Tartarus was the underworld located in the depths of the Earth. In the fiery depth of Earths womb, Tartarus held together the bottomless pits of hell. He was the first ruler of the underworld. With the creation of humans and their souls, Tartarus sank into nothingness as he judged and punished the guilty for unspeakable atrocities. There he stands as a silent witness to the sins of humankind and the Gods his brethren gave rise to. It is thought that Tartarus never bore children of his own, despondent with the ways of Gods and men alike. The innately good souls found another place, a heaven where they awaited their rebirth. Erebus was the gloom of Tartarus. His gloomy mists blanketed Nyx where he fathered Charon, Thanatos, and Hypnos. Unlike the incredible burden held by the Keeper of Hell, Erebus sat on the peripherals of Tartarus, offering his brother Tartarus strength when his burdens became too great. As atrocities on Earth rose, he could not stop his brother from fading into the darkness of Hell and he feared that his brother would altogether disappear.
