Era of Monsters

The **Era of Monsters** or **Era 1** is a period of time (15 billion years ago to an unknown point of time) at the very beginning of 'Creation', following the Big Bang, the known verses were populated by a monstrous collective of beings known as the Cosmic Horrors and the god-like Elohim. The **Cosmic Horrors** infected verses and worlds including the creations of the **Elohim** who went to war with them to drive them out of existence.

## Timeline

### The Big Bang occurred (15,000,000,000 BR)

The known verses came into existence as well as the emergence (Note: not creation as it is possible some of these beings existed prior to the Big Bang) of the Cosmic Horrors.

#### The Source and his mate Asherah have their first set of children (3,307,882,836 BR)

The Prime Elohim, **The Source** and **Asherah,** the creators of all the known verses produce their first child: Metatron, who later becomes **the God of the Akeros**. Producing from his soul, a mate for him Betlena, who later would become the **Goddess of the Spirits**.

### The Elohim-Cosmic Horror War (1,000,000,000 BR)

**Cosmic Horrors** clash with the **Elohim** infecting worlds they initially had interest in. '**The Source**' creates Magic out of the **Entrophy** or **Chaos** of the verses (using the mists of Nilfheim as a catalyst) creating the Primordial Elements. '**The Source**' and Metatron use this new magic to create new races to help during the war, the **God of the Akeros** the Akeros, while '**The Source**' creates the Fey, and Necrophages (one for a variety of purposes, the other to help dispose of the bodies of fallen **Cosmic Horrors**.)

It is theorized that the **Cosmic Horrors** lost the war against the **Elohim** as they are thrown out of the reality where life exists being driven out to the fringe edges of the inconceivable 'Yottaverse' where they can only barely affect other realities through the aid of proxies (i.e cultists). The races created for the purpose of the war are given worlds to live on under the grace of their creators, and the Church of the Elohim is born among these races.

### The Battle of The Storm (968,032,169 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Great Old One Alengremyak, The Storm who is killed. A echo of the Cosmic Horror's power is used to create the element of Air, and its elemental plane. The first of the Chaotic magics, Air Magic is born and is spread amongst the Elohim and to a lesser extent the Fey and Akeros races.

### The Battle of The Man-Eater (941,079,574 BR)

**Asherah** finds and battle the Great Old One and child of Stlanitherath, The Pestilent Discord known as Earkorlidipar, The Man-Eater who she banishes to the fringes of the Yottaverse.

### The Source and his mate Asherah have their second set of children (939,836,280 BR)

The Prime Elohim **The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) second child: Xaknera, who later becomes **the Goddess of Duty, Promises and Oaths**. Producing from her soul, a mate for her Ritarin, who later would become the **God of Law and Order**.

### The Battle of the Living Flame (937,047,615 BR)

**Asherah** and '**The Source**' find and battle the Great Old One and child of Ximeshassanth, The Flame of the Khemaami-I known as Cthugha, The Living Flame who they banish to the fringes of the Yottaverse.

### The Joining of the Vampires (892,580,230 BR)

The Great Old One and child of Stlanitherath, The Pestilent Discord known as Gna-Limer, The Dull Bloodsucker is killed by 'The Source'. The sire of the Vampire races. Asherah purified their bloodlines of the taint of the **Cosmic Horrors**, some truly ancient High Vampires still worship **Gna-Limer** however.

* D'Hoomaumis, The Vampiric Witch of the Finder is purified by Asherah who she declares loyalty to, becoming the Prime High Vampire that served as the ancestor of the High Vampires as well as her siblings Nagnos, The Seducer, Nag-Sarg, The Vampiric Humanoid Begetter of the Mayhem, and Zarkash-Yomqu, The Pattern Inside The Night that would sire the other vampiric raced that would divide into the tribes of Gharasham, Ammurun and Tdet in The World.

### The Source and his mate Asherah have their third set of children (853,697,145 BR)

The Prime Elohim **The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) third child: Wijun, who later becomes **the God of the Hunt and Beasts**. Producing from his soul, a mate for him Dumera, who later would become the **Goddess of Agriculture**.

### The Battle of The Sublime Digger (848,881,906 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Great Old One Takarneph, The Sublime Digger That Reigns who is defeated then banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse. A echo of the Cosmic Horror's power is used to create the element of Earth, and its elemental plane. The second of the Chaotic magics, Earth Magic is born and is spread amongst the Elohim and to a lesser extent the Fey and Akeros races.

### The Source and his mate Asherah have their fourth set of children (847,276,842 BR)

The Prime Elohim **The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) fourth child: Cimbris, who later becomes **the God of Wisdom and Healing**. Producing from his soul, a mate for him Noxlena, who later would become the **Goddess of Science and Logic**.

### The Battle of the Pestilent Discord (843,251,089 BR)

The Great Old One Stalnitherath, The Pestilent Discord is defeated then banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse, an echo of its power is what gives Pestae their powers over pestilence and disease.

### The Battle of the Horde (678,412,890 BR)

The Servitor race called the Misathy-Dotha, known as The Horde is killed by the God of the Akeros and his brother Wijun, God of the Hunt. The bodies of **The Horde** are used as food for the Necrophage horde, allowing for a population boom among the Necrophagic races.

(656,085,139 BR) The Battle for the Sun. The God of the Akeros, Metatron alongside his brother Ritarin, God of Law & Order find and battles Great Old One D'Hargah, It That Usurped the Sun who is killed. **Metatron** not wanting to waste resources and **Ritarin** wanting to ensure the Cosmic Horror's death ironically used it's body as fuel for the stars of worlds without life.

### Battle of The Commander (643,250,693 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Outer God Thanitharzat, The Commander who is defeated then banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse, later he will collaborate with one of '**The Source**'s own creations the Grigori Albrîhron to get revenge on the Elohim for his banishment as well as for the later killing of Thanitharzat's father, he rewards the Grigori by secretly implanting him with his child the larval Outer God, Sargoranophfl, The Loathed Extinguisher of the Tyrannical Source.

### The Source and his mate Asherah have their fifth set of children (580,969,015 BR)

**The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) fifth child: Ituna, who following the war would become **the Goddess of Sky and Storms**. Producing from his soul, a mate for her Xyzotl, who following the war would become the **God of Harvests**.

### Battle of The Flame of the Khemaami-I (574,933,332 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Great Old One Ximeshassanth, The Flame of the Khemaami-I who is killed. A echo of the Cosmic Horror's power is used to create the element of Fire, and its elemental plane, using **Ximeshassanth's** own corpse as a core and power source for the elemental plane. The third of the Chaotic magics, Fire Magic is born and is spread amongst the Elohim and to a lesser extent the Fey and Akeros races.

### Battle of the Sovereign (531,194,413 BR)

The Outer God, child of Zsch-Kar, The Emperor, and brother of Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander, known as Isgua'Smantal, The Sovereign is banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse.

### Battle of The Phaser of the Mind (403,343,835 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Great Old One Tu-Shath, The Phaser of the Mind who is defeated then banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse. A echo of the Cosmic Horror's power is used to create the element of Aether, and its elemental plane. The fourth of the Chaotic magics, Ether Magic is born and is spread amongst the Elohim and to a lesser extent the Fey and Akeros races.

### The Battle of The Begotten Thunder (376, 734,281 BR)

The Great Old One and child of Alengremyak, The Storm known as Tuluth, The Begotten Thunder is banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse.

### The Source and his mate Asherah have their sixth set of children (313,260,509 BR)

**The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) sixth and seventh children: Idos, who following the war would become **the God of Trickery**, happened to be born alongside his soulmate Orlena, who following the war would become the **Goddess of Chance**.

### The Battle of The Typhoon (300,406,781 BR)

'**The Source**' finds and battles the Great Old One Zo-Tag, The Typhoon who is killed. A echo of the Cosmic Horror's power is used to create the element of Water, and its elemental plane. The fifth of the Chaotic magics, Water Magic is born and is spread amongst the Elohim and to a lesser extent the Fey and Akeros races.

### The Battle of The Malevolent Commander (300,000,000 BR)

It is theorized that the **Cosmic Horrors** lost the war against the **Elohim** with the death of Zulthembl, The Malevolent Commander and the banishment of the Prime Cosmic Horror, Zsch-Kar, The Emperor as a majority of the **Cosmic Horrors** are thrown out of the reality where life exists being driven out to the fringe edges of the inconceivable 'Yottaverse' where they can only barely affect other realities through the aid of proxies (i.e cultists). The Para-element of ice and its elemental plane come into existence through '**The Source**' harnessing a echo of Xicllaniparan's power, to create the para-element of Ice, and its para-elemental plane.

* The Great Old One Dagon, as well as the Lesser Old Ones Kotheem'Ha, The Helper, and Rhyeb, The Shifter survive the war and escape to The World. The races created by the **Elohim** for the purpose of the war are given worlds to live on under the grace of their creators, and the Church of the Elohim is born among these races.
* The remainder of the still living Cosmic Horrors are banished to the fringes of the Yottaverse where their influence is greatly reduced.
	+ Yindishadonio, The Smothering Ocean of the Wastelands,
	+ Um'Hrdaph'Na, The Master Sin,
	+ Haakom, The Envious Ocean That Governs,
	+ Xicllcaniparan, The Abysmal Tundra of the Moper,
	+ S'Gah-Zab, The Smouldering Ignitor

### Aftermath of the Elohim-Cosmic Horror War/End of the Era of Monsters (Sometime after 300,000,000 BR)

New species of Fey and Necrophages come into being including Archfey (a more evolved form of the fey), Alghouls (a more evolved ghoul) and Hags (they were originally a magical fey dryad-like race that became tainted by the dark energies of the Cosmic Horrors), these new seemingly superior breeds thrive among their simpler cousin species.

Five years after the final battle of the war, **The Source** and **Asherah** produce their (technically) eighth child: Quxasis, who was granted by her parents, the title of **the Goddess of Winter and Ice**, granting her dominion over the para-elemental force of ice and the season of Winter. Producing from his soul, a mate for her Huses, who was granted by his parents, the title of the **God of the Dark** with dominion over night, darkness and monsters.

## Notes

* The span of time known as **Era of Monstes** is a purely fanon creation as such there is no official proof of it happening in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.