Infinus

The Infinus, alternatively referred to as Infinians, are a sapient species hailing from the planet Infina Magna in-between the four realms.

The first species to be created and the species to which Kronos belonged, the Infinus were influential in the early history of the Kronian Multiverse and were largely responsible for what happened after the Second Great Infinus War.

History
The first Infinus to come into existence was the singular being of Kronos, an Infinus who carried the powers of Infinity. He sought to create the "perfect species" in his own image, and first created the Infinus to help him build up the nascent universe he was creating.

The first Infinus to be created were Temporus, Infinus of Time, and Spacius, Infinus of Space, respectively, and they were assigned to regulate the key building blocks of the universe from their Nui Towers. The other original Infinus were assigned several elements and had creation powers, too, but lacked the sufficient powers to forge large things as universes and such.

Early Infinian society, like the early state of the universe, was devoid of the later four Realms of the universe, instead taking place in a single large society where the Six Holy Elements were freely available to aid the nascent Infinians in creating whatever it was that they were intending to create. They organised themselves in what later became known as the Common Society, a direct democratic governance system that loosely regulated Infinian society.

When a debate broke out about the usage of the Six Holy Elements and the possibility of attaining more powers through them, disagreement broke out between factions of the Common Society's public parliament. An assassination of a key figure in one of the factions led to further accusations, and eventually, the budding Infinian society descended into what became known as the First Great Infinus War.

The war lasted only a short amount of time, though the battles were on such a magnificent scale that they threatened to rip apart the fabric of the universe itself due to the usage of the Six Holy Elements. This, combined with shame that his species had turned against one another, forced Kronos to return to Infina Magna to banish the leaders of both sides. The Infinus of Infinity then wiped the memories of the remaining combatants to only remember that there was a War and that it should never be repeated, but they did not know who the combatants were.

A few more Infinus were created in the aftermath to serve as guardians of society and to act as its rulers. Prominent "second generation" Infinus were Titanus and Electrax, who were both Combat Masters as well, and members of the Combat Masters' League as well as the Order of the Infinus, putting them both in positions of political power.

The result was that the Order of the Infinus federalised Infina Magna to rule it from Hava Infina, the newly-founded capital of the planet. There, the Order of the Infinus and the Combat Masters' League served as the elite class of society, something which led to anger in the smaller cities like Ksita, Drahai and Hava Dersa, which felt marginalised by the leadership in Hava Infina.

When Titanus proposed that the Combat Masters' League and the Order of the Infinus seek out the Six Holy Elements to reshape the universe and prevent a terrible disaster, his plans were met with much resistance, especially from the Toa, Filius, who was the acting leader of the Combat Masters' League. When Titanus, Velnax and Sol set out to carry out the plan anyway, a standoff occurred, which later led to an escalation of the conflict, in which Titanus founded the Coalition of Independent Infinus, with which he used the other cities' political dissatisfaction to aid him in fighting the Combat Masters' League.

The resulting Second Great Infinus War became a conflict not only over finding the Six Holy Elements and gaining control over them, it also became a political and social conflict that tore apart Infinian society and its organs. The Order of the Infinus became a secret society and went into hiding, while the Combat Masters' League grew out to become a massive army in the wake of the Coalition's forces. The battling culminated in the Battle of the Sacred Citadel in the Southern Continent of Infina Magna, in which Sol and Acidius were killed, and Titanus was banished by Kronos after opening the Mirror of Infinity in an attempt to gain control over the element of Infinity.

In the aftermath of the Second Great Infinus War, Infina Magna became inaccessible to the other Realms, and the remainder of the population of Infina Magna was sent to the Realm of Light, where they colonised planets like Estron, Azzilat, Moni, Kubran and Dracia, and much later on, Arcturus Magna. Whether or not the Infinian species still exists, is not known.

Abilities and Traits
The Infinus were an extremely varied species, with no two Infinus being perfectly the same creatures and every Infinus being an essentially unique creature, unlike the Toa who came later. Some traits all Infinus did share, though, were their abilities to regenerate themselves in the face of mortal danger, and their ability to create incarnates by placing a part of their Heart into the heart of another. They also shared the ability to shapeshift into any form they wished to take, further contributing to the notion that each Infinus was a unique creature.

Known Infinus

 * Kronos, Infinus of Infinity
 * Temporus, Infinus of Time
 * Spacius, Infinus of Space
 * Nihiltidax/Titanus, Infinus of Darkness
 * Sol, Infinus of Light (deceased)
 * Acidius, Infinus of Acid (deceased)
 * Velnax, Infinus of Fire
 * Electrax, Infinus of Lightning

Social Structure of Infinian Society
Because of their creative nature and their abilities to create, Infinians were traditionally inclined to a libertarian, near-anarchic approach to ruling their societies. This is even visible in Kronos' non-interference in the universe he created except when absolutely necessary. This libertarian social structure eventually led to the downfall of the Common Society and its descent into war. In the aftermath, the Order of the Infinus was established as an attempt at implementing some form of government over Infinian society. Still, the inhabitants of cities other than Hava Infina felt that they were being discriminated and left out of the political process deliberately, leading to much dissatisfaction.

Despite their high intelligence and their high levels of technology, the Infinus were known to be a species of introverts who often preferred meditation and calmn over the loudness that they believed a modern society would hold for them. This led to the Infinus being extremely private creatures. A prime form of social interaction, though, was philosophy, which was one of the most popular pastimes of Infinian society.

Language
The first Infinus to be created on Infina Magna spoke Kronian Infinian, but that language evolved into modern-day Infinian after the First Great Infinus War. Kronian Infinian was nearly impossible to read even to latter-day students of the Kronian period, and it meant that the translation and conversion of ancient texts was a monumental task. Later computers were, however, programmed with the ability to recognise the speech pattern and the script of the Kronian Infinian texts.

Trivia

 * As a species, the Infinians were inspired by the Biblical Angels as well as by the Biblical Humans, created as they were in the image of God (Kronos in the case of the Infinus).
 * The language of Kronian Infinian was inspired by Ancient Greek, and early Infinian society was influenced by Graeco-Roman society in Antiquity.