Origins

Origins

There are legends whispered in certain circles of the world. According to some, these legends tell the true story of how the world came into being. According to others, they are little more than fanciful stories believed only by the delusional.

 

Here is one such legend that you may hear if you find yourself in the right tavern.

 

In the beginning there was nothing but the void and two opposing forces. These forces were beyond mere gods. Instead they were primal forces set to create universes, but they were too evenly matched in opposing ways, and so what one created, the other destroyed and nothing came to be. These forces are beyond the comprehension of any beings that exist in any known realm, but what parts of them can be perceived are typically done so as Form and Structure and Infinite Possibilities. Within Form there is knowing and tools and through these things creation. Within Possibilities there is passion and creativity and through these things creation. Form though erases possibilities and Possibilities eradicates form. And so the two forces continued to create and destroy and nothing survived.

 

Then one day there was Balance Through Compassion. Balance proposed a pact between the opposing forces. Each would agree to work with Balance to create things that could last and Balance would ensure that neither force dominated the other. The two forces agreed to the pact and the universe was born and populated through a balance of form and possibilities.

 

While the Pact allowed the forces to create amazing things, neither was fully satisfied with limiting their full potential and still dreamed of dominating the other and of a creation that was solely made in their image.

 

And then one day it happened. How it happened has never been understood by those of us who can not perceive the forces for what they are, but somehow Form was able to slip free of the Pact and act to their full potential. In the time it took for Balance and Possibilities to react to this change, Form was able to exert dominance over the universe. An extended period of discovery and knowledge spread throughout the universe. Civilization came into being and these civilizations understood the world in a way that had never been done before. They bent the universe to their will and dominated the environments they inhabited.

 

A world of just Form though is a cold and gray world and as knowledge spread, creativity and passion, not to mention the compassion of Balance, was left to the forgotten places. The places left fallow. And it was in these places that Balance and Possibilities formed their plan to reinstate the Pact. The battle was long and hard with heavy losses on all sides, but in the end Form was pushed back and forced to reenter the Pact with steps taken to ensure that they could not repeat what they had done before.

 

At the end of this battle, the world and realms as we know them had been created and the history and stories that we know began to take shape. According to those who believe these legends, this is the legend of how the world began. How the eternal struggle between Form and Possibilities shaped all that we know, about science and technology, but also art and creativity.

 

At least that’s how the most common form of this story ends. If you are particularly adept at getting into places where you do not belong though and over hearing words that are not meant for you, then you may hear a longer form of the story. In the longer version of this tale we find that Pacts can be reestablished, but that does not mean that wrongs are forgiven. And once something is done once it is only a matter of time before it is done again.

 

Possibilities are always present and always watching. They were there when Form broke the Pact. And they were there as Balance worked to reestablish the Pact. They watched and they noted strengths and weaknesses. They saw what mistakes were identified and which ones were left unattended. Since the reestablishment of the Pact they have been slowly building up their strength and power. In this story the next chapter in the battle is approaching. It is said that Possibilities has already fielded an avatar to put its plans into motion. The whispers say they are a fae being who is working in the shadows pulling strings and preparing the field for when Possibilities is able to break the Pact and create a world of passion and creativity where there are no limitations.

 

Balance though is not a fool. According to these stories they have seen what Possibilities is doing and are working to challenge their plans. To this end Balance has decided to bring back a great hero from those early battles, a powerful beanomancer. One that led elements of Possibilities’ forces in those battles and so knows their strengths and weaknesses. This avatar has put together a small team of their own to respond to the machinations of Possibilities avatar.

 

Who will prevail in this next chapter of the battle? That is the story to be written.