History of Knaydia

Since the deities first came to Knaydia, there have been three distinct ages: the Origin, the Age of Divinity, and the Cataclysm.

## The Origin

*Main article: The Origin*

The Origin is the first age of Knaydia, which started when the gods arrived on the planet, allegedly meeting the primordial titans for the first time. During this time, the gods made creatures to inhabit Knaydia and raised some to godhood. A war between the primordial titans and the gods broke out, known as the Primordial Uprising, resulting in the banishment of the primordial titans. Some of the primordial joined the gods and rose to godhood for their actions in the war. Telestia created the ley lines of Knaydia. Serrene's ascension and the creation of the humans mark the end of the age.

### The First Creations

The Origin is the first age of Knaydia, which started when the deities arrived. During this time, these deities came in contact with the primordials, who were waging war against each other on the planet's surface. After working out a truce between the gods and the primordial, the gods created many creatures to inhabit Knaydia. The elves stood out, a humanoid race far more intelligent than anything else. Even with the truce intact, Knaydia was still hostile, and many elves had trouble defending themselves. Upset from the deaths of many of the god's creations, they began gifting mortals with divine magic to protect themselves better. With the help of divine magic, civilization began to prosper, and mortals first offered worship to their creators. With the new power the gods received from their worshipers, they rose four mortals to divinity to help maintain the world.

### The Primordial Uprising

The primordial, forced to live in exile under the surface of Knaydia, became enraged by the ascension of the mortals. The primordial united against the gods; they rose to the surface and began wreaking havoc among the creatures of Knaydia. This war became known as the Primordial Uprising. All the chaos brought celestials, who sided with the gods in the struggle across Knaydia. With the help of the celestials and some primordials, the gods swiftly intercepted the primordial leaders in the uprising and banished them from the Material Plane. Due to their efforts to help the gods in the uprising, the gods chose four primordials that helped them during the uprising and granted them divinity.

### The Birth of Arcane Magic

Telestia felt the elves needed something more to defend themselves better. So she carved her magic into ley lines across Knaydia and taught them how to develop magic that didn't require the aid of a deity, birthing arcane magic. The new primordial gods wanted to show their appreciation for the power they received, so they came together to create a new creature on Knaydia. They combined the four elements to create the bodies of a creature, but they couldn't seem to give it life. A celestial named Serrene tried to help create the new creature, imbuing the bodies with her magic. With Serrene's help, the Elemental Gods created humans. Unfortunately, the process drained Serrene of her life force. For her sacrifice, Ellidora plucked her essence before it faded and rose her to divinity. The ascension of Serrene marks the end of the Origin and the beginning of the Age of Divinity.

## The Age of Divinity

*Main article: The Age of Divinity*

During the Age of Divinity, the gods created many races, creatures, and planes due to the influx of magical energies on Knaydia. It was a long peace for Knaydia; civilization and the gods flourished. Some of the gods played a hand in aiding civilization, while others stayed to their own devices. Arcane magic spread like wildfire amongst the mortals, creating magical feats such as floating cities, powerful mages, and many powerful artifacts. There were new gods to make their way into divinity through various means. The age ends at the beginning of the Cataclysm.

### The Blossoming

After the boom in magical power on Knaydia, thanks to the ley lines, the gods started creating many different creatures, artifacts, and races.

### The Chrono Keeper

The first of those was Circadian. Desmidosa and Rosavyne created him from a concept the mortals referred to as time and used this as the basis for their creation. Once created, the Chrono Kepper quickly got to work and created the calendar still in use on Knaydia today.

### The Wild Father

The second was born a demigod, Hytearian. His parents, Serrene and a mortal, decided to hide her status from him, hoping he would walk his path. He developed an affinity for nature and animals. When he came of age, he set out on his own and was said to have blessed the ancestors of many, if not all, of the bestial races. When he found out his father died and his mother's proper status, he quickly went to her aid in the battle against Leyira, where he ascended to divinity with his mother's blessing.

### Grace of Death

The last person to ascend was a mortal. Lilith was a powerful mage that developed the Ritual of Seeding. A ritual that allowed her to boost her magical powers enough to challenge the original god of death. She bested him and took her place as the new god of death. The other gods quickly destroyed any documents containing information about the ritual shortly after Vynniros disappeared.

### The Fallen & Forgotten

However, this peace didn't last forever. One day a massive creature showed up on Knaydia and indiscriminately started wreaking havoc among the mortals. The gods battled with this creature, eventually realizing it was the former god of death, Noristall. Once the gods managed to banish him and were assessing the damage, a new figure appeared. A creature of dark red skin, twisting horns that framed his face, and eyes of shadowed black, it was Vynniros, or at least it claimed to be Vynniros. After a brief conversation between him and the gods, a magical boom encompassed Knaydia. A mortal mage funneled all the magical ley lines to himself in what he thought was an attempt to ascend into divinity. Instead, he exploded from so much concentrated magic and temporarily weakened the magical veil. With the magic veil weak, the primordials ripped open permanent portals to the four elemental planes of existence. They began an assault on the inhabitants of Knaydia. Vynniros made a second appearance, this time with an army of devils. War ravaged Knaydia, with the gods splitting into two factions. The New Gods fought to defend Knaydia and its inhabitants, and the Old Gods sought to dominate or destroy. This war became known as the Cataclysm.