Gods

Gods are the ethereals that reside in Caelum. Initially, they were one group with the demons, and the realms were linked. After the Maker vanished, they were unable to agree upon an ethereal to replace it as the ruler of the realms. Half of the ethereals supported Sursum, the lord of Caelum, and the other supported Deorsus, lord of Baratrum. The former group called themselves the supernae in the ethereal tongue. Mortals call these ethereals gods. They were the ones to start the War of the Ethereals when they used their celestial magic to banish Deorsus’ supporters from Caelum. In retaliation, they were locked out of Baratrum. Only two realms were open to them; Orbis and Vacuos. Vacuos is the realm of the Unbound, and even the other ethereals knew to leave them unmolested. Instead, they moved to Tellus to fight their war. In the end, many of the gods were slain, and the survivors fled to Caelum and sealed off the gateway. The blood of those who died mixed with that of the demons and gave rise to the godborn races. Seeing these new creations as a gift from the Maker, the gods promised to bless them in exchange for the sacrifice and worship that would allow them to fight the demons. To this day, they are rebuilding their strength in hopes of finishing the war that they started long ago.