Seraphim

Seraphim are descendants of the aeiourí who lingered as mortals on Avon after the First Night and who, in fear of the dark, searched within it for answers. They dove deep and amongst the secrets of the dark they discovered Sharlnúl (Älorin: shar and núl, meaning "darkest blaze" or "blaze of darkness"), a flame that burnt all the brighter in darkness and gave them the power to battle what they feared. Eager to test their finding, the mortal aeiourí chased the ultimate light of their flame by delving even deeper into darkness. At the bottom of the pit of the world, where one could not sink any deeper, in a place where creation was so weak it could barely be known, the mortal aeiourí saw finally the full force of their precious fire, as it feasted upon the vacuous darkness around it, and the glory of that blaze captivated those who witnessed and taught them to pray. Thus, it was in this infernal place that the mortal aeurí built their flaming cities and ceremoniously set their bodies ablaze to become one with their holy fire - forever burning and forever cleansed of any darkness. As beings fire and ash they took on the name Seraphim, in honour of their fire, and praised the teacher who had taught them the secret of fire with vicious devotion.