Eyal

One of the Old Gods. It was Eyal who first called up Light to Erdde. When the Old Gods claimed their domains, Eyal claimed the Domain of Air, which the other gods did not fully comprehend. Eyal formed the first Elves from the wind. He intended them to be immortal, just like the gods and Spirits. However, Ema had devised death and intended it to be the fate of all the lesser creatures, including elves.
At the Godmoot, Eyal demanded that Ema explain the 'Gift of Death'. The debate lasted for ages of Erdde but no common ground could be found. The gods divided into two factions - one led by Eyal that favoured granting immortality to the lesser races, and one led by Ema that favoured giving them the Gift of Death. This second faction is what we now know as the Demons. When people talk of The Old Gods now, they mean the first faction.
Eyal feared that the Giants created by Annam would be too powerful compared to the other races of Erdde. Because of this, he imposed The Ordning on the Giants.
The dispute between the Gods and the Demons became a war - The First GodsWar. Eyal led the Gods in the war. After one particularly large battle which ended in a stalemate, Ema and Eyal fought each other in single combat and Eyal was slain.