The Ancients

Before Arvine, before the Galactic State, before even Xynrear was created, there were two beings who became known as 'The Ancients'. These two beings were Valen and Saklon.

Valen
Valen was a being dedicated to the order of the Alteria. Supposedly comprised of the purest arcana, they brought about the current order as it is today, and orchestrated the time links between the planes.

Saklon
Sakon was a creation of chaos, an incarnation of the dark whims and madness the Alteria contained. Saklon wished to break down all barriers between the planes, and let entropy take its course.

The Battle
Valen and Saklon fought each other for millennia, Valen trying to enact order and Saklon trying to restore the raw Alteria. Eventually Valen won, but not before both beings had their souls shattered, and spread across the Alteria.

Descendants of the Ancients
Valen and Saklon were both split into two different groups: the Valenmar and the Saklonmar. The Valenmar consists of millions of individuals, spread around a certain selection of Alterial planes known as 'The Guarded'. They are based in an Alterial plane known as Nolach, where the Valenmar high council sits, headed by Drandor Skaheik. Valenmar tend to be logical and un-empathetic, solely aiming to maintain the fragile structure of the Alteria, while hunting down descendants of Saklon. One exception to this is Desdemona, Valenmar assigned to the Mildas Cluster, who learnt emotion from her encounters there.

The Saklonmar are far fewer in number. Rather, there are a few thousand major beings, each immense in power, far greater than that of an individual Valenmar. They do not necessarily breed chaos. Some seek domination, some merely seek to survive, for unlike the Valenmar, they are not one organisation, but exist as individuals. They are spread throughout the Alteria. The two most notable Saklonmar are Erebus and New Eden

Ancient Tounge
Valen: Order

Saklon: Chaos

Mar: Daughter

Erebus: Creation

New Eden: Time  (New Eden is the closest modern language can get to representing the true word)