DiscipleofBob
2008-03-04, 03:45 PM
I'm trying to construct a homebrewed setting so that once 4E comes out, I'll have something to immediately start playing it in. So far, I'd like to remain close to what has been/will be published in 4E, the only exception so far being religion, as I've thought up a basic mythology and history. I'd rather have as much figured out as possible before 4E is out so I can start running something as soon as possible. Anyway, here I go...
In the Beginning
In the beginning, there were nine all-powerful gods each with their own plane of existence. While the nine gods were not exactly approving of one another, they could agree to leave each other alone as long as they kept their own plane of existence and did not attempt to interfere with one another. This agreement was introduced by Arcanis, the true neutral god of magic, who would constantly mediate disputes between his brethren.
Then the material plane somehow forced itself into existence. None of the gods claimed responsibility for creating this new plane, but some of them wish they had. The material plane itself held a lot of influence over the other planes. If there was a major geographical change on the material plane, such as the formation of a mountain, or the destruction of an island, then a similar change would happen to the other planes of existence. This influence did not work both ways, however, and soon the gods found their influence over their own planes had diminished, as they could not construct major changes because of the material plane's existence. Many of the gods decided to continue their own divine plans, they had to conquer and control the material plane, and thus a long and great war began between the gods and whatever forces they could create...
The Divine War
The original war itself started between Legrios and Helnos, deities who constantly warred with each other since their beginning. Legrios, a champion and protector of the weak, and Helnos, a tyrant and oppressor, never could possibly see eye-to-eye and jumped at the chance to do battle with one another, creating the world's first dragons, angels, archons, devils, and demons to do battle with one another. Their swift expansion and claims to the material plane, however, angered Erinos and Xarios, who both came to the material plane so they could keep control over their own planes of existence. Erinos created his own dragons, fey, and couatls as his army, while Xarios created the world's first undead and aberrations, twisted horrors that only the god of corruption could come up with. Their flared tempers and haste to battle has earned the title of The Extremists for these four gods.
Gariedras, Oas, Caelthias, and Iwenthas, known as The Bastions for their initial refusal to battle in the war, were eventually forced to step in and form armies of their own. Since the war was waged on the material plane, the damage caused by the gods directly reflected into the other planes of existence, forcing the gods to form their own armies, mostly consisting of dragons, giants, and outsiders to do battle. The war lasted a long while, involving and creating many new creatures, sentient races, and destroying the land in the process.
Finally, the ninth god, Arcanis stepped in and got the other gods to stop fighting. Some versions say he simply negotiated with the other gods to come to an agreement, others say that Arcanis's power was so great he forced them to stop. Either way it was agreed that no god would attempt to claim the material plane, regardless of its effect on their own plane. However, the gods would be allowed to converse with and guide the sentient races as well as shape certain portions or aspects of the world. The gods would be forced to work together and settle themselves with merely guiding the forces of the world, not controlling it, and keeping their own planes of existence and what control they had left.
The World Reconstruction
((under construction. Ironic, ain't it.))
In the Beginning
In the beginning, there were nine all-powerful gods each with their own plane of existence. While the nine gods were not exactly approving of one another, they could agree to leave each other alone as long as they kept their own plane of existence and did not attempt to interfere with one another. This agreement was introduced by Arcanis, the true neutral god of magic, who would constantly mediate disputes between his brethren.
Then the material plane somehow forced itself into existence. None of the gods claimed responsibility for creating this new plane, but some of them wish they had. The material plane itself held a lot of influence over the other planes. If there was a major geographical change on the material plane, such as the formation of a mountain, or the destruction of an island, then a similar change would happen to the other planes of existence. This influence did not work both ways, however, and soon the gods found their influence over their own planes had diminished, as they could not construct major changes because of the material plane's existence. Many of the gods decided to continue their own divine plans, they had to conquer and control the material plane, and thus a long and great war began between the gods and whatever forces they could create...
The Divine War
The original war itself started between Legrios and Helnos, deities who constantly warred with each other since their beginning. Legrios, a champion and protector of the weak, and Helnos, a tyrant and oppressor, never could possibly see eye-to-eye and jumped at the chance to do battle with one another, creating the world's first dragons, angels, archons, devils, and demons to do battle with one another. Their swift expansion and claims to the material plane, however, angered Erinos and Xarios, who both came to the material plane so they could keep control over their own planes of existence. Erinos created his own dragons, fey, and couatls as his army, while Xarios created the world's first undead and aberrations, twisted horrors that only the god of corruption could come up with. Their flared tempers and haste to battle has earned the title of The Extremists for these four gods.
Gariedras, Oas, Caelthias, and Iwenthas, known as The Bastions for their initial refusal to battle in the war, were eventually forced to step in and form armies of their own. Since the war was waged on the material plane, the damage caused by the gods directly reflected into the other planes of existence, forcing the gods to form their own armies, mostly consisting of dragons, giants, and outsiders to do battle. The war lasted a long while, involving and creating many new creatures, sentient races, and destroying the land in the process.
Finally, the ninth god, Arcanis stepped in and got the other gods to stop fighting. Some versions say he simply negotiated with the other gods to come to an agreement, others say that Arcanis's power was so great he forced them to stop. Either way it was agreed that no god would attempt to claim the material plane, regardless of its effect on their own plane. However, the gods would be allowed to converse with and guide the sentient races as well as shape certain portions or aspects of the world. The gods would be forced to work together and settle themselves with merely guiding the forces of the world, not controlling it, and keeping their own planes of existence and what control they had left.
The World Reconstruction
((under construction. Ironic, ain't it.))