Organization

The Abidan are an organization that governs the iterations, ensuring order. Their job is to ensure the iterations do not deviate too greatly from their natural progression. They protect from outside interference and quarantine worlds when it is time for collapse. The Abidan is an organization with seven divisions; each division is governed by a Judge. The Judges are also referred to as the Court Of Seven or simply the Abidan. The Abidan are very powerful and their artifacts are coveted across all of the Way. Their strength is due to the Eledari Pact which allows them great control when manipulating the Way. The common troops of the Abidan can be compared in strength to the Monarchs of Cradle.

The Abidan is composed of seven or eight judges and legions of supportive lesser Abidan. They are a force for order, not chaos, aligned with the Way. The Way is fundamentally a force of protection, a barrier against chaos and destruction.

The Eledari Pact

An ancient agreement between the original Founders of the Abidan. This pact both increases and restricts the powers of the Abidan. It is the tool that allows the Abidan Judges to control the power of the Way as they do. There are many rules in the Eledari Pact, but the most relevant one is the Abidan cannot use their powers to prevent the natural progression of an Iteration. If an Iteration, or World, is destined to die, then that’s a matter of fate. “Everything ends.”

The Eledari Pact was first conceived of by the original, first generation Makiel, Hound of Fate, thousands of years ago.

The Judges

There are seven Judges in the current 3rd-generation Court of Seven, plus Ozriel the Reaper. Before they rose to the level of judge, they typically served in a support capacity in an Abidan subdivision, learning from a master, perhaps even a judge.

The Abidan judges are tremendously powerful. However, they are not perfectly benevolent — some are self-centered. They come in a variety of humanoid forms, from a variety of worlds, with a variety of personality quirks. Yet compared to the world-killing Vroshir, the judges are saints.

Every judge wears a white mantle, passed down from generation to generation, except Ozriel, whose mantle is black. They all carry a unique and amazing personal weapon. They all have an intelligence, called a Presence. Each judge has a major connection to the Way, a connection to some fundamental aspect of reality. They all have a source of personal power, apart from the Way, and they have a great deal of Will.

The Court of Seven was created with the founding of the Eldari Pact. They are the strongest of the Abidan, with each possessing the power and authority to determine the fate of whole universes (or Iterations). They oversee the workings of the Way, caring for the iterations and ensuring their natural progression. The responsibilities of the Eldari Pact are divided between the seven, and their positions are named to reflect those duties.

Makiel, the Hound - 001 -- future sight, supervise fate Gadrael, the Titan - 002 -- defense Durandiel, the Ghost - 003 -- unmaking techniques, spatial control Telariel, the Spider - 004 -- communication and detection Razael, the Wolf - 005 -- attack Suriel, the Phoenix - 006 -- healing and restoration Zakariel, the Fox - 007 -- transportation

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Ozriel, the Reaper - 008 -- ultimate termination, but can use the abilities of all the other judges except Suriel

If one of the Seven ever reaches their end, either through a desire to retire or through death in combat, a replacement is selected. Such a replacement takes up the mantle and authority of that Judge, going by that name for the duration of their service as a Judge. An unknown amount of time ago, the structure of the Court of Seven changed with the addition of the Eighth Judge of the Abidan Court, Ozriel the Reaper. With the power of the Scythe, Ozriel was the only being in existence with the ability to completely erase an Iteration, leaving behind no corrupted