The first of all 14 gods to be killed -- the only one left in space. He'an has remained in stable orbit as the planet's moon for 3000 years, since they were put there by whomever killed them.
Catalurgy is magic -- powered by Ichor, the blood of old dead gods. Ichor comes in 3 variants, causing 3 specializations of Catalurgy: Genesists, Transmutists, and Aurists.
With enough profit at stake, all things are possible. Such thinking has seen the Sahara desert become a thriving wilderness, ripe for exploitation once more.