ong, long ago, the Land did not exist. Nothing existed, but nothing was all there was.

Then Ae, the Creator, Molder of Worlds, made all that was, and all that will ever be. And then the One Who Waits gave all things their endings, thus creating Time. All things existed until the Ruiner destroyed those things which never existed and never shall exist, and so all that remained was that which Is. And so it was.

Then Anz shaped all that was to the shape it now has, and drew out the Land, and put Ae above and the Gatherer of Souls below, and put Himself at the head. And Geskekelud passed His hand across the Land, which was then flat and bare, and it wrinkled and tore. Mountains raised up and water rushed in to fill the spaces in between, and He placed himself across from Anz. And so it was.

Then Nirian seated Herself on Her throne of ivory, and Shagras on Her throne of carnelian, and They gave life to the Land. Nirian showed it how to grow and thrive, and Shagras taught it to hunt and harvest and be strong. Life spread across the Land, flourishing and tearing at itself. And so it was.

And so the Land was born, with the thrones of the gods at its ends, and so it stayed until the gods began to quarrel over Who was the most great.

But that is another story...

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