The First Death, recorded in Death’s Star, published 177 BT, is the earliest recorded instance of a God dying and marks the start of the God-War. The First Death was caused by and followed the Quickening, which saw a rapid increase in the number of Gods across the Plane. Death’s Star would expand into Death’s System following the event, as rushed Gods panicked to record their thoughts on the event.
Many of the stars published at this time, especially those in Death’s System, would fall back to the Plane as their authors passed away. While a few of these stars would be found and republished by other Gods many more have been lost to history.
Prelude & Aftermath
The Quickening ,a result of natural subdivision, would see a rapid and unsustainable increase in the number of Gods. Overlapping domains and cramped space would culminate in a confrontation between two unknown Lesser-Gods, becoming the First Death. Previously ignorant of their own mortality, the event triggered an epiphany among the Gods, developing rapidly into the God-War, starting with the Dying Period.
The following year as a result of the First Death the First Convening would be organized by the God of Fulgurite, looking to bring together a group of Gods who had witnessed the death. The First Convening, while notable for many things, would lead to the development of religion by the God of Chromodynamic Energy, which would go on to be a major factor in the war and the rest of history.