The Charred Council are mediators of the universe, keeping the balance between the never ending war between the Kingdom of Heaven and Hell in Darksiders and Darksiders II. Under their control were the Four Horsemen, a brotherhood of War, Death, Strife, and Fury that punished all who did not obey.
Amid the turmoil, the first humans emerged. The Council foretold that these weak, but cunning creatures would someday be integral to the Balance. Thus a third kingdom was named - the Kingdom of Man. A truce was forged between Heaven and Hell and the pact bound by the creation of the Seven Seals, to be broken at the appointed time when the Four Horsemen would ride across Earth and punish the guilty.
