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CVnU: The Eternals of Heliopolis (Pending Revision)

The Eternals of Heliopolis

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History

Heliopolis.
Heliopolis.

Approximately 12 000 years ago, the Emperor of the Xantroa appointed a number of families to colonize the planet Earth, to prepare it for eventual assimilation with their Interstellar Empire. They were the Nitari, and those who went to Earth became the Eternals of Heliopolis.

Apophis.
Apophis.

In the 1st Age of Heliopolis, once the city had been constructed, it was infiltrated by the Arzacian Horde in the name of their warlord, Apophis. In the war against the Horde, King Atum Ra, Queen Saosis and many others were killed, but Heliopolis triumphed in the end. The late king's daughter, Itharis (Mut-Hathor) ascended to the throne, joined with her husband Ahramoz (Amun Ra). As time progressed, and more of the Nitari immigrated to Earth, they guided the human population around the river Iteru (the Nile) to civilization, and occasionally interbred with them as well. In return, the Eternals were revered as Gods.

Setekh.
Setekh.

In the 3rd Age, Setekh murdered his brother Osiris using the Ghimir Blade (a.k.a. the Dominion Scepter), and proceeded to seize Heliopolis and Khemet (Egypt) in the name of Apophis and the Arzacia. Through the efforts of Isis, Nebetet, Zehuti and Anubis, Osiris was resurrected. During the following 16 years, Horus (son of Isis and Osiris) was raised with the task of overthrowing Setekh, a task he ultimately achieved by using the Sawelios Sword and the powers of Ra. Setekh was exiled into Duat, where all criminals of Eternal or Illuminated nature are sent. The Ghimir Blade was split into two pieces which were hidden in different places on Earth.

 Sekhmet.
Sekhmet.

In the 5th Age, Aton (son of Ahramoz and Itharis) was displeased with humanity, regarding their worship as insufficient. He released the disembodied Setekh from duat, who took possession of Itharis and became Sekhmet, the goddess of destruction. The composite entity went on a rampage through Khemet, killing many, Khonshu included. They were stopped only by the efforts of Zehuti and Ahramoz, who trapped them into an illusion and rendered them powerless, until Setekh could be extracted and reimprisoned. Aton was found out, and exiled into Duat also. After these events, Ahramoz disappeared, forcing Itharis to resume her duties as Heliopolis's regent by herself.

Aton.
Aton.

In the 7th Age (approx. 1347), Aton was released from Duat under unknown circumstances, but his presence was not initially detected. He took possession of the Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, over the years turning him into Ikhnaton. Through secret machinations he trapped and imprisoned most of Heliopolis's Eternals, and made it nearly impossible to teleport to or from anywhere on Earth, breaking off Heliopolis's contact with the other worlds in the Xantroan Empire. Using two forbidden spells (Soulsight & Soulsiege) that only worked once every year, he enslaved eleven commoners' souls and used them to increase his own power, along with the fiery amulet Egnis he had excavated.

 Illumination of Izaiah.
Illumination of Izaiah.

Isis, though imprisoned, managed to summon help from the 21st century, in the form of a young (and reluctant) time traveler called Zacharias Drake (Izaiah), who had the power to bypass Aton's barriers. In the approx. year 1335, Izaiah managed to free Zehuti and delay Horus's imprisonment, allowing Itharis the time to save them and take them to Heliopolis (which Aton had not managed to conquer). Once there, Osiris conducted the Rite of Illumination which stabilized Izaiah's powers ('Hekau' as the Egyptians and Eternals called them), also giving him the power to duplicate the Hekau of others (Fire from Horus, Air from Itharis, Water from Osiris, Earth from Kebros and Time from Zehuti). Zehuti gave Izaiah the directions to find the pieces of Setekh's Ghimir Blade, however Izaiah was forced to fight the mind-controlled Kebros in the process. Once Izaiah had found the pieces and reassembled them, he set out to find the lost king, Ahramoz, and convinced him to return to fight against his crazed son. With those powers at their advantage, the Eternals of Heliopolis won against Aton. However, contrary to their plans, Izaiah killed the Pharaoh (host, possessor and enslaved souls alike) and split the Egnis Amulet in two. With his dying words, Aton cursed Izaiah never to speak again. After that, Izaiah returned to his home age, and the Eternals of Heliopolis reestablished contact with the Xantroa and began undoing the damage Aton had caused. However, the Priesthood of Aton had recovered the pieces of the Egnis Amulet.

The Xantroa.
The Xantroa.

In the 9th Age, Heliopolis was officially abandoned, as the Eternals were called back to Xantro to defend the planet against the Arzacian Horde's most severe attack for many centuries. With a few notable exceptions, the Eternals then ceased to interfere in human history, occasionally uplifting exceptional humans by allowing them to undergo the Rite of Illumination. As they retreated, they shifted the islands of Heliopolis into a lower dimension. Shortly after the Eternals' retreat from Earth, Khemet was seized by the Persian Empire.

Glossary

  • The Arzacia • An interstellar empire populated by Nitari subsurvient to Apophis. They oppose the Xantroa (and thus Heliopolis).
  • Azurian Artifacts • A collection of 13 ancient items linked to the Azurim (Spirits of Azuria). They include the Ghimir Blade (a.k.a. the Dominion Scepter), the Egnis Amulet and the Sawelios Sword.
  • Duat • A shadow dimension in which physical matter does not, and can not, exist, only spiritual essences. Criminals in Xantroan society who are of Illuminated status (who refuse to have their Hekau revoked) are exiled there, and their body destroyed (with the intention of cloning it once the sentence has been served).
  • EternalsIlluminateds who have lived long enough, and become powerful enough to be effectively godlike.
  • Hekau • The powers wielded by the Illuminateds, gained through the Rite of Illumination.
  • Heliopolis • The main colony of the Xantroa on Earth.
  • Illuminateds • Citizens of the Xantroa who have undergone the Rite of Illumination and thus possess Hekau.
  • Nitari • The humanoid race native to planet Xantro, predominant in the Xantroa and the Arzacia.
  • Rite of Illumination • A rite in which a Xantroan citizen (usually Nitari) becomes an Illuminated, gaining Hekau in the process.
  • Xantro • The home planet of the Nitari. Abandoned by the Xantroa in the end of the 9th Age.
    Things of or pertaining to planet Xantro are described as Xantronian.
  • The Xantroa • The interstellar empire established by the Nitari of Xantro. Even though the planet Xantro is abandoned, they are still named after their original world of origin. Their current central world is New Alarna.
    Things of or pertaining to the Xantroa are described as Xantroan.

Useful Notes

  • The canonicity of the Xantroan Eternals has been officially approved by the CVnU Congress of Editors.
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