Creation Myth

Life, the world, the Material Plane and the cosmology itself was all created over time by the core aspects of this reality. These aspects, regarded as gods by mortals and extraplanar entities alike, all played their part in the creation of the universe.

## The Dance of Gods

As time dawned upon the universe, a single spark ignited in a void of infinite dimensions. From the spark a chaotic, interdimensional maelstorm of magical energies erupted, twisting and turning for an unknown amount of millenia. Over an undetermined amount of time, the Entity of Balance was born, leaping forth in dance. It was alone, as there was nothing but impossible energy around it. It's elegant dance shifted the magical energies, drawing matching energies together into a well for each natural aspect.

From each well of energy, each entirely unique in all of existence, an Aspect God was born. Each Aspect God governed a single aspect of the multiverse, be it an aligment such as Good or Lawful, an element such as Fire or Water, or a different aspect entirely, such as Light or Dark. Each Aspect God has a direct counterpart, the exact opposite of itself, always born at the exact same moment.

Two by two, all Gods born joined into the dance of Balance. Opposites always keeping Balance between them, in perfect symmetry. As they danced, grew, and continually improved their dance, the Gods themselves became the planes of existence of their governing aspect. By this dance, the cosmology took root.

As the many planes formed and took shape, so did their inhabitants. Deities of every kind emerged from the reality, trapped within their own plane for an untold millenia. All beings, whether it be divine, fiendish, fey, elemental or something else, were born from the planes.

Certain Aspect Gods joined together in dance, their powerful relation becoming paths to travel through. The paths themselves eventually grew powerful enough at their core to become planes of existence themselves. One such example would be the connection between the Aspect of Order and the Aspect of Good, growing to become the plane of Lawful Good.

The multiverse found peace, much like a stirred concoction of liquids eventually forms perfect layers. Though, the Entity of Balance was no Aspect God, and thus was not a plane of existence. As all Aspect Gods were born and all planes found their place, it expanded, encompassing the entire cosmology. Within the middle of the cosmology, a void appeared.

All the aspects of all the gods within the Dance of Gods filled this void at the centre. By their graceful movement, by the influence of all aspects of the universe, shape was given to the Material Plane, Ohváh. Ruled by no single Aspect God, it was the only reality truly in balance.

## Creation of Aëdryn

As the Material Plane was given shape, the planet Aëvelc'Gryst was the first to be formed, a sphere of magic bound by matter. It remained in a perfectly stable orbit around the centre of the plane, due to Ohváh's pull. All Aspect Gods played their hand in it's creation. Though often a subject of debate, it is commonly believed that Aëvelc'Gryst was the opening from which the gods brought their aspect into the Ohváh.

Ohváh was filled with a chaotic storm of matter, energy and magic itself upon creation. Across millenia, from Ohváh's Edge, the stars blinked into existence. The sun grew slowly, from a single spark into an intense, everlasting orb. The moon formed from a ring of shimmering white debris. At the end, Aëdryn itself took shape at the centre.

This process was caused not by the Aspect Gods, who simply provided the balance within the plane, but instead the deities born from them. They arrived to Ohváh, mending reality until every aspect was included and represented.

For many eons, Aëdryn was a turbulent sphere of rock, fire, storms and whirlpools. For a brief moment, the Entity of Balance visited Aëdryn itself with her avatar form, bringing calm to the chaos. Vast continents formed, the boiling mass was contained within, the atmosphere settled and oceans came to rest. Aëdryn was created.

## Creation of Life

All aspects required for life had always been present within the Material Plane, and the cosmology around it. Not only the basic building blocks of reality such as light, fire, chaos and order, but also aspects more relevant to living beings itself such as nature, life, war, strength, unity.

Life started small, but quickly grew. Deities of nature, life and light populated the planet with plantlife, before mortal, living creatures were shaped. Other deities soon joined in, causing life to split and assumed many different forms and shapes. For over ten thousand years, no truly sentient creature roamed Aëdryn.

Until eventually, from all directions from the void between the stars, came Dragon's Rain, marking the first day of the First Era.