In the earliest age of the earth, there was a time of newness; during which elves and men dwelt in peace: Under the Lordship of the Lord of Majesty: Jevah the God of Hosts. So it would have gone. All things dwelt below and above in kinship;
Until they came...
Some led others to bring evil into the world secretly. First Fear, then Pride, then Arrogance, then Murder: When the evil ones were found out, then befell a battle like one that will never befall again until judgment day. The cursed ones were thrown down.
The Setarch fell from the sky: beings of great power led by one of the Host. Then fell upon elves and men the Age of Raw Force: An age of powers and perils locked in adversity.
The sea split open, the continents drifted apart, and for days the dust blocked the sunlight out.
Then men and elves said in disbelief: We must start over.
Mercy looked down upon them: So came the Age of the Star Sword and the Kingship of Caladel over the sea; where the God of Hosts gave them what they would need to endure...
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