Bal-Kriav

In 791 DE, Bal-Kriav was made a Sentient Creationist, working alongside Bruh Kreniik, a Master of Creation, stocking worlds with life.

In 1088 DE, in his image, Bal-Kriav created the Tungesti race.

In the Creation War (1486 DE - 8777 DE), Bal-Kriav became a great general, and had a charisma that has never been matched.

Against seemingly impossible odds, when in your deepest despair, dragged down by past failures and retreating hope, there is no one but Bal-Kriav who better rallied a unit, lifted the spirits of a besieged population, or motivated others to push through obstacles and setbacks. He would often end his awe-inspiring speech with motivational words that are today used across the lands from primitive cave scrawling to runes on obelisks and statues scattered across the spheres of Quara'tun.

- Athena, from a Scroll of Dawn - "Eulogy to Bal-Kriav"

Bal-Kriav ultimately became the Supreme Commander of the Nawirrûs Covenant. In the Creation War, an angelic war against the primordials, one of his charges was Void sector Quara'tun. The front-lines of this sector spanning an entire system of planets and stars was a newly created world code named Sphere 411. One this world, Bal-Kriav led the Covenant armies against the primordials bent on undoing Creation.

In the 14th Battle of Regadnîn, on the Irrai ramparts, Bal-Kriav went toe-to-toe with a mighty primordial named Nakh-Zennîm. Bal-Kriav out of foolhardiness, or perhaps to inspire his troops with a heroic battle, faced the primordial alone and fought a battle that brought a pause in the fighting. Bal-Kriav proved to be no match for Nakh-Zennîm, and was killed. His death did inspire his angels, and they succeeded in driving the primordials armies back into Regadnîn. A month after this battle, the Golden Seven successfully petitioned the Nawirrûs Cartography Board, getting Sphere 411 renamed to Bal-Kriav.

Said to be too forgiving, with enemy captured sent to prisons (c.f. Order 9119), hardliners like Ares offered to do the dirty work that Bal-Kriav could not; dispatching the captives to avoid a future threat. As a result of Bal-Kriav's decision, thousands of primordials were sent to dangerous places like Denerra.