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<blockquote data-quote="BookTenTiger" data-source="post: 9177789" data-attributes="member: 6685541"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px">World Building, Part 1: Origins of Taiel and Xeno</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Origins of Taiel</span></strong></p><p></p><p>At one time there was no Heaven or Hell, and all the demons and angels lived upon the earth. They were ruled by Taiel, who sat upon a throne of gold, and Xeno, who sat upon a throne of carved ivory. This was a time before time, when all the world was being manifested. Xeno’s children, the demons, were great dreamers, and brought to life animals and plants and storms and monsters. Meanwhile the angels, reflections of Taiel, created songs and sunlight and the invisible architecture that allows the mechanisms of the world to work. All was good and busy, until Xeno decided to grant godhood to his favorite children.</p><p></p><p>Taielis, in their infinite wisdom, knew such an empowerment would cause chaos as Xeno’s children each vied for control of the world. Yet when they confronted Xeno, his children attacked. Taielis and their angels fell to war. In the maelstrom, walls were shattered into mountains, blades furrowed canyons into the earth, and the churning of the oceans still to this day causes the swelling and ebbing of the tides.</p><p></p><p>Just as the war looked its grimmest, and Xeno’s reign imminent, the great miracle of generation occurred. Taiel’s hand was struck, and their blood fell into the sea. The blood spread to every corner of the world in the ocean currents, and every place the waves broke upon the shore, they left behind cities and armies of humans. Taiel called to their newborn mortals, and together they turned the tide of battle. Xeno’s armies were soon defeated.</p><p></p><p>Taiel banished Xeno and his children to the great prison of Hell. Exhausted from war, Taiel and their angels retreated to Heaven. All the land and seas were turned over to the mortal peoples.</p><p></p><p>Since then, Taiel has been the one and true god.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Xeno and His Children</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Xeno, also called the Other or the Outsider, is a god of chaos, ruin, and corruption. He is the father of all demons, including fiends, fey, aberrations, and undead.</p><p></p><p>Some mortals still worship Xeno or his children, under the belief that they possess godhood. These false idols are:</p><p></p><p><strong>Emberron</strong>, Warlord of Fire, champion of all fiends</p><p><strong>Baelis</strong>, the Dreaming Child, wisest of all aberrations</p><p><strong>Maslea Sparrowgreen</strong>, Queen of Briars, sun sovereign of the fey</p><p><strong>Aelsam Greensparrow</strong>, King of Briars, moon sovereign of the fey</p><p><strong>Nachthund</strong>, the Hound of Harvest, justice of the undead</p><p></p><p>Xeno seeks to weaken Taiel’s power, and regain dominance upon the earth. Should he regain enough power, he would be able to escape from his imprisonment in Hell and return to the mortal realm. His agents in this desire are his children. The breaking of Taiel’s laws weakens the barrier between the mortal realm and Hell, allowing demons to pass through. When they do so, they tempt mortals into worship. One day, they hope the power of this worship will shatter Xeno’s chains and free their long-suffering father.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BookTenTiger, post: 9177789, member: 6685541"] [B][SIZE=7]World Building, Part 1: Origins of Taiel and Xeno[/SIZE] [SIZE=6]Origins of Taiel[/SIZE][/B] At one time there was no Heaven or Hell, and all the demons and angels lived upon the earth. They were ruled by Taiel, who sat upon a throne of gold, and Xeno, who sat upon a throne of carved ivory. This was a time before time, when all the world was being manifested. Xeno’s children, the demons, were great dreamers, and brought to life animals and plants and storms and monsters. Meanwhile the angels, reflections of Taiel, created songs and sunlight and the invisible architecture that allows the mechanisms of the world to work. All was good and busy, until Xeno decided to grant godhood to his favorite children. Taielis, in their infinite wisdom, knew such an empowerment would cause chaos as Xeno’s children each vied for control of the world. Yet when they confronted Xeno, his children attacked. Taielis and their angels fell to war. In the maelstrom, walls were shattered into mountains, blades furrowed canyons into the earth, and the churning of the oceans still to this day causes the swelling and ebbing of the tides. Just as the war looked its grimmest, and Xeno’s reign imminent, the great miracle of generation occurred. Taiel’s hand was struck, and their blood fell into the sea. The blood spread to every corner of the world in the ocean currents, and every place the waves broke upon the shore, they left behind cities and armies of humans. Taiel called to their newborn mortals, and together they turned the tide of battle. Xeno’s armies were soon defeated. Taiel banished Xeno and his children to the great prison of Hell. Exhausted from war, Taiel and their angels retreated to Heaven. All the land and seas were turned over to the mortal peoples. Since then, Taiel has been the one and true god. [B][SIZE=6]Xeno and His Children[/SIZE][/B] Xeno, also called the Other or the Outsider, is a god of chaos, ruin, and corruption. He is the father of all demons, including fiends, fey, aberrations, and undead. Some mortals still worship Xeno or his children, under the belief that they possess godhood. These false idols are: [B]Emberron[/B], Warlord of Fire, champion of all fiends [B]Baelis[/B], the Dreaming Child, wisest of all aberrations [B]Maslea Sparrowgreen[/B], Queen of Briars, sun sovereign of the fey [B]Aelsam Greensparrow[/B], King of Briars, moon sovereign of the fey [B]Nachthund[/B], the Hound of Harvest, justice of the undead Xeno seeks to weaken Taiel’s power, and regain dominance upon the earth. Should he regain enough power, he would be able to escape from his imprisonment in Hell and return to the mortal realm. His agents in this desire are his children. The breaking of Taiel’s laws weakens the barrier between the mortal realm and Hell, allowing demons to pass through. When they do so, they tempt mortals into worship. One day, they hope the power of this worship will shatter Xeno’s chains and free their long-suffering father. [/QUOTE]
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