Game RP Story

Delve into the rich history of Ashen's world, from the creation of the gods and the Book of Creation to the origins of runes and the Rune War.

This section explores the lore and history of the game, including the Rune War and the stories of the Gods, gathered from in-game books and NPC dialogues.

The Book of Creation

In the beginning, the sky contained nothing but the clouds and the gods.

And the gods said to the clouds, 'We are the gods, and you shall obey us.'

Veldan, god of Earth, said, 'Cloud, become a vast landscape.' And a cloud became a vast landscape.

Isos, god of Light, said to another cloud, 'Glow with inner light and illuminate Veldan's landscape to delight us.' And the cloud shone like a sun shining upon the landscape of cloud.

Agon, god of Darkness, said, 'Landscape, grow deep caverns to shade us.' And the landscape grew deep shadowed caverns. Within this cold darkness there formed sparkling crystals of ice.

Ulthien, goddess of Life, commanded other clouds. 'Take upon yourselves the semblance of living beings, and dwell upon Veldan's land.' And it was so.

Sabal, goddess of Chaos, said, 'Dark clouds, you shall become warlike creatures, contending with the men of Ulthien.' And Agon's shadowed clouds obeyed her.

Arna, goddess of Order, commanded Ulthien's cloud men to array themselves for battle.

And all the other gods commanded the clouds, each god according to their own desires.

Thus for eons the gods amused themselves by forming shapes from the clouds of the sky. Cloud mountains stood majestic, then broke apart in the wind. Suns of glowing clouds flared and faded. Fleets of cloud ships carried armies of cloud soldiers to war -- only to melt away like fog before the new sun. Each in turn quickly passed away, and each in turn the gods created anew. Yet the ice crystals did not pass away, but became the stars which grew in number with each new cycle of creation.

After long ages of this sport, the gods grew discontent. Veldan came to feel the loss of each cloud land he created. Isos yearned to make a light that would shine forever, while Agon desired perpetual shadow. Ulthien cried to see each of her cloud children pass away. Sabal dreamed of breaking the steady cycle of creation, while Arna longed for all that they made to linger a while longer. And all the gods were displeased.

And the gods conferred, saying, 'It is not good that our commands should last only as long as a cloud.'

Veldan, god of Earth, said, 'The stars of ice alone endure.'

Isos, god of Light, said, 'The stars of ice reflect all that we create.'

Sabal, goddess of Chaos, said, 'No two stars of ice are alike.'

Agon, god of Darkness, said, 'The stars of ice are weak, and cannot threaten us.'

Arna, goddess of Order, said, 'Let us organize the stars to do our bidding.'

Ulthien, goddess of Life, said, 'Stars of ice, live and hear our commands!'

Kuthos, god of Runes, said, 'Let the stars of ice be runes, and let the runes reflect the words of our commands.' And the stars became runes and the runes reflected the words of the gods.

And so did the gods create the world and with the runes make their creations.