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The Titans grow ever more diligent. Only a few among them still slumber, and the world becomes stranger and greater by the moment.
Mana is created. This divine energy permeates the cosmos, a fragment of its creator's power. Sentient creatures who manage to harness Mana may imbue themselves with it to grow and perform miraculous acts.
Seven
World Trees sprout around the world-sea, rising until they breach the surface of the waves and spread their vast canopies to greet the Sun. These magnificent trees generate and recycle Mana, forming the hearts of magic in this new world.
Fairies appear by the World Trees. These magical creatures sustain themselves upon the Mana around them and adapt to the environments they find themselves in. They are a cheerful, friendly race, whose lives are innately tied to the land they choose to inhabit. They are the first thinking race of this new reality.
With a shaking of stone and a steaming of seas, a landmass known as
Volcano Island breaks forth from the skin of the world. It spews molten earth that cools into the first solid ground. While still barren and lifeless, the fertile volcanic ash coating its sides promises a fine foundation for growth.
Nearby, an
Obsidian Spire comes to be as well, striking out high into the sky to loom over the newborn world.
Stars and Constellations appear, cascading in their multitudes across the once-black night sky to illuminate the void. This tapestry of light brings great joy into the hearts of the Fairies, the only living beings to truly appreciate the vast change in the cosmos. They shall never forget the sight.
The Chimes of the World Trees are created. These magical artifacts adorn the seven World Trees, whistling as the wild primordial wind passes through them. The sounds they make soothe the spirits of those who live in their shadow.
The Cosmos
Mana: Divine energy that sentient beings may use and incorporate within themselves for magical effects.
Stars and Constellations: Stars forming intricate patterns and constellations in the void, bringing light and beauty into the cosmos.
The World
Lands
Landmass: Volcano Island
Barren, ash-covered landmass. Microbial, simple multicellular life, arthropods.
Seas
Sea: Unnamed
Saltwater sea. Microbial, simple multicellular life, kelp forests, arthropods.
-Landmark: World Trees
These seven titanic, magnificent trees generate and recycle Mana for the world.
--Artifact: Chimes of the World Trees
Divinely crafted bronze chimes that whistle in the wind. Their sound soothes those who hear them.
-Landmark: Obsidian Spire
An imposing spire of divine obsidian rising high into the sky.
=Race: Fairies
Magical creatures that sustain themselves upon Mana. Adaptive, kindly and undying as long as the land they choose as theirs endures. Small in stature, with wings and youthful bodies.
Artifacts
The Sea Sapphire
A divine gemstone on a necklace of seaweed, crafted by the Titan Perculus for the Titan Tirama.
Null: 1000 points.
Frost: 525 points.
Cathex: 1000 points.
Tirama: 900 points.
Perculus, Lord of Storms: 800 points.
Ordo: 925 points.
?: 1000 points.