Earth

The Home for Humanity (Photograph by NASA)

**Earth** is a planet and physical representation of Dʰéǵʰōm, named **Eden** by God. Earth is home to humanity, animals, plants and other types of life forms. Remarkably Earth is the only planet known to mankind to harbor life and is known as the home of the gods and God's jewel, His sanctuary with the universe, beautiful in a trillion different ways.

## Overview

Earth is the only known planet to contain more than one Pantheon. Each Deity has a Pantheon in a location in a region of the planet. It is located in one of the Solar System of the Milky Way, a galaxy of the Human Realm. The Earth is characterized by its extensive bio diversity and it's range of environments across the globe, each of which have come to be inhabited by the Human species.

Spiritual creatures can interact with this world by possessing living creatures, normally humans, allowing them to act on this planet without being to obvious. This is not the only way that spirits can interact with this planet, summoning, manifesting, and taking on human form are just some of the many ways paranormal creatures can interact with this world.

Earths dominant population is the Human race which numbers on 8 billion individuals. Historically other species have ruled the earth before humans, including the dinosaurs and various servitor races of the Outer Gods, most of which fell during Earths cooling and forming into Pangaea. There are Around 200 nations as of 2024 who all distrust each other more than the paranormal forces around them.

## Description

Humanity is the dominant species on the planet due to its massive population and level of firepower. They are not technically a creation of god as they evolved by themselves, although they are favored by him. In the war between Heaven and Hell, humanity as a race has remained neutral, although they do have powerful individuals on each side. Most humans are ignorant of the paranormal entities and events around them, although some individuals and governments are learning. This is in spite of their belief in heaven and hell and even deities, as most remain unaware of the many supernatural entities roaming the planet.

Various paranormal entities roam the Earth, but they make up a small percentage of the population. Different entities view humans differently; vampires see humans as pawns and food, werebeasts' opinions change based on the individuals, and most others are unknown. Humans tend to disbelieve in these monsters, thinking of them as nothing more than superstition.

Contrary to the minority opinion, the Earth is not flat. It is an oblate spheroid that flattens near the top and thicker near the equator. Modern science states that the Earth's width is, on average, 13,000km around. The Earth is somewhat hollow though, with a thick crust and mantle covering a whole other world inside, which various cultures have sought hidden refuge in. There are Earth-like pocket dimensions used by some cultures that lead to the belief that Earth is bigger than it is.

## History

In the beginning, God created the heavens and Dʰéǵʰōm emanated the earth, and the earth was without form and void; the planet was in a disorganized state like a flaming ball in space just like her, the world was chaotic, lifeless, strange and ultra hot, it was a ball of molten rock orbiting a newborn star. The spirit of God breathed upon the face of the flaming abyss. Until then, another planet began to approach the Earth, its name was Theia, approximately the size of Mars and, it was going faster than a bullet towards the planet and the planetary collision was inevitable, with the two spheres colliding and Theia being totally destroyed and Earth getting twice as small.

After the collision between the two planets, the Earth began to stabilize and, in time, the debris around the Earth ended up merging into a white sphere of rock and stone that orbits the planet to this day, the Moon. Over time, several asteroids and meteorites began to fall on planet Earth, with each containing at least a drop of water. Over the course of millions of years with the Earth being bombarded by asteroids, the planet was covered by a large ocean of water, those were the primordial oceans.

Earth was molten for a long time due to frequent impacts with various celestial object which led to extreme volcanism. A massive collision with a celestial object which was what created the Moon. Over time, the Earth cooled, causing the formation of a solid crust, and traping many servitor races of the Outer Gods and Old Ones who were placed there to exsploit natural resources and take fufil the strange whims of their gods. This allowed liquid water to exist on the surface. During this era paranormal entites were able appear in their true forms and one angel is thought to have kept a dinosaur as pet and mount. After this cooling and the slow warming of the oceans due to the Sun lead to the spread of aerobic and anaerobic life takeing place.

The early man evolved from monkeys, this first man was so beloved by God that he placed him in the garden of Eden along with Eve. After being exiled by God from the garden for a sin Adam and Eve had three children, Able, Cain and Seth whom humanity is descended from.

## Myths and Legends

### Biblical Account

According to the Bible, the Earth was intended by God to be the pinnacle of Creation and a symbol of his dominance over the forces of Chaos. However, due to the sins of mankind the Earth became tainted by corruption, transforming the harmony in nature into a viscous cycle between predator and prey, death and survival. Now the Earth serves as the battleground between Angels and Demons for the eternal souls of mankind.

Shortly after humans were banished from the Garden of Eden, Cain murdered his brother Abel out of rage and jealousy. The Earth again became cursed, this time with Abel's very blood. The emergence of the first murder committed by Adam and Eve's first born, would later spread throughout the land and infect those who possess a darkness within their hearts.

Eventually, the descendants of Adam and Eve became so numerous and sinful that God sent down a deluge known as the Great Flood, sparring only Noah a swell a few other faithful humans and 2 members of each animal species, because they had sought refuge in Noah's Ark as God had commanded. The Flood lasted for 30 days and 30 nights, during which the Earth was sent into turmoil and upheaval that shook it to its very core. When the waters finally retreated, the landscape of the Earth was completely transformed, and a new beginning for life on Earth commenced.

### Aztec Account

According to the Aztecs, in the beginning the universe was just a giant empty Void hovering over primordial ocean that was home to the Primordials. Of the three reptilian brothers, Cipactli was the least enthusiastic about the arrival of gods into the cosmos. Whenever the deities made anything, it would fall into the ocean and Cipactli would devour it completely.

The gods were forced to come up with a plan that involved Tezcatlipoca luring Cipactli to the surface by using his leg as bait. This resulted in the deity losing the limb in the process, but in turn the four gods attacked and killed Cipactli, afterwards turning his body into the Earth. However Cipactli isn't fully dead, so the gods have vowed to offer him blood sacrifices continually least he return to wreck havoc upon the gods once again.

## Nations on Earth

* Agartha - A kingdom within the Hollow Earth.
* Akkad - An ancient Mesopotamian empire.
* Assyria - A major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
* Australia - A sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania.
* Avalon - An Enigmatic kingdom of the Fae that is believed to be ruled by Morgan Le Fay.
* Aztec Empire - An alliance of three city states.
* Babylonia - An ancient Akkadian speaking state and cultural area.
* Brazil - Largest country in South America.
* Canaan - A Semitic-speaking civilization and region in the Ancient Near East.
* China - A country in East Asia.
* Egypt - Ancient empire who used to be ruled over by a Pharaoh in North Africa.
* Estonia - A country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
* Finland - A Nordic country located in Northern Europe.
* Germany - A country in Central and Western Europe where the Norse live.
* Ghana - A country along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the sub region of West Africa.
* Greece - A country located in Southeast Europe.
* Hungary - A country in Central Europe.
* Inca Empire - The largest empire in pre-Columbian America.
* India - A country in South Asia where Hinduism is a major religion.
* Iran - Also called Persia, a country in Western Asia.
* Ireland - An island in the North Atlantic, separated from Great Britain, where the Celts live.
* Israel - State of the Jewish people of God, which was ruled by Jewish kings like Solomon.
* Italy - Italian Republic, where the Roman Empire was and where Rome currently is.
* Japan - An island country of East Asia in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
* Korea - A region in East Asia.
* Maya civilization - A Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples.
* Mexico - Country located between the United States and Central America.
* Pohjola - Ancient pre-Finnish nation ruled by Louhi.
* Portugal - Portugal is a country in southern Europe.
* Roman Empire - Ancient Mediterranean empire.
* Russia - A transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia where the Slavs live.
* Samoa - Independent state of Samoa.
* Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
* Sumer - One of the earliest known civilizations in Mesopotamia.
* Teotihuacan - An ancient Mesoamerican city.
* Turkey - A transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia.
* United States - North American nations, currently the only superpower of Earth.
* Vainola - Ancient pre-Finnish nation ruled by Väinämöinen.
* Vietnam - A country in Southeast Asia and the easternmost country.
* Zothique - Future continent known through the words of Clark Ashton Smith.

### Pre-diluvian Nations

Locations that existed before the Great Flood but were all destroyed by the flood, resulting in a reshaping of the planet.

* Avalon - An island that was devastated by the flood waters.
* Atlantis - Ancient island-empire in the Atlantic Ocean.
* El Dorado - Mythic city of gold.
* Enoch - The city founded by Cain that was named after his son Enoch.
* Frisland - An island that was swallowed by the flood waters, but when the tide goes out, the waters reveal this island that currently disappears.
* Hyperborea - Antediluvian nation destroyed by the Flood.
* Lemuria - Ancient continent-empire in the Indian Ocean.
* Maui Nui - Once a large island of the Hawaii archipelago, now almost entirely submerged under water after the great flood.
* Mu - Ancient continent-empire in the Pacific Ocean.
* Nod - Place where Cain founded Enoch.
* Skull Island - An island that thanks to the hollow region of the Earth, several prehistoric creatures survived.
* Zealandia - An ancient continent that was swallowed by the flood, leaving 94% of the surface submerged under the Pacific Ocean.
* Saint Brendan's Island - A Phantom Island that the tide sometimes makes the island reappear from the waters, as happened with Saint Brendan in 512.

### Others Locations

* Amazon Rainforest - The "heart" of the planet.
* Hollow Earth - A space within the Earth that houses civilizations unknown to outer Earth.
* Primordial Waters - The rings of water that were around the globe.

## Trivia

* Before the Flood, the face of the Earth was completely different from today. There were islands where the ocean is now and vice versa too. One of the most famous examples is the island of Mu, where the legendary city of Atlantis was located, located in the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe.