The Guardians are powerful, godlike dragons that serve as the regulators for each of the eight elements on a large scale. Their birth is known to have occurred countless millennia ago. Though they take on physical forms, their true forms are crystals made out of vast quantities of converging elemental Ether.
These beings most basic purpose is to keep their respective elements in check. They are highly instinctive, however, and do not always have the best interests of Therians in mind, or even each other.
- They have had a massive impact on society.
- Crystal shards shed from their bodies were used in human experiments to make what eventually became Therians.
- Aelita has acted as a protector and helper of both humans and Therians in the past.
- They are highly revered by many. Religions and spiritual sects, such as Omnus, have been created in their honor.
- The first three, Kulamet, Quezacoatl, and Aelita, inhabit Elan, living on the Outliers. While the Universe Guardian, Zaidel, lives in the vastness of space.
- In the beginning, there was only pure Ether. And that Ether existed as one element - Xero. There was no distinction in this formless mass, until Omni arose from Xero, and the Space layer atop it.
- Two crystals formed in regular Space and Subspace as a result of the two elements resisting each other. These were the first Guardians, but they were not alive at first, and were only manifestations of Ether which maintained the separation between Xero and Omni.
- The other elements formed from the Omni crystal resisting being absorbed back into Xero. Four additional crystals split off from it. First was Ray, then Mist, then Sky, and finally Terra.
- With the formation of the Nature elements (Sky and Terra) came a distinction between them and the Twilight elements (Ray and Mist). Sky and Terra were the first truly tangible elements, being much more physical and movement-based. This led to Ether being split into Physical and (Pure) Ether. Around this time, the planets also formed.
- The Omni crystal evolved further with the creation of the other four crystals, and gained the basic instinct to live, coming to life as the Omni Guardian. The other four also gained this will, and became their own individual lifeforms.
- Other lifeforms were born as well.
- The seventh lifeform was another crystal that became the Force Guardian, leading to the official formation of the Force element.
- All of these new lifeforms, unlike the Guardians, were born on the planet of Elan and because of this planet’s environment, were able to create physical forms.
- The Ray, Mist, Terra, Sky and Force Guardians created physical bodies on Elan. This let them evolve further.
- Life at this point was primitive and instinct-driven.
- Over time, the non-Guardian organisms reproduced and evolved, developing more complex ways of thinking.
- This culminated in the birth of the final crystal, the Psyche Guardian. Psyche and Force were the purest realizations of Physical and Ether, having formed after many years of elemental refinement.
- Over the years, the eight Guardians have been in a state of constant flux, depending on the universe's elemental balance.
- When the elements are unbalanced, the opposing Guardians fuse together, creating four.
- Currently, Toxicity's creation over the past several millennia has left them fused for a prolonged, and seemingly permanent time.
This page was last updated: May 31st, 2019