How the World Came to Be

Before time began and Her true name was forbidden, there lived the Goddess in a great crystal diamond. She came to bear two children, Kynlarah and Mottshor. Kynlarah came to bear a son and a daughter, Zhaneyr and Wafilyn. Her brother Mottshor was jealous of her happiness because he could not bear children. He begged his mother the Goddess for the power to make his own children. She refused, but bore herself another son and daughter, Breeton and Lanerrah, which she gave to Mottshor to raise.

Meanwhile, Kynlarah was so happy with her two children that she bore a third, Clarler. By this time the crystal had become too crowded, so the Goddess saw that there was need for more space to hold her growing family. She split the diamond into the four elements. She planned to give three pieces to Kynlarah’s children and the fourth piece to Breeton. Mottshor was angry that Kynlarah’s younger daughter received a piece when his only daughter, Lanerrah, got nothing. In his anger he stole Clarler and disguised Lanerrah as she. The Goddess, when giving out the elements, saw through the disguise and approached Mottshor. He, frightened that after all his trouble Lanerrah would still be cheated, killed Clarler. It was the first death.

Kynlarah angrily demanded her brother be banished into the void. The Goddess was greatly saddened, but forgave Lanerrah and gave the fourth piece of the split diamond to her. As for Mottshor, he was condemned to forever witness the death of all things.

The four pieces of the diamond were given to the grandchildren to make a larger world. Zhaneyr used his piece, Earth, to made a body in the void. Wafilyn used Water to create the rivers and oceans on the body. Breeton created the Fire of the suns to give warmth to the body, and Lanerrah first sent Wind swirling around the land to keep the air fresh and the other elements in balance.

Kynlarah was delighted with the new world, but thought it was too large for the small family of gods. Using her ability to make life, she populated the land with lesser life: animals and plants.

To further expand upon the world, the Goddess herself combined the powers of her grandchildren to create the lesser gods. From Water and Wind came Murunh, the god of clouds. From Water and Fire came Jernt, the god of storms. From Water and Earth came Hintlo, god of stones. From Air and Fire came Carnly, goddess of stars. From Air and Earth came Sarlissy, goddess of crystals. From Fire and Earth came Dorn, god of metals. In Clarler’s memory the Goddess also made the Abstracts: Pala, goddess of colors, and Grahnsin, goddess of dreams.

Thus the world came to be.

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