Creation Myth Summary



Age of Creation: Kyrmos created the world and it’s inhabitants. He created all the animals on the land, fish in the sea, and birds in the air as well as the different creatures that would perhaps rule over the domain. There were humans, orcs, giants, fair folk, and deep ones. Kyrmos watched them build and war, fighting over territory with no clear idea in mind besides procreation and expansion. He sent his three sons down to pick a species to teach and give an edge and humans were chosen and taught. A great war was fought between the humans and other races where each were driven off to untold lands or wiped out from existence. Humans then began to prosper.

Age of Building: After a foothold was taken by man, then came the building. Cities were formed, wonders were built and an age of enlightenment was brought on by Paetor, Gustav, and Ultwe who took apprentices and taught them their crafts. This is when the great monuments were built: The Giant of Theem, The Grand Straddle, The God Channel, and The Granite Spiral, not to mention the thousands of artworks, legendary weapons, illustrious cities and landmarks.

Age of Paragons: The Brothers took a step back and allowed man to use their gifts as they saw fit. The Apprentices spread out across the land and taught others their ways and nations began to form. This was the age of heroes, where the greatest myths and legends were founded. Grand wars were fought that lasted for decades, even hundreds of years (such as The War of the People and Last Stand of the Giants). Great feats of strength, romance, and drama took place during these times. The end of the Age of Paragons was heralded by the murder Ultwe and the scattering of his living apprentices.

Age of Descent: This is considered the peak of humanity and also it’s steady decline, Gustav’s apprentices had all disappeared to different parts of the globe to unknown lands leaving only their apprentices and those they in turn taught. Paetor took his apprentices down into the World Engine with him to stop The Frailed and Gustav locked himself in The Granite Spiral, man was left with only themselves. Considered a darkest age thus far.

Age of Man: First time where man was completely on his own. Nations formed and disbanded, empires rose and fell, wars fought and heroes born. Magic began it’s steady leak from the world, where you could find one magic user in a group of ten, you now could only find one out of 50 and their power was far weaker than those before. King Ellis Graven takes Cortesia as his capitol and begins the formation of the Jointed Provinces during the last year of the Age of Man.

Age of Expansion: This age was brought forth with the creation of the Jointed Provinces and the Midderlands. King Ellis Graven first began his conquest from his seat in Cortesia, pushing outwards across the land to solidify his empire. This has been the most unified people have been in thousands of years, where up until this point, the Midderlands had been divided by several kings, all warring with each other for territory and power. This is the current age, just over halfway through.