RESTORED HARMONY [YEAR 8888- YEAR 9954]


In the year 8888, the Dragons could no longer withstand their enemies. The latter indeed had become much too powerful to be resisted, thanks to the Immortals’ and to the Gods’ support and also thanks to the power of the Mana emanating from the fountains. On the 11th day of the year 8888, the Dragons signed a peace treaty: « the Great Treaty », by which they admitted their defeat. Only a few Dragons continued to resist and took refuge in the most remote places of Calder’s and Aesir’s realm. Two main factions of hostile Dragons remained , "Red Dragons -fire power and Blue Dragons - ice power." The other Dragons remaining offered to serve the pacified world. In Al-Drifa, where they had been obliged to get used to living side by side with members of different peoples, they had already proved to be particularly useful as a mean of transportation. After their defeat, this episode turned out to be really salutary for them since they could refer to it to convince the most sceptical of their opponents. The Orcs and the Trolls, who had stayed for too long under the domination of the Dragons, never returned to their normal selves.

As early as the 9th day of the year 8888, the Men asked Gothar to grant the free people of absolute independence from the Gods. Gothar agreed and enacted several laws. Once peace was restored, he decided that it was high time to punish the nine Gods who were to be held responsible, according to him for past disturbances and massacres. He complied with the demands of people from all races and promulgated a treaty of ten items:

  • 1. Gothar will not deal with the world affairs anymore but he will always be willing to hear the demands of the boldest and the most valiant among his people and to comply with their wishes.
  • 2. The Immortals will be recalled to the Wahl to protect it. Any mortal wishing to enter the secret precinct shall be subjected to the compulsory tests and answer the questions prepared by the « master of his class », according to the class that he belongs to. Only then he will be allowed to present his request.
  • 3. The nine realms will lose all divine influences and will be totally neutral. Therefore, the Mana fountains should be stopped and « doomed to ruins ». People who chose to live in complete peace of mind would do so without resorting to magic.
  • 4. All practice of magic shall be prohibited in the nine realms.
  • 5. Two giant fountains only, situated in the two most important cities, will keep the contact between Gothar and the different people. The Southern one will dispense Light Mana whereas the Northern one will dispense Dark Mana. In these cities, shall live the people who choose to have access to magic.
  • 6.The Dark and Light magic in their origin and in their purpose are incompatible. Followers of one magic or the other shall not enter enemy territory otherwise they will lose all their powers and their energy.
  • 7. The nine Gods, as a punishment for their mistakes, will be sent into exile in the constellations produced by the Great Cataclysm. Once a year, they shall be allowed to go to the Wahl to attend the summer solstice banquet which will last for three months. None of the constellations shall influence the world.
  • 8. As three seats were broken in a quarrel between the Gods in the Wahl, the nine Gods shall never feast together again.
  • 9. During the banquet, if «the Concordat of the Gods » was to be found again and brought back to the Wahl by the « Messenger of the Gods », the bearer of the document, Gothar, will give them back all their powers.
  • 10. Once the treaty will be returned to Gothar, the emerald table will determine which God shall rule for the coming solar year according to the amount of worshippers he has. So, the parchment will be put aside and the corresponding realm shall spend a « golden year ». As a reward for his efforts, the « Messenger of the Gods » will be given a present by the Gods which shall impart to him great powers for a whole year.

Once they had all read the treaty, each of the nine Gods was sent to a cosmogony far from Ganareth:

  • Ysatis was sent to the constellation of the Spike of Stars.
  • Agnar was banished to the constellation of the Grim Reaper.
  • Zephyr flew away to the constellation of the Compass Rose .
  • Hydra withdrew to the constellation of the Red Pentagramme.
  • Neutra migrated to the constellation of the Moon Tree.
  • Malecta was imprisoned in the constellation of the Eye of Freïa.
  • Hell was sent to the constellation of the Thunder Hammer.
  • Calder was sent to the constellation of the Crimson Forge.
  • Aesir was sent to the constellation of the Cold Demon’s Breath.
  • Gothar withdrew in the constellation of the Sun Chariot.

More than 111 years went by. This was a time of relative harmony on Ganareth. Al Drifa became a powerful and prosperous city, swarming with traders. Within every people, beings became renowned for their greater knowledge and civilization developed from the following new directions.

During the past centuries, the Dwarves got a great experience in metal working. In association with other artists from foreign races, they developed three specific disciplines: boiler making, armoury and forge. On the first day of 9009, the Guild of forge professions, which regrouped these three disciplines, was born.

The Guild of fabric and leatherware professions was based on the same principle. The apprentices had to visit Ganareth and to learn their skills from those who mastered the discipline and knowledge. Two specialization disciplines were developed: tailors and tanners. The Guild was founded in 9099.

These guilds were successful in both quality and quantity. They lead innkeepers and bartenders to regroup in order to face the expectations of the patrons who always asked for more. The Guild of food professions was officially founded in 9194 with four specialities novices which could be choosen from: cook, brewer, spice trader and finally butcher. The Guild of small objects professions was founded only in 9495. It gathers glassworkers, potters and paper-makers. All these guilds were based in Al Drifa and they grew more prosperous for many years.

During this time of growth, people only interested in knowledge gathered and created the Explorers. Many of them spent their life running the world or contemplating it. Others looked for the remains of lost civilizations and gathered a huge knowledge of the ancient times.