The Elemental Primarchs

Lesser Deities, Embodiments of the Elements

Born from the union of Lymarel’s fading essence and the will of four elemental spirits, the Elemental Quadrumvirate, or Primarchs, are sovereigns of earth, fire, water, and air.

Durnathar, Kyrion, Nerissa, and Velora rose not to rule, but to preserve balance, forging pacts, raising allies, and anchoring the world against the chaos of the Primordial Titans.

Their power endures through ancient rites, and the living memory of all who shape, burn, flow, or soar.

Domains: Arcana, Forge, Tempest, War

Cultural Names:

• Durnathar: Yasir in Nurathar, Jìn’Long in Shen-Su

• Kyrion: Azar in Nurathar, Huǒzēn in Shen-Su

• Nerissa: Sana in Nurathar, Lián’Yu in Shen-Su

• Velora: Alya in Nurathar, Fēngzhì in Shen-Su

Origin and Collective Role

Born from the chaos of the Primordial Titan onslaught, the Four Primarchs—Durnathar, Kyrion, Nerissa, and Velora—were formed when the divine essence of Lymarel, guided by Feonar's hand, fused with four lesser elemental spirits.

Transformed in radiant power, they became the first of their kind: Durnathar (Dao of Earth), Kyrion (Efreet of Fire), Nerissa (Marid of Water), and Velora (Djinn of Air).

As Lesser Deities, they embody the fundamental forces of creation. Worshipped collectively, they serve as guardians of elemental balance, and the living memory of Lymarel's sacrifice.

Elemental Aspects and Approaches

Each Primarch embodies a distinct aspect of their element and a different approach to existence, forming a necessary whole:

• Durnathar (Earth) represents solidity, foundation, memory, and silent endurance—the immovable axis holding fast against all storms. He embodies stability and the weight of history.

• Kyrion (Fire) embodies passion, transformation, action, and purification—the driving heat that tests, refines, reveals truth, and ignites necessary change. He is the spark of action and rebirth.

• Nerissa (Water) embodies adaptability, intuition, healing, and deep patience—the flowing current that reshapes, endures through yielding, and holds profound secrets. She represents change through flow and resilience through adaptation.

• Velora (Air) embodies freedom, perception, clarity, and truth—the revealing wind that awakens insight, carries wisdom, and clears illusion. She represents enlightenment and unbound thought.

Domains

They reside within potent domains on their respective Elemental Planes, seats of immense elemental power:

• Durnathar: The Diamond Bastion (Plane of Earth) – A pressure-forged fortress of crystal, memory, and endurance at the plane's core.

• Kyrion: The City of Brass (Plane of Fire) – A legendary citadel of molten energy, emberstone streets, and searing artistry.

• Nerissa: The Coral Sanctum (Plane of Water) – A luminous, deep-sea realm of living coral, mirrored currents, and secrets.

• Velora: The Galeheart Court (Plane of Air) – A boundless, ever-moving palace of wind, cloud, and sky, a sanctuary of insight and freedom.

Worship and Influence

Revered across Eldareth, the Primarchs are invoked by those connected to their elements:

Durnathar by  guardians, stonecutters, and builders; Kyrion by warriors, smiths, and reformers; Nerissa by healers, navigators, oracles, and those seeking peace; and Velora by scholars, wanderers, monks, and seekers of truth.

Their worship often involves acts reflecting their nature: preservation and building for Durnathar; trials, forging, and purification for Kyrion; reflection, healing, and adaptation for Nerissa; and seeking clarity, freedom, or inspiration for Velora.

Their presence is felt in deep stone, roaring flames, silent tides, and unseen winds.

Tenets

Their core teachings guide their followers:

• Durnathar (Earth):

  • Stand firm. Let the world move around you.

  • Build not for now, but for what must last.

  • Let your silence speak when words wear thin.

  • Be the foundation others forget they stand on.

• Kyrion (Fire):

  • Burn away falsehood — what remains is true.

  • Temper the self through trial.

  • Passion is not weakness — it is clarity.

  • Change begins with fire.

• Nerissa (Water):

  • Yield without breaking.

  • Let memory flow as freely as water.

  • Heal when you can. Hide when you must.

  • What endures does not resist — it adapts.

• Velora (Air):

  • Speak only what rises from stillness.

  • Let no cage hold thought or step.

  • Sight is not just what is seen.

  • The sky remembers what the earth forgets.

Echoes of Creation

As relics of their power, each Primarch has an Echo of Creation, a potent artifact reflecting their essence:

• Durnathar: The Adamantine Band – Grants unparalleled resilience, communion with stone, and immovable strength.

• Kyrion: The Infernal Band – Grants fireborn resilience, blazing speed, command of destructive force, and can ignite the bearer into a living inferno.

• Nerissa: The Abyssal Band – Grants command over water, concealment through mist, and endurance against crushing pressure.

• Velora: The Tempest Band – Grants mobility, evasion, command over aerial forces, and can transform the bearer into a living tempest.

Mythic Role in Eldareth

During the Dawn War against the Primordial Titans, the Four Primarchs played crucial, complementary roles.

Together, they embarked on a journey across Eldareth, uniting scattered peoples—dragons, giants, and mortals—against the overwhelming threat. As a symbol of their pact and Lymarel's memory, they collectively forged four sets of Elemental Bracers, imbued with their essence to safeguard elemental balance.

While Durnathar anchored the fractured land, sealed rifts, and taught resilience through foundation, Kyrion ignited courage, tempered blades with divine fire, and led charges. Nerissa healed the wounded, veiled retreats in mist, guided through dreams, and reshaped battlefields with water, while Velora scattered enemies with gales, carried vital truths on the wind, and brought clarity to chaos.

They are remembered not just individually, but as the unified force that ensured Eldareth’s survival—the foundation, the flame, the flow, and the freedom that allowed the world to endure.

They remain the pillars upon which elemental stability rests, their diverse strengths forming a necessary whole.