Gifts of the Deities

After Morkith's suggestion of worship and sacrifice, he offered his followers something extremely lucrative: power. For a half-formed race with nothing to do but offer praise, this was highly desirable. Many humanoids began to flock to Morkith, leaving the world disproportionately in his favor. There was death and destruction throughout the planet. Ordus took it upon himself to balance the world again. He went to the four gods that had not yet offered anything to the world, and asked them for a gift to make the earth less volatile. These gifts were attained over a large span of time, but it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when. We do know the order in which these gifts were received:

First, Ordus went to Philopie. She pondered, and announced that the humanoids needed something to yearn for other than raw power and the god's favor. She gave the gift of knowledge to the people of the planet. They could suddenly think, learn, and protect themselves.

Next, he went to Frella. Encouraged by Philopie's insight, she gave the humanoids the gift of selfhood. They could think, and now think for themselves. They could now form opinions, debate, pursue different concepts. The people became individuals.

Kaliepys was eager to contribute after overseeing Frella's addition. She gave the gift of pleasure. The people had been given passion and love. They created art, built languages, and built strong bonds among each other. After this, the world seemed perfect. We do not have many artifacts from this time, but the ones we do show it was a renaissance of beauty and relative peace.

There was still one more god that needed to add their contribution. Ordus tracked down Engor, a god who rarely has much to say about anything. He absently gave the gift of inhibition, so the people could feel utter freedom to do as they pleased. Many of the humanoids loved this gift, but many were frightened by the insecurity. Humans began to think higher of themselves and their capabilities, and started to strive for more. For their own power. There was still relative balance among worship and in the land, and each of the gods had now added some contribution to the material plane. These gifts were the last major changes to have been created by our deities, and remain unchanged today.