History of Adun
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:19 pm
For now, I'll be doing a very skeletal history, mostly focusing on Kalesten, but it will be expanded on as time goes on.
Adun mythology tells us that Orran'sulani and Nydoini came to Adun and found it a lifeless sphere, and they were the ones who brought life to the world. After their seven children were born and grew to adulthood, the first seven races were created; the Zaedyn, Mariel, Asath, Brech'mar, Nafod, Idayn, and Danaij. Over the next thousand years, these races began to evolve and change, split into subraces, and spread throughout the world. In the meantime, the divine family began to grow...
Unlike many religions that we are familiar with, they did not tell the people that the universe was created by them. Consider the implications of this idea. Perhaps the people of Adun realize that there is a vast universe out there with other species on other worlds, and they know that they are just one world amongst many. Or maybe they realize that the universe is open, but they think that they are the only source of life, as they may think their gods are the only ones.
Humanity began to evolve on its own, though after their ape ancestors began to show potential as a sentient race, the gods took interest in them and began to mold them. The new young third generation gods took it upon themselves to guide humans on the path of evolution, and in time, some tribes of humans went from nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes to settling and learning to farm their own food.
It was not long after the beginning of human civilization that Ispa's war began swiftly. She slew her father and absorbed his soul, taking on his power, and in the confusion, her children led their followers to war. Craseth had created the Danaij'vai subrace of warriors; Yoma had created the vampire virus to turn humans, Danaij, and other races into blood-drinking, immortal, intelligent undead, and the rest of her children led humans and danaij soldiers into war on the continent of Ageond where the Danaij were settled. Soon, the armies of darkness conquered the entire continent, and began to drive into Thiskel.
In the heavens, the gods were thrown into chaos with the death of their father. In her grief, Nydoini felt she could not lead a war against her own daughter, and thus, she sacrificed herself to her son Idraen, allowing him to absorb her soul and gain her power. With Idraen possessing the greatest power, he took the throne and reunited his siblings to strike against Ispa.
In the realm of the mortals, all the races united against the armies of darkness and slaughtered them across the land of Thiskel. However, there was no freeing Ageond. The elemental gods united to destroy the continent to destroy the followers of darkness. Alaezo sorched the lands, Zelan fanned the flames, Brecha destroyed the earth, while Maris sank the land. Meanwhile, Idraen faced his twin sister in combat and emerged victorious. He had wounded her severely and began to absorb her soul, but she managed to escape, weak and wounded.
The effects of sinking Ageond destroyed around seventy percent of the continent, but the gods of darkness managed to salvage a small southern portion which would become commonly referred to as the "Forsaken Land" in the future. However, greater effects would be felt across the world. The temperature of the oceans rose, causing the world temperatures to rise and the polar ice to melt. However, with a new void in the ocean, water levels didn't rise much on the remaining continents, and in fact, many coastlines receded. The rapid warming of the world led to devastating natural disasters, and the tectonic plates of the world reacted to the disruption of the sunken continent. Though the gods did their best to control the damage, disasters were still unavoidable. Many thousands perished, mostly humans, but in time, the balance returned to the world.
Adun mythology tells us that Orran'sulani and Nydoini came to Adun and found it a lifeless sphere, and they were the ones who brought life to the world. After their seven children were born and grew to adulthood, the first seven races were created; the Zaedyn, Mariel, Asath, Brech'mar, Nafod, Idayn, and Danaij. Over the next thousand years, these races began to evolve and change, split into subraces, and spread throughout the world. In the meantime, the divine family began to grow...
Unlike many religions that we are familiar with, they did not tell the people that the universe was created by them. Consider the implications of this idea. Perhaps the people of Adun realize that there is a vast universe out there with other species on other worlds, and they know that they are just one world amongst many. Or maybe they realize that the universe is open, but they think that they are the only source of life, as they may think their gods are the only ones.
Humanity began to evolve on its own, though after their ape ancestors began to show potential as a sentient race, the gods took interest in them and began to mold them. The new young third generation gods took it upon themselves to guide humans on the path of evolution, and in time, some tribes of humans went from nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes to settling and learning to farm their own food.
It was not long after the beginning of human civilization that Ispa's war began swiftly. She slew her father and absorbed his soul, taking on his power, and in the confusion, her children led their followers to war. Craseth had created the Danaij'vai subrace of warriors; Yoma had created the vampire virus to turn humans, Danaij, and other races into blood-drinking, immortal, intelligent undead, and the rest of her children led humans and danaij soldiers into war on the continent of Ageond where the Danaij were settled. Soon, the armies of darkness conquered the entire continent, and began to drive into Thiskel.
In the heavens, the gods were thrown into chaos with the death of their father. In her grief, Nydoini felt she could not lead a war against her own daughter, and thus, she sacrificed herself to her son Idraen, allowing him to absorb her soul and gain her power. With Idraen possessing the greatest power, he took the throne and reunited his siblings to strike against Ispa.
In the realm of the mortals, all the races united against the armies of darkness and slaughtered them across the land of Thiskel. However, there was no freeing Ageond. The elemental gods united to destroy the continent to destroy the followers of darkness. Alaezo sorched the lands, Zelan fanned the flames, Brecha destroyed the earth, while Maris sank the land. Meanwhile, Idraen faced his twin sister in combat and emerged victorious. He had wounded her severely and began to absorb her soul, but she managed to escape, weak and wounded.
The effects of sinking Ageond destroyed around seventy percent of the continent, but the gods of darkness managed to salvage a small southern portion which would become commonly referred to as the "Forsaken Land" in the future. However, greater effects would be felt across the world. The temperature of the oceans rose, causing the world temperatures to rise and the polar ice to melt. However, with a new void in the ocean, water levels didn't rise much on the remaining continents, and in fact, many coastlines receded. The rapid warming of the world led to devastating natural disasters, and the tectonic plates of the world reacted to the disruption of the sunken continent. Though the gods did their best to control the damage, disasters were still unavoidable. Many thousands perished, mostly humans, but in time, the balance returned to the world.