The Ethyr Slay The Wild Gods

The Rhanün. Born of blood, not of womb. Truest children of the gods.

Summary

The Ethyr, a race of humanoids from beyond this earthly place, sought to spread throughout the world and claim it as a new home. Here they came across the Wild Gods, great beasts and entities representing the numerous aspects of nature. Before long, conflict began to take place, developing into a full scale war.
The Ethyr, faring from another plane, were forever linked to their home by the Light of Ethyr, a shining beacon able to transcend all worldly barriers. Upon their death, their spirits would be stripped from their corpses and guided home by the ever-burning light. However, the cost of travelling to this new world was great. A return trip was out of the question.
Numerous gods were slain, until finally, only a handful remained. What was left of the Ethyr surrounded and converged on the gods, forcing them into their last stand. Many Ethyr were slain, but in the end, they outnumbered the last living Wild God.
Borr, the Bear God, stood atop the corpses of his brethren, wounded and fading. But when the Ethyr moved to strike him down, Borr became beserk. With violent rage, he ignored every new blow to his battered frame as he savaged the remaining Ethyr, torrents of blood gushing down the mountain of corpses in his wake. He mauled and thrashed until not a single enemy remained before him.
When the fighting stopped, and the bloodlust faded from his eyes, Borr finally collapsed. With moments, the life faded from his mangled body, the last of the Wild Gods was dead.
However, as the blood of the gods left their bodies and seeped into the earth, something strange took place. From the combined pool of blood, made from the essence of all the present gods, sprung life. Born of blood, not womb, were the Rhanün.
To this day, the Rhanün believe themselves to be the true children of the gods. They believe the gods are not truly dead, but must be reborn anew, as the cycle of nature intends.

Spread

A belief held by all Rhanün, but disregarded by most other mortal races. The Rhanün hold the myth in high esteem, proud of the heritage it describes.

Cultural Reception

All knowledge of the 'Wild Gods' is held only by the Rhanün. Some Daig chronicles talk of great beasts walking the world before the mortal races came to power, but their relation is not taken into consideration. Neither do the Ethyr, or evidence of the so-called invasion, appear to exist.

Date of Setting

Over a millenia ago.