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The Divine Families The Duxant
The royal family of the Duxant was led by Plazidux, the Pillar of Mortality.
Though not a large family, among the four great divine houses the Duxant were perhaps the most tightly bound.
They understood life and death as few others did, and to them the idea of eternal life was not only a waste of the true gift that existence represents, but also a denial of its very meaning.
They embraced death not as an enemy nor as a dreadful mystery, but as an inevitable companion—the sole moment in which true rest could be attained.
Their patriarch, the Pillar of the Creation of Mortality, Plazidux Depiction of the Pillar of Mortality, Plazidux, in the History Books of the Republic
The Pillar of Mortality differed greatly from his siblings in many respects.
Cheerful and jovial, he seemed ill-suited to the solemnity his position demanded, yet that lightness never diminished the depth of his character.
His philosophy was simple and unwavering: live each day as if it were the last. And so he did—until the day of his death in the War of the Divinities.
He had only two daughters, and with them he was everything a good father could be, and more than any of the other Pillars ever were.
To many, Plazidux felt more mortal than god, for his desires and intentions were no different from those of any human being: to love, to protect, and to enjoy life for as long as it endured.
His firstborn, the Goddess of Death, Rhazel First part of the Great Portrait of the Goddesses Rhazel and Elzarh, found in the Royal Palace of Planet Inicius
Rhazel was the elder twin. Though she bore the title of Goddess of Death, her ways closely mirrored those of her father: she was cheerful and playful, even with those standing a breath away from dying.
Yet she never tended to the dead themselves.
Rhazel carried that title because of her unique gift—the ability to draw souls from dying bodies in their final gasps.
She was neither cruel nor malicious; on the contrary, she aided those in need, granting them a swift and painless passing.
Thus was born her fearsome title, one that inspired terror among those who did not know her true nature.
His second daughter, the Goddess of Life, Elzarh Second part of the Great Portrait of the Goddesses Rhazel and Elzarh, found in the Royal Palace of Planet Inicius
At a glance, there were few ways to tell the twins apart.
Elzarh was more reserved, though no less charismatic than her father; she simply revealed that warmth only to the few who truly knew her beyond her noble bearing.
She was her sister’s counterpart in gift, yet there was no rivalry between them. They were bound by an unbreakable bond.
Elzarh embodied life itself, for she possessed the power to work miracles. To the twins, it was almost a game: while one helped someone die swiftly and without suffering, the other would restore them to life before their final breath faded.
The Duxant were the least conventional of the four noble houses.
They did not lean toward one side or another, for their view of existence was fundamentally neutral amid the conflicts of the divinities.
That stance, however, did not spare them during the War of the Divinities.
Despite their freer, more detached way of life, they were forced to fulfill their roles as Pillar and Primordials—and it was that very duty that ultimately cost them their happiness.
The Lorian
The royal family of the Lorian was led by Zhaxlor, the Pillar of Power.
They were the greatest warrior house among the four noble families—a burden that would shatter them not long after the birth of their firstborn, Dante Lorian.
The Lorian are perhaps the most tragic family of all.
Their heir, blessed by darkness, stained the stars with the blood of countless gods.
From that moment on, the Lorian lived beneath the shadow of a deity many would come to call the First Sin of Creation.
Their patriarch, the Pillar of the Creation of Power, Zhaxlor Portrait of the Pillar of Power Zhaxlor, found in the Royal Palace of Planet Solaris
Zhaxlor was the most powerful of the four Pillars at the height of the gods, and as such, his firstborn shattered every known limit—but shattered him as well.
Dreams of grandeur and boundless ambition drove him to fatal decisions that destroyed not only his own family, but vast swathes of creation and centuries of work forged by the Pillars.
All for an insatiable thirst for power and conquest.
In the end, his death was little more than a footnote compared to the horrors he unleashed—an insignificant ending for a sin so colossal.
His firstborn, the Supreme Deity of Darkness, Dante Depiction of the Supreme Deity Dante in the History Books of the Empire
The First Sin of Creation, the Blood Traitor, the Fallen God—these were but a few of the many names by which he was known.
Blessed with the primordial darkness of the universe, Dante Lorian wielded a power capable of bringing all creation to its knees.
He was not only the supreme deity of darkness, but also the firstborn of the Pillar of Power.
To be a god, the first child of a Pillar, and the son of the strongest Pillar of all—this was the perfect convergence for absolute chaos.
His pain, fed by the torments that consumed him, drove him to commit the most reviled act in the eyes of the gods: the murder of his own father.
That crime condemned him to exile and made him the target of a divine manhunt.
But Dante was no longer a being that could be subdued.
He led both Great Wars of the Divinities as Emperor of Exquema and became the executioner of his own kind for centuries.
Dante Lorian, supreme deity of darkness. The First Sin of Creation.
A figure so transcendent that he marked a before and an after in the history of the universe alongside the Empire—
an echo that not even millions of years could erase.
His second son, the primordial God of Fire, Kayn Portrait of the God Kayn, drawn by his younger brother Zadkiel, found in his notebook
The god of fire—or the god of ashes, as some came to call him.
Kayn was forced to take the reins of his family after his father’s death, a direct consequence of his elder brother’s actions. This seeded within him an uncontrollable hatred toward Dante, and an absolute contempt for everything darkness represented.
Arrogant and stubborn, Kayn led the Lorian after their exile from the other noble houses. Under his command, they pursued a single purpose: to hunt Dante down and make him pay, once and for all, for his great sin.
His third son, the primordial God of Water, Uriel Portrait of the God Uriel, drawn by his younger brother Zadkiel, found in his notebook
Uriel, after witnessing his father’s death at the hands of his own brother, was deeply traumatized. It was as if his world collapsed in a matter of seconds. The shock left him utterly mute.
From that day forward, he became cold, calculating, and methodical, driven by a single purpose: to support Kayn in the hunt for Dante, no matter the cost.
He harbored neither hatred nor malice, yet a profound resentment and revulsion toward his brother compelled his every action. Every decision, every step taken, served one end alone—to see the slayer of his blood fall.
His fourth son, the primordial God of Earth, Rafael Portrait of the God Rafael, drawn by his younger brother Zadkiel, found in his notebook
Rafael did not share Kayn’s or Uriel’s vision. Though he did not condone Dante’s atrocious act, he understood the reasons that had driven him to it.
He always sought to act as a bridge between them, quietly pursuing reconciliation, longing to rebuild what the House of Lorian once was.
But his words went unheard. His presence, ignored.
And with each new crime committed by Dante, the small spark of hope within him faded—slowly, like a flame suffocated beneath the earth.
His fifth son, the primordial God of Wind, Zadkiel Self-portrait of the God Zadkiel, found in his notebook
Zadkiel, the youngest of the brothers, chose to forget everything.
Grief consumed him as he watched his family fall apart: Kayn and Uriel relentlessly hunting their elder brother in pursuit of punishment, Rafael ignored to the point of exhaustion.
Faced with such desolation, he chose a different path—one marked by abandonment.
His inner light went out. He had no reasons left to live, no ideals to share. Zadkiel became an empty shell, incapable of bearing even the weight of his own thoughts.
He withdrew from everyone, wandering among the endless ancient texts of the family home, seeking refuge in dead words while his mind collapsed under the burden of a reality he refused to face.
The Lorian—once the most powerful and influential royal family at the height of the deities—fell into oblivion…
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