Oraphin

Oraphin were the first creations of the light god Gzaji, and rulers of the first great cities of the Dream Cradle. They held a dominant position in society throughout early history, responsible for nourishing most city life. For nearly three hundred years, they worked together with the gods of creation, the Fariah, and after forty years, the Mantu. Hundreds of thousands of species and thousands of worlds were created, tunneled out from the infinite dream to form the expanses of the Dream Cradle. Massive spired cities were constructed together with the Fariah, where temples devoted to the dream became technological havens amid these burgeoning worlds. Within the cities, the Oraphin sustained life, providing energy, and automated technologies propelled through magic. Over time, they developed an incredible technology that allowed for the storage of dreams, eventually being used as portable power all across the Dream Cradle.

The revolutionary technologies created by the Oraphin propelled them to peak positions overseeing society. Over the course of the centuries following the first age, several small coalitions formed, each seeking high levels of control within a culturally stratified Oraphin society. As alliances were forged in the shadows, these families slowly constricted power, consolidating their hold at the head of the vast majority of cities. A portion of these oligarchs were those responsible for pushing the Iku out from Library Workshops, essentially starting the Gods' War. As the war continued, their coalition fractured, with all but a select few becoming subservient to the leading class of Oraphin. Oraphin civilization slowly collapsed during the course of the war, and largely disappeared from the knowledge of the average city dweller as many cities escaped to more secret pockets of the dream.

History
The Oraphin were created by Gzaji, when Toru sought to bring life into the Dream Cradle. For