If the Absolute, the God-Emperor, had not intervened, the three races would have indeed been slain. But, the Absolute did intervene, preventing the destruction the races had merited. Nonetheless, using the Beguiler’s weapons destroyed Yggdrasil, the tree of life, which gave Bifrost its abundance. Realizing that Bifrost would not survive for long without Yggdrasil, the three races threw aside their enmity, and, together used what little of Yggdrasil’s power they could gather to create three treasures meant to guide and protect the races. These three treasures were the sword, Aehtgewaeld; the mirror, Gerad; and the gemstone, Gladmodness.
With these treasures in hand, the races begged the gods for mercy, and the gods, seeing how the races had bound together, consented. Ananke, goddess of order, created the world of Folkvangr, were the law is ever-reaching. Khaos, the goddess of chaos, created the world of Ginnungagap, were seasons and times pass unpredictably and randomly. Erebos, god of darkness, created the world of Niflheim, where mists and shadows ever dwell. Finally, Aither, god of light, created the land of Muspellheim, where the sun never grows dim and life is in abundance.
However, there were some in those races who had not declared loyalty to any to the four primordial gods, and they begged for a place neutral to these gods. Hearing their plea, the Absolute spoke, and Midgard was created between the four other worlds, to act as a balance between the four and a middle ground to all races, and the followers of all the gods.
The races then dispersed, and weakened as they were by the Beguiler’s weapons, gave way to their less powerful descendants, which still inhabit the worlds today: the Fey’s descendants were all of fairykind, the Wyrm’s descendants were all of dragonkind, and the Kadmon’s descendants were are all of mankind.
"He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."
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