Eah
The Eah are gods who dwell or dwelt in the lower realm of the Monumidium known as Celestium. They are divided into two groups: Those who were banished, and those who weren't. The latter remain in Celestium to this day and, as far as is known, live in harmony with the Aidrus. The former are Fallasar, Yihyaphem, Ashurnuq, Cuuhuina, Mirvahadh, and Hrememun
Long ago, gods dwelt in one of two realms in the Monumidium: the higher Astrium consisting of darkness, and the lower Celestium consisting of light. Astral gods known as Aidrus and Celestial gods known as Eah fought constantly for dominion over one another's realms. They fought for so long that their divine blood formed an entirely new realm below known as the Abyssos. This war culminated in a showdown between two beings: Ebdahat, a powerful Abyssian, led the army of Aidrus, while Fallasar led the army of Eah. The battle between the two shook the foundations of the Monumidium. Fallasar eventually overpowered Ebdahat and slew the creature. Its final tears formed the Old Sea, its final breath formed the air, and its body was cut into six pieces and formed land masses. The Eah ruled over the Aidrus and the Monumidium's realms became mixed together; however, Fallasar was injured in his fight with Ebdahat.
Yihyaphem, Eah of cold, met in secret with Heocalan, head of the Aidrus, and they conspired together. Yihyaphem agreed to betray his own kind and help Heocalan banish the mightiest of Eah, giving the Monumidium over to the Aidrus where Yihyaphem himself would join their ranks as a reward. When it came time for Yihyaphem to betray his fellow Eah, Heocalan betrayed Yihyaphem instead, banishing him and five other offending Eah from the Monumidium and casting them down upon the remains of Ebdahat.
These lands were all but submerged by the Old Sea; jagged peaks protruded from dark waters and scraped against the firmament, a layer of dark clouds that kept the air out of the Monumidium and held the scorching light of Celestium at bay. Celestium and Astrium began to settle to their original alignment, with Astrium above Celestium. The lands themselves drifted in the freshwater Old Sea like icebergs, and the Old Sea itself pushed down the Abyssos, and the two did not mix unless a great power intervened.
And so six Eah fell across parts of Ebdahat's body, and they called this land Ebdypha. Fallasar, still injured at this time, was forced to stay upon the mountain he fell upon. Yihyaphem managed to steal a piece of Astrium before being banished, and this he kept in his possession. It manifested as a great empty darkness known as the Unending Dun that soon engulfed a large expanse of Ebdypha. Ashurnuq, Eah of fire, fell among barren mountains, and in his fury he opened them all and covered the surrounding land in eruptions by guiding the Abyssos up through the depths of the Old Sea and through cracks in Ebdypha. Cuuhuina, Eah of water, felt great shame for being banished, and she formed plants around her and from here life spread across the land. Mirvahadh, Eah of sound, longed for the Monumidium, and sang wistful melodies that echoed across the mountains she wandered. And Hrememun, Eah of moonlight, believed that there had been a mistake; he played no part in the great wars, and he soon began to search for ways to ascend again.
Ebdypha proved a harsh and unforgiving land, and the Eah soon realised that it did not innately sustain them like the Monumidium did. There was no divine light to feed from, and Ebdypha was wild with rainstorms, dust storms, violent seas, tangled forests, and hostile mountains. They had to work the land to survive. But the Eah were lazy; they did not want to toil just to live. So Fallasar, Cuuhuina, and Hrememun came together and set to work: Hrememun crafted figures of clay and placed in them a grain of salt to bear life; Cuuhuina placed a seed in the chest to give them a heart; Fallasar carved out their heads until they were only masks, and placed lamps within these cavities, granting consciousness by light. These were the first Humans, and they obeyed the Eah without question.
The first men were divided into six groups: Fallasar's were called the Elmeas, but giving all men consciousness proved too much for Fallasar, and with his last words he gave his power to six beings who became Runar: Zhezel, Aasesh, Nuyimir, Bbatlam, Faeer, and Thoh'ekh. Yihyaphem's men did not bear seeds, as the Unending Dun caused them to shrivel, so his people, the Enoxais, did not have hearts and felt only the most basic emotions of fear, rage, lust, panic, care, and play. Ashurnuq's slaves were the Irisqir and Cuuhuina's companions were the Curuhan. Mirvahadh's were called the Selhavals, and she guided them to join her in her songs while they worked. And Hrememun's people were the Ifredans, and Hrememun immediately set about instructing them to build towers so that he might find a hole where he could break through the Firmament and return to the Monumidium. The Ifredans were smart but lacked strength to create towers high enough, so Hrememun created the giant Hrk'mun to assist them.
History
Long ago, gods dwelt in one of two realms in the Monumidium: the higher Astrium consisting of darkness, and the lower Celestium consisting of light. Astral gods known as Aidrus and Celestial gods known as Eah fought constantly for dominion over one another's realms. They fought for so long that their divine blood formed an entirely new realm below known as the Abyssos. This war culminated in a showdown between two beings: Ebdahat, a powerful Abyssian, led the army of Aidrus, while Fallasar led the army of Eah. The battle between the two shook the foundations of the Monumidium. Fallasar eventually overpowered Ebdahat and slew the creature. Its final tears formed the Old Sea, its final breath formed the air, and its body was cut into six pieces and formed land masses. The Eah ruled over the Aidrus and the Monumidium's realms became mixed together; however, Fallasar was injured in his fight with Ebdahat.
Yihyaphem, Eah of cold, met in secret with Heocalan, head of the Aidrus, and they conspired together. Yihyaphem agreed to betray his own kind and help Heocalan banish the mightiest of Eah, giving the Monumidium over to the Aidrus where Yihyaphem himself would join their ranks as a reward. When it came time for Yihyaphem to betray his fellow Eah, Heocalan betrayed Yihyaphem instead, banishing him and five other offending Eah from the Monumidium and casting them down upon the remains of Ebdahat.
These lands were all but submerged by the Old Sea; jagged peaks protruded from dark waters and scraped against the firmament, a layer of dark clouds that kept the air out of the Monumidium and held the scorching light of Celestium at bay. Celestium and Astrium began to settle to their original alignment, with Astrium above Celestium. The lands themselves drifted in the freshwater Old Sea like icebergs, and the Old Sea itself pushed down the Abyssos, and the two did not mix unless a great power intervened.
And so six Eah fell across parts of Ebdahat's body, and they called this land Ebdypha. Fallasar, still injured at this time, was forced to stay upon the mountain he fell upon. Yihyaphem managed to steal a piece of Astrium before being banished, and this he kept in his possession. It manifested as a great empty darkness known as the Unending Dun that soon engulfed a large expanse of Ebdypha. Ashurnuq, Eah of fire, fell among barren mountains, and in his fury he opened them all and covered the surrounding land in eruptions by guiding the Abyssos up through the depths of the Old Sea and through cracks in Ebdypha. Cuuhuina, Eah of water, felt great shame for being banished, and she formed plants around her and from here life spread across the land. Mirvahadh, Eah of sound, longed for the Monumidium, and sang wistful melodies that echoed across the mountains she wandered. And Hrememun, Eah of moonlight, believed that there had been a mistake; he played no part in the great wars, and he soon began to search for ways to ascend again.
Ebdypha proved a harsh and unforgiving land, and the Eah soon realised that it did not innately sustain them like the Monumidium did. There was no divine light to feed from, and Ebdypha was wild with rainstorms, dust storms, violent seas, tangled forests, and hostile mountains. They had to work the land to survive. But the Eah were lazy; they did not want to toil just to live. So Fallasar, Cuuhuina, and Hrememun came together and set to work: Hrememun crafted figures of clay and placed in them a grain of salt to bear life; Cuuhuina placed a seed in the chest to give them a heart; Fallasar carved out their heads until they were only masks, and placed lamps within these cavities, granting consciousness by light. These were the first Humans, and they obeyed the Eah without question.
The first men were divided into six groups: Fallasar's were called the Elmeas, but giving all men consciousness proved too much for Fallasar, and with his last words he gave his power to six beings who became Runar: Zhezel, Aasesh, Nuyimir, Bbatlam, Faeer, and Thoh'ekh. Yihyaphem's men did not bear seeds, as the Unending Dun caused them to shrivel, so his people, the Enoxais, did not have hearts and felt only the most basic emotions of fear, rage, lust, panic, care, and play. Ashurnuq's slaves were the Irisqir and Cuuhuina's companions were the Curuhan. Mirvahadh's were called the Selhavals, and she guided them to join her in her songs while they worked. And Hrememun's people were the Ifredans, and Hrememun immediately set about instructing them to build towers so that he might find a hole where he could break through the Firmament and return to the Monumidium. The Ifredans were smart but lacked strength to create towers high enough, so Hrememun created the giant Hrk'mun to assist them.
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