Kin

"It is said that in the days of the Age of Paradise, the words species, people, and ethnicity were indistinguishable, their meanings collapsed into a singular, uncomplicated truth. In the grand design of the Divine Parents, each Firstborn species was granted its own domain—a living space where they reigned supreme, free to shape their existence in splendid isolation. How dreadfully monotonous that must have been! Perhaps it is the bias of my own era speaking, but I struggle to fathom a world where every people remained confined to their own corner, untouched by the vibrancy and chaos of mingling lives.   Today, Netherdyn is a glorious mosaic, its realms teeming with a kaleidoscope of peoples: humans, albs, gnolls, nachtgigers, dryads, and more. Entire regions, such as Valleterna or the Bittermarsh, defy the notion of a dominant species. Who can say to whom those lands once belonged in the distant haze of millennia past? The records have crumbled, the lines have blurred, and now the world stands as a testament to the beautiful chaos of coexistence.   And beautiful it is. There is a kind of magic in the mingling of differences, a vitality that breathes life into the soul of the world. If you are reading these pages, dear reader, I can only hope you share in my appreciation for this kaleidoscopic wonder. It is a story worth telling, and one I am most eager to share. So, allow me to guide you through the marvels of the many peoples of Netherdyn. Their histories, their cultures, their triumphs and tragedies—all await you within these pages."

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Arvandus Quillborne