Lords of Artifice and Nature

The Lords of Artifice and Lords of Nature are two competing sets of cosmic entities attempting to impose their will over all of the dimensions across the multiverse. For the most part, the two factions are in balance with each other, and neither is able to come out on top.

It is not unknown for some mortals to be granted gifts from either faction to aid in their machinations, and some spells invoke them.

=Artifice=

The Forces of Artifice are aligned with cities, art, architecture, languages, knowledge, and civilizations.

Lords of Artifice
Urthona: Prime Avatar of Art

Los the Smith: An aspect of Urthona. Master of the Great Forge in Luban. Some spells for time travel or changing history call power from Los.

Enitharmon the Weaver: Wife to Los and an aspect of Urthona. Together with her husband and children, they create spaces and times for other beings to inhabit. Some translation spells call upon her power.

Thiralatha, Lady of the Dreamful Caves: known for teaching mystic servants of Artifice. She possesses vast power to Transform matter, energy, and magic. She does not discriminate between good and evil.

Nomarch Phase: Devoted to let everyone shape their part of the world however they wanted. She was in constant war with the Beast, and was killed and absorbed by Skarn's curse.

Golgonooza
The city of Urthona is an architectural fantasy of towers, terraces, streets, and courtyards is more an idea of city-ness than a city itself. The twin citadels Luban and Cathedron reside in the center of the city, home to Los and Enitharmon respectively.

Byzantium
The administrative district of Babylon. Byzantium has broad streets and plazas, stately public buildings and villas, with lots of white marble, columns, domes, mosaic floors, and carved friezes.

=Nature=

The Forces of Nature are counter to Artifice, and represent the great Wylds and nature's reclamation.

Lords of Nature
Tharmas: Prime Avatar of Nature. He creates and maintains the constant, blind cycles of birth, life, and death.

Fuzon, Prince of Fire: He despises servants of Order. On occasion, he attempts large feats of fiery destruction to force people into facing the "natural" cycles of life, death, and renewal.

The Beast: Committed to razing cities and making its people live simple lives, more in harmony with their environment. He was in constant war with Nomarch Phase, and was killed and absorbed by Skarn's curse.