The Divine Civil War

Celestial / Cosmic

In the ancient history of Eothea, the emergence of magic is intertwined with a devastating event—the divine civil war, which shattered celestial harmony and flooded the mortal realm with potent energies. This conflict among powerful deities resulted in the death of many divine beings, their essence saturating the world with celestial power.   In the aftermath, magic became intrinsic to reality, with divine casters like clerics and paladins rising to prominence as conduits of this newfound power. However, practitioners of non-divine arcane magic, such as wizards, druids, sorcerers, and warlocks, faced scrutiny due to the unpredictable nature of their abilities. While wizards were admired for their pursuit of knowledge, druids were respected for their connection to nature, and sorcerers' innate abilities were both admired and feared, warlocks, who formed pacts with extraplanar entities, were viewed with suspicion.   Society carefully monitored non-divine arcanists, acknowledging their talents while remaining wary of their potential ties to the celestial discord of the past. The interplay between divine and arcane magic in Eothea reflects a society grappling with the legacy of ancient upheaval, always mindful of the delicate balance between these two forces.

In the ancient annals of Eothea, the genesis of magic lies intertwined with a cataclysmic event—a divine civil war that shattered the celestial harmony and unleashed a torrent of potent energies upon the world. This cosmic conflict, waged among powerful deities, claimed the lives of numerous divine beings, and their departing essence cascaded into the mortal realm, saturating it with the ethereal residue of their celestial power.   The aftermath of this divine upheaval birthed the phenomenon known as magic, an arcane force that became intrinsic to the fabric of reality. In the wake of the celestial conflict, the world found itself bathed in the lingering echoes of divine energy, manifesting in myriad forms. Divine casters, those attuned to the divine forces, rose to prominence as conduits of this magical essence. Clerics, paladins, and other divine practitioners became commonplace and were readily accepted within society, their powers viewed as a natural extension of the divine.   However, not all who sought to harness the newfound magic adhered to the divine order. Wizards, druids, sorcerers, and especially warlocks, who drew power from pacts made with enigmatic beings, found themselves under careful scrutiny. The lingering echoes of the divine civil war had imbued them with arcane abilities that resonated differently from the sanctioned divine magic. In the eyes of society, their powers were seen as unpredictable, potentially drawing upon remnants of the celestial discord that had once rent the heavens.   Wizards, with their studious pursuit of arcane knowledge, were regarded with both awe and caution. Druids, attuned to the primal forces of nature, were met with a mix of reverence and wariness. Sorcerers, born with innate magical abilities, were scrutinized for the unpredictable nature of their powers. Warlocks, forging pacts with extraplanar entities, faced the most suspicion, their abilities seen as potentially entwined with the remnants of fallen celestial entities.   As a result, these non-divine arcanists found themselves carefully watched by society, their actions subject to scrutiny and their motives questioned. Though accepted to varying degrees, the legacy of the divine civil war cast a shadow over their practices, instilling a sense of caution and a recognition of the unpredictable potential that lingered in their magical arts.   In Eothea, the interplay between divine and arcane magic weaves a complex tapestry, shaped by the echoes of a celestial conflict eons past. The careful observation of non-divine arcanists reflects a society grappling with the remnants of that ancient upheaval, ever mindful of the delicate balance between the divine and the arcane.