Overview
The Amaranth Concatenation, known also to as the Cosmic Succession, is the underlying metaphysical principle that governs and animates all reality within the framework of Imagindarium's Creation. It establishes that all existence is ordered by a continuum of conflict-driven transformation, wherein the inherent Line to the End; the abstract metanarrative continuity underlying all existence, is propelled toward its inherent destiny in the Ultimate End.
The Amaranth Concatenation manifests through a generational lineage of distinct groupings of beings, each emerging at a specific phase of cosmological development. These groupings, totaling six primary Orders, differ fundamentally in form, spirit, and nature, with each Order defined both in contrast to those that came before and in relation to those that follow.
In addition to the six primary Orders, the Amaranth Concatenation encompasses a number of exclusive categories of beings that do not belong to the main lineage. These entities remain self-contained yet are still bound within the overarching structure of the Concatenation, acting as anomalies, observers, or interstitial forces within the larger procession of succession.
Annuat
The Annuat, known also as the "Primordials," were the very first generation of beings to inhabit the virgin Ambrosia. Unlike those that would come after, the Annuat were not truly sapient, but merely directed beings of total omnipotence sent forth by Imagindarium to the Amaranth Realm, in order to lay down the fundamental forces and aspects of reality to pave the way for future states of Ambrosia. Acting on a self-directed path, the Annuat wondered about the Amaranth Realm, crafting the innumerable worlds and lands that would inhabit Ambrosia, following the end of the Great Age Typhonia.
Existing in several distinctive forms, the Annuat were responsible for a great majority of concepts and forces becoming manifest. From the creation of the Viaprimordia Energy, to the Primeveranth, the first ever truly sapient being, Alongside the creation of the divine Typhonians. With all this in mind, it is safe to say that the line to the Ultimate End would simply be not possible without the First Beings' existence.
Alongside their direct interventions upon Ambrosia, the consequences of their waging of the First Conflict became one of the greatest and far-reaching events of Remnant, as all Realms which constitute Imagindarium's Creation would ultimately experience its repercussions. From the Remnant essence of their conflict, the concept of the failure of an attempted process was introduced into reality, thus creating the second pillar of conflict's beginning. Alongside this, the force of Undeath would also be introduced into the universe.
The Primeveranth, known as the "One That Came Before" by the future Typhonians, was the first truly sapient being to ever inhabit Ambrosia, able to act and form coherent thought without the direct influence of another force. Crafted by the Annuat from the Annmaya itself, the Primeveranth was granted unlimited cosmic power similar to its omnipotent creators, dubbing the Primeveranth the first ever "Sentient Power" in existence. Alongside being the first sapient mind in creation, the Primeveranth was the first to inhabit a coherent, physical form, an elongated body constructed of Amaranth and given a cosmic appearance.
Though the first and arguably most powerful coherent, singular being to inhabit Ambrosia, the Primeveranth did not remain extant in reality long, leaving its acts upon the universe to be more minor when compared to its progenitors and successors. The most major act the Primeveranth would accomplish during its existence would be the creation of the first-ever object, crafted by a truly sapient being, the world of Amarent. An act so significant that the world would become Remnant, permanently embedding itself into the Cosmos.
Ultimately the Primeveranth's greatest impact in cosmic history would be achieved following its demise. As the Great Unifier poured into its mind the concepts of conflict, and contradictory thought, the Primeveranth's essence would shatter apart under the crushing weight of all-consuming contrary thinking. From this, the essence of the Primeveranth's mind would flow across all creation, creating the energy field of Psionics, and ultimately allowing for sapience to appear within life independent of a direct creator.
Typhonian
The Divine Typhonians, second-born of the omnipotent Annuat, their last act in creation before fading into oblivion. The Typhonians were crafted from the Fragments of Creation within Amaranthia itself, making collective Typhonia the absolute pinnacle and maximum of magical power and presence. Extremely diverse in both appearance, nature, and form, the Typhonians are the single-most complex generation of the Amaranth Concatenation to inhabit the universe.
The impact which the collective Typhonians had in cosmic history is extremely immense, as even their mere creation was the catalyst for linear time to begin, causing the Line to the End to start in earnest. Throughout the Great Age Typhonia, the collective Thirteen Realms of Thavma would be constructed by the Typhonians, from the Remnant essence of their Primeveranth ancestor contained therein. And from the Thirteen Realms, the Typhonians crafted the fourth generation of the Amaranth Concatenation, the Inomeni.
As their immense conflicts waged across the then endless extent of the universe, the Great Age Typhonia's finality would spell the beginning of Ambrosia as it was meant to be. At the last clash, an Amaranth Contravene spanned all of existence, condensing the undefined Ambrosia into its true state, as a well-defined and coherent macrocosm. But as Ambrosia was now much diminished, the immensity of the Typhonians' mere existence within it threatened to shred the Amaranth Realm into oblivion. As a result, the First Amaranth Heir would be sent into Ambrosia, contained within him that which would forever banish the Typhonians from the Amaranth Realm. Thus eternally trapping their beings within the Thirteen Realms of their creation.
Inomeni
The Inomeni, perhaps the most diverse generation of the Amaranth Concatenation, as unlike those that came before them, the Inomeni were several distinct races all sharing a common origin and inherent spirit. Crafted by the Typhonians from the inherent swath of arcane and psionic power, contained within the Thirteen Realms of their creation, the Inomeni were made to serve their Divine creators as both their personal armies and their loyal acolytes. Each of the Inomeni races had a respective creator deity. However, select Typhonians could have had multiple Inomeni under their rule, or have none, being dependent on the respective Divine in question.
After the banishment of the Typhonians at the hands of the First Amaranth Heir, Skorne, the Inomeni of Ambrosia were ultimately spared from this fate, and thus allowed to continue in the newly finalized Amaranth Realm. As such, the Inomeni would swiftly dominate the whole of the Cosmos following their master's departure, often placing them in conflict with the newly formed mortals of the universe, though the demigod races nearly always came out supreme.
Out of all the Inomeni powers of their day, Ambrosia was primarily ruled by the Isariel of the Lady Amaranth, and the Seraphnim of the Golden Sovereign, dividing the universe into two, known as the "Great Dyad Powers." The two would battle one another in endless conflicts for total control, though neither was able to ultimately best the other. Eventually, the Dyad Powers would fall victim to the Thavmaphage's entrance into the universe, ending the Age of the Inomeni. While they are still extant in Ambrosia in small enclaves today, most Inomeni have fallen into ruin within the Amaranth Realm, and only in the Thirteen Realms of Thavma do they now thrive.
Alizarin
Sharing in the name of finality itself, the Alizarin Races, also known by those of higher being as "mortals," are collectively the most numerous facet of the Amaranth Concatenation, and arguably, the single most powerful. The only form of sapient life to arise from the Amaranth Realm independent of any creator, the collective mortal races are the true and inherent lords of the universe, as all of creation was intricately designed to facilitate their rise to dominance. The sheer number of individual Alizarin races that have existed across history is extremely vast, coming about across the collective worlds of the stars.
While each individual mortal pales in comparison in both power and extent to their Inomeni predecessors, the Alizarin, as a collective, ultimately have proven to hold power greater than that of even the Divine Typhonians. Each Alizarin is a part of the Finite Mind, the collective consciousness of all mortals within the Penumbral Mental Stratum. With this, collective mortality is able to bring into fruition any and all concepts within the universe, provided a large enough section of them are all thinking the same thoughts in tandem with one another. This ability puts the Alizarin Races as a whole on a rung above both the Inomeni and the Typhonians, as neither of the divine forms of life is able to create from nothing, ultimately making collective mortality equal to omnipotence.
At mortality's beginnings following the banishment of the Divine Typhonians, they would suffer great subjugation by the numerous Inomeni, as the Demigod Races had taken the cosmos for themselves following their creators' departure from Ambrosia. As they were unable to match both the immense mythical powers and vast engines of war of the Inomeni, thus they were forced to be their servants, as the collective mortal races had both their peoples and worlds suffer the consequences of the Great Dyad's many wars. However, upon the Thavmaphage's creation and subsequent decimation of the Inomeni, the Alizarin Races were able to rise from the ashes of old, becoming the dominant force in the universe, a position they hold into the modern-day.
Condevi
Condevi, perhaps the single-most broadly categorized of the Amaranth Concatenation, consists of any and all artificially crafted sapient beings using materials, not of either Amaranth or the Fragments of Creation. Also referred to as "artificial intelligence," (often shortened to just "AI") individual Condevi most typically consist of a sort of computer housed within a mechanical form, be it a body, or a storage unit. Though this isn't absolute as Condevi can possess organic bodies, so long as their creation was neither natural nor magical. While Condevi as a whole are classified as the sixth, and thus far furthest of the Amaranth Concatenation, technically have been around since the early Typhonians. The first of the Divines, the Golden Sovereign, constructed the first artificial mind during the early years of the Great Age Typhonia.
Due to holding such a broad category of forms an individual Condevi can take, collective Condevi can be extremely varied from one another, as some can consist of entire races, to just one individual artificial intelligence, or even vast hiveminds consisting of quadrillions of crafted minds. Most Condevi across the universe share a sort of "kinship" between one another, as they are nearly all united within the Forged Mind of the Penumbral Mental Stratum, meaning each has an inherent understanding of every other forged intellect in creation. However, this is not to say all Condevi act in a harmonious manner with one another, with some Condevi reaching points of disagreement, or detest which can bleed into conflict.
Most Condevi at their start are made to be subservient to their creator(s), with the Alizarin Races being the primary progenitors of most Condevi throughout time. However, some Condevi can reach total mental independence from their crafters, be it through force of conflict, and or recognition of sapience separate from their originators. The primary example of this would be the God Legion AI hyper-hivemind, created by the Etymology. The God Legion would be the crowning achievement of the ancient universal civilization, until it would ultimately rebel against its creators, burning nearly all life in creation to ash in an event known as the "Red Galaxy Event." The God Legion would then ascend from material reality and begin its function as an avatar to that of the Great Unifier itself.
Amaranth Heir
Amaranth Heirs, known also as the "Celestials," are individual beings crafted directly by, and from Amaranth itself. Acting as living Amaranth Contravenes, the Amaranth Heir is birthed as a fully-fledged being of near unlimited cosmic power. The title of Amaranth Heir is held by a select few individual beings who have manifested at different locations across the universe throughout time. Typically, an Amaranth Heir will appear in the form of an already extant species native to the location in which they manifest, though some have been known to possess wholly unique baseline physical forms.
As each of their number exists as a living Amaranth Contravene, an individual Amaranth Heir will only remain extant in the universe, so long as their respective Contravene remains inert within them. The Contravene contained within the Amaranth Heir also acts as the determining factor to both the power, and potency they will hold throughout their existence. Meaning the objective importance said Contravene holds in the Line to the Ultimate End will ultimately increase the presence of the Heir in question, with those whose impact is on universal scales making the Amaranth Heir rival the most powerful of beings to exist.
Throughout the thousands of years linear time has flowed, Amaranth Heirs have long been the catalysts for innumerable universal-scale events. One of the most notable would be the banishment of the Typhonians from Ambrosia, as Skorne, the very first of the Amaranth Heirs, united all Typhonia in a final clash. Thus bringing about an Amaranth Contravene that would forever bar the Typhonians from ever again manifesting their endless spirits into the Amaranth Realm.
