The Creation of Souls - the Ginn

Celestial / Cosmic

When Ju created the first creatures: the Eno, the Lorn, and the Zaerlir. He created them as those-with-souls, ones who could love and enjoy the beautiful universe his brothers had lovingly created. Comprehensive name: Ginn (covers all creatures with soul). See the creation myth.

The first brother, Seren, created the universe: the planets, the moons, the rivers and seas, the mountains and skies. He was the architect of the universe, sculpting every detail with care.    The second brother, Anwo, seeing his brother's beautiful work, wanted to help his brother and to make something just as beautiful. So, he created life: every creature and plant, from the smallest of bacterium to the largest of trees. It was a stunning complement to the handiwork of Seren, as varied and colorful as the landscapes and worlds the first brother had created.    The third brother, Ju, seeing the beauty of his older brothers' work, noticed there was no-one else to see and enjoy it apart from the three brothers. He wept at the thought that none would see the masterpiece his brothers had spent much of their power creating, for the plants and animals the Anwo had created were wonderful but were only dumb chattel, with no soul and no ability to enjoy the beauty of the universe. And so Ju created Ginn, those-of-souls, who could see and love the creation of the brothers. But souls cannot come from nowhere: Ju took half of his own soul and spread it within the Ginn, giving them life as surely as he doomed his own.   Souls naturally long to return from whence they came. The souls of Ginn slowly escape their bodies and return to Ju. The half-soul of Ju slowed escaped his body to be reunited with the half within the Ginn. Ju lived for another 2000 years, before the last of his soul escaped from his body. Either the pieces of his soul decided that chilling in outer space was close enough to the rest of the soul, or his brothers like, caught the pieces of his soul and enshrined them in the universe he died for. Either way, the pieces of his soul became the stars.   When the Ginn die, their souls too become stars, joining their ancestors and their most beloved god. They exist in a sort of dreamlike state, benignly watching over their loved ones below, but mostly distracted with communing with their ancestors and god. See notebook and "ju and his soul" for ideas on power levels of blessings etc.