Akaene

Akaene (pronounced ah-kAy-nee) is the Cardinal Goddess of Fate and one of the original 10 Gods within the Djorig pantheon. She is viewed as a ruthless but fair deity, revered by many who seek the knowledge of the future.

Akaene is aloof at the best, avoidant at worst. When depicted, she is shown as a tall figure, obscured by a black or purple robe, shackled by golden threads to the Tome of Fate, and carrying a pair of sheers upon her waist. She does not leave footprints, nor does she cast a shadow. Akaene lacks eyes, empty sockets hidden within her shrouded face. However, this does not impede her in any way as she “sees everything that is and is to be.” She is always somber in even the most extreme situations, choosing to speak with whispers and staying unseen, but never unfelt.

Akaene despises change and disorder, believing that all things have its place. She and her sister Desnae often come into conflict due to their diametrically opposed views. Among the Cardinal Gods, she often finds herself aligned with Ashmedae more than most of her siblings, a topic oft debated among scholars as to the true nature of their relationship.

War of Divinity
At the Dawn of the Age of Divinity, before the creation of the Prime-Material Plane and when Primordials roamed free, from the aether of the Astral Sea came ten entities. These self-fashioned Gods came into conflict with the Elder Primordials, and sought to bring order to the universe around them. Leading them was Akaene, the Firstborn. The battles of the newborn Gods and the Primordials were devastating, ripping portions of the Astral Sea open. However, the disorder of the Primordials proved to be their downfall. The siblings were able to isolate and defeat each of the elder beings, as while together the Primordials were indominable, alone they were only a difficult foe. In the final battles, the Cardinal Gods failed to destroy Primordas, the mightiest of the Primordials, and were only able to separate portions of Its essence. They used what remained of Its power to create a new realm, aiming to forever seal away their greatest foe.

The Cardinal Gods started to debate how they would divide their newly conquered realm, but their squabbles started cracking the very foundations they just formed. From the darkness came a figure unlike any they had seen, a being cloaked in flame and shadow that was neither Divine nor Primordial, holding in its hands a scroll of gold and vellum. The being spoke with civility and decorum, informing them that the adversary they fought so valiantly to seal would eventually be reborn if they did not take careful steps to ensure the stability of their newly created realm. Ashmedae referred to himself as a curator of order and divided the fundamental forces between the younger gods as a neutral party. No recollection states exactly what was said, but a contract was formed, a Divine Mandate, one that would ensure the everlasting sealing of the First Adversary and balance of the Inner Planes.

Divine Mandate
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