Pantheon

In the beginning of time there was only the void. Out of the void were born the six fundamental aspects of reality which we know today as Order, Chaos, Creation, Destruction, Life, and Death. As these aspects grew into unique individuals, they were in harmony, and together they created the Aether realm.

This was the first physical location to exist in the universe, and was intended to be a Utopian realm where each aspect was perfectly balanced. Together they created the Aethereals, the first life; they created great cities and wilderness, and the lifeblood of this world was Arcana - the power that flowed from the divine aspects. For millennia Aether existed as a perfect, eternal society; but in this perfection there was an imbalance. The Aspects of Death, Destruction, and Chaos became resentful of the ordered, immortal society of the Aethereals, and began to influence them. This was the first time individual aspects were revered and worshiped, as opposed to the United pantheon. Over further millennia, Aethereal society became more and more divided. Worshipers began to take on traits and elements of their chosen aspect, and were drawn into conflict with their opposing aspects. By the time these conflicts grew into direct warfare, the divine aspects had grown into two distinct groups - the Luminous Divines (Order, Creation, Life) and the Infernal Divines (Chaos, Destruction, Death).