The Arrival in Materia of the Gods and Peoples of Elthelas
As the World of Elthelas was overtaken by demons, devils, and the undead, Ptoma, Asmodeus, Ba'al and their many servants freely walked the material. Alohim, king of the Gods, lay dead at the hands of Mat'raktha his brother. Cora and Amathera were broken and bloodied, their followers slain in the thousands. The heavens themselves shook, as the God's war had begun anew, and with the forces of Good taken by surprise and defeated. The Three Sisters, Nera, Gaian, and Area convened at Gaian's holy shrine.
There Nera revealed that although her holy weapon had been stolen, it had been retrieved by mortals brave enough to wade into the realms of Skotevas and steal it from Mat'raktha's treasury. The same adventurers had retrieved Area's Book of Secrets from Asmodius, and Gaian's Staff of Creation from Ba'al. With their holiest artifacts back in their hands, but the world already lost, there was one option open to them. Remake the world.
Nevertheless, the 4 Gods of Darkness laid siege to the holy sanctum to stop their plans. Yet, they were too late. Their ritual complete, Nera plunged her dagger into the hearts of her sisters in turn, and then into her own, and with the unmaking of the Great Mothers, so too ended all their children, and their children's children. Their forms and realms wiped clean in an instant. Their essence returned to the universe.
The world was gone, and their was only Zhuul.
And from the nothingness, three sisters were born. Nevitae, Geocia, and Terra. And together, they wove the essences of the old Gods into new children. They each conceived of 8 children to bear parts of the essence of the universe, and together created them all to do as they would in the universe.
Then together with their children they created new realms, mirroring what once was, but in many ways different. Then Zhuul came to them, and reminded them that before there was nothing, there was something, and demanded a deal of the Sisters. That they must reach into the past, into what was, and bring back those that had pleaded with him for salvation.
And so it was. Nevitae and Geocia and Terra reached back to Elthelas that was, that piece that Zhuul had so carefully preserved within the void, and the humanoids that had lived there were brought to live on a new world that they called Materia, mixed and mingled one with another, so that anger and prejudice might die with the old world.
The Sisters then constructed for themselves a great Sanctuary in the highest places, from which they could watch over Materia, and the peoples therein, and set forth the Law.
1. The Gods could send none but their avatars and servants to Materia, and must act through them. 2. The Souls of the Dead would survive for but an apportioned time in the service of their chosen God, and then be returned to the essence of the universe. 3. The unclaimed dead would belong to the Sisters, to protect the realms of Logos and Aitia. 4. Mortal souls could not be compelled to serve a God, but must have the chance to freely choose.
And yet, the new people and Gods of Materia were not alone. There were other Gods already there, and the sisters declared them Demons and cast them out.
There Nera revealed that although her holy weapon had been stolen, it had been retrieved by mortals brave enough to wade into the realms of Skotevas and steal it from Mat'raktha's treasury. The same adventurers had retrieved Area's Book of Secrets from Asmodius, and Gaian's Staff of Creation from Ba'al. With their holiest artifacts back in their hands, but the world already lost, there was one option open to them. Remake the world.
Nevertheless, the 4 Gods of Darkness laid siege to the holy sanctum to stop their plans. Yet, they were too late. Their ritual complete, Nera plunged her dagger into the hearts of her sisters in turn, and then into her own, and with the unmaking of the Great Mothers, so too ended all their children, and their children's children. Their forms and realms wiped clean in an instant. Their essence returned to the universe.
The world was gone, and their was only Zhuul.
And from the nothingness, three sisters were born. Nevitae, Geocia, and Terra. And together, they wove the essences of the old Gods into new children. They each conceived of 8 children to bear parts of the essence of the universe, and together created them all to do as they would in the universe.
Then together with their children they created new realms, mirroring what once was, but in many ways different. Then Zhuul came to them, and reminded them that before there was nothing, there was something, and demanded a deal of the Sisters. That they must reach into the past, into what was, and bring back those that had pleaded with him for salvation.
And so it was. Nevitae and Geocia and Terra reached back to Elthelas that was, that piece that Zhuul had so carefully preserved within the void, and the humanoids that had lived there were brought to live on a new world that they called Materia, mixed and mingled one with another, so that anger and prejudice might die with the old world.
The Sisters then constructed for themselves a great Sanctuary in the highest places, from which they could watch over Materia, and the peoples therein, and set forth the Law.
1. The Gods could send none but their avatars and servants to Materia, and must act through them. 2. The Souls of the Dead would survive for but an apportioned time in the service of their chosen God, and then be returned to the essence of the universe. 3. The unclaimed dead would belong to the Sisters, to protect the realms of Logos and Aitia. 4. Mortal souls could not be compelled to serve a God, but must have the chance to freely choose.
And yet, the new people and Gods of Materia were not alone. There were other Gods already there, and the sisters declared them Demons and cast them out.
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