Arganda The world egg

Long ago, before the world of Arganda came to be there was a great rift that opened between the outer planes and the far realms. Through this rift poured out all manner of nightmarish creatures. Hordes of elder powers and horrific aberrations tour through the rip between the realms bent on chaos, devastation, and domination.   The invasion would have been stopped in it's tracks had the Gods of the realms set aside their differences and banded together to stave off the assault. Unfortunately however old grudges and petty power grabs broke up the tentative alliances before they could even mount an effective defense. Met only with pockets of resistance instead of a unified force the Aberrations of the outer realms claimed a semblance of victory. While not able to establish a secure foothold they were however able to slip past the scattered defenses of the gods and slink into the dark and forgotten corners of the known realms to sow chaos.   Argos, a little known deity of creativity, balance, and strength was one of the true champions of the war. He alone stood to hold off the countless hordes of the alien monstrosities of the outer realms at the rift between realms. He fought valiantly and brilliantly, holding off wave after wave of the creatures from beyond the known planes. In the end however he was unable to withstand the constant onslaught. Finally seeing the folly of their petty disputes the other gods rushed to his aid. Mortally wounded, but not yet slain Agos quietly withdrew from the battle.   His powers fading, and slowly dying he sought out an unknown area of the prime material plane and created a lone world. Upon completing his fragile creation, and knowing he would not survive to protect and guide its growth he made the ultimate sacrifice. He poured all his remaining powers and every bit of his very essence into the infant world, breathing life into it and shielding it from other powers wishing to control it. As the world and all its life originated from the essence of Agos his power continued to grow even after his death.   Many ages later his mother Gia, Goddess of birth and creation discovered the final work of her beloved child. Coming to understand that this was not merely a new world, but a vessel that contained his essence and allowed it to grow as the life force of the world grew. With this knowledge she created an enormous orb at the center of the world known as the Argos Nova. The orb acted as a focus to draw and collect his power as it manifested around the world. The orb would be the yoke and the world around it the shell.   She knew not if it would work, but she believed that some day her child would be returned to her. In a sense she was correct. Over the ages the essence of Agos slowly coalesced and his consciousness began to manifest. Inside the world egg Agos grew.