Pantheon (AoC Universe)

The Pantheon was a group of creator-gods who brought order to universe in its antiquity. They dictated affairs from the Holy Sanctuary of the High Heavens, forever watched over and guarded by their faithful servants, the Aesir. The leader of the Pantheon was Olyrin the Highfather, the oldest and wisest of all the Old Gods.

The gods ruled over the Cosmos for years, until their deaths at the hands of the rebellious archangel Lucithel during the Fall of the Pantheon.

Members
The oldest and wisest of the Old Gods. Olyrin was responsible for overseeing the operations of the High Heavens, though he usually deferred responsibility to the leader of the Aesir, the Archangel of Valour known as Duterius. After his death at the hands of Lucithel, Duterius assumed responsibility over the High Heavens. The mother of the Pantheon, and wife of Olyrin. According to urban legend she was responsible for the birthing of the stars, though others claim it was the work of Meinolf. She was the first god to be targeted - and killed - by Lucithel, who sundered her body with a Crest of Flames. Aimar was the 'explorer' of the Pantheon. He was responsible for seeking out new world and calling them to the attention of the Pantheon. It was also him, in concert with Meinolf, who brought the Garor to the High Heavens. Irmhild was the warrior of the Pantheon. She is was the only member of the Pantheon who was somewhat equipped for combat. Emphasising the need for a defensive fighting force to protect Heaven for demonic attacks, she developed the Vanir.
 * Olyrin, the Highfather
 * Elva, the Caretaker
 * Aimar, the Wanderer
 * Gerlach
 * Irmhild, the Warmother

Irmhild was the last goddess to be killed by Lucithel. Before she went down, she dealt him a heavy blow to the chest, which pierced his body and revealed a burning furnace of endless hate. When she saw it, it shattered her perception of reality, leaving her paralysed long enough for the rogue Aesir to decapitate her. Heaven's finest inventor. Meinolf (arguably) created the stars, a distinction he also shares, according to some, with Elva. He is alos known for his work with Aimar.
 * Meinolf, the Inventor
 * Kirso
 * Wigram

The Fall of the Pantheon
All of the gods were destroyed in their corporeal forms during the Fall of the Pantheon, in which their rebellious son, Lucithel, feigned a generic invasion of Heaven in order to lure the Aesir away from the Holy Sanctuary, allowing him to enter the building and kill each god one by one. The monumental cries for help of the gods was completely drowned out by the clashing of steel and horns outside.

As Anariel observed, the gods weren't totally finished in death. The soul of a god is incorruptible, and Lucithel, unable to rule the Cosmos with their souls still active, attempted to destroy those too, but they coalesced into the Fusion Staff. Furiously, Lucithel struck the Staff, hoping to expel the gods' souls from the cosmic crystals within the staff so he could enjoy its powers for himself. His rash attacks caused the staff to disintegrate and its crystals to fly into orbit, with the gods' souls hiding inside - infuriating Lucithel, and averting total catastrophe. Anariel believes that the Champion, the mortal hero who will fight with them against evil, will collect the stones, reforge the Fusion Staff, defeat Lucithel once and for all, and, in time, cause the rematerialisation of the Old Gods.