"In the first moment of creation, when Te Vevutur breathed life into the void, Thianon emerged as pure radiance - a being of such brilliant purpose that even his creator had to shield his eyes."
The Book of First Light
Among the First Five, none embodied the pure joy of creation more than Thianon. Where
Aejeon brought passion and
Aranon brought strength, Thianon brought illumination - not just of space, but of purpose. His laughter would set new stars alight, and his thoughts traced patterns of constellation across the pristine void.
In those earliest days, when only the Five existed, Thianon and his brothers spent eons exploring the endless possibilities of their nascent powers. He and
Aejeon were particularly inseparable - fire and light dancing together through the cosmos, crafting suns and forging the first laws of radiance.
"They moved as twin flames through the darkness - Aejeon's fire creating, Thianon's light revealing. In those days, their powers were so intertwined that lesser beings could not tell where one god ended and the other began."
Ancient hymn of the Thiavesi
Together with his divine siblings, Thianon participated in the Great Works - the initial shaping of the realms. While
Aranon raised mountains and
Daeranon poured the seas, Thianon and
Aejeon collaborated on their masterpiece: the sun itself, a perfect fusion of fire and light that would become the heart of Thianon's realm.
The creation of Sanulium marked one of Thianon's greatest early achievements. This mysterious substance, able to capture and channel pure light, became the foundation for his celestial architecture. With it, he began construction of Nuril-Ambantil, the sun-city that would serve as his seat of power.
"In those first ages, to watch Thianon craft with Sanulium was to witness poetry made solid. His hands moved like a dancer's, weaving light into matter, until the very stones sang with captured radiance."
Memoirs of Beryl, High Goddess of Light
When
Te Vevutur brought forth the rest of the
Eeirendel, Thianon took particular joy in teaching them the mysteries of light. He created the Great Furnaces of Ingamon not just as sources of power, but as schools where younger gods could learn to harness and shape radiance.
These early teaching sessions often became spectacular displays of divine artistry, with Thianon and his students painting auroras across the heavens and weaving light into forms that defied mortal comprehension. Many of the constellations still visible today were born from these lessons.
"His greatest gift was not the light itself, but his joy in sharing it. Even the smallest spark of illumination, when guided by Thianon's hand, could become a masterpiece of divine artistry."
Teachings of the First Light-Shapers
The founding of
Thiandalune as a realm brought Thianon his greatest early challenge and triumph. Working with his siblings, he crafted a domain where light itself was alive with purpose. The Rainbow Bridges, connecting his realm to the others, were particularly beloved by him - physical manifestations of how light could bind creation together.
"Each Rainbow Bridge was a promise made solid - a pledge that no realm would ever be truly separate from the others, that light would always find a way to connect what seemed divided."
Chronicles of the First Age
"In the age before shadow knew meaning, Thianon crafted the first dawn. Each ray of light was a song, each beam a story waiting to be told. He wove radiance into dreams, and those dreams became stars."
The Illuminated Verses of Nuril-Ambantil
The marriage of Thianon and
Beryl marked the beginning of what scholars would later call the Age of Endless Dawn. Their union brought forth new forms of light previously unknown to creation - colors that could only exist where divine radiance met divine love. The celebrations lasted for what would later be measured as a thousand years.
Through their combined power, they expanded
Thiandalune beyond its original bounds, creating vast celestial provinces connected by networks of living light. The Great Rings of
Astrion, Gavelius, and Modahelon were crafted during this period, each one a monument to their shared vision of enlightened harmony.
"From their love came the auroras that dance between worlds, and from their laughter, the stars learned to sing. Even now, in the darkest reaches of space, echoes of their joy can be heard in the music of the spheres."
Songs of the Starborn
The birth of
Otsmani, brother to Thianon and creator of the Thiavesi, brought new dimensions to the realm of light. Where Thianon worked in grand, sweeping gestures,
Otsmani crafted intricate details - the subtle play of shadow that made light more beautiful, the delicate refractions that turned single rays into rainbows.
When
Te Vevutur withdrew from direct interaction with creation, Thianon took it upon himself to preserve his father's teachings. He established the Great Libraries of Light, vast repositories of knowledge where even the smallest spark of divine wisdom could be preserved and studied.
"In the highest spires of Nuril-Ambantil, where light becomes thought and thought becomes revelation, Thianon created chambers where a single moment of divine inspiration could be studied for centuries."
Records of the First Light-Scholars
The creation of the Thiavesi, the Light Elves, was a collaborative work between Thianon and
Otsmani. While
Otsmani gave them form, Thianon blessed them with an innate connection to light's purest essence. They became living conduits of divine radiance, their cities and works reflecting the harmony between mortal and divine understanding.
During this period, Thianon and
Aejeon would often meet in the space between their realms, crafting wonders that required both fire and light to achieve. Their greatest joint creation was the Dawn Forge, where divine weapons and artifacts could be crafted using the pure essence of both elements.
"To watch them work was to witness creation in its most primal form. Aejeon's flames would dance with Thianon's light, and in their mingling, new forms of beauty would emerge that neither could achieve alone."
Witness accounts from the Dawn Forge
The forging of Elwelanwë, the Spear of the Sun, marked the pinnacle of Thianon's early achievements. Crafted from pure Sanulium in the Great Furnaces of Ingamon, the spear was more than a weapon - it was a physical manifestation of light's authority over darkness, a tool of illumination as much as martial might.
"The spear was forged not to end life, but to pierce shadows and reveal truth. Each ray that reflected from its surface carried the promise of dawn."
The Spear-Maker's Canticle
"In the libraries of Nuril-Ambantil, where thoughts crystallize into light and wisdom flows like liquid gold, there are scrolls that sing when unrolled - echoes of Thianon's voice teaching the first laws of radiance."
Keeper of the Luminous Archives
The deepening of divine power brought new wonders to Thianon's domain. He crafted the Star Stations - vast observatories where the very substance of light could be studied and shaped. These became gathering places for gods and celestial beings who sought to understand the deeper mysteries of illumination.
The Celestial Academies arose during this period, where Thianon taught younger gods the art of light-weaving. Each chamber was a living lesson, its walls shifting with demonstrations of light's properties. Some of these rooms still exist, though none now living can fully activate their power.
"The master's lessons were beyond mere showing - they were revelations carved in radiance. When he spoke of light's nature, his words became prisms, splitting truth into spectrums of understanding."
Lost Teachings of the Light-Weavers
With the establishment of the moon-fortresses on
Ganur and
Grano, Thianon created a perfect triad of power with the sun. These cosmic engines worked in harmony, regulating the flow of divine light throughout the realms. The orbital mechanics he designed were so precise that they continue functioning even after his death.
His collaboration with the other High Gods reached new heights during the Age of Harmonies. Working with
Phin-Mahr, he crafted auroral bridges between sky and star. With
Daeranon, he created depths where light and water danced in eternal patterns. Each partnership produced wonders that transcended individual divine domains.
"When gods learn to weave their powers together, creation sings with new music. Thianon understood this better than any - his light was never meant to shine alone."
Philosophies of the First Age
The creation of the Belt of
Astrion marked perhaps his greatest collaborative work. This vast ring of celestial cities, crafted in partnership with all his divine siblings, became a crown jewel of creation. Each city was a unique fusion of all five elemental powers, with light serving as the binding force that held them in harmony.
During this time, Thianon began experimenting with more subtle applications of his power. He developed ways to infuse light with memory, creating archives where historical events could be perfectly preserved and replayed. These Luminous Records became the foundation for all divine record-keeping.
"In chambers of living light, where time flows like crystal streams, Thianon taught us to read the memories of photons. Each ray carries stories from the moment of its birth - one must simply learn to listen with radiant ears."
Fragments from the Light-Reader's Codex
The refinement of Sanulium production reached new heights under his guidance. He discovered ways to imbue the mineral with specific frequencies of divine light, creating variants with unique properties. Some could store vast amounts of power, others could transmit thoughts across cosmic distances, and still others could capture and preserve moments of time.
"Each grain of Sanulium sings with purpose, each crystal hums with potential. In Thianon's hands, they became more than mere matter - they were windows into light's deepest mysteries."
Treatise on Divine Materials
"In the highest chamber of Nuril-Ambantil, where divine thought crystallizes into constellations, Thianon once showed me a single ray of light that contained the memory of creation's first dawn. In that moment, I understood why even the Creator wept at the beauty his son had wrought."
From the sealed memoirs of Beryl, High Goddess of Light
The Golden Age of Light reached its zenith with Thianon's creation of the Astral Symphonies - vast networks of synchronized stars whose movements and harmonies created music that could heal wounded reality. These cosmic instruments required the coordination of thousands of celestial bodies, each one tuned to resonate with specific frequencies of divine light.
The mysteries of the Ord Maada drew Thianon's attention during this period. Working with his Watchers, he developed methods to use pure light as a barrier against the chaos that lurked beyond creation's edges. The techniques he pioneered would later prove crucial in containing forces that even the gods feared to name.
"In the spaces between stars, where light bends around the weight of divine thought, Thianon inscribed equations that taught emptiness how to sing. The void still remembers these songs, though it has forgotten their meaning."
Whispers of the Starborn Sages
His experiments with Sanulium led to the discovery of its most remarkable property - the ability to capture and preserve divine essence. This revelation would later prove both blessing and curse, as the same properties that made it perfect for crafting divine artifacts also made it an effective prison for gods themselves.
The creation of the Luminous Archives marked another milestone in Thianon's reign. These weren't mere repositories of knowledge, but living matrices of light where information existed in a state of pure radiance. Scholars who studied there spoke of reading thoughts that had been transformed into beams of understanding.
"To walk the halls of the Luminous Archives was to swim in an ocean of crystallized wisdom. Each mote of light carried echoes of divine contemplation, each shadow held secrets that could blind the unprepared mind."
Last testament of the Chief Archivist
During this era, Thianon began the Great Weaving - an attempt to create a perfect fusion of all divine domains. Working with his siblings, he sought to craft a realm where light, fire, water, earth, and air could exist in perpetual harmony. The project was never completed, but its partial success gave birth to the Ring of
Astrion.
His relationship with
Aejeon reached its closest point during these works. The two gods would spend ages in contemplation together, their combined powers creating phenomena that defied categorization - flame that illuminated truth, light that burned away falsehood.
"In the chambers where fire and light made love, new forms of radiance were born. Their children were neither flame nor luminance, but something that sang with both voices at once."
The Forbidden Verses of the Dawn Forge
The construction of the Great Furnaces of Ingamon represented Thianon's attempt to create a permanent monument to this divine brotherhood. These cosmic engines were designed to channel both light and fire in perfect balance, though they would later be used for far different purposes than their creator intended.
These works of power and beauty continued until the first whispers of the
Black Fire reached Thianon's awareness. Even then, none could have predicted how completely this new force would shatter the harmony of ages, nor how it would transform the brotherly love between two gods into cosmic tragedy.
"The last perfect day, when brother still embraced brother in halls of mingled fire and light, lives on only in divine memory. Not even Thianon's art could preserve that moment once shadow learned to devour light."
Laments of the Thiavesi
"When the Black Fire first touched the borders of Thiandalune, Thianon wept not for the destruction it brought, but for the memory of creating stars with the one who now sought to unmake them."
From "The Last Songs of the Light-Weavers"
The onset of war found Thianon more prepared than many realized. Having watched his brother's descent into darkness through the pure lens of the Great Furnaces, he had spent centuries reinforcing the celestial defenses of his realm. The Rainbow Bridges were fortified with layers of divine light, each one calibrated to resist the corrupting touch of the
Black Fire.
In the early days of the conflict, Thianon attempted reconciliation. He sent emissaries to
Malondria bearing crystals of pure Sanulium that contained memories of his earliest collaborations with
Aejeon. Each crystal held moments of their shared creation - the forging of stars, the birth of dawn, the dance of fire and light that had once brought such beauty to the cosmos.
"His mercy was as vast as the void between stars, but his resolve burned brighter than any sun. When Thianon finally accepted that war was inevitable, the light of his grief carved new constellations across the heavens."
Chronicles of the Celestial War
The capture of
Aejeon marked a turning point in Thianon's approach to the conflict. The construction of Icteia, the Sanulium prison, was not an act of vengeance but one of desperate preservation. He designed its chambers to resonate with memories of brotherhood, hoping that isolation from the
Black Fire's influence might restore his friend's uncorrupted essence.
During the two years that followed, Thianon divided his attention between fortifying Nuril-Ambantil and studying the nature of the
Black Fire itself. His experiments with Sanulium led to breakthroughs in understanding how divine power could be contained and redirected, though these discoveries brought him no joy.
"Each night he would stand at the highest spire of Nuril-Ambantil, casting his awareness across the cosmos, searching for any trace of the brother he had lost. The stars themselves seemed to dim in sympathy with his vigil."
Witness accounts from the Sun-City
The arrival of Malovatar's armies at the Gates of the Sun forced Thianon to make an impossible choice. Opening the Great Furnaces of Ingamon would devastate the lower realms, but failing to do so would mean the fall of
Thiandalune. His decision to unleash their full power came with the knowledge that it would forever change the balance of creation.
In the final battle, Thianon wielded Elwelanwë with terrible precision. Each strike of his spear opened channels of pure light that could pierce the darkness of the
Black Fire. Yet even as he fought, he searched for signs of redemption in his opponents, hoping until the very end that some spark of their former brotherhood might remain.
"The duel between uncle and nephew atop the Rainbow Bridge transcended mere combat. It was creation versus entropy, memory versus void, love versus the darkness that devours all light."
The Blind Seers' Vision
The moment of Thianon's fall came not from lack of skill or power, but from a final act of mercy. Seeing a reflection of his beloved brother in Malovatar's corrupted form, he hesitated for just a heartbeat - enough time for the
Black Fire to find its mark.
"As divine blood spilled across the Bridge of Light, the cosmos held its breath. In that moment, even the Black Fire seemed to pause, as if recognizing the magnitude of what it had accomplished."
Final Records of the Sun-City
"When a god of light dies, where does their radiance go? Into every dawn that follows, into every star that remembers how to shine, into every eye that still knows how to see truth."
Meditations of the Blind Prophets
The death of Thianon transformed the fundamental nature of light throughout the realms. In
Thiandalune, where his presence had once filled every ray with divine purpose, illumination became a more mechanical force - still powerful, but lacking the conscious guidance that had made it dance with joy.
The Thiavesi established the Shrines of Remembered Light, where crystallized moments from Thianon's reign are preserved in specially crafted Sanulium matrices. Pilgrims who visit these shrines sometimes report experiencing fragments of divine memory - brief glimpses of how light moved when gods still shaped its course.
"Each dawn carries an echo of loss, each sunset reminds us of glory dimmed. Yet in the moments between day and night, some say they can still hear Thianon teaching the first rays how to pierce darkness."
Keeper of the Dawn Shrines
The Great Furnaces of Ingamon, though diminished, continue to burn. Their reduced output serves as both memorial and warning - a reminder of light's power and the price of its misuse. The Furnace-Keepers maintain vigils that haven't broken since the moment of Thianon's fall, each shift ending with prayers that echo through chambers designed to amplify divine voices that no longer answer.
Perhaps most poignantly, his presence lives on in the
Sunlit Spire - that great weapon that was never meant to pierce the world. The Sanulium of its construction holds echoes of both his power and his pain, creating phenomena that scholars still struggle to understand millenia later.
"In the deepest mines where Sanulium meets memory, the walls sometimes weep with light that tastes of divine grief. The miners say these tears can grant visions of heaven before it learned to mourn."
Records of the Deep Delvers
The Resonance Mystics claim that Thianon's consciousness persists in some form within the structure of the Spire itself. They point to the temporal anomalies that plague its depths, suggesting these are not mere magical effects but attempts by a fragmented divine mind to communicate across the boundaries of death.
Among the Galavesi, who remember how Thianon tried to save their first god from corruption, there are secret shrines where light and fire are worshipped together. These Temple-Between-Elements preserve rituals that honor both brothers, maintaining hope that even divine tragedy might someday find redemption.
"Where light and fire once danced as brothers, we keep vigil in the spaces between elements. Our prayers bridge the void between what was and what might have been."
Hidden Doctrine of the Twilight Priests
The Spire-City's architecture incorporates countless subtle homages to Thianon's teachings about the nature of light. Buildings are aligned to capture specific angles of illumination, creating effects that mirror the grand designs of Nuril-Ambantil. The city's engineers, though they may not fully understand the principles, continue traditions established when gods taught mortals how to shape radiance.
In
Thiandalune, now ruled by his successors, Thianon's presence lingers in every beam of sunlight. The realm's new masters maintain his institutions but cannot fully replicate his mastery of pure light. The diminished sunshine that reaches the world below serves as a constant reminder of what was lost when heaven's greatest illuminator fell.
"We who still serve in the chambers of light do not worship death but celebrate what lived. Every ray we bend, every shadow we study, honors he who first taught radiance to dance."
Creed of the Light-Shapers
The
Black Fire's corruption could not completely erase Thianon's influence on reality's fundamental laws. Light still moves according to the patterns he established, still carries the potential for divine consciousness he wove into its nature. Even the void between stars remembers how to sing the songs he taught it.
The Chronographers of the Spire maintain that time flows strangely around Thianon's death, as if reality cannot quite accept the loss of one of its primary architects. They document countless instances of temporal slippage where observers glimpse moments from before the fall - brief windows into an age when light still knew its father's touch.
"Each evening as the sun sets, listen closely to the last rays as they leave the world. Some say you can hear them whispering their father's name, still seeking guidance from the god who taught them how to shine."
Evening Prayer of the Light-Priests
