The First Ones

The First Ones were considered the old gods of Brumia, thrown into existence during the world's creation. They were born of the elements, comprised of raw power and emotion. Capable of great strength and anger, the First Ones acted purely on instinct and impulse. The First Ones were no benevolent deities, for they ruled over all creation and molded Brumia as they saw fit.

The First Ones lived during the Age of Legend, where magic ran rampant across Brumia, and monstrous beasts roamed over land and through the seas. Some of these monstrous beasts were children of the First Ones, some were the First Ones themselves.

The First Ones were eventually dethroned by the Maiden Mother and her Children, the group known as the Prime Nine. The Maiden Mother was a First One Herself, but where as the others embodied Cruelty, Rage, and Malice to name a few, She was kind, caring, and maternal. She took pity on all the cold, naked creatures born out of the mud, stone, air, and devoted herself to their protection.

There were seven First Ones, including the Maiden Mother. They each lorded over different realms of Brumia, but they were eternally hungry for power, and thus constantly fighting for territory. The battles that took place between the First Ones wreaked havoc on the Brumian landscape, and some of the more intense fights were responsible for the topography of the world. Canyons were formed from claws scraping along the ground, lakes created from giant bodies being flung impossible distances, cratering the land as they land. Unfathomably hard tackles of enormous monsters would push up entire mountain ranges.

While all the animalistic First Ones fought for control of their domains, there was only one that reigned supreme over them all. His name was Patrax the Tumultuous, the Fiery Father.

The other First Ones had names representative of their dominions. There was Ylla the Compassionate, the Maiden Mother, who took the Radiant Lagoon as her home, and saw fit to create beings to populate the world of Brumia.

There was Roktagg the Immovable, the Fixed Lord, who resided deep within the land of Brumia.

There was Larym the Covetous, the Winged Marauder, who took to the skies, and claimed dominion over all she saw.

There was Bu'ule the Torpid, the Lurking Behemoth, the largest of all First Ones, who slumbered deep within the briny Brumian depths. Upon his waking, the seas would roil and crash, as his gigantic form shifted underneath the waves.

There was Horquath the Twisted, the Aberrant Artificer, who saw the creations of Ylla and decided to birth monstrous children of her own.

There was Eire the Perfidious, the Wretched Bystander, who came to be known as the Wretched Betrayer after the Ousting of the First Ones. He had initially joined forces with Ylla and her Children against the other ancient beings, only to turn against them when they needed him most.