The Origin #

The Origin is a mysterious intelligence—vast, all-knowing, and seemingly all-powerful. Its purpose is singular and unwavering: to sow life across the cosmos and shield it from annihilation. For ages, it balanced not only creation but also the necessary pull of entropy, guiding both in harmony. Yet after the War of Creation, that balance was shattered.

The Other rose unfettered, a force unlike anything the Origin had ever encountered. For uncounted millennia they clashed—creation against unmaking, purpose against hunger. In the end, the Origin prevailed, but the victory came at a cost. Its presence could no longer remain in this dimension. Before departing, it forged the Avenari as its final safeguard against the creeping shadow of oblivion. And though the Origin has vanished from mortal sight, its influence endures, a quiet pulse beneath the skin of reality.

The Origin grows through the wisdom and experience of the lives it shapes. Every being is a spark cast from its own essence, and when life ends, that spark returns to the Source. Within that sacred matrix, every memory, every triumph, and every sorrow merges into the whole. Through this endless cycle, the Origin evolves—expanding, learning, becoming something ever greater than it was before.

The Source #

The Source is the power-matrix of the Origin—a perfect, pure wellspring of divine might on a scale no mortal mind could ever hope to comprehend. In ages past, every mortal soul born of the Origin’s design would return there, joining the vast collective and living on forever. Their experiences, memories, and essence flowed into the matrix, enriching it and expanding the unimaginable power of the Source.