![]() ![]() ![]() The Forge of Bonds, devices that allow for the ritual of soulbinding, also bear a clear resemblance to artifacts attributed to the First Ones. ![]() One possibility is that the infallible First Ones placed the stone in the Maw as a failsafe, while another is that they foresaw the coming of the Maw Walkers and ensured the waystone was put in place for their benefit if so, the Progenitors must possess a gift of foresight far beyond even the Eternal Ones. ![]() The broker Ta'lora notes that the waystone's existence is curious, since the Maw was seemingly intended to be an inescapable prison. In addition, a First One waystone allowing passage to Oribos can be found in the Maw and was reactivated from dormancy by a Maw Walker, to the great surprise of Zovaal the Jailer who had thought it impossible for a relic of the First Ones to respond to a mortal. Their spirit obelisks can be found throughout the realms of Death. The First Ones notably crafted Oribos, the entry point for mortal souls in the Shadowlands, along with several other centers of knowledge, including Korthia, Baraneth, and Nirem-Ahn. It was within the Sepulcher that they created beings like the Eternal Ones, the rulers of the Shadowlands. Zereth Mortis is also home to the Sepulcher of the First Ones, a structure containing knowledge that could unmake the cosmos. The First Ones created the realm of Zereth Mortis within the Shadowlands to be a workshop where they and their servants-the automa-made everything in the Shadowlands and the realms beyond. The brokers believe that the First Ones made the endless cycle of Life and Death the central part of their creation. The six forces were now in balance, and others arose from their intersections-a simple structure growing infinitely more complex. With a framework in place, all things in the universe came to be, like a fungus growing upon the frame. Each "architect" gave a portion of themselves, and thus "the pattern was drawn". The Forge of Afterlives above Zereth Mortis.Īccording to the broker Al'firim's interpretations of the First Ones' writings, the cosmos began with six forces (or possibly a different number) existing in opposition to each other until they came together (or were brought together) and gave form to a design. One of their recurring symbols is that of a coiled serpent, which is believed by broker scholars to be a representation of "their infinite cycle". They and their servants-the automa-speak a complex runic language that is incomprehensible to most mortals. The First Ones' magic and architecture are so advanced that they resemble mathematics, and are characterized by geometric fractals and patterns. The First Ones are shrouded in mystery, and very little is known for certain about them: it is unknown when they first walked the cosmos, whether they still do, or if their existence ended ages ago. They conceived and put in place the six governing forces of reality- Light, Void, Order, Disorder, Life, and Death-as well as the pantheons that embody them-such as the Pantheon of Order and Pantheon of Death-and the realms that they inhabit. The First Ones (also known as the Progenitors) are enigmatic godlike beings who shaped the cosmos and the fabric of all realities. “A fragment of a word here, a bit of geometry there-for all the vast knowledge we brokers possess, compared to the First Ones we are like gormlings at the feet of the Winter Queen.” ![]()
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