Author's Note on the Spark

The spark features prominently in all of Marlen Terrennen's works, and the true nature of it and where it came from are unknown. However, he has expanded upon the concept of the spark in other works, which helps makes sense of his other writings. The extract below is helpful in interpreting the above chapters.

It is worthwhile to consider the Spark, as it is from it all things were created. To understand the Spark, it is helpful to compare it to an egg. There are three 'shades' of the spark, and these represent the different shades of things across the planes. The centre or 'yolk' of the spark, is what the Gods emerged from, it is power in its embryonic form. The first layer surrounding the centre or 'white' of the spark are the living physical material of the universe. The last layer, or 'shell' of the the spark are the "unliving" physical materials of the universe. However, it is here that the direct comparisons end. The 'Egg' if there are ones, would have a shell the same thickness, if not thicker than the white of the egg.

The differences between the white and the yolk can be most clearly seen in their creations. The Aelidra were created initially from the 'white' of the spark, and then the gods infused them with a shard of divine power, or the 'yolk' of the spark. This gave them an active and developing life. However, the creatures which now inhabit the world were created from initiation from a part of the 'yolk' mixed with the 'white' of the spark, left to develop on its own, but for the direction given by the God's pouring in their own power. The unfettered ability of the 'yolk' to develop and grow, led to the creation of the primordial forces, and the eventual downfall of the Aelin.

The planet itself is largely made of the 'shell' and of the 'white' of the spark, although the continued growth of its forests, and the awakening of Goliaths and Archons would suggest that certain parts of the 'yolk' have been infused into it.

Chapter 2- The First Creatures

The Aelidra were made between the gods, the first physical and self-supporting and multiplying creatures were not something the gods wanted to go wrong, so each god put what they sought or found interesting into them. They worked away at them, before awakening them with a spark of divine light.

They were singularly tall and beautiful beings, composed and devout in equal measures. They sought the safety of company, and revered the world around them, and always looked to their survival in the future. However, they were not what the Gods sought. They watched them for age upon age, their lives lived over and over, before the gods found the source of their displeasure with their creations. They were too perfect, they avoided conflict wherever possible, and sought guidance from the gods on all issues, and lacked true independence.
Some truly excelled in some areas, but the majority were satisfied with their lives as others or the gods dictated them. Some of the Aelin took members of the Aelidra as their children, those who were best in what they excelled in and what the Gods valued most. They imbued them with the same power that the gods held but of a much smaller scale. The remainder became the gods servants, available to their beck and call, eternal at the wishes of the gods.

Now the gods had discovered the mistakes they had made, they decided that the uniformity of the Aelidra had made them an unsuccessful creation, so they each went to create their own. Thus the races the world now knows were created. They were sent to inhabit the world, and they flourished in a way that the Aelin had not. They learned of the world, and went beyond what the Gods imagined. They lived their lives with vigour and venom. They fought amongst one another, and even amongst a God's creation, they differed and clashed. Their fervor was fed by the gods, who found themselves invigorated by their creature's faith, and imbued some of them with specks of their power. This power flourished in them. Over time, this greedy behavior by the gods led to their downfall.

Chapter 1- In the Beginning

In the beginning, there was nothing but the spark. It is from this spark that the Gods were created, and it is from which all things hence have come from. The spark could not be described in any physical sense that it might make sense to us, but rather must be understood as an idea. The spark was the concentrated combination of ideas and of energy, that sprouted consciousnesses that became each and every thing that we know today. The ideas within grew and developed, and became the first gods. They rose from the spark, extending above and beyond the confinement that it provided.

These were the first gods, the Aelin, the first of their kind. Their collective consciousness' grew and merged, and, of a sort, conversed. After long aeons of discussion, discourse and debate, the conflict between the ideals of the gods grew apparent, and where they met one another, the world was born. It was the first child of the gods, their first masterpiece that served as the proof and experimentation of each and every idea that they held, and the first physical thing the gods encountered. The rock was lit with the light of the spark, which, no longer the home of the gods, dimmed and became a physical embodiment of energy, specks of which were spread to the far corners of the blackness of the emptiness of the universe. As the world was made, the gods began to mould and shape it, each adding what they saw and valued. From this came all of the things of the world; Mountains, Forests, Rivers, metals, dust and sky.

Pleased with the sucess of their first experimentation, other worlds sprang into being, although not all were made with the consent of all the gods, and were rather the private domains of some. As they continued to master the powers that were inherent of their very being, the gods began to tire of their creation, as they were dull and lifeless, and as such, while marvelous, could not hold their attention for long.

This led to the creation of the first beings, the Aelidra.

The Book of Marlen Terrennen

Here inscribed, find the works of Marlen Terrennen, Historian and Scribe. Within the works, the author has encapsulated the history of the creation of the planet and the deities who would lay claim to its creation. The tome also tells the tale of the
battle between the gods and the Abberant forces of the Cosmos, as well as of the conflicts between the gods up until the Age of Accord.

This volume exists to educate the people of Merih-Angar in respect of the Gods, so that they may know of the Gods, what the Gods would have them know. As a result of the Pedagogic nature of this manual, it is accompanied by Marlen Terrennen's Spellbook, so that the reader might continue his works.


It is worth noting that much of what is said within is largely different from the accepted history. The truth of the words is open to interpretation, although it is unclear from which period Marlen wrote his account.