Eternis

The Eternis is a group of elemental users that existed long before the days of the Elemental Wars. Unlike their elemental organization counterparts such as the Genus and the Malus, the Eternis focus on limiting their dependency on the elements, using their abilities to become more in tune with the world around them and further strengthen their attachment with the Ancients. Since the Eternis refrain from depending on their elemental abiltiies, they tend to not use elemental weapons but instead more archaic weapons in battle. However, the Eternis don't find much use for weapons since they usually wouldn't engage in conflict, sticking with the peaceful mindset of the Ancients as they allow the cycle of time to play out.

### History

#### Philosophy

Within the Eternis Creed, Eternis are taught to put full dependence on the Ancients instead of the elements. While most elemental groups saw these two things as one in the same, the Eternis believed that having a spiritual connection with the Ancients was a far greater feat than honing one's skills with an element. However, they tended to use knowledge and a connection with spirits to combat their opposition, reaching a closer connection with the all-powerful Ancients than any Genus or Malus has. For this reason, they didn't depend on their element or any elemental weapons to fight or to learn. Though they didn't form attachments to elemental weapons, some Eternis members did use weapons that were more natural than the militarized weapons used in the Genus Unity or the Malus Sect. Defensive weapons like staffs and fans were commonly used in the Creed instead of offensive weapons such as the sword or spear.

Forming passive spiritual attachments in life was the ultimate goal in the Eternis Creed. Though they did not favor killing as it disrupted the balance of life, they weren't afraid to go down that route if deemed necessary. Life and death was meaningless in the Eternis Creed, which is why they were seen walking a line of balance, allowing them to open themselves up to more possibilities than other groups such as the Genus and Malus.

#### Time Elementals

Within the Eternis, time elementals are highly used to peer into versions of the past, present, and future. In a way, the time elementals are used to monitor the time stream and prevent anomalies from occurring. While most elemental organizations don't allow the use of time elementals or they limit their abilities, the Eternis fully encourage their time elementals to display their full potential.

The Ancients have granted Eternis with more time elementals because they fully trust this group to stay relatively neutral in galactic affairs, truly being servants and students to the higher power that is the Ancients. Learning from the Ancients, the Eternis have been able to conduct far greater spiritual tasks than the Genus, who act more like knights or noblemen rather than monks.

However, some time elements have been known to use their abilities to tamper with the timeline. These actions are punishable by death or, in worse cases, the user is placed in a state between dimensions by the Ancients themselves, living in limbo for all of eternity as they are unattached from reality and time itself.