I
will explain only what needs to be explained for the knowledge of the
unification theory. Anything that I do not touch on, you may assume that it
only plays a role in the Myth storyline, and not that of the others. If it
seems important, let me know in the forum, and I'll attempt to explain it.
Let's begin.
GURPS tells us the creation
myth accepted by most of the races of Myth, parts of which are also told in the
"Antero's Bestiary" section of Tales From Myth TFL. It tells that
Wyrd awoke from the One Dream and created the world, but apparently had some
sort of differences with the goddess Nyx over this and they had a titanic
battle. The volcano Tharsis was created in this battle, and Nyx created on
Wyrd's world the Trow. It also mentions that the Dark Gods (aka Old Gods) felt
somehow betrayed by this creation, and shattered the One Dream in retaliation.
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It is said , that Wyrd, a
god of great power created the world dreaming about it. And so when he woke up,
everything what at what his eyes looked became as he dreamed it.
This sudden world rebuild has made another goddess Nyx angry. In the meantime
she set alive her own new species, Trows , only to stand aside thrilling earth
changes.Trow legends tell, that Wyrd and Nyx fought a great battle that shaked
foundations of the world. By Nyx , Wyrd suffered a wound and so the Tharsis
came into being. But the wound wasn't lethal. Furious goddes called for help to
Dark Gods. Wyrd was crushed and his powers dispersed to four corners of the
world as rocks. But his One Dream survived.
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The legends differ at this
point, but apparently the dark gods (also referred to as the old gods) finally
gained their revenge on Wyrd himself. They shattered the One Dream into the
Forty Dreams of Wyrd and scattered them across the world of Myth.
This
is the beginning of Myth. Let's analyze this. Wyrd apparently "awoke"
from the "One Dream" from which he inherited his power. At first,
there was only the Old Gods. Then Wyrd awoke and created the world. This
angered Nyx for reasons unknown. The two deities battle with each other until
the Old Gods disperse Wyrd’s power. Nyx remains triumphant, Wyrd has lost but
is not necessarily destroyed, and the Old Gods are not mentioned anymore. I’ll
toss out some speculation here. Train of thought really.
Wyrd
awoke from the One Dream, right? We
know that the Dreaming God, a W’rkncacnter, was waking. His consciousness was
creating the pyramid and monsters inside. Was Wyrd a W’rkncacnter that was
creating the world of Myth as he awoke? If that’s the case, then who are the
Old Gods? As far as we know, the W’rkncacnter are the oldest beings in the
universe. The Old Gods are there before the time of Wyrd and Nyx. That makes
one believe they are the
W’rkncacnter. But could they both be W’rkncacnter? I think so. The Old Gods
were the original W’rkncacnter, while Wyrd and Nyx are a newer generation. Wyrd
was the first of the newer generation to have so much power that it needed to
be manifested in our reality.
Nyx
had a dispute over Wyrd creating the world of Myth. I’ll bet that Nyx felt Wyrd
had too much power over the others and became jealous. The more power you have,
the greedier you become.
This particular being,
whose name no human throat will ever learn to pronounce, was part of the
cataclysmic battle that formed Magellanic Clouds, billions of years ago. It
died there, or it came as close to dying as these things can, and drifted
aimlessly for millions of light years before striking the Earth.
The
battle between Wyrd and Nyx may have done much more than create the volcano
Tharsis. Could it in fact have formed entire galaxies? We know of two
sister-galaxies that have sprung from the Magellanic Clouds… but I digress.
When Wyrd lost he hid himself in a lone comet that was passing by. Wyrd
directed the comet into a thousand year orbit around the star system. Each time
the comet returned Wyrd attempted to regain control of his world. He would
manifest a new hero to battle Nyx’s dark forces. This cycle continues for a
total of four eras. At this point, there is a bit of a discrepancy in my mind
as to what really happened. First, read this page:
http://myth.bungie.org/legends/delusions/cycle.html
The
most recent age, The Sword Age, was intended to be a dark era. The Leveller, be
it Balor or Soulblighter, should have killed Alric and ushered in the evil
ruling. What is odd about this age is that Alric in fact defeated both Balor
and Soulblighter. Not only that, but Alric appeared 50 years after the age
should have begun!
GURPS also points out that
the era turned in 2431 AE when Muirthemne fell to Balor, but Alric didn't show
up to battle until 50 years later - and even more amazing, the Comet and
Tharsis were also late! This has lead to a number of theories on the fate of
the world. Some say the cycle is broken, and that this is a Light age, and
there is no more Leveller?
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?the most plausible theory
is another one GURPS suggests - that the gods do not follow a strict clockwork
schedule?
Those
are my thoughts exactly. The gods don’t
partake in perfect timing. Why? Because Wyrd doesn’t have much strength
remaining. With his One Dream shattered, much of his strength disappeared, but
he had one option remaining to him. I don’t mean this to sound like Lord of the
Rings’ but that’s what’s going to happen. Wyrd had inherent godly powers, while
Nyx did not. Nyx was still a powerful W’rkncacnter, but couldn’t manifest so
much power. All she had the ability to do was store her own power in Tharsis
and the Trow. Her goal was to leave her mark on Myth. With Wyrd gone, Nyx was
able to use the Trow to control the world. No one else had the power to oppose
her. Wyrd manifested new civilizations to attack the Trow. If they were gone, Nyx
would be nothing. Even the Old Gods would have more power than her.
Unfortunately, for millennia, Wyrd failed. Nyx remained the victor. Wyrd was
clever, though. He created a primitive race of humans that slid under the
radar. At the same time, he created a powerful race of magic-users, the
Callieach, to challenge the Trow.
The
Callieach obtained and preserved many of the fragments of the One Dream. They
used them to build their magic and become nearly invulnerable. The Trow saw the
power they had and wanted it for themselves. The Trow waged a titanic war
against the Callieach. They were hunted to near extinction, but made a
desperate, final stand high atop a mountain. Summoning all of their powers,
they ripped a hole in the fabric of space and time, thus creating the Great
Devoid. The Trow were greatly weakened by their last attack and realized the
damage they had caused to too many innocent races, and gave up fighting. Nyx
was content that she believed Wyrd had finally lost. In the background, though,
the humans were slowly coming out of their primitive state’
When
Nyx finally realized the potential that the humans had to destroy the Trow, she
began the known Hero-Leveler cycles. Each time Wyrd passed by, she would summon
up all of her powers she retained to create a new dark lord. Wyrd no longer had
the ability to conjure up new races. The humans were his last glimmer of hope,
and Nyx was aiming to extinguish their light. If Wyrd was to win, he needed to
defend the humans with all he had. So each time the comet passed, Wyrd
manifested a new Hero of the humans to defeat the Leveler. Every millennium
thereafter was followed by the eruption of Tharsis and an epic battle between
Wyrd’s forces and those of Nyx.
In
the end, Wyrd finally calls up enough power to change the cycles of good and
evil. Alric not only defeats Balor and Soulblighter, but also enlists the aid
of the Trow to do so. Wyrd was smart enough to use Nyx’s own power against her.
However, since she is a W’rkncacnter, there’s no way for her to truly be
killed. She lays dormant, while Wyrd lives on. Unfortunately, in breaking the
cycle, Wyrd was forced to use all of the power available to him. He had none
left afterwards. Undying, but unable to affect space and time, he drifts on in
the comet for many ages… until the comet found its way to a new planet.