Birth of the Havanir

Summary

According to Havanir religion, the god Havani came upon a fully formed earth and saw its great potential as wasted. Desiring to fulfill the world's potential, Havani created men. For a time, men lived in peace as Havani intended. However, Havani eventually discovered that something was missing from man's life, and that men also had no way to procreate like the animals did. Havani developed the idea of woman, but he only created one at first, to confirm that his plan would work. Thus, the first fight broke out. The men all clamored for the woman's time, attention, and body, disrespecting her and fighting each other even to death. Havani tried to remedy his mistake by creating more women, but the damage had been done. Men had discovered the lure of competition, and continued to fight over even small things, and women endured continued disrespect from many men. Havani sent a group of pure-hearted men to intervene, but they were unsuccessful. Havani withdrew the pure-hearted men, and the few women who remained unadulterated, from the rest of mankind and walked with them personally, teaching them how to live in peace and nurture and protect the earth as intended. When the Havanir, as they came to be called, multiplied sufficiently, many swore off romantic pleasures because they'd been the source of original contention, while the rest continued to procreate and preserve the Havanir race. Now, the Havanir people are called by their place of origin (Piradin) and only the abstinent (members of The Order of Havani ) are known as Havanir.