The First Age
Age of Wars
Balor came first to the people of Aagos. Speaking to them, he learned that they pulled things from the Well in a very purposeless way; they created constantly, and didn’t even know they were doing it, and couldn’t always see the things they created.
Cymur saw that Balor was speaking with the people, and became worried that somehow his brother would gain an advantage over him through them. So, Cymur rushed down to another part of Aagos, where there were people different from the ones that Balor was speaking with. Each god decided on their own that the each people should be ruled by the doctrines that the gods had previously made, according to their opposing natures. Thus, the separate societies of people were shaped according to their kinds, which inevitably led to war.
First Wars & Creation of Annwn
The first wars were terrible; people began to kill each other nearly as quickly as they reproduced.
Though the bodies of people were broken and swallowed up by death, their souls continued to dwell on Aagos, formless and without ability to act. The souls could only wander, terrified and confused. Kynos knew all that was happening—for everything which happened was still a part of him—and bade Morhiag to find a new home for all the wandering souls. Thus, from the Well, Morhiag drew another place, and named it Annwn. To death, she gave great wings, so that it could carry the souls from Aagos to their new home. There, she built herself a high throne of onyx, and named herself judge over the fate of the dead.
Sykala’s Deal
Sykala objected; the people who lived and died, he said, were still within the realm of Nature. He felt slighted; his authority had been usurped already by Cymur and Balor. A deal was struck: the people who died would eventually be returned to the mother and father spirits of Aagos, who would give them rebirth. Thus, the cycle of reincarnation was begun.
An Undead Army is Built
But still, the wars raged on; Balor, always aggressive, sought to have a claim on not only people that were living, but also those that had died. As the mortals of Aagos battled each other, he would often float above the field, centering his sight on those who fought the most fiercely and killed the most enemies. In the earliest days, when these great warriors fell themselves, Balor would follow their souls to Annwn to petition his sister for authority over them. Morhiag would consent to her older brother, and over time, it became known that Balor was building an army, and trained the greatest of the fallen himself, after they had died. It is said that this tradition still continues today.
Cymur Teaches Men
In reaction to his brother’s new gain, Cymur began to increase the intensity of his involvement with people, as well. He chose a group of people called Men and dwelt among them, demanding their loyalty. In exchange, he taught Men the sciences of Law and Government, and made some of them nobility, to rule over others, and others kings. Others he taught agriculture, and arranged them all in castes, so that each knew his place. He taught them discipline, and honor, and order, and they worshiped him with their dogma.
