The Aversarinas Aagiokratia

Origins and history
The Aversarinas Aagiokratia was created as an artificial religion by the relatively unpopular Aautokratir Phanagorax (reigned 93-132 IS) in order to justify his rule. Though originally unpopular, it eventually caught on amongst magi and the population, which led to conflict between followers of the Aagiokratia and followers of the older Aersodaxian religion. Eventually, this conflict would lead to the War of a Thousand Dragons, a civil war between the Aersodaxians, lead by Aautokratir Dhaxigen, and the Aagiokratians, lead by Aexionarax, grandson of Phanagorax. After the eventual victory of Aexionarax, the Aagiokratia was proclaimed the official state religion of Aversaria.

The Purest and the First Men
The Purest is in fact a misremembered version of Aersanon, whom the Aagiokratians believe to have been a human king. Likewise, the First Men are misremembered versions of the Aelfir, whom the Aagiokratians believe to be their human ancestors. As such, the Aversarians normally believe Aelfir ruins to be the creation of the First Men/ancient Aversarians.

However, while the First Men as a concept builds on cultural memories of the Aelfir, individual figures believed to be First Men have different origins. Most such figures were in fact originally gods of heroes of foreign cultures and religions, who were declared First Men by the Aagiokratians as part of the cultural and religious assimilation of said cultures and religions. All named in-game Aversarian gods, such as Sо̄ter and Lelea, are such well-known First Men, with the exception of "the Purest" and "the Impure" (the latter being not a specific individual/being, but rather the religion's name for all non-Aversarians).