Enchanting of Iron

The Enchanting of Iron, sometime known as the Conjuration of Iron, refers to an important event of the Common Era and to the ritual conducted by the Rotten, a sect of worshipers of the manaë Thurid. It is associated with the creation of the seven Iron Gods, mere mortals chosen by Thurid himself to ascend to divinity through the reforging and enchantment of their weapons, known as the Iron Relics. Though successful in binding the soul of the seven chosen to the relics, the attempt to submit them to Thurid's will was subverted by the interference of Amelin the vile, who intended to claim immortal life for himself. Overturning Thurid's plan to reincarnate She-la-Zad by binding himself instead to the fallen mage's scythe, and canceling the defiler's sway over the chosen, Amelin unwittingly caused the creation of six god-like entities (in addition to himself) born of Thurid's spite, but with their own free-will.

Unleashed upon the world, these chaotic beings came to be known as the Iron Gods.