Born from the shattering of the First Forge, a cosmic engine that cooled eons ago, leaving the gods as sentient sparks clinging to the cooling soot.

The Great Cinder Wheel: A system of outer planes that slowly rotate around the Hearth of Xulath, drifting further into the Void of Sargon.

A hierarchy of heat; the 'Greater Embers' provide light, while 'Lesser Sparks' and 'Outsiders' govern the creeping shadows and cooling edges.

The gods do not walk the earth; they communicate through the crackle of fire, the pattern of falling snow, or the taste of iron in the air.

The Ash Path: Souls are stripped of their memories by Vespera, then cast into the Hearth of Xulath to be refined or discarded into the waste of Thrum.