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The repercussions of the
War of Humanity and the Chaos Wars (actually the
same war, but given separate names before the
truth was understood by human scholars) were numerous
and manifold. First and foremost, the Gods felt
that Han-Tolneth and the surviving Aldar deserved
much for their timely discovery of dragons and
their rescue of the Gods. Han-Tolneth, however,
felt nothing but guilt for, in truth, had he and
his Aldar supported Dekalb from the beginning,
both the War of Humanity and the Chaos Wars could
likely have been averted. Han-Silnar would almost
surely have realized that he would have no chance
of winning against Dekalb and Han-Tolneth and
without an Aldar contingent, the Triumvirate would
have never rebelled.
Most of the few surviving Aldar simply wanted
to live out their remaining lives in peace. Before
this however, they exerted their greatest effort
yet and built, for the Gods, the Garden. An area
of unsurpassed beauty it contains Yggdrasil the
World Tree by which the Gods and any they permit
may travel to any plane in existence with ease.
They built the great Amphitheatre, favoured gathering
place of the immortals. These and many more wonders
are reserved for immortal eyes only and the Garden
is said to be the most beautiful and tranquil
place in Creation.
For their many services, the Aldar were granted
solace on a plane created specially for them and
most were never seen again. Han-Tolneth however,
felt that his debt to the Gods was not dispensed
and he, along with a handful of Aldar, begged
to be allowed to serve the Gods for eternity.
Thus were the Celani created with Han-Tolneth,
known forevermore as the dragonmaster, at their
forefront. Immortal and possessing power beyond
any mortal, yet not gods, the Celani are the companions
and servants of the Gods. In time, they would
come to be worshipped as virtual Gods by humanity
and they do, in fact, serve as Gods in some ways.
With the advent of the Chaos in Creation, the
Gods saw that things would change and grow far
more quickly than before and that they would need
help in overseeing their realms. So Matsuhama,
for example, took on a Celani to oversee weaponry
and another to oversee honour. Gaia has one to
look after forests, to watch over the mountains,
and so on.
And so it was that the ranks of Creation had
survived their greatest challenge ever. Chaos
had entered Creation and had produced offspring,
humanity. The Gods themselves survived their challenge
and the planes of existence had a new master.
Sarapis took on Daedalus and Phaestus as his top
lieutenants for their roles in the War, and life
progressed for humanity and the other mortal races.
History of course did not end here, and indeed
this marks the real beginning of history for the
mortal races, as they were now allowed to progress
relatively unhindered by powers greater than them.
Dwarf, Tsol'aa, Troll, Human, and a race we have
not discussed, the Mhun, now will be the focus
of history, but that, gentle reader, is another
story for another time.
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