(not commonly known outside of Babel and religious circles) Bael is one of many archaic names given to a creator god in the Babelite mythos -- referred to, but not by name, in the myth of the Birth of the Seven Sisters. Some time in Babel's early history, the pantheon of gods and goddesses was dominated by a creator/destroyer duality: Bael, Creator and Lord of the Sky, and Vael, Destroyer and Lady of the Earth. According to popular legend, the Seven Sisters were born of Bael and Vael, and rebelled, destroying their father and taking his power. Bael is still recognized in the Babelite pantheon, but as a "dead god", incapable of answering prayers.
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