Histories

THE BEGINNING
The mortals of the material plane do not know whether or not nothing or many somethings existed at the beginning, but do know that magic was the first aspect to be considered important. Magic, which is a concentrated power of potential, is understood as the first living god, Liym. Liym lived alone in the endless dark expanse. Their mindless and all-conscious existence attracted the second known god, known in plane terms as the physical form matter, Pagum. Pagum placed their arms around Liym and created the core of the Earth and the concept of love, which begets all other things. Love is the final true deity and the creator of consciousness, called Ahiv by their children.

The first creatures to come into being exist in the second layer of the planet. By virtue of existing first, they are more concentrated in magic and are more powerful. Liym shares their power with all things that breathe, and grows weaker when there are more. Included among the first creatures are the Great Dragons, which are large enough to walk on the surface of the planet in a hundred steps. The center layers, known as planes, are not constrained by the size of the uppermost layer, due to Liym's own chaotic nature. Pagum is a lawful god and keeps the material plane stable. Magic in the world acts as if it is finite, a force stretched thin supporting all living things—but creatures of matter will never need to fear entropy.

WORLD HISTORY
Celestial and magic-attuned races originated from layers underneath the surface plane (dragonborn, elves, aasimar, etc.), separated from those originating on the surface (humans, dwarves, gnomes, etc.). Around 70,000 years ago, due to unknown causes, the Great Dragons living in Valturi began acting out of turn and clawed their way through the planes, from the center of the planet outward. This brought races from the inner layers outward, where some have settled in modern times. The resultant damage of the Dragons' journey can still be found in some points of the world, such as the circle of islands to the east of Kitarryn, or the wastes in Malgacor.

The Dragons then broke through the atmosphere, opening the world to a terrible chaos in the stars. This began a centuries-long war—the Blighted Ages—that only ended when one Dragon died, Lacidere. Lacidere's body fell on the continent of Malgacor, which became an expansive mountain range that reaches into other kingdoms. Where Lacidere's blood was spilled created an uninhabitable ground where nothing can grow and dark forces are born. When this Dragon fell, the rest gave up their quest to reach the ends of the stars and returned to Valturi, sealing all the other layers of the planet behind them with the help of mortal mages. This gave way to a tradition in many kingdoms where magic-users played a heavy role in government and protection. In the wake of the havoc of the war, the Material layer gained a new host of creatures and culture with them, including some demonic children from the outer spaces. Still it would be thousands of years before the planet could recover enough to start flourishing.