Terram
9 Duré, 2142 - AD
In The Beginning...
The planet Terram was at one time a simple, lifeless rock, floating through the vast emptiness of the cosmos. The benevolent deities of the heavens saw this empty rock, and encircled it with their divine warmth. With a peaceful calmness and an aura of goodness, each of the righteous gods breathed their essence onto this rock, imbuing it with qualities uniquely their own. Mirimae, the Goddess of the Sun, shone her brilliant rays to the distant corners of the world, bathing the land in a warm, luminous light. Vessaille filled the mighty chasms with plentiful ocean waters, crashing waves, and the gentle flow of time. Azrael, in her infinite beauty, lit up the night sky when Mirimae’s rays slowly vanished behind the horizon. Mithriane lent her powerful might, and Irise her abundant spirit, to create the respective mountains and forests. Seeing the beauty of what the other deities had accomplished, Mepha, the creator, the original lord of the universe, saw fit to bestow his blessing. Carefully, he breathed his essence into the planet, creating the many races of man. All was good; all was pure.But where there is goodness and beauty, so too is there always despair and evil. The evil lords of the hells, as is their true nature, tarnished the lands with their influence. Sielik offered man the opportunity to lie, steal, and cheat. He showed man the temptation of material possession and greed. Anzus threatened to raze the wilderness and the terrain with his catastrophic power and his destructive essence. Even worse yet, Sariel and Hiemua wrought destruction and chaos upon the planet in the form of wars, disease, plague and famine. Their tandem of treachery and evil resulted in death, and thusly Mirodor arrived to devour the souls of the deceased.
Man's fate is not one that is predestined. Every being that exists has the opportunity to choose between what is right, and what is wrong. The lords of the hells act merely as distractions for one who travels on the path of virtue, their temptations nothing but unnecessary noise. But not all can follow this path through to its end, some will stray from the light, and allow the whispers of evil to pollute their mind. Some will even deliberately avoid this path, craving the attention of the sinister gods, cherishing in the misery of others. But every man will have his time, his opportunity to make that decision. It is up to each person to decide what truly lies in their heart, what is the color of their soul, and what their legacy will be upon this mighty world.
