A world breathed into existence by the gods, ancient, and powerful. Created as a gift to the source that brought them into being. Accepted, the gem; a swirling tumult of elemental magics, was held close to her fiery heart as tears of awe and joy fell. One, was kept close. Others were scattered out becoming embedded into her infinitely large wings of midnight. But so great was her joy that still others fell into this gift given to her.
The gods, proud over the acceptance of their gift stilled the ever moving magics in the gem. Where they stilled left lands and seas, separate from air and light above, and separate still from the fires below, a heart like their source's. Darkness was left to refresh the wonders within the gem as its course was followed. Land was forced to the surface fresh, new and crafted for a singular purpose. The tears that fell into the gem were collected and placed there like diamonds in a setting. Since the land was pulled from the depths it had been closer to the heart and the earth broke as the life of the gem spilled out. Heat came in waves and the tears that lay closest to it began to shake and crack. Fearful the gods moved closer to the tears to save them from breaking. Before they got there the tears broke apart to reveal winged serpents, the dragons, eldest and first of their kind.
Overflowing with the raw power that had created the gem, called Andris by the gods, they claimed their domain. Since they had fallen from the source directly some portion of her wisdom was retained. Watching in amazement the gods saw these being and were inspired bringing forth other beings of different types, though none so great in power or wisdom as the first.
Still one god was displeased by the bringing of order and the filling of Andris with other, lesser beings. Chaos took one being, a human, among the most able of his kind and he granted him greater physical and metal attributes untouched by time. Most importantly the ability to corrupt other beings and to make them like himself. They were known as the blood kin by the dragons other races knew them by other names most common among them was vampire.
Along with this corruption seeds of doubt, greed, hate, and jealousy seeped into the world and race was pitted against race, man against woman, and nature against civilization. Each thinking they knew best the way to achieve that peace and unity that had been taken at the beginning times. Many stories lie in the time between the Beginning Peace and the Final Rest. Those stories are known as the history of Andris and is there for those, who so desire, to view.
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