The Creation of All Things
First, there was only the gods. All were separate, but equal in power. Wanting to expand their domains and exercise their power, the gods created out of the nothing that was the universe. Aeli created the sun, basking the universe in light. Niddea created the moon and the night as a reprieve from the heat and brightness. Tulmo desired a medium with which to create things, and so he created the elements and used those to forge worlds and mountains. Yanna saw that she could add to Tulmo's creation, and so brought life into the world. But Tulmo feared that Yanna's additions, left unchecked, would overwhelm and take over his own. So, Umhendos gave each of Yanna's creations a lifespan so that they would grow old and decay.
Nessina saw an opportunity in the most intelligent of Yanna's creation, and gave them the art of song. The people of the world used this seed of music to sing to each other and eventually they began to collaborate and create for themselves. These beings became the most fascinating subjects to the gods as they soon found that these creatures could create and imagine things that rivaled their own reckoning. All of the gods began to mould and influence these mortals until aspects of their godhood could be found in each and every one of them. Soon enough, the gods found that the peoples of their universe began to rise and fall, make war and then peace, seek vengence and forgiveness, create and destroy, all without any influence of their own.
Irmanis and the Gift of Magic
While the other gods were creating the universe and molding each others' creations, Irmanis watched. He took note of how the gods played with their subjects, and he saw how the children of their creation were growing increasingly curious and ambitious. Irmanis saw their potential. He decided to add his influence to those of his peers and foster this potential, knowing that with the right direction, these mortals could eventually rival the power of the gods themselves.
To do this, he went to each of the other gods and asked them, "What is it that you use to fuel your creation?"
"The joy of creation itself." Replied Tulmo.
"The unpredictability of life." Said Yanna.
"The warmth of light." Said Aeli.
"The power of song." Said Nessina.
"The strength of balance." Said Alimann.
"The succor of the cold night." Said Niddea.
"The slow embrace of winter." Said Umhendos.
"The ecstacy of power and revolution." Said Torrigana.
"The mystery of secrets." Said Mordaeus.
"The final rest of death." Said Vairea.
From each of these answers, Irmanis was able to take a spark of the power of creation from each of the gods. And after gathering the creative potential from each of these gods, he bound this power together with his own. He filled his hands and voice with the combined power of all of the gods.
Then, Irmanis went to the world that the gods had created and walked among the mortals that so fascinated him. As he traveled, he spoke to people of all walks of life, and as he spoke to them, he taught them the secrets of creation. Little by little, he gave out small pieces of the spark of creation he had gathered from the other gods until it was depleated and free amidst the world for the mortals to take and use as they saw fit. As with all gifts given to them by the gods, the people of the world took Irmanis' blessing and further taught it to each other and expanded upon its potential until societies and institutions of magic were as widespread as the wind.
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