Ancient Ones

Rulers

Gods

Manipulators

The Ancient Ones originate from the Realm of Twilight. They were the rulers of that land and developed advanced technology. They were exiled from this realm and became known as Gods by the Munari while in hiding.

## History

The Ancient Ones were the rulers of the Realm of Twilight. They came into conflict with The Tempest that tried to destroy their world. They attempted to fight back, building siege towers and guardians to fight it and its minions. They were eventually defeated by the Tempest and they used a machine to escape to Maia's world.

They built structures such as the Adytum. Their numbers dwindled as they struggled to survive without access to the river of light. They experimented with necromancy machines but it proved useless to them. Only Iari was saved by being placed into a artificial body. While living under the Munari City they became known as Godsi. Morbazan took advantage of this and manipulated events behind the scenes to meet Maia and get her to unknowingly help him.

Morbazan and Iari returned to the realm of Twilight to find the minions of the Tempest ruling over a chaotic society. They had no power or influence over the inhabitants, but eventually defeated the Tempest's minions by making use of an ancient Siege Tower.

Morbazan (now the last of his kind) returned to his homeland after the Tempest was defeated.

## Appearance

Morbazan is the only Ancient One seen in their true form so it is unknown if their race is uniform or diverse. Iari's artificial body is more typical of humanoid women, but it is not clear if this is reflective of her original body.

He has a large, bulky frame with stout legs. He has grey skin while in Maia's world, but it becomes violet while in the realm of twilight. The faces of consumed souls and hovering tattoos also appear permanently while in this realm.

## Culture

While information on the Ancient Ones is limited, it is clear they valued science and engineering. They were the rulers of their realm and had the role of the responsible guardians of the world. They also had a strong urge to survive and devoted much effort into science in order to do this. While being exiled in Maia's world they were few in number and hid themselves in such places as the Adytum, becoming secretive. They gained a reputation for being mysterious Gods by the Munari. They were thought of as beings who controlled things behind the scenes. Morbazan lived up to this reputation.

## Abilities and technology

The Ancient Ones are very advanced compared to other civilizations. They developed machinery such as automated doors/elevators, airships, trams, and teleporters. They built larger structures such as the City of Masks, Siege Towers, the Pillar of Light and the Adytum with its AI guards.

They observed and mapped other worlds, they could observe rifts between them. They also have the ability to travel between worlds, although this is limited since traveling to Maia's world burnt out their machine. They bought over some of the River of Light as green fluid to Maia's world in order to survive and run the Adytum running.

The Ancient Ones had a special interest in Souls - Morbazan himself has the ability to consume and use the souls of others. The technology of his people has similar uses. They experimented with necromancy with machines in order to save their race, but it didn't help the Ancient Ones because their life comes from the living spirit of their native world. They gained the ability to transfer souls out of an individual's body and place the same somewhere else. Iari had her soul transferred to an artificial body. The souls of beings consumed by Morbazan can be converted to Gems, and in turn, can be converted into weapons via the use of a foundry.

The Ancient Ones are capable of other kinds of magic such as Pain and Dart, although it's not clear if this is something uncommon or unique to Morbazan. They tried to learn the secret of Aosi but were unable to unravel the mysteries of the Language of Creation.