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During
the long battles against the orcs and elves, the
humans began to form primitive kingdoms among their
numbers. The central group was composed of the Athena
clan and humans skilled in magic. They protected
their numbers with their power, kept order through
threats, and occasionally became involved in small
and large battles.
Order was resolved quickly when the Athena leader,
Shuniman, united the regions currently known as
Aden and Elmore. He called his kingdom Elmoreden
and enthroned himself as emperor. The tree branch
crown adorning the brow of his ancestors became
a gold crown with glittering jewels to set upon
his brow. He became known as a presence nearly equal
to the gods in the lore of his followers.
Emperor Shuniman worried over the life limitation
of the humans. The fact that Gran Kain, god of death
and destruction, was their creator gave the humans
an inferiority complex. Additionally, the tales
that they were created from the leftovers of other
races was deeply humiliating to these new rulers
of the land. For their new kingdom, they needed
a new myth; a new history that would prove them
noble beings.
Eventually, and through large-scale religious reform,
Shuniman made Einhasad the goddess of humans instead
of Gran Kain. Myth and history were changed and
those practicing black magic, as well as the followers
of Gran Kain, were persecuted. The religious reform
continued for generations and eventually all humans
believed that Einhasad, the goddess of good, was
their creator and Gran Kain was simply the god of
evil. When learning of this, Gran Kain laughed in
acceptance.
"Even if they do not
serve me, I will not be angered. But foolish humans,
no matter how you try to cover the sky with your
hands -- is the sky truly smaller than your grasp?"
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