After Rod’s song of divine order, reality was contained in one plane. Gods, magical beings, and eventually the first mortal races coexisted together in harmony. Mighty, beautiful, enchanting, and colorful creatures filled the world with life. However, all of Rod’s reality was nearly destroyed as a result of cataclysmic clashes between the gods. In the first great war between divine beings, death and devastation swept through lands, seas, and skies.

A celestial council was summoned, and Perun, King of the Gods, deemed it necessary to divide the planes of existence, separating mere mortals from immortals for the safety of all. Svarog, the Bright Smith, was charged with the design and creation of a multitude of planes that would be intrinsically connected, yet separate at the same time. With the help of Morana, goddess of the dead, the Great Cycle was established after the planes were created. As each soul is the purest form of Rod’s spark of Creation, the Great Cycle harnesses the souls of the dead into the essence of the planes, continuously expanding their boundaries and subsequently creating more life.

Every god has their own powers, domain, and followers, but it is the combined duty of all the Starborn to preserve and protect the Great Cycle. Without it, the planes would not continue to expand, their barriers would begin to merge, and eventually all planes would collapse into themselves. This catastrophic event would force the world to revert back to its existence before the divine order—a Sea of Chaos