which grew their hatred for each other even more. They amassed followers that went to war with each other a number of times, neither side ever gaining an edge over the other. Eventually they drained most of their power fighting in this way, and they now reside in their respective planes, waiting for the chance to gain more power and go after each other again.

Kukul would go on to create the coatls – winged serpent creatures made in its own image. Asmodeus would go on to become an archdevil, the lord of his plane and of all devils, and the torturer of lost and damned souls.