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Following the Great Silence, the Elder Gods are drawn to the First World. They organized Themselves into Circles based upon their innate abilities and predilections and are led by the [[First Circle]], known as the Leaders and Mediators. The Gods began to populate Lusternia with life, a process spearheaded by the Circles of [[Sixth Circle|Awakeners]] and [[Seventh Circle|Creators]].
Following the Great Silence, the Elder Gods are drawn to the First World. They organized Themselves into Circles based upon their innate abilities and predilections and are led by the [[First Circle]], known as the Leaders and Mediators. The Gods began to populate Lusternia with life, a process spearheaded by the Circles of [[Sixth Circle|Awakeners]] and [[Seventh Circle|Creators]].


Their reign over Lusternia is thrown into chaos when the [[Soulless God|Heralds of Magnora]], later known as the Soulless Gods, began to move through [[the Void]] on a journey to consume the First World. A diplomatic envoy of Gods met the Soulless in the Void but were attacked, leaving the surviving Gods to prepare for war.
Their reign over Lusternia is thrown into chaos when the [[Soulless God|Heralds of Magnora]], later known as the Soulless Gods, began to move through [[the Void]] on a journey to consume the First World. A diplomatic envoy of Elder Gods met the Soulless in the Void but were entirely devoured, leaving the surviving Elder Gods to prepare for war.


Victory over the Soulless appeared to be impossible, until several members of the [[Fifth Circle]], the Thinkers, develop a way to use the essence of the Soulless to return from death. The elixir is used to save [[Orlachmar]]'s life, but ultimately resulted in Him becoming undead, driven by the same internal hunger for divine essence that plagues the Soulless. The Gods convened and banned the use of the elixir, but [[Fain]] and eleven other Gods secretly use the elixir on Themselves, turning the tide of war in the Gods' favor.
The Elders won a pyrrhic victory against the Soulless by enacting the [[Daath Sequence]], a fearsome ritual capable of destroying an entire [[Cosmic Plane]]. Alas, without Magnora's presence, the Soulless Gods couldn't be truly destroyed and soon reformed, made stronger after consuming those slain on the battlefield.


The [[Twelve Traitors]] are eventually discovered and exiled to the Void, and without a clear way to defeat the Soulless, the remaining Gods decided to escape into the Void on a search to recover Dynara and Magnora from wherever They disappeared to. A last-minute attack by the Soulless resulted in a handful of Gods being trapped in Lusternia, and over the course of thousands of years, those Gods splintered into the mortal races of Lusternia.
Several members of the [[Fifth Circle]], the Thinkers, developed [[Fain's Elixir|an Elixir from Soulless essence]]. The elixir reanimated the mortally-wounded [[Orlachmar]], becoming the first [[undead]], subject to a similar hunger for divine essence that the Soulless exhibit. After the second use of the Elixir to restore the [[Sun Spirit]] drove the spirit to violent madness, the Gods convened and banned the use of the Elixir. However, [[Fain]] and eleven other Gods secretly continued to manufacture and use the Elixir on themselves, which helped turn the tide of several battles.


Mortals began to populate the First World, but were still ravaged frequently by the Soulless. [[Xyl]] constructs the [[Portal of Fate]] according to [[the Fates]]' instructions and mortals pass through it to become forever changed. [[Meridian]] is the last surviving Elder to splinter, and with that, the Elder Wars come to an end, with the Soulless still remaining a constant threat.
The [[Twelve Traitors]] crimes are eventually revealed and the sixth [[Triumvirate]] sentenced them to exile to the [[Void]]. When the Soulless breached the [[Domothean Spires]], the remaining Gods decided to escape into the Void as well in search of Dynara and Magnora. A last-minute attack by the Soulless resulted in a handful of Gods being stranded in Lusternia, and over the course of thousands of years, those Gods splintered into the mortal races of Lusternia.
 
Mortals began to populate the First World but were still ravaged frequently by the Soulless. [[Xyl]] constructed the [[Portal of Fate]] according to [[the Fates]]' instructions and mortals pass through it to become forever changed. [[Meridian]] is the last surviving Elder to splinter, and with that, the Elder Wars come to an end, with the Soulless still remaining a constant threat.


==Mortal History: The Vernal Wars==
==Mortal History: The Vernal Wars==
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