Golden Seven

Golden Seven, Seven Heavens - any coincidence? Who knows, maybe, one would have to know if the Seven Heavens came before Bal-Kriav.   The Golden Seven was an elite unit of angels that served the gods.  They were sent on dangerous missions to take down abominations, primordials minions of great might, and even to take out their primordial masters.

They fought in the Dawn War and were probably decisive in bringing victory to the gods and their angelic armies.  While on Bal-Kriav, they built a mammoth citadel called Aphalur.  This place lies in the great mountain range called the Elephant Backbone, and serves as the capital of a holy dwarven empire called Akthol-Tharag.  Don't bother going there though, they don't allow outsiders into the place, thinking that they would defile the holy place with their presence.

Some of the Golden Seven perished in the Dawn War, while others rose to become gods.  One interesting member of this group is Ares.  He must have been different back then, ally and friend to Athena and other goodly angels, time though took its toll on him and made him darker with the ages.