Precursors
The Precursors are the first children of the Celestial Architects and were the first inhabitants of Evenor. Despite being native to Evenor, they have been described as "alien".[1] Avar scripture refers to them as the "Ones Who Came Before" or "Those Who Came Before".
History[edit]
Despite being creations of the Architects, The Precursors turned their powers against them, challenging the Architects in a war for control of reality. Little is known about the war itself, but in the end, the Architects were victorious. All that remained of the Precursors were various relics, including "a vast fortress labyrinth; a sword one thousand feet long, half-buried in the petrified corpse of a forgotten colossus; and many other strange wonders."[2]
Despite their defeat, some Precursors seem to have survived the war and have returned to claim Evenor. It is speculated that they were responsible for setting the Gloom upon Evenor and, with the absence of the Arcs during the Gloomfall, have slain the Architects themselves.
Known Precursors[edit]
- Mother of Shadows - The Precursor responsible for seducing most of the Deep Eldren to serve and destroying
Niss's clan when they resisted, creating the
Epitaph, and teaching the nature of the Gloom to the
First Scribe - the leader of the monastic Order of the Silver Codex.
- Lord of Swords - The Precursor who personally attacked Skylight during the Gloomfall, alongside a Deep Eldren contingent. He was defeated, with shards of his blade used to create Gloom Daggers. He returned a second time a year later as
Precursor Reborn, only to be defeated by
Omen and the Wayfinders.