History of Tinekur

Known historical record of the existence of the world began approximately 40,000 years before the Planar War, at which time records switched to modern timekeeping. The following history spans through the current known age.

## Basic Timeline

Following is a very basic overview of the history of Tinekur, primarily focussed on Atakumi

40,000 BPW

* The Old Gods create Tinekur

25,000 BPW

* Flora and fauna begin to flourish on Atakumi

20,000 BPW

* The New Gods are created
* Tatsumi disappears

10,000 BPW

* Fundeiyathanotorian Su Iyaresuri is created, and with him the Concept of Conflict

5,000 BPW

* Civilisation solidifies on Atakumi
* The Old Gods depart

1,000 PW-0 MA

* The Planar War, also known as the Reiyanathan War

0-200 MA

* Extraplanar races settle on Atakumi

300 MA

* Period of racial strife begins on Atakumi

350 MA

* The Champions of the Gods are created
* The New Gods begin to depart

400 MA

* The Champions of the Gods mingle among the societies of Atakumi and help to settle racial strife. A period of peace follows, during which the Champions disappear.
* Humans on Atakumi begin to intermingle with the extraplanar races for trade and agriculture

450 MA

* The Tilesili break from the Tilesakur on Atakumi

## The Arrival of the Old Gods

Before the gods, the universe was in chaos. Their formation happened over an incomprehensible span of eons, and their first task upon the spark of their existence was to create the worlds. Among these was a small planet deemed worthy of life, which was drawn together in much the same manner as the gods themselves. Each of the first gods contributed a piece of themselves; Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Life, and Death. These gods would later be known by their Old Elven names.

First, Fire gathered a portion of himself into a highly condensed matter, which Water then doused to slow its wanton, wild creation and destruction. Earth next formed what would become the ocean floor, like a sculptor makes shapes from clay, leaving spaces for both Water and Fire to spring forth above its surface. Air formed a blanket above to keep out the arid landscape of the radiating universe, and to contain the blossoming world they had created.

Upon this land of empty opportunity, Life played her games of creation, and her constant companion, Death, recycled them so that they could further themselves. It was this measure which created the youngest of the gods, Time, who existed in the sprouting, growing seeds of fresh trees, the changes within the animals that consumed them, and, eventually, the evolution of a unique form of creature which would give birth to civilisation upon this plane.

The gods remained for a time to admire their creations, to deliberately control and build upon the foundations they had lain. Volcanoes formed, land masses shifted apart and collided, water filled voids and created new ones, and the winds began to create their own forms of stability and instability. Within this space, Life and Death chased one another, followed by Time, and slowly, the current shape of things took form.

## The Birth of Civilisation

The first creatures to create communities, tools, and art, and attempt to control the environment they had grown in, were slowly-changing things of flesh, bone, and fur. They developed new muscles, and language, and the gods, fascinated, watched from afar, occasionally interfering in their development in the ways that pleased them. Thus came the advent of etiquette, the taming of animals, and the creation of buildings, which ushered in a sudden boom of growth and change that wrenched control from the hands of the gods and placed it within the purview of the species which would become known as humans.

Unable to comprehend the growing matters on Tinekur, and therefore continue to involve themselves in them, the Old Gods began to merge parts of themselves to create beings who could bridge the gap. These became known as the New Gods, or The Concepts, and they were in correlation with things which were unique to higher level sentient beings, such as humans. These were Wisdom, Hope, Peace, Victory, Love, and Protection. There was one other, Conflict, but his origins are disputed. It is generally believed that he was a byproduct of the advancement of humanity in particular, and the Old Gods had no hand in his creation.

The New Gods ferried communication between organised species and the Old Gods, and worked directly with the former on the latter's behalf. After some time, the Old Gods began to fade from the Prime Material Plane. Speculation has been made that this was because they no longer needed a direct connection to the matters they had put into motion on Tinekur, and no negative effects have been correlated to their departure.

The first to depart was Time. Then, Fire, Earth, Water, and Sky. Life and Death took far longer to fade entirely from the plane, but they were definitively departed by the time of the Planar War.

## The Planar War

The existence of a new life-sustaining planet, especially one which remained for a long time in close contact with the creation deities, did not go unnoticed by the other planes. As the Old Gods departed, the first major threat to the world of Tinekur began to build. The Concepts, left alone with their charges, knew no better than to focus all of their attentions and energies upon them, so that when rifts opened between the planes and creatures of all manner flooded onto the planet, ready to consume and corrupt it, they were caught unawares.

Approximately two-thirds of the life on the planet was decimated during the war between those who would corrupt Tinekur for their own goals and the host of deities. The struggle to contain or banish these evils lasted a millenium. During this time, bystanders from other planes found themselves involved as both casualties and defenders, causing an influx of races not native to the Prime Material Plane, or to Tinekur itself. When the last of the major threats was contained, the Old Gods hurried to restore and preserve it as best they could. With sentient populations at an extreme dearth, and most of the planet uninhabitable, they worked together to expand upon the oldest extant volcano on the planet and seed it with the necessary means for survival. In a short period of time, the giant volcano was dormant and filled with a lush, varied ecosystem, with biomes to accommodate as many different races as possible. The Old Gods once again departed, spent, leaving the New Gods to usher as much civilisation as they could to settle on the continent now known as Atakumi.