Deep within Rhuna, the Heart of Chaos takes root, surrounding itself with impossible gardens of beauty and abundance. In response, the first Rhunai awaken from the stone-seed chambers of the world, emerging as guardians of Balance. Rather than destroy the Heart, they begin the long work of unraveling its influence, patiently weaving harmony where Chaos had taken hold.
As the Rhunai unravel creation around Vel's buried heart, five Ether Flames emerge from the formless essence beneath reality. These become the conduits through which the Threads will one day shape the world.
Drawn by Xantyr's promises, the young Astraleth arrive above Eredal. Before them burn the Five Ether Flames—the first conduits through which the Threads will shape the world.
4 Astraleth arrive: Gahl (Conquest) who influences the Red & Blue Threads, Pahr (Visions) who influences the Green Threads, Ezhan (Depths) who influences the Yellow Threads, and Kalthi (Seeds) who influences the Violet threads.
Xantyr reveals a barren world overflowing with possibility. Through the power of the Threads, the Astraleth begin dreaming of what Rhuna might become.
Vel's hidden influence twists the sleeping mind of Rhun. In response, the Veil rises above the world, severing Rhuna from direct divine influence and alarming the heavens.
Gahl is the only Astraleth to draw upon two Threads. With one hand he pulls Dalo, raising ironwood forests and lands of flame where strength and dominion may flourish. With the other he draws Cora across the world, cooling the earth into tundras and frozen seas where only the adaptable endure.
Guided by visions of what might be, Pahr draws forth Jatu, weaving endless deserts across the horizon. From shifting sands emerge venomous flora, resilient beasts, and hidden pathways known only to those willing to follow the guidance of the Green Thread.
Laughing as she races across the open world, Kalthi scatters Nari wherever her feet touch the earth. Grasslands bloom in her wake, filling with flowers, insects, beasts, and countless forms of life nourished by the abundance of the Violet Thread.
Ezhan pulls Sere through stone and sea, shaping the oceans, riverways, and caverns of the depths. Within these hidden places, crystal kingdoms grow beneath the earth, resonating with the harmonies of the Yellow Thread and the songs of creation itself.