The Time Before

The period of time that is called “The Time Before” Was a time of pure chaos. This was the time of the gods War. This was a time when the gods fought amongst themselves using their creations to wage war on a cosmic scale. That which each god would create would be utterly destroyed by another’s creation….. Whole Planets would be created only to be consumed.

The gods did not care that what they had created to love and worship them would all be burned in the furnace of war. Each god creating the races and creatures that we now call Man, Elf, Dwarf, Demon, Dragon… All the living things we now know fought and killed for the glory of their god. This was all the universe knew for a millennia.

Eventually the gods began to care for that what they had created. Through devotion, prayer, and worship the gods began to feel for the ones who would die in their name. The gods began to realize that they were able to draw power from those who worshiped them, and in turn the gods began to love the creations that they had made to wage war. Not wanting to see the suffering of those who worshiped them the gods began to form alliances and groups of like minded ethos, and a kind of cosmic truce was called. Then the most powerful from each group met and formed the universe as we now know it for all of their creations to live each having its own domain. Humans and elf, demon and devil to its own. The abyssal plain was created. So was the astral plane and the layers of hell. The planets and places like the underdark. Each god creating its own domain. These powerful gods then formed into the groups we now know as myth and legend. The gods of the elves like Corellon Larethian Who wanders the woodland with his myth bow, and Lolth Queen of the underdark. Greek gods such as Zeus and Apollo living on Mount Olympus. Egyptian Gods like Ra, and Anubis eternally wandering the sands of time. Asmodeus lord of the nine hells. Orcus, Juiblex, and Demogorgon ruling the abyss. Oden and Thor guarding mankind from Valhalla. And countless others.

Over time the worshipers of these gods developed the different religions and cults as we now know them. The time to follow was the time of high myth a universe where magic and lore were commonplace. This time has lasted thousands of years.

Historical Basis

The Beginning of all things

Spread

All know this legend.