Shaqarim (SHAH-kah-reem)

Heavenly Host

Before time had a name and before The Mortal Realm was shaped, there was Chaos—not as disorder, but as the boundless, untamed potential of all that could be. From this Infinite Chaos, two beings emerged: El-Yahweh, the Shaper of Forms, and Asherah, the Weaver of Essence. Together, they brought balance to the formless vastness, binding thought to shape, energy to purpose.
From their union came the Shaqarim, the firstborn spirits of creation. They were neither mortals nor mere servants but the manifest children of the Divine. They were not created for worship or war, but to bring forth the first movements of existence itself. Some forged the foundations of the Mortal Realm, others guided its unfolding patterns, while still others wove the fabric of destiny. Yet, even in their splendor, they were given a choice—one that would define them for all eternity.

Two Paths: Predestiny and Free Will

As the Mortal Realm took shape, so too did the tension between two fundamental truths: the certainty of divine design and the unpredictable potential of choice. El-Yahweh, in his wisdom, saw the harmony of a perfect plan, where all things moved in accordance with their purpose, ensuring balance across existence. Asherah, in her wisdom, saw the beauty of autonomy, where beings might shape their own fates, creating paths unseen even by the Divine.
The Shaqarim, as their children, were given a choice: to uphold the vision of predestined harmony or to embrace the freedom of the unknown. Neither path was good nor evil—only different interpretations of what it meant to exist.
Some chose to remain with El-Yahweh, dedicating themselves to the grand design. They became the Celestials, the architects and guardians of the divine order, ensuring that existence unfolded as it was meant to. Others chose to follow Asherah’s call, embracing free will and autonomy. These became the Fallen, not as outcasts, but as wanderers and sovereigns of their own fate, seeking to shape existence in ways even the Divine could not predict.
Though they walked separate paths, all Shaqarim remained bound by a single truth: they were still one family, children of the same Divine Parents.

The Celestials: Architects of Order

Those who followed El-Yahweh’s Plan remained in the great celestial spheres, ensuring the will of the Divine moved unhindered. Among them, a hierarchy formed, not by dominance, but by purpose:

The Archangels were the first among them, standing as heralds and enforcers of the grand design. Gabriel, the Voice of Revelation. Chamuel, the Guardian of Love. Others served as warriors, healers, and messengers of divine will.

The Choirs of Radiance existed as living song, shaping reality through harmonic resonance, ensuring that time, matter, and destiny flowed as they were meant to.

The Watchers recorded the unfolding of existence, observing without intervention, serving as the silent historians of the cosmos.

While most Celestials remained within the divine realms, a few ventured into Tír na nÓg, seeking knowledge from the Aetherkin, who had long pondered the mysteries of eternity. Unlike the Mortal Realm, Tír na nÓg stood outside the grand design, making it a place of quiet contemplation for those Celestials who wished to understand existence beyond mere purpose.

The Fallen: Architects of Freedom

Those who embraced Asherah’s Vision did not reject the Divine but sought to shape existence by their own will. They were not banished nor punished, for their path was a choice freely given.

The Sovereigns (often called "Princes" by mortals) were the most powerful among them, shaping entire realms of their own making. Some ruled in solitude, others formed courts where free beings could carve out their destinies without celestial interference.

The Incubi and Succubi mastered the art of persuasion and emotion, not as tempters of sin, but as those who reveled in the raw, uncontrolled nature of desire and passion.

The Forsaken were those who sought neither dominion nor order, but wandered between realms, seeking meaning beyond the structures imposed by gods or kings.

A few among the Fallen found their way to Tír na nÓg, drawn to the realm where memory and thought shaped reality, where time did not dictate fate. Here, they were not seen as demons, nor as adversaries, but as curious wanderers, exchanging wisdom with the Aetherkin in places where the war between Plan and Will held no meaning.

A Family Divided, Yet Unbroken

Despite the divide between them, the Shaqarim remain bound by their origin. When Celestials and Fallen meet, it is not always as enemies—it is as siblings, debating the nature of existence, challenging each other’s truths. Some whisper that, in the deepest places of their souls, even the most devoted Archangel and the most defiant Sovereign sometimes wonder:
*"What if I had chosen differently?"*
And so the Shaqarim walk their separate paths—some shaping, some rebelling, some simply watching. But in the end, they are still children of the same Divine Parents, still bound by the echo of the First Light, still seeking the answers that neither Plan nor Will can fully resolve.

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