The Creation of Annoa

The Origin of the Universe

By Nethar Lothi, historian, philosopher, diplomat. 35^th year, Era of Peace

Every different culture from around the world tells their own variation of the creation of the Universe. The elves of Lothria believe that the earthen goddess Jotah created it by sacrificing herself and cutting off the different parts of her body to create the planets and stars. The orcs of the Shattered Isles told of the Iron Wolf and Fluid Rabbit, and how their endless conflict creates the balance of both peace and war. However the common elf and annoan tale is what most know, and it is the one that I will recite in detail.

At the beginning, all was dark. This darkness was the Void, and was both the mother and father of the gods Saeras and Entaros. With nothing but a clean slate, the two began experimenting with their powers, as Entaros created both Light and Darkness and Saeras created the elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Wind. Entaros, dismayed by Saeras elements and the things he created with them, felt that what he was doing was too powerful. Saeras disagreed, saying that the bodies that could be made using the elements were great enough to create something else – life. Entaros, who at this point was angry with Saeras, fought with him. He using the powers of Darkness and Light, and Saeras using the powers of the elements. The battle lasted centuries, but eventually Saeras was tricked by his brother and trapped inside the world in which Saeras himself created – The Region of Spring, the first world. Entaros took all his powers besides fire, which he found too dangerous even for him, and cast him down in the pits of Nethariu. There Saeras burned, merging with his last power, and became the first of what is known as the Dark Lords.

As I said at the beginning, many different tales are told of the origins of the universe. Though the tale of Saeras and Entaros is the one most accepted, there is also the tale of Jotah, the one of which the Lothrian Elves in the north tell their own children.

Long ago, before the gods or the trees were conceived, there was Jotah. Jotah was a powerful titan, whose body and mind transcended to all planes of existence. It was the Black Ocean that was her original home, and there she stayed. One day, Jotah realized that she was alone in her own world – that nothing else existed but her. Saddened by this, she cut off her leg and morphed it into a ball. This created the first planet, full of godswood and lakes, rivers and valleys. It was a beautiful place, but ultimately still felt empty. She then decided to cut off her other leg, and make it into numerous smaller balls. This created the plants and the animals, that lived in the godswood. It was a living, breathing place that Jotah was proud of, but it still felt empty.

And so using her arms, she created the stars, which shined deeply in the night. Everything was almost done, as she was proud of what she accomplished. But there was one more thing she needed to create.

And so with her head she created the balance between good and evil, which lead to the world today.

The final main story of the creation of the universe, is that of the Orcs of the Shattered Isles. Once a long age ago, the Fluid Rabbit sat in the meadow, eating grass, when all of a sudden the Iron Wolf came.

“This is not your place, Rabbit,” the Iron Wolf warned, “Leave immediately.”

When the Fluid Rabbit refused, Iron Wolf growled and began chasing after the Rabbit. The two went around so fast that it created the world of Annoa, as well as the balanced within.

All of these stories contain their own creation stories, but with similar themes – such being of balance and good and evil. It is important to know these aspects are key when talking about the creation of Annoa.


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