Immortals

The Immortals are individuals who were gifted with everlasting life by the gods. By design, one Immortal was born among each of the major races of Equis and Noctis, each blessed with power corresponding to the god that fashioned it.

According to many religious doctrines, the Immortals were created with the intent of giving High Magic to the people of the world. The Immortals were then meant to share the secrets, but very few did. Instead, most preferred to jealously guard their knowledge and use it to rule over their "lesser" counterparts.

Temples of the Magi
As the power of the Immortals grew unchecked, they began to come into conflict with each other more frequently and exploit non-Immortal creatures with greater abandon. These attitudes led to the creation of the Temples of the Magi, establishments sitting somewhere between cults and states. Immortals waged war on one another from their Temples, causing rampant destruction.

Cerielle, the Immortal of Light, led a crusade against the Temples in Equis which enjoyed great success, directly destroying a number of temples and forcing many more into abandonment or complacency.