Coming of the First Age
In the beginning, there was a swirling chaos of mists and fog, freezing cold, howling winds, and terrifying fire. There were no suns, no moons, no stars, no land, nor sea. There was only a great, yawning void called Ginnungagap ("the yawning void," "the pit," magically charged void,"). Three Worlds existed: Niflheim, land of cold mists; to the south was Muspellheim, the land of fire. From Niflheim’s spring, Hvergelmir, flowed the 11 poisonous rivers of the Elivagar. They emptied into the chasm, froze, and filled it with venomous ice. From Muspellheim came sheets of fire that turned the ice into mists and dense fog. These three worlds flowed freely within the Ginnungagap, interacting with each other for a million years, both fire and ice coexisting with each other until at last there came the sparks of life.
After the chaos of the Ginnungagap, came the mighty Yggdrasil ("the ash tree," "the world tree,") at the center of the cosmos, growing above the Well of Urd ("well of destiny"). The Yggdrasil flashed its mighty branches and connected the three worlds, thus establishing order in the cosmos. Quickly upon the rise of Yggdrasil, timeless and evil beings rose from Ginnungagap and began to corrupt Yggdrasil's roots. Yggdrasil needed a warrior and from within the Yggdrasil, was an entity forged by its energy. The entity would be the primordial guardian of the Yggdrasil, ensuring its well-being so the worlds and the tree itself would never be plunged into the Ginnungagap ever again. This entity's name was Ansemund Innangard ("Protector of God Within the Enclosure").
Ansemund battled the evil foes, who would come to be known as the Titans, and their soldiers, the Eoten. Single-handedly, all were defeated by the might of Ansemund. Thus, Yggdrasil's greatest warrior proved their Right of Existence.
After the chaos of the Ginnungagap, came the mighty Yggdrasil ("the ash tree," "the world tree,") at the center of the cosmos, growing above the Well of Urd ("well of destiny"). The Yggdrasil flashed its mighty branches and connected the three worlds, thus establishing order in the cosmos. Quickly upon the rise of Yggdrasil, timeless and evil beings rose from Ginnungagap and began to corrupt Yggdrasil's roots. Yggdrasil needed a warrior and from within the Yggdrasil, was an entity forged by its energy. The entity would be the primordial guardian of the Yggdrasil, ensuring its well-being so the worlds and the tree itself would never be plunged into the Ginnungagap ever again. This entity's name was Ansemund Innangard ("Protector of God Within the Enclosure").
Ansemund battled the evil foes, who would come to be known as the Titans, and their soldiers, the Eoten. Single-handedly, all were defeated by the might of Ansemund. Thus, Yggdrasil's greatest warrior proved their Right of Existence.
The Eternals
When Ansemund had defeated the Titans, he realized that ancient, evil forces sought to destroy existence. To ensure the survival of the cosmos, he needed sentinels in all of the worlds he would create. For this, he created the Eternals; primordial beings fashioned from his own power, greater than any god, and representing an absolute concept of the cosmos. The first of these beings was Phanes Acmon ("First Born") who would lead these new entities.
After Phanes came Adonai, Praxia, Mephistopheles, Adamas, Maka, Aion, Moirai, and Exousia. Phanes created Asgard, Realm of the Primordials, with his power; Ansemund connecting the roots of the Yggdrasil through the world. Ansemund created the last of the Nine Worlds: Jotunnheim, Svartalfheim, Alfheim, Vanaheim, Helheim, and Midgard. To each Eternal, a domain and to each Eternal, a World.
Upon entering a world of the nine, each Eternal created their own Realm within those worlds. Such as Messiah creating the realm of Aether, Mephistopheles creating the realm of Gehenna, and Hesporos creating the realm Umbra. These realms were similar to a "Sub-World" and were second in tier as a celestial body.
Each Eternal created more Eternals as they bred, creating a second generation who would help keep order within the Worlds and the individual realms of the parents. When these second generation Eternals had children, these children had less power and thus, they were considered Gods. These Gods created Mortals; beings without omnipotent powers or much control of fate. Due to the extreme diversity of Mortals in Midgard and its endless size, these Gods would help rule Midgard in secular areas, taking power through prayer from these Mortals and finding power through the forces throughout Midgard. These Mortals lived in celestial spheres known as Planets.
The difference in power between all these entities should be noted. The Eternals hold power over general concepts and universal laws that are enforced in every single World and Realm. No matter where the Eternal goes, their power will always reign supreme, even without being in their World or Realm. On the other hand, Gods rely on the power provided by their patron Eternals and the popularity among Mortals. They are only supreme when they were in their secular area, Realm, or World (depending on their power) and leaving would make them weak. Mortals held no true power among the entity scale. They are beings who must obey the rules of Gods and Eternals, thriving alone to find their own path.
After Phanes came Adonai, Praxia, Mephistopheles, Adamas, Maka, Aion, Moirai, and Exousia. Phanes created Asgard, Realm of the Primordials, with his power; Ansemund connecting the roots of the Yggdrasil through the world. Ansemund created the last of the Nine Worlds: Jotunnheim, Svartalfheim, Alfheim, Vanaheim, Helheim, and Midgard. To each Eternal, a domain and to each Eternal, a World.
Upon entering a world of the nine, each Eternal created their own Realm within those worlds. Such as Messiah creating the realm of Aether, Mephistopheles creating the realm of Gehenna, and Hesporos creating the realm Umbra. These realms were similar to a "Sub-World" and were second in tier as a celestial body.
Each Eternal created more Eternals as they bred, creating a second generation who would help keep order within the Worlds and the individual realms of the parents. When these second generation Eternals had children, these children had less power and thus, they were considered Gods. These Gods created Mortals; beings without omnipotent powers or much control of fate. Due to the extreme diversity of Mortals in Midgard and its endless size, these Gods would help rule Midgard in secular areas, taking power through prayer from these Mortals and finding power through the forces throughout Midgard. These Mortals lived in celestial spheres known as Planets.
The difference in power between all these entities should be noted. The Eternals hold power over general concepts and universal laws that are enforced in every single World and Realm. No matter where the Eternal goes, their power will always reign supreme, even without being in their World or Realm. On the other hand, Gods rely on the power provided by their patron Eternals and the popularity among Mortals. They are only supreme when they were in their secular area, Realm, or World (depending on their power) and leaving would make them weak. Mortals held no true power among the entity scale. They are beings who must obey the rules of Gods and Eternals, thriving alone to find their own path.
Phanes Acmon - Guardian of Asgard and King of Mediae
Titles: One Above All, First Born, King of the Eternals, Divinity King, Prime, He Who Rises Agleam, Majesty of Ansemund
Concept: Creation/Will
Embodiment: Ether
Weapon: Scepter
Domain: Mediae
World: Asgard
Created after the birth of Ansemund and the Yggdrasil, Phanes is the first Eternal to have been born and thus the most powerful among them all. He rules in the Realm of Mediae, within the World of Asgard. When Ansemund was no longer on his throne, Phanes Acmon assumed the throne in an attempt to inspire the order his creator had accomplished. Alas, it wasn't to be. What Ansemund had granted the Eternals was free will and Phanes Acmon had not earned the respect of a monarch that Ansemund once had. Thus, the other Eternals pursued their own goals. In the case of Erebus Mephistopheles, that goal was to become the new ruler himself instead of Phanes Acmon. And so began the War of the Eternals, coming to be at the birth of the Second Age.
The war was hard-fought with many gods, mortals, and even some minor Eternals alike dying or being sealed forever. The campaigns against Phanes Acmon's power were unsuccessful from the side of Mephistopheles, but neither did Phanes gain any ground in restoring order. It was a bloody stalemate. One that would only end when Athanasius the Mighty stormed through the Nether Worlds alongside the Titans and the Eoten, beginning the First Ragnarok.
Witnessing the scourge of the Titans once more upon the Nine Worlds, Phanes Acmon knew they would go unmatched. His final gambit relied on Adonai Messiah stalling their advance in Alfheim. From here, Phanes Acmon trained his forces and tasked Asier the Champion with assembling the Iron Thanes; nine loyal servants created by Ansemund, assigned to each of the Eternals, who would represent them in the mortal realms. They assembled at Vigrid's Plains outside the gates of Asgard to stop the encroaching Titan armies. After their heroic deaths, Phanes Acmon opened the gates of Valhalla and unleashed the fallen heroes back upon the fields, led by Asier. Phanes Acmon held his own against the Titans in personal combat alongside his pantheon of minor Eternals and gods, while Asier dueled Athanasius. In the end, Asgard and their heroes emerged victorious. Thus ended the First Ragnarok and assured in the Third Age.
After the First Ragnarok, Phanes Acmon realized that no one could possess the throne of Ansemund but Ansemund himself. Thus, he resolved himself to protecting Yggdrasil solely and locked himself away in the special realm of Yggdrasil. Phanes Acmon has gone silent, but his whispers still echo in the minds of his pantheon and those who would swear fealty to his name.
Concept: Creation/Will
Embodiment: Ether
Weapon: Scepter
Domain: Mediae
World: Asgard
Created after the birth of Ansemund and the Yggdrasil, Phanes is the first Eternal to have been born and thus the most powerful among them all. He rules in the Realm of Mediae, within the World of Asgard. When Ansemund was no longer on his throne, Phanes Acmon assumed the throne in an attempt to inspire the order his creator had accomplished. Alas, it wasn't to be. What Ansemund had granted the Eternals was free will and Phanes Acmon had not earned the respect of a monarch that Ansemund once had. Thus, the other Eternals pursued their own goals. In the case of Erebus Mephistopheles, that goal was to become the new ruler himself instead of Phanes Acmon. And so began the War of the Eternals, coming to be at the birth of the Second Age.
The war was hard-fought with many gods, mortals, and even some minor Eternals alike dying or being sealed forever. The campaigns against Phanes Acmon's power were unsuccessful from the side of Mephistopheles, but neither did Phanes gain any ground in restoring order. It was a bloody stalemate. One that would only end when Athanasius the Mighty stormed through the Nether Worlds alongside the Titans and the Eoten, beginning the First Ragnarok.
Witnessing the scourge of the Titans once more upon the Nine Worlds, Phanes Acmon knew they would go unmatched. His final gambit relied on Adonai Messiah stalling their advance in Alfheim. From here, Phanes Acmon trained his forces and tasked Asier the Champion with assembling the Iron Thanes; nine loyal servants created by Ansemund, assigned to each of the Eternals, who would represent them in the mortal realms. They assembled at Vigrid's Plains outside the gates of Asgard to stop the encroaching Titan armies. After their heroic deaths, Phanes Acmon opened the gates of Valhalla and unleashed the fallen heroes back upon the fields, led by Asier. Phanes Acmon held his own against the Titans in personal combat alongside his pantheon of minor Eternals and gods, while Asier dueled Athanasius. In the end, Asgard and their heroes emerged victorious. Thus ended the First Ragnarok and assured in the Third Age.
After the First Ragnarok, Phanes Acmon realized that no one could possess the throne of Ansemund but Ansemund himself. Thus, he resolved himself to protecting Yggdrasil solely and locked himself away in the special realm of Yggdrasil. Phanes Acmon has gone silent, but his whispers still echo in the minds of his pantheon and those who would swear fealty to his name.
Adonai Messiah - Guardian of Alfheim and King of Aether
Titles: The First Hero, Champion of Life, Hero of the End, He Who Burns in Darkness, Heart of Ansemund
Concept: Genesis
Embodiment: Aether
Weapon: Dual Swords
Domain: Cordivine
World: Alfheim
The second to be born from Ansemund, he is considered the warrior hero among the Eternals, being the most elite and experienced fighter among the Eternals in terms of combat. He rules the Realm of Cordivine, within the World of Alfheim. When the Nine Worlds were left without its Cosmic Guardian, Adonai Messiah knew that chaos would arise once again from the depths of Ginnungagap. Immediately, he began bolstering his divine armies within Aether and training the immortals of Alfheim. There would be no surprise attack from the evil of Ginnungagap. However, Adonai Messiah did not expect that the chaos would first come from within the ranks of the Eternals. Mephistopheles and his alliance with Adamas, Aion, and Exousia - the Nether Faction - launched a blitzkrieg assault on Jotunnheim when Phanes Acmon declared himself the new leader of the Nine Worlds. Maka Gaia stood no chance alone. Knowing the Nether Factions intended to higher, Adonai allied with Praxia Hesporos to defend Midgard. The War of the Eternals had truly begun.
The war that would be unleashed upon Midgard was depressing. The Battle of Midgard, as it came to be known, lasted for generations. It was a war that saw the explosion of stars, the cracking of planets, and the fall of moons from galaxy to galaxy. Eternals, gods, immortals, and mortals fought against one another for their factions until the mortals could no longer fight. The mortals were on the brink of extinction. It was only the sudden rise of the Titans that saved them. The Battle of Midgard ended, but the war had suddenly shifted. Adonai knew Midgard was doomed, so he took the rest of the mortals with him to Alfheim as refugees. When Midgard fell, the next world that would come under siege was his own. Thus, the War in Heaven had begun.
The War in Heaven was glorious and tragic. Adonai and his forces were the most prepared in the war and though their resources had depleted by the decades of fighting against their Eternal brethren, they were battle honed. They made no mistakes. Alas, the destiny of the Titans was victory. Through the power of his Chaoskampf granted to him by Abraxas, Athanasius corrupted the fallen Eternals he had defeated and used them against Adonai. This tragedy would cause the fall of Alfheim and the retreat of Adonai's forces. However, Adonai stayed back alongside a few brave warriors to purify the Eternals and gods that had been corrupted by Ginnungagap's ancient magic. Their success would ensure the victory that came in Asgard against the Titans.
After the First Ragnarok, Adonai Messiah understood that war must never come in such a grand scale again. He was the Heart of Ansemund - and it wept. The lives that had been lost could never be recovered, immortal and mortal alike. Afterwards, it became his mission to spread the word of light and peace throughout the Nine Worlds. His angels would be his missionaries and his word would be written in stone in the hopes that the lost would heed his guiding light.
Concept: Genesis
Embodiment: Aether
Weapon: Dual Swords
Domain: Cordivine
World: Alfheim
The second to be born from Ansemund, he is considered the warrior hero among the Eternals, being the most elite and experienced fighter among the Eternals in terms of combat. He rules the Realm of Cordivine, within the World of Alfheim. When the Nine Worlds were left without its Cosmic Guardian, Adonai Messiah knew that chaos would arise once again from the depths of Ginnungagap. Immediately, he began bolstering his divine armies within Aether and training the immortals of Alfheim. There would be no surprise attack from the evil of Ginnungagap. However, Adonai Messiah did not expect that the chaos would first come from within the ranks of the Eternals. Mephistopheles and his alliance with Adamas, Aion, and Exousia - the Nether Faction - launched a blitzkrieg assault on Jotunnheim when Phanes Acmon declared himself the new leader of the Nine Worlds. Maka Gaia stood no chance alone. Knowing the Nether Factions intended to higher, Adonai allied with Praxia Hesporos to defend Midgard. The War of the Eternals had truly begun.
The war that would be unleashed upon Midgard was depressing. The Battle of Midgard, as it came to be known, lasted for generations. It was a war that saw the explosion of stars, the cracking of planets, and the fall of moons from galaxy to galaxy. Eternals, gods, immortals, and mortals fought against one another for their factions until the mortals could no longer fight. The mortals were on the brink of extinction. It was only the sudden rise of the Titans that saved them. The Battle of Midgard ended, but the war had suddenly shifted. Adonai knew Midgard was doomed, so he took the rest of the mortals with him to Alfheim as refugees. When Midgard fell, the next world that would come under siege was his own. Thus, the War in Heaven had begun.
The War in Heaven was glorious and tragic. Adonai and his forces were the most prepared in the war and though their resources had depleted by the decades of fighting against their Eternal brethren, they were battle honed. They made no mistakes. Alas, the destiny of the Titans was victory. Through the power of his Chaoskampf granted to him by Abraxas, Athanasius corrupted the fallen Eternals he had defeated and used them against Adonai. This tragedy would cause the fall of Alfheim and the retreat of Adonai's forces. However, Adonai stayed back alongside a few brave warriors to purify the Eternals and gods that had been corrupted by Ginnungagap's ancient magic. Their success would ensure the victory that came in Asgard against the Titans.
After the First Ragnarok, Adonai Messiah understood that war must never come in such a grand scale again. He was the Heart of Ansemund - and it wept. The lives that had been lost could never be recovered, immortal and mortal alike. Afterwards, it became his mission to spread the word of light and peace throughout the Nine Worlds. His angels would be his missionaries and his word would be written in stone in the hopes that the lost would heed his guiding light.
Erebus Mephistopheles - Guardian of Helheim and King of Nether
Titles: The Scourge of Light, The First Sin, Darkdrinker, Clandestine King, Lord of the Damned, Rule of Ansemund
Concept: Damnation
Embodiment: Nether
Weapon: Long-sword
Domain: Gehenna
World: Helheim
Erebus Mephistopheles is the twin brother of Adonai Messiah, but forged from the darkness that Adonai's light cannot or dares not touch. Though Ansemund ruled, evil still lingered throughout the cosmos. The evil that would die would fall into the domain of Mephistopheles and it was his task to ensure it would stay there. It was his task to ensure that the greatest evil would sleep for all eternity. The villainous warriors who fell to his domain would swear allegiance to Mephistopheles, knowing that otherwise they would find themselves in Nastrond. Mephistopheles' subjects both feared and revered him as their dark messiah. Though Ansemund's all-seeing eyes could see the Titans and Eoten rise from Ginnungagap on occasion, he trusted Mephistopheles, whose World floated right above Ginnungagap, to stop them in their tracks - for he was his Rule. Mephistopheles did so dutifully and for this he was proud. Until Ansemund no longer sat on his throne.
When Ansemund was gone, the Titans and the Eoten grew stronger in their attacks from Ginnungagap. Mephistopheles knew that he could not continue to resist under these conditions. Evil and chaotic magics began to creep into the Nether Worlds, sensed by the Eternals that guarded them. Thus, when Phanes Acmon declared himself the new King of the Nine Worlds, Mephistopheles was enraged. Though he respected Phanes once, an entire Age of warding against the chaos of Ginnungagap had made Mephistopheles disdainful of the Aether Worlds. In his eyes, Phanes was unfit to be king as he had never experienced battle against the Titans. In his eyes, Phanes did not understand the true power and nature that he and Ansemund had come to understand when fighting the Titans. Some of the Eternals felt the same as well and rallied behind Mephistopheles. When Phanes refused to step down, they struck at the nearest neutral world: Jotunnheim. Thus began the War of the Eternals.
Jotunnheim and thus Maka Gaia were defeated quickly by the Nether Faction; which consisted of Mephistopheles, Adamas Thanatos, Aion Chronos, and Exousia Nyx. They made their way quickly to Midgard, but were met with proper resistance this time by Praxia Hesporos and Adonai Messiah. The bloody Battle of Midgard had begun and would last for generations with endless battles raging throughout galaxies. It was a battle never before seen in the cosmos, unmatched even by the First Ragnarok. Never before and not even yet has there been a battle more devastating than what was unleashed on the Middle World, where mortals were plunged to the brink of extinction. The consequences of the battle came to shape the disdain the Eternals would garner in the subsequent ages by the larger populace of immortals and mortals.
When the Titans arose at the behest of Athanasius the Mighty, the battle ended. While the Eternals were distracted, the Titans had overrun Helheim, Muspellheim, and Niflheim. It was too late to attempt to defend Svartalfheim. Thus, the first battle against the Eternals the Titans would have would be in Jotunnheim. The Nether Faction moved to intercept the encroaching Titan armies at Jotunnheim. However, their newfound powers and leader combined with the Eternals' weakened armies proved too much for them. Mephistopheles was defeated personally by Athanasius and would see no more combat throughout the rest of the First Ragnarok, save for when Athanasius used him against Adonai in the War in Heaven.
After the wars were finally over, Mephistopheles returned to his realm of Gehenna in Niflheim. Since Phanes relinquished his claim to the throne, the war he had fought for had lost its meaning. The war did change him however. He had come to despise his primordial brethren. He had come to despise the primordial, divine purpose Ansemund had bestowed upon him. He had come to despise Ansemund for leaving the Worlds as they were.
Thus, Mephistopheles locked himself within Gehenna and slumbers now. He does not mind that Hela, a Titan, has taken over the underworld throne he left behind. He does not mind that Nidhogg flies freely in Nastrond, greedily torturing the damned dead beyond what judgement had wrought for them. He does not even mind that the Titans march throughout the Nine Worlds and threaten to destroy it once again. He and his warriors of Gehenna slumber, waiting for when Ansemund returns to take up the empty throne.
Concept: Damnation
Embodiment: Nether
Weapon: Long-sword
Domain: Gehenna
World: Helheim
Erebus Mephistopheles is the twin brother of Adonai Messiah, but forged from the darkness that Adonai's light cannot or dares not touch. Though Ansemund ruled, evil still lingered throughout the cosmos. The evil that would die would fall into the domain of Mephistopheles and it was his task to ensure it would stay there. It was his task to ensure that the greatest evil would sleep for all eternity. The villainous warriors who fell to his domain would swear allegiance to Mephistopheles, knowing that otherwise they would find themselves in Nastrond. Mephistopheles' subjects both feared and revered him as their dark messiah. Though Ansemund's all-seeing eyes could see the Titans and Eoten rise from Ginnungagap on occasion, he trusted Mephistopheles, whose World floated right above Ginnungagap, to stop them in their tracks - for he was his Rule. Mephistopheles did so dutifully and for this he was proud. Until Ansemund no longer sat on his throne.
When Ansemund was gone, the Titans and the Eoten grew stronger in their attacks from Ginnungagap. Mephistopheles knew that he could not continue to resist under these conditions. Evil and chaotic magics began to creep into the Nether Worlds, sensed by the Eternals that guarded them. Thus, when Phanes Acmon declared himself the new King of the Nine Worlds, Mephistopheles was enraged. Though he respected Phanes once, an entire Age of warding against the chaos of Ginnungagap had made Mephistopheles disdainful of the Aether Worlds. In his eyes, Phanes was unfit to be king as he had never experienced battle against the Titans. In his eyes, Phanes did not understand the true power and nature that he and Ansemund had come to understand when fighting the Titans. Some of the Eternals felt the same as well and rallied behind Mephistopheles. When Phanes refused to step down, they struck at the nearest neutral world: Jotunnheim. Thus began the War of the Eternals.
Jotunnheim and thus Maka Gaia were defeated quickly by the Nether Faction; which consisted of Mephistopheles, Adamas Thanatos, Aion Chronos, and Exousia Nyx. They made their way quickly to Midgard, but were met with proper resistance this time by Praxia Hesporos and Adonai Messiah. The bloody Battle of Midgard had begun and would last for generations with endless battles raging throughout galaxies. It was a battle never before seen in the cosmos, unmatched even by the First Ragnarok. Never before and not even yet has there been a battle more devastating than what was unleashed on the Middle World, where mortals were plunged to the brink of extinction. The consequences of the battle came to shape the disdain the Eternals would garner in the subsequent ages by the larger populace of immortals and mortals.
When the Titans arose at the behest of Athanasius the Mighty, the battle ended. While the Eternals were distracted, the Titans had overrun Helheim, Muspellheim, and Niflheim. It was too late to attempt to defend Svartalfheim. Thus, the first battle against the Eternals the Titans would have would be in Jotunnheim. The Nether Faction moved to intercept the encroaching Titan armies at Jotunnheim. However, their newfound powers and leader combined with the Eternals' weakened armies proved too much for them. Mephistopheles was defeated personally by Athanasius and would see no more combat throughout the rest of the First Ragnarok, save for when Athanasius used him against Adonai in the War in Heaven.
After the wars were finally over, Mephistopheles returned to his realm of Gehenna in Niflheim. Since Phanes relinquished his claim to the throne, the war he had fought for had lost its meaning. The war did change him however. He had come to despise his primordial brethren. He had come to despise the primordial, divine purpose Ansemund had bestowed upon him. He had come to despise Ansemund for leaving the Worlds as they were.
Thus, Mephistopheles locked himself within Gehenna and slumbers now. He does not mind that Hela, a Titan, has taken over the underworld throne he left behind. He does not mind that Nidhogg flies freely in Nastrond, greedily torturing the damned dead beyond what judgement had wrought for them. He does not even mind that the Titans march throughout the Nine Worlds and threaten to destroy it once again. He and his warriors of Gehenna slumber, waiting for when Ansemund returns to take up the empty throne.
Adamas Thanatos - Guardian of Niflheim and Lord of Chthon
Titles: The Final Prime, Unconquerable Death, Orphan of Chthon, He Who Brings Sorrow, Terror of Fate, Lord of Loss, Woe of Ansemund
Concept: End
Embodiment: Death
Weapon: Crescent Scythe
Domain: Chthon
World: Niflheim
The dawn of the First Age was a time of immortals. A time of deathless forces that would roam through the cycles as blissful gases. That was until the creation of Phanes Acmon. Like a song, the notes of the universe came together and Ansemund heeded them with a baton. From the will of creation came in order birth and light, slumber and darkness, space and night, time and eternity, judgement and order, life and world. Finally, the climax of this cosmic song would rattle the bones of Ansemund. All became clearer to him in that moment that these final notes would be sovereign over all of creation. Wistfully, he guided the notes. From this came fate and chaos. . . death and finality. The final Eternal had been born - Adamas Thanatos.
Adamas was everywhere and anywhere in the Nine Worlds, but never among his Eternal brethren. He was dutiful in his deathly job and found no purpose in being among deathless beings. He believed his task was focused purely on the life of mortals. Until Ansemund's reign ended. It was then that realization dawned on Adamas of what death and finality truly meant. Like an artist inspired by the evolution of technical capabilities, he expanded his work. Immortals and gods were now susceptible to end, whether it be their life or power. Adamas wished to know how far finality could go. Thus, when Mephistopheles approached him with warring against their brethren, Adamas saw his chance.
In the War of the Eternals, Adamas saw more death than he ever dreamed. He brought end to all that came before his scythe. In the Battle of Midgard, he would come to truly test his power. An Eternal from Adonai Messiah's pantheon, Andraste - the Eternal of Victory, challenged him in personal combat on the battlefield. Andraste was a mighty Eternal, revered among her ranks and loved by immortal and mortal. It was said that it would be impossible for Mephistopheles to win the war with her on the other side, thus Mephistopheles' gambit in the battle was simply to subjugate her to his will to secure victory. However, Mephistopheles would have his desire of taking Andraste out of the fight in a way he would never dare wish. With his crescent scythe, Adamas slayed Andraste. Her dying cry screamed through the battlefield and echoed through the cosmos. The fighting paused as all realized the meaning of what had been done. It was then that word of the Titans' return had reached them. It was then that they mourned the loss of victory.
In the First Ragnarok, Adamas disappeared. Death still reigned through the cosmos, but Adamas would not present himself. Athanasius had heard of his achievement in killing an Eternal and hunted for him with the desire to use Death's power, but Adamas could not be found. Even after the wars had ended and the Third Age had commenced, the Orphan of Chthon was no where to be found. Though he has never appeared since that battle against Andraste, he still dutifully works. Everything still ends, everything still dies. Some believe Adamas lamented his actions in killing Andraste, realizing the precedent he had created that a deed such as killing an Eternal could be achieved. Some believe Adamas has lost his inspiration, that killing an Eternal was his final goal and now he has simply returned to his dullful duties. Adonai, however, believes something far more sinister. He believes Adamas is still inspired and bids his time for another opportunity to test his craft. Just as Mephistopheles presented him with an opportunity, Adamas waits for another. It would have to be something far grander than killing an Eternal. There are only two greater schemes Adonai can think of: the death of Ansemund and the death of Yggdrasil. Whether or not Adamas truly intends this, Adonai prepares his armies for such an outcome.
Concept: End
Embodiment: Death
Weapon: Crescent Scythe
Domain: Chthon
World: Niflheim
The dawn of the First Age was a time of immortals. A time of deathless forces that would roam through the cycles as blissful gases. That was until the creation of Phanes Acmon. Like a song, the notes of the universe came together and Ansemund heeded them with a baton. From the will of creation came in order birth and light, slumber and darkness, space and night, time and eternity, judgement and order, life and world. Finally, the climax of this cosmic song would rattle the bones of Ansemund. All became clearer to him in that moment that these final notes would be sovereign over all of creation. Wistfully, he guided the notes. From this came fate and chaos. . . death and finality. The final Eternal had been born - Adamas Thanatos.
Adamas was everywhere and anywhere in the Nine Worlds, but never among his Eternal brethren. He was dutiful in his deathly job and found no purpose in being among deathless beings. He believed his task was focused purely on the life of mortals. Until Ansemund's reign ended. It was then that realization dawned on Adamas of what death and finality truly meant. Like an artist inspired by the evolution of technical capabilities, he expanded his work. Immortals and gods were now susceptible to end, whether it be their life or power. Adamas wished to know how far finality could go. Thus, when Mephistopheles approached him with warring against their brethren, Adamas saw his chance.
In the War of the Eternals, Adamas saw more death than he ever dreamed. He brought end to all that came before his scythe. In the Battle of Midgard, he would come to truly test his power. An Eternal from Adonai Messiah's pantheon, Andraste - the Eternal of Victory, challenged him in personal combat on the battlefield. Andraste was a mighty Eternal, revered among her ranks and loved by immortal and mortal. It was said that it would be impossible for Mephistopheles to win the war with her on the other side, thus Mephistopheles' gambit in the battle was simply to subjugate her to his will to secure victory. However, Mephistopheles would have his desire of taking Andraste out of the fight in a way he would never dare wish. With his crescent scythe, Adamas slayed Andraste. Her dying cry screamed through the battlefield and echoed through the cosmos. The fighting paused as all realized the meaning of what had been done. It was then that word of the Titans' return had reached them. It was then that they mourned the loss of victory.
In the First Ragnarok, Adamas disappeared. Death still reigned through the cosmos, but Adamas would not present himself. Athanasius had heard of his achievement in killing an Eternal and hunted for him with the desire to use Death's power, but Adamas could not be found. Even after the wars had ended and the Third Age had commenced, the Orphan of Chthon was no where to be found. Though he has never appeared since that battle against Andraste, he still dutifully works. Everything still ends, everything still dies. Some believe Adamas lamented his actions in killing Andraste, realizing the precedent he had created that a deed such as killing an Eternal could be achieved. Some believe Adamas has lost his inspiration, that killing an Eternal was his final goal and now he has simply returned to his dullful duties. Adonai, however, believes something far more sinister. He believes Adamas is still inspired and bids his time for another opportunity to test his craft. Just as Mephistopheles presented him with an opportunity, Adamas waits for another. It would have to be something far grander than killing an Eternal. There are only two greater schemes Adonai can think of: the death of Ansemund and the death of Yggdrasil. Whether or not Adamas truly intends this, Adonai prepares his armies for such an outcome.