Ultwe the Wizened

Ultwe the Wizened, the middle brother and God of Knowledge and Power, taught man the secrets of the mind. He brought humans the written word, taught them philosophy and politics, the art of magic and is often considered the most important of the three brothers. He took Gladwen, Yoren, Bystal, Thessia, and Herehkesh as students. The five apprentices rose up against the Ultwe years later in greed fueled rage and slew him, taking his power into their own.

Death of Ultwe
Anger had been growing within the apprentices for a number of years, resentment over the fact they believed Ultwe was not entirely forthcoming with his knowledge. He kept from them secrets of his power, secrets he dubbed too destructive to give man, secrets that would corrupt them or, even worse, pierce the veil that kept things in order.

Eventually, the apprentices conspired with one another and decided it was time to take this knowledge by force and they attacked Ultwe on the peak of his mountain in Gonlund. The battle could be seen for miles, lasted for days, and the entire world saw the rage. Earthquakes shook foundations, storms crashed and hailed in the skies, tornados and hurricanes roared and wailed.

Then everything stopped. No one knows what the apprentices gained, but it is known that Ultwe was obliterated along with his mountain, leaving only the Desolate Crater. Gladwen was slain during the battle as well. The other apprentices, now masters in their own eyes, fled to different ends of the globe, taking with them their own students.

Ultwe's Legacy
It is said that Ultwe’s death drove his brother Gustav mad with grief, leading him to a self imposed exile inside The Granite Spiral, leaving The Frailed unopposed to enter the World Engine. Paetor and his apprentices followed The Frailed down into the depths of the world, never to be heard from again.

Mainly theorists believe that a consequence of Ultwe’s murder has been the disappearance of innate magical abilities in humans, a sharp decline in potential magic users has been experienced over the last few thousand years.