Imris, the eastern Continent is a large and varied land each corner containing a deep and rich history. The rise and decline of Ramns, foundation of the great Dwarven cities, the histories of the city states of Thrate, The jewels in the desert that are Tal'Anfagon and Tal'Tarecus home of the Elcar, the kingdoms of Lamanas, and the tales of Norlend each worthy of their own book so and will be covered later in their own tomes. This paticular writing covers the creation of the world (and by extension the continent) and the most important events since

The Unfathomed Age

To begin a history of Imris we begin with the gods, shapers of the world and all who inhabit it. They who were born out of the one

The First Gods

First came Mira and Vera, Earth and Sky, the twins whose sundering created the land and sky as we know it where once they were one in an unimaginable form. Separated the twins began to explore their new shapes reaching out creating the world. Where wind touched earth, valleys were carved and rock grounded into sand. In doing this they gave birth to Samilis the first child. In her birth she engorged the land with great pools of water making oceans, seas, and lakes where it settled.

As Vera spoke to her child Samalis some of the water resting on the earth that was Mira came up into the sky from there the mixing of the air and water brought new creation to the sky as great clouds formed, raining down upon the land in great the goddesses exchanges. Born from this conversation Aramis and rivers were born water moving and shaping the earth like the wind.

Alone in the sky, jealous of Mira and the children resting upon her earth, Vera worked air into light pouring herself into it she created the bright one Perador who has been called "Fire of the Sky" and "Banisher of Darkness". This created a new problem, Samilis had Aramis but Perador had no sibling and grew discontent. In his thoughts he bore an idea and stole a piece of Mira and a peice of Vera. He created a vessel from Mira and shaped it with Vera thus Sil was made. While Vera loved her new daughter Mira was displeased with having been stolen from and always tries to block Perador from being with his sister and may not look upon her in full, as such her raidiance waxes and wanes with the days. As a result of the new beings in the sky Mira bore plants to live upon her body in multitude basking in the light of the Sun and Moon.

The Teachers of Mortals

Soon the mortal races were begotten in all their shapes and forms taking pieces of each of the gods already created. Seeing them empty new gods, Alamain, Curan, Khordal, Kaldorel and many others were brought into being by the origin gods. Each to guide and shape the races where they willed sometimes doing so in contention with each other, winning over or shunning certain mortal races.

These first Mortals were much like beasts but Vera saw in them much more and worked with Mira to create Alamain Seeker of knowledge. He saw mortals dumb and blind and was saddened that these vessels capable of much more had not the minds to acheive it and so he shared with them the desire for knowledge but they were unable to share what they found with each other. This displeased Alamain so he created language that Mortals might gather their knowledge and seek out more.

Mortals were still naked like the animals they shared the land with but now they were far greater than the animals they lived with. Perador offered Mira some of his fire both to apologize to her for his past theft and so that the Mortals might use it and warm them when he could not. Mira gave this piece to mortals but in taking this fire Khordal was born. Seeing the mortals naked he taught them to cloth themselves with hides, silks, and wool. Seeing them with only hands to build he showed them tools with which they could make greater works in his name. With this done he took to making his own creations each grander than the last to inspire the mortals to use his gifts for great purpose and in doing so the god of the forge gave mortals the gift of creation.

Now Mortals could speak and make things with the arts given to them and wished to move to and fro great distances along the land but there were no great roads or charted seas as there are today. Getting lost was esay for mortals and travel was dangerous leaving mortals pocketed into their homelands. Mira felt the mortals discontent with this and from gave life to Curan to show the mortals the easy paths along the earth and seas that they might travel. He did so working with Khordal to show the mortals to make roads and maps which became Curan's domain and he blessed those who walked his roads.

Last of the great teachers was Kaldoran. Shainaran who's origins are unknown and was there when Mira and Vera came to be sat looking upon the growing world and grew ever hateful wishing only for it to return to when all that is, was the void at the begginning. Shainaran lashed out at the twins and their creation and Kaldoran was born of the wounds. Kaldoran god of change which brings destruction and renewal in equal measure, he taught mortals of war so that they might not cower in fear against that which Shainaran creates. With the destruction came also Mordain who leads mortals from live unto death so that they do not wander the void but are brought to where they might rest until the end of all creation.

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