Post by Codex on Mar 4, 2017 8:10:43 GMT
Based on the original lore by Kitty.
In the beginning there was Black Matter and there was White Matter. For an eternity they fought and struggled with each other, both equally as strong and equally as large. Then the Black Matter grew frustrated. “Why do we fight?” she exclaimed, “We could be so much more if we worked together!” And so the Black Matter embraced the White Matter, and God was born.
At first, God was furious at Black Matter for putting him in that form. Then he realized his power was condensed. It was stronger. He forgave Black Matter and repaid her embrace, bringing form to the Goddess. They were the perfect balance. She was chaos to his order, cold to his heat, dark to his light, mother to his father.
Together they gave birth to Sekme, who created the skies. Next they gave birth to Emareth, who created the earth. Witavir was born next, and he created the waters. Finally, came Fayree. She brought forth fire. The four deities lived in the realm of their parents, The Realm of the Gods. Their creation existed on a plane below them and they called it Litharia.
Sekme wed Emareth and together they gave birth to Biodenae and Dalyknos. Biodenae created the creatures of Litharia in order to help Emareth care for the land. Dalyknos brought down the shadows from her realm and created darkness. Now it was always night and the creatures of Litharia hunted in darkness. And so there were two more deities to watch over the land.
Witavir wed Fayree and together they gave birth to Lemgarit and Sezorel. Lemgarit separated the darkness from the light, so that there was night and day. Then Emareth’s earth could truly prosper. Sezorel breathed life into the creatures, giving them souls and the ability to have free thought. He gave life to everything that they created, and thus the angels were born.
But the angels were unstable, born of the very cores of Sekme, Emareth, Witavir, and Fayree and each was unbalanced. Mortal creatures could not be birthed from raw elements, it seemed. They needed to be entirely biological and thus the humans were crafted. But they were too far in the opposite direction - crafted with no magic and pathetically short lifespans.
Dalyknos and Lemgarit wed and gave birth to Reikuani, Seree, and Reimee. Reikuani introduced death to Litharia. Reimee introduced birth. Seree watched over the land, making sure balance was kept and the land continued to prosper. It was she who banished the Angels to their off-cost island and the Humans to the other side of the planet where they were forsaken by the Gods who made them. The fae called her Fate. The angels called her Destroyer and cursed her name. The humans simply forgot as they themselves had been forgotten.
Biodenae wed Sezorel and gave birth to Illusen, Tataryn, and Ortalisen. Illusen created the power of illusions. Ortalisen became the god of conflict. Tataryn became the god of temptation. It was Tataryn who eventually seduced Seree, turning her from gracious watcher to capricious interloper. The two are helplessly in love but doomed to fight for control so long as they are in the presence of the other.
And so it came to be that God and Goddess watched over the Realm of the Gods. Seree and Tataryn watched over Litharia. Sezorel and Biodenae governed the Land of the Dead.
The important part at this stage is that Litharia flourished. It was inhabited by the beasts and by the fae and the balance stayed in tact. The fae split into two courts; the Seelie and the Unseelie. The former governed springtime and summer while the latter ruled over autumn and winter. They did not get along, but they existed for many thousands of years.
And then war broke out. Rising tension between the courts sparked when a Seelie noble went missing. The War of the Fae was long, terrible, and gruesome. Many were killed. Some species were wiped out entirely. It lasted three thousand years. Three thousand years of life where nothing and no one was safe. The forest echoed with screams and dripped with blood.
Finally, a single fairy rose up and began a two hundred year search for peace. Gaining allies and support from fae on all sides, this fairy managed to contract a peace treaty and form the High Council. She was the very first fairy princess to rule over the fae. Now the Seelie and Unseelie are nonexistent in all but title. The fae are a united people.
It would be another thousand years before anything would disrupt the balance again. A single fairy attempted to practice an extremely advanced form of magic and ended up opening a porthole to the Dream Land. The fairy died and daemons poured through the hole, infecting Litharia with their presence. The chaos of Dream Land met the wildness of Litharia.
Upon entering Litheria, the once immortal daemons lost their immortality and began to age. They now had a lifespan that lasted eight hundred years. With help from the fae, the daemons learned how to adapt. So long as they left their hosts alone, the fae gave them the same courtesy. Balance returned. Minor spats between the species existed, but as a whole everything was peaceful. Until the angels became aware of the existence of the daemons.
Angels existed in strict order and they were revolted by the daemons, but they were kept locked on their island where thei hate and disgust could fester while the daemons remained ignorant of their existence.
Long after the original daemons had died out, something new came to Litharia. Strange creatures who could completely change their forms. Shapeshifters. When asked, all they knew about their origins was that they “came from the great beyond, a land far, far, away.” The fae were fascinated by the creatures and welcomed them to their home as well.
Time passed. The daemons had integrated themselves into Litharia so well that it seemed as though they were a part of it. The shifters made villages and laid claim to a small volcanic island off the southern coast of Litharia. Having never needed the island, the fae let them have it. There was a golden age of peace. The three species had much to share and much to learn from each other.
The golden age was shattered by the arrival of the humans. They came by boat from a place called Torvor, the place that had been the human's homeland for countless millennia had been cracked open like an egg then swallowed by the sea. The few humans that remained traveled for months and were long out of food and water by the time they reached the great continent. Like they had the other species, the fae welcomed the humans to their land. At first, the humans were kind and interested in sharing knowledge with the fae. As barbaric as the strangers were, the fae believed they could be tamed.
But the humans refused to change.
First, they started killing the forest to build their cities. Next, they killed the beasts not for food but for decoration and sport. Then they began killing the fae themselves in a successful attempt at harnessing their magic. What followed was true chaos, which suited the daemons just fine.
The fae fought for the forest. Humans fought for control. Daemons fought for no one, though they did occasionally join in for their own undisclosed reasons. Due to the humans lack of trust, they mostly fought on the side of the fae. The shapeshifters did their best to keep to themselves. The humans had found ways to lock them into a single form and enslave them, and they had little desire to die for the sake of another species' morality.
This brings us to modern day Litharia.
The new King and Queen of the humans are attempting to make peace with the fae but the high Council is slow to reach an agreement, and the peoples of both sides continue to fight and kill one another. Some angels have found ways to slip out of their cage and risen to fight the scourge, introducing themselves to the daemons in the worst way possible. The shifters do as they please, individuals joining all four sides by their own will. And the increasing presence of the shadows who claim they have been here all along.
In the beginning there was Black Matter and there was White Matter. For an eternity they fought and struggled with each other, both equally as strong and equally as large. Then the Black Matter grew frustrated. “Why do we fight?” she exclaimed, “We could be so much more if we worked together!” And so the Black Matter embraced the White Matter, and God was born.
At first, God was furious at Black Matter for putting him in that form. Then he realized his power was condensed. It was stronger. He forgave Black Matter and repaid her embrace, bringing form to the Goddess. They were the perfect balance. She was chaos to his order, cold to his heat, dark to his light, mother to his father.
Together they gave birth to Sekme, who created the skies. Next they gave birth to Emareth, who created the earth. Witavir was born next, and he created the waters. Finally, came Fayree. She brought forth fire. The four deities lived in the realm of their parents, The Realm of the Gods. Their creation existed on a plane below them and they called it Litharia.
Sekme wed Emareth and together they gave birth to Biodenae and Dalyknos. Biodenae created the creatures of Litharia in order to help Emareth care for the land. Dalyknos brought down the shadows from her realm and created darkness. Now it was always night and the creatures of Litharia hunted in darkness. And so there were two more deities to watch over the land.
Witavir wed Fayree and together they gave birth to Lemgarit and Sezorel. Lemgarit separated the darkness from the light, so that there was night and day. Then Emareth’s earth could truly prosper. Sezorel breathed life into the creatures, giving them souls and the ability to have free thought. He gave life to everything that they created, and thus the angels were born.
But the angels were unstable, born of the very cores of Sekme, Emareth, Witavir, and Fayree and each was unbalanced. Mortal creatures could not be birthed from raw elements, it seemed. They needed to be entirely biological and thus the humans were crafted. But they were too far in the opposite direction - crafted with no magic and pathetically short lifespans.
Dalyknos and Lemgarit wed and gave birth to Reikuani, Seree, and Reimee. Reikuani introduced death to Litharia. Reimee introduced birth. Seree watched over the land, making sure balance was kept and the land continued to prosper. It was she who banished the Angels to their off-cost island and the Humans to the other side of the planet where they were forsaken by the Gods who made them. The fae called her Fate. The angels called her Destroyer and cursed her name. The humans simply forgot as they themselves had been forgotten.
Biodenae wed Sezorel and gave birth to Illusen, Tataryn, and Ortalisen. Illusen created the power of illusions. Ortalisen became the god of conflict. Tataryn became the god of temptation. It was Tataryn who eventually seduced Seree, turning her from gracious watcher to capricious interloper. The two are helplessly in love but doomed to fight for control so long as they are in the presence of the other.
And so it came to be that God and Goddess watched over the Realm of the Gods. Seree and Tataryn watched over Litharia. Sezorel and Biodenae governed the Land of the Dead.
The important part at this stage is that Litharia flourished. It was inhabited by the beasts and by the fae and the balance stayed in tact. The fae split into two courts; the Seelie and the Unseelie. The former governed springtime and summer while the latter ruled over autumn and winter. They did not get along, but they existed for many thousands of years.
And then war broke out. Rising tension between the courts sparked when a Seelie noble went missing. The War of the Fae was long, terrible, and gruesome. Many were killed. Some species were wiped out entirely. It lasted three thousand years. Three thousand years of life where nothing and no one was safe. The forest echoed with screams and dripped with blood.
Finally, a single fairy rose up and began a two hundred year search for peace. Gaining allies and support from fae on all sides, this fairy managed to contract a peace treaty and form the High Council. She was the very first fairy princess to rule over the fae. Now the Seelie and Unseelie are nonexistent in all but title. The fae are a united people.
It would be another thousand years before anything would disrupt the balance again. A single fairy attempted to practice an extremely advanced form of magic and ended up opening a porthole to the Dream Land. The fairy died and daemons poured through the hole, infecting Litharia with their presence. The chaos of Dream Land met the wildness of Litharia.
Upon entering Litheria, the once immortal daemons lost their immortality and began to age. They now had a lifespan that lasted eight hundred years. With help from the fae, the daemons learned how to adapt. So long as they left their hosts alone, the fae gave them the same courtesy. Balance returned. Minor spats between the species existed, but as a whole everything was peaceful. Until the angels became aware of the existence of the daemons.
Angels existed in strict order and they were revolted by the daemons, but they were kept locked on their island where thei hate and disgust could fester while the daemons remained ignorant of their existence.
Long after the original daemons had died out, something new came to Litharia. Strange creatures who could completely change their forms. Shapeshifters. When asked, all they knew about their origins was that they “came from the great beyond, a land far, far, away.” The fae were fascinated by the creatures and welcomed them to their home as well.
Time passed. The daemons had integrated themselves into Litharia so well that it seemed as though they were a part of it. The shifters made villages and laid claim to a small volcanic island off the southern coast of Litharia. Having never needed the island, the fae let them have it. There was a golden age of peace. The three species had much to share and much to learn from each other.
The golden age was shattered by the arrival of the humans. They came by boat from a place called Torvor, the place that had been the human's homeland for countless millennia had been cracked open like an egg then swallowed by the sea. The few humans that remained traveled for months and were long out of food and water by the time they reached the great continent. Like they had the other species, the fae welcomed the humans to their land. At first, the humans were kind and interested in sharing knowledge with the fae. As barbaric as the strangers were, the fae believed they could be tamed.
But the humans refused to change.
First, they started killing the forest to build their cities. Next, they killed the beasts not for food but for decoration and sport. Then they began killing the fae themselves in a successful attempt at harnessing their magic. What followed was true chaos, which suited the daemons just fine.
The fae fought for the forest. Humans fought for control. Daemons fought for no one, though they did occasionally join in for their own undisclosed reasons. Due to the humans lack of trust, they mostly fought on the side of the fae. The shapeshifters did their best to keep to themselves. The humans had found ways to lock them into a single form and enslave them, and they had little desire to die for the sake of another species' morality.
This brings us to modern day Litharia.
The new King and Queen of the humans are attempting to make peace with the fae but the high Council is slow to reach an agreement, and the peoples of both sides continue to fight and kill one another. Some angels have found ways to slip out of their cage and risen to fight the scourge, introducing themselves to the daemons in the worst way possible. The shifters do as they please, individuals joining all four sides by their own will. And the increasing presence of the shadows who claim they have been here all along.