The Awakening

Summary

Long ago, the world was consumed by the elements. The Elemental Lords of Air, Water, Earth, and Fire controlled all of Valandria. They divided the world into fours spheres, one for each Elemental Lord. The Elementals battled against each other constantly and warped the world which would eventually form the continents that are found today on Valandria.
During this time of great destruction on Valandria, one day a Light far brighter than any of the Elementals awoke from a long sleep. The Light found its way to Valandria and saw the potential this world could have. The Light split itself into nineteen different entities, these entities would become the future Gods of Valandria. They wanted to create children for their world so that they could live with the Gods. And so the Gods created the First Children, the Trisar. The Trisar instilled the beauty and grace of the Gods and were made in the Gods image. Next, the Gods created the Elves, a race of knowledge and sophistication. Lastly, the Gods created the Dwarves, a race of stout nature and would use the earth to their advantage. Other creations followed as many of the races around Valandria were given form from the Gods.
But, the land was treacherous and in constant danger from the Elemental Lords. The children were dashed against the rocks and engulfed in flames from the Elemental Lords. Seeing their children being killed by the Elemental Lords, the Gods came to their children's aid. However, some of the Gods decided not to help their children because they felt this world was unfit for their children and retreated to their separate realms. These Gods created their realms in their image and stayed there for the duration of The Elemental War.
The Elemental War that followed helped shape Valandria into what it is today. The remaining Gods that stayed to drive away the Elementals were hence forth known as Awakened Gods. These Gods would become the dominant Gods throughout all of Valandria. In order to combat the Elementals, the Awakened Gods bestowed upon their children arcane and divine magics. The Trisar were first to understand and learn how to master both divine and arcane magics. They were quickly gaining strength and were determined to drive away the Elementals from their home. They used the magics to help create new lands to defend against the Elementals.
Next, the elves were gifted the power of divine and arcane magics. They were gifted in using the magics but were not as powerful as the Trisar. Only a few elves were able to create lands in their image.
The Dwarves used their strength in magics from the Gods to burrow under the ground and created vast cities in their image.
The children used their magics alongside the Awakened Gods and banished the Elementals to their planes of existence.

Historical Basis

• Some remains of the Elemental War are still scattered around the world.
• Small pockets of Elemental Fire, Water, Air, and Earth still roam the world.

Spread

• It has spread to all continents on Valandria

Variations & Mutation

• Most interpretations of The Awakening vary in terms of how the Gods were created.
• Most well known interpretations accept that the Gods were born from the Light.

Cultural Reception

• Many cultures see that this was how the world was created.

In Literature

• Few texts remain depicting what happened during the Awakening

In Art

• Depicted in the main Cathedral of the Awakened Gods in Krennica.
• Shows the Gods being born from the Light

Date of First Recording

Unknown

Date of Setting

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