Difference between revisions of "Elder Wars"

Nearly two thousand years passed, and in that time, the Elder Gods' essence began to spontaneously splinter into thousands of different entities, each resembling the God whose existence was shattered to create them. Unlike the Elders, these beings, star-shaped with two arms, two legs, and a head, had limited lifespans, and could procreate, and so began the mortal races of Lusternia.

Bollikin was the first to splinter, and the race of the [[furrikin]] came from Him. Elfenehoala was next, though Her splintered mortals were more homogenous - the [[elfen]]. Tae became the [[tae'dae]], and Loboshi became the [[loboshigaru]]. During this time, Mugowumpois studied the mortals very closely, watching them, interviewing them, and recording their history. She learned that each mortal carried with them a shard of divinity, meaning that they had the potential to become an Elder God once more, but their fragile form and various weaknesses meant that none survived long against the Soulless.

Mugowumpois also discovered that when these mortals died, their souls did not merely dissipate into nonexistence, but were instead reincarnated within a new body. While this seemed remarkable, a more fascinating discovery soon presented itself; the souls of mortals, because of their ability to reincarnate, could never be absorbed by the Soulless. Normally, when an Elder was consumed by the Soulless, They grew stronger, but when the Soulless feasted upon mortals, They actually became more lethargic. So long as a pocket of each mortal race was kept alive, the Soulless could never truly absorb the essence of the splintered Gods. The remaining Elders' purpose was renewed: They were to preserve the mortal races for as long as possible, until Roark and those who ventured out into the Void returned with Dynara and Magnora.