The Ancients

Much of the time before (and, indeed, of) the Formation Age is a mystery. Very little record of the peoples, cultures, beings, and mythology of it has been lost. One of the few remnants of these civilisations is the tale of the Ancients.

Long before beasts and men walked the earth, it was a violent and unstable mass dominated by elemental chaos. Eventually, four great primordials (known as the Ancients) came together and agreed to build a world of stability, order, and life. Aedus, the primordial of air, sang his own essence into the world and created the winds and breath. Nymera, the primordial of water, shed her skin and formed the seas so that life may grow. Grumbar, the primordial of the earth, spread himself as far as he could and provided the land upon which all life can flourish. And Pandu, the primordial of fire, tamed his own nature and created warmth so that life may survive.

It is said that each ancient sleeps in eternal and peaceful slumber, content in the knowledge that they have created something beautiful and eternal.