Antiquity (Era, AoC Universe)

Antiquity is the name given to the first era covered by the Aeon of the Champion story series. It is the earliest era in recorded history, pre-dating the Mythos epoch by a matter of millenia. Many of the events of Antiquity, however, did have an effect on (and thus influenced) those that took place in Mythos.

Antiquity covers the starting period of the Cosmos; its foundation, the formation of the High Heavens and Burning Hells, the subsequent Eternal Conflict, and the eventually cessation of the conflict with the Fall of the Pantheon.

Timeline
~1,000,000+: Formation 700,000: War of the Garor ~250,000: Eternal Conflict begins ~100,000: Fall of the Pantheon
 * The Formation and formatting of the Universe. The gods come into existence around this time, and begin to order to patternless elements of the Cosmos. At the same time, the High Heavens and Burning Hells themselves form, from the manifestation of positive and negative energies respectively. Olyrin, the oldest of all the gods, creates the The Pantheon, and is named as its leader as well as Highfather. The gods have celestial servants known as Angels (angels) to help them with ordering the universe. The best of the Vanir are crowned Aesir (archangels).
 * The Garor (AoC Universe) (the 'smiths' of the galaxies) attempt to rise up against their godly masters out of jealously of their Vanir servants. They are expelled by Duterius, the Archangel of Valour, and the rest of the Aesir.
 * The Eternal Conflict between Heaven and Hell begins around this time. Demons from the mouth of the Burning Hells have been dispatched to undo the work of the gods by spreading chaos across Creation. The Armies of Heaven are led by Lucithel, the Lightbringer.
 * The fallen Aesir, Lucithel, has now turned himself into the demon lord Sargamon. He is Master of the Demonic Legion, Ruler of the Underworld and the Great Enemy of All Life, as well as Autocrat of All the Demons. Leading an assault on Heaven, his ulterior motive - to assassinate the gods - remains unknown. Baiting the leaders of the Aesir, Anariel and Duterius, into a defence of the Silver City, Sargamon siezes his chance and bypasses the battle completely to enter into the Holy Sanctuary, where he utterly destroys the Pantheon.