Primordial
Primordials are not mortals, gods, or spirits—they are cosmic forces given flesh, embodiments of raw elemental power birthed in the earliest epochs of creation. Where gods shape and shepherd, Primordials are. They do not worship; they are not worshipped in the traditional sense; they are recognized, like mountains, oceans, or storms—vast, terrible, and undeniable.
Primordials are often grouped by element, such as:
- Flameborn – Titans of fire, magma, and solar fury.
- Earthshapers – Beings of stone, crystal, and tectonic force.
- Skywrought – Entities of storm, wind, and thunder.
- Deepcallers – Lords of oceans, tides, and the abyss.
- Frostbound – Primordial embodiments of ice, stillness, and entropy.
- Umbral – Shadows given will, embodying darkness and entropy.
- Luminarchs – Rare Primordials of pure light, order, and radiant force.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Primordials are each tied to a fundamental aspect of existence—fire, stone, wind, storm, ice, shadow, light, magma, or void. Their forms vary wildly, often reflecting the untamed nature of their element: a volcano walking on legs of obsidian, a humanoid silhouette composed entirely of lightning, or a serpentine mass of living mist. Despite their physical forms, they are not truly corporeal—they manifest rather than live, and their destruction is nearly impossible without cosmic intervention.
Some scholars believe Primordials are the remnants of the Worldforge, the original shapers of the universe before gods took form or laws of reality were fixed. Others claim they are the dreams of sleeping stars, or that each world has its own pantheon of Primordials slumbering beneath its crust.
Biological Traits
- Immortal and Elemental: Primordials do not die as mortals do. They can be scattered, sealed, or banished—but their essence often reforms over time, especially in places saturated with their elemental domain.
- Alien and Unrelatable: They do not think like mortals. They do not speak in languages, but in tides, quakes, storms, and flame. Interacting with a Primordial is akin to conversing with a hurricane.
- Catalysts of Cataclysm or Renewal: Their presence reshapes landscapes. Where a Primordial of Fire walks, new mountains may rise; where the Primordial of the Deep stirs, seas tremble. To some, they are destroyers—yet to others, they are bringers of transformation and rebirth.
Civilization and Culture
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
- Sealed or Sleeping: Many Primordials have been bound by divine or arcane forces, entombed in ancient prisons, or lulled into dormancy by celestial bargains.
- Revered or Feared: Elemental cults, druidic circles, and primal sorcerers may revere Primordials as embodiments of true power—venerating them in rituals that often straddle the line between worship and appeasement.
- Bloodlines and Scions: Some mortals claim to carry the blood or breath of a Primordial. These “scions” are often born with innate elemental magic and a pull toward their progenitor’s domain, whether as servants, rebels, or heirs.
Primordials are older than history, and their influence echoes in the bones of the world—volcanic rifts, icebound caverns, hidden islands, or endless tempests may all be the lingering pulse of one. Some scholars fear that when the gods weaken, the Primordials will stir again, rising not to reclaim dominion, but simply to exist, reshaping the world by their very being.
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