The First War

The histories of The First War are vague, having been passed down through the centuries in the form of decaying scrolls and tapestries. What is known for certain is that the native races were driven into exile. The centaurs retreated into the steppes, while the satyrs fled into the forests. The Gygans, an ancient civilization of cyclopes, were annihilated, leaving behind the crumbling ruins of their fallen cities. 
The cost of victory was great: by the time the war ended, the last of the Dragons had been killed defending the city they loved most. Although the Dragonlords are remembered as the great heroes of this age, their noble dragons came to be equally venerated as guardian spirits. The blood of their sacrifice is woven into the stones of Mytros, and to this day the city is said to glow radiant bronze at sunset. 
Perhaps most miraculous of all, however, was the appearance of The Five Gods. These immortal figures descended from heaven when the tide had turned against the Dragonlords. Some have claimed that they were manifestations of Thylea's own desire to protect her immigrant children. They took the form of mortal men and women, but their eyes were alight with the fire of divinity. 
Each of these new gods manifested some portion of the power that had once belonged to the Titans. Pythor, The God of Battle, took command of the centurions of Mytros and, after many gruesome battles, the armies of the native races were broken. When the final spear had been thrust into the heart of the Gygan King, the Five Gods fell into a torpor, apparently to recover their strength. The city, it seemed, was safe. 
But Sydon and Lutheria swore vengeance. The mountains shook, the seas boiled with rage, and spine-chilling nightmares descended upon the mortal armies. Such was the anger of the Titans that their retaliation threatened to sunder the very foundations of Thylea. 
In the end, Mytros, The Goddess of Dawn, sacrificed herself and ascended once more to the heavens in order to rescue her beloved city from destruction.

The deeds of the nefarious Dragonlords have been greatly exaggerated. I am certain that they had nothing to do with the summoning of the Five Gods.
— Chondrus, Priest of Lutheria

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