Tanus

Tanus is one of the two Overdeities that likely created the universe, alongside Aldar. Very little is known of Tanus besides the information granted to the followers of the Deities created by him.

Placement in the Pantheon
Tanus first created Oelim, to aid in his work to bring order to Elyria which at the time was a place of chaotic, elemental forces that raged and destroyed all. Once the elemental forces were subdued, he created Zoi. The Allmother brought life to Elyria, shaping plants, animals and all else from the elemental forces that remained.

The reasoning behind Tanus' decision to create Sudara remains unknown as she seemingly played no significant role in the early development of Elyria. For a long time she remained without creations of her own.

Finally once life grew more complex, Tanus created Zanje to bring joy and knowledge to the mortals of Elyria.

The Great Betrayal
Tanus' role in the Pantheon is mostly unknown, but it is likely that his guidance and will continued to influence everything in the universe, at least until the Great Betrayal. When Lurro betrayed the Pantheon and forced Tanus' Sudara to leave the Pantheon, Tanus vanished. Whilst mentioned only rarely by his sons and daughters before this, they only tell of Tanus in very exceptional moments. Some claim that Tanus left the Pantheon, possibly because he saw his role complete (despite this being the start of a Blood War that would devastate and forever change every corner of the universe). But where he might have gone seems to be a mystery never to be solved.

Symbol
The origins of the triangular symbol associated with Tanus is unknown. Almost every society claims that it is their ancestors that invented it, but nigh all have been debunked.

One somewhat popular theory claims that each one of the curved sides represents one of the three deities he created. What role Sudara plays here remains unknown.