The Splitter

The First Splitter became an
instant legend- a mortal with the power to slay gods. mortals worshipped them
as a new deity, however this adoration was not long lived. The Splitter began
to turn their wrath onto innocents, destroying cities, rearranging the face of
the planet and killing millions with their immeasurable power. Their rampage
was halted when they were finally killed and the people of the continent
believed the ordeal of gods and deities was ultimately finished. However, the
nightmare did not end. The Splitter was reincarnated, and rose anew, bringing
with them death and destruction in the following generation.

Splitting was once a fairly
common power lent to mortals by the gods. The Splitter is unique from other
splitters in their vastness and seemingly bottomless well of power they are
able to reach into.

Splitting power manifests in
many ways but there are three main splitting techniques that have been
documented:

1.    They can shatter objects, by separating
its parts. As an example, they can collapse a wall by separating the stone from
the mortar. The effect of this is usually a violent ejection of the two
substances which results in an explosion.

2.    They can cleave, or shatter objects.
Most commonly this is slicing an object in half, no matter its material.

3.    Disintegrating objects. Eg breaking a
stone down into sand.

Splitter madness-

The Splitter's power seems too
great a burden for them, as all accounts tell of their slow descent into
madness which is what leads them to rampage. Unlike the corrupting power of the
gods, no one knows why the Splitter is so powerful, or why they always slide
into insanity. Many believe that it is the sheer burden of carrying immense
power with them is what causes their instability.

When a Splitter is identified,
whenever there have been any historical records left, hundreds of thousands of
deaths lay in the wake of the Splitter's wrath. For example, a splitter in Al’Haura split the land and changed
the direction of river, causing intense drought in the north, killing millions.
For small communities with little knowledge of the world beyond, they believe
that The Splitter brings about the end of days, and they dread the time when
the splitter will be reborn.

Last known splitter -

The last known Splitter was Deiderik, who was dubbed the
child killer for his propensity for killing pregnant women in the later stages
of his Splitter madness. He was affiliated with the Horse tribe. Many tribes in
the past have attempted to ally themselves with The Splitter, despite the
dangers they knew would be waiting along the road. The idea being that it is
better it have them on your side than fight against them. Deiderik was relatively young and
wasn't given much of a chance to cause much damage, however in his final days
he was raving mad, and set about killing the entire royal family. He
slaughtered Hundus’ Pregnant wife Ragnhild and
their children. He killed all living relatives he could before attacking Hundus
himself, who survived, and together with Ry’Talil killed Deiderik.

The Splitter is reborn every
time they die. What the people or Norheim don’t know is that there are
other continents beside Norheim and Al'Haura, so while they believe the
Splitter is only reborn every few generations, the reality is that the Splitter
often ends up on the other side of the planet. For this reason they believe
that The splitter’s rebirth is arbitrary and they dread their coming.