The First Age:
In the beginning there was nothing save for Darkness and Aether. The universe was vast yet had no purpose. The Darkness and the Aether decided that something must be done about it and created Valar, the titaness of Creation. As they created Valar, Aeon the titan of time came to be as well. Valar had five children with the Darkness and Aether: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Light. The nine primordial gods were happy with their company and spent many happy centuries together. Together the Nine Primordial gods created what was to be known as the Astral Sea. They reveled in their omnipotence and each others company. One day all of this changed when they decided to create their masterpiece, Etheria. They planned to place this gem in the center of their realm and surround it by nine moons, one for each of them. It was to have a core of fire surrounded by a hard shell of earth. Water would cover its surface save for the spots she would choose for land to permeate the oceans' surface. These oceans and continents were to be then covered by a protective atmosphere of Air and shielded from the Darkness half of the day by Light. Valar was then to blow her powers of creation upon the land and fill it with beauty. The Nine had made many things before such as the Astral Sea and the stars that filled it; however, they had never tried a feat such as this. The effort was too much and the strain from creating Etheria was enough to kill Fire, Earth, Water, Air, and Aether, and cause the birth of Death.

Valar was distraught from her loss and decided to create something of unrivaled beauty, life. She breathed life into the creation that cost her her children and father. As her breath touched the planets surface plants began to rise from the earth, fish filled the oceans, fowl filled the sky, and the bestial gods came to be. She looked upon her wondrous creation and saw that it was good. She spent several years with Darkness, Light, Aeon, and Death mourning the lost members of their family and marveling at the new gods that had been born into their world. One day Valar decided that she must move on and left Eitheria and the Astral Sea never to be heard from again. She appointed Light and Darkness to watch over the world they had made and let the titans rest for half the day while the other kept watch. Aeon and Death were also to help manage this miraculous world. As she prepared to leave forever Valar cut her thumb on a thorn while she was examining a rose. From her cut flowed golden Ichor which fell to the ground giving birth to the immortal race of elves.

The Second Age:
The gods that were created when Valar breathed life into the earth were a barbaric and bestial people. They lived solely for enjoying the pleasures of the land and were in constant conflict with the race of elves. Unlike the shapeless primordial gods they had physical bodies that could be hurt though it was extremely difficult to injure one. They could take many forms but they preferred to take the form of hideous beasts that were a cross between animals and elves. The world and all things that lived upon it existed for their entertainment. They were cruel to the beasts that inhabited Etheria and nothing could fill their insatiable appetites.

One day Baal the Ape faced King of the gods decided that he wished to have servants similar to the proud elves yet animal and therefore mortal and more easy to control. He gathered with his sons and brother and made multiple attempts the first few of which ended in failure. After several trials Baal and several of his sons and daughters created the race of man. Man was a funny thing. It looked like an elf but less perfect. It also had a mind like the elves and the gods but it wasn't as intelligent. Baal enslaved these humans and for many centuries the bestial gods were happy with their creation and their reign.

Of all Baal's sons none were as interested in the race of man as much as his son Lycaon. Lycaon was perhaps the cruelest of the bestial god and revealed in chaos and destruction. All this changed however when Lycaon went hunting for several of his human slaves who had escaped. He had roamed the forest for a surprising amount of time when he had caught site of his quarry. The massive wolf-god chased after his pray but suddenly stopped when he felt a sharp painful sensation in his leg. He turned to see where it had come from and saw a human had thrust a spear into his leg. He turned to face his attacker but was enthralled when he saw what the man was holding. He pulled it out to examine it. The man had attached a sharpened rock to a long stick creating a crude spear. The elves had vast armories of mithril weapons and even a few adamant ones, but he had never seen a human create a weapon before. He asked the man about it and was enthralled by how a human being, an animal, was able to manipulate nature to suit his needs. Lycaon spared the man and create silver from where his ichor had touched the bare earth. Lycaon was so enthralled by the idea of mastering nature and creating order that he ceased to be a god of chaos and became the god of order. He reshaped his wolfish form to resemble that of a handsome winged man. He went to the other bestial gods and told them of what he had learned and how they could learn to become masters of nature alongside the humans. He asked that man be freed and allowed to thrive. He was laughed at by most of the gods and praised by a few. Lycaon gathered his small supporters among the gods and rallied the humans to fight for his cause. He also managed to forge an alliance with the High King of the Elves.

The elves, humans, and gods on Lycaon sides waged war against the bestial gods and after seven centuries of warfare were victorious. They bound Baal and his supporters in adamant chains in the bowels of the earth. The gods who had emerged victorious became known simply as the gods and crowned Lycaon as their new king. They were soon joined by many new gods who came into existence as man flourished or who rose to godhood from the ranks of man by means of Apotheosis.

The Third Age:
The third age has been upon man for several thousand years and continues to this day. The gods numbers continue to grow and so to does their power. Despite their victory over the bestial gods the future of man is far from secured. Monsters still roam the lands, the imperfections of the gods themselves continues to brew turmoil, and man continues to wages war upon one another. Will you be the one to lift mankind forever from slavery and the darkness of ignorance, will you only plunge them into further suffering, or even be the one to destroy them?

The role play is finally in full-swing but we could always use more characters. You can create an original god of anything you want (within reason). I've posted a few suggestions of desirable characters to further the story but you don't have to fell limited to them.
Desirable character roles:
God of war-
God of crafting-
We could use a few more mortal heroes.


Character Outline for a God/Goddess
Name:
God of:
Elemental affinity: fire, earth, water, air, or aether
Alignment: Chaotic evil, Lawful good, neutral neutral, ex
Pictures (If applicable):
Physical description of preferred forms:
Preferred Gender (If applicable):
Means of godhood: child of two gods, former bestial god, human who became a god via apotheosis, or simply came into existence on its own
Personality:
Worshiped by:
Symbols:
Divine weapon:
Preferred blessing:
Preferred curse:
Holy City State:
Most notable creation (if applicable):
Preferred form of worship:

Players can also choose to make heroes who will last a significantly less time then a god but could be used to do a gods bidding or do epic quests. They are usually sired by a god and a mortal but can be a regular human or even elf. Other players gods can kill them if the have a reason and upon death the hero will reside in the underworlds unless a god of death lets them go.
Character Outline for heroes (mostly demigods)
Name:
Picture (If applicable):
Physical description:
Race:
Age:
Gender:
Personality:
Divine parent (If demigod):
Skills:
Powers:
Weapons:
Notable feats:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Goals: