Second Age

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Universe 69 | Chegwin | The Divine | Other Worlds

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The children of Gaia and Zayls lived upon the first world, while their mother slumbered in her cocoon. The Children of Gaia and Zayls came to organize themselves across the First World into tribes. In the South there were the Titans, to the east were the Pharaons, in the north were the Asgardians, and finally in the west were the Olympians.

## The Asgardians

The Asgardian's of the north, were obsessed with life. So much so that they created the first mortal races upon the first world. They were troubled creatures, barely capable of holding rudimentary tools, but they were the first mortals to exist. The Asgardians spread these mortals across the First World, and observed as they adapted. In this adaption and observance, the Asgardians became obsessed with forging a life for themselves, separate from the established creation. As a result of their obsession, they disappeared from creation for untold eons.

## The Titans

In the south were the Titans, great monstrous creatures that make modern day Giants look small. It is actually believed that giant kind across creation are the descendants of Titans. The Titan's were a brutal, savage group of warlike beings. The warred with their siblings, and would eventually care little for the mortal life that their Asgardian siblings spread across the First World. That is, until they discovered that they could be eaten, to gain a small measure of Divinity. The Divinity gained this way was impure and somewhat fleeting. The Titan's began to farm the mortals as chattel, and consumed their essence, and flung the empty husks of flesh across creation.

## The Pharaons

The Pharaons were a stark contrast to their Titanic kin, they were significantly smaller, and chose to meditate on what existed beyond the First World. The Pharaon's eventually became obsessed with Light and Order. The Pharaon's venerated Zayls and Pelor openly. The stories that the Pharaon's learned of the First Age saw them become obsessed with establishing Order in creation, and the Pharaon's left the First World, and began a crusade to bring Order to Chaos, and Light to Darkness.

## The Olympians

Seeking Power for themselves, they sought to commune with any creature that would offer its wisdom. The Olympians learned that their brother tribe to the south had gathered mortals, and farmed them for many years. The population of Mortals on the first world could easily support them if they simply asked Mortal's to worship them, and stopped the Titans from eating them.

## The Great War

In seeking great power for themselves, the vain Olympians invaded the territory of the Titans, and went out to their mortal chattel. They offered to give the mortals long life, in exchange for worship. The mortals were happy to have their lives saved, and gladly offered up their prayers in exchange. With this slow but steady trickle of a far more potent Divinity, the Olympians were able to overpower the Titans. Imprisoning most, destroying others.

## The Ordering

For a time, the Pharaons roamed creation, battling the elementals, and attempting to bring Order to Chaos and Light to Darkness. When this ordering ended, so too ended the Second Age (Gods).

Followed By: Third Age