Holms Kringa

The creation epic as recorded by the immortal bard Snorri Sturlefson.

A green star fell to Terra like a burning Celestial Seed. It melted the World of Ice and left behind the ground~Brig~and the sea~Wayv. As they became aware, they joined hands and looked up to see the sky~Gorm. The three of them lived in peace and happiness until Brig shuddered and heaved in birthing pains. From her came Rama (the sun), Inna (the moon), Kama (snake), Scor (plague), and finally Boro (death).

Together, the gods existed alone with the creatures they created. Brig became pregnant from the green seed again. From which, the first man and woman were born. Excited, the gods showed their power to the humans. The humans were so awestruck, they served the gods without question. Over time, the humans were rewarded by the gods for their service and belief with civilization, agriculture and metalworking.

Ages passed.

While crawling through the earth, Kama (snake) came upon the green seed. She hurried to her lair to lay eggs. From these eggs came giant lizards, Wyrms, and lizard men. The gods liked the Wyms so much, the Wyrms were made into high servants. They were put in command of the humans while the gods indulged themselves. In time, the humans began to worship the Wyms instead of the gods.

With the gods weakened, the Evil Wyrms attacked the gods. Thus came the first sorcerer, Fenrir. The Mighty Fenrir defeated the Evil Wyrms with the power of magic, a science he perfected, and imprisoned the most powerful of them. The First Great War nearly destroyed all that humans had created.

With the war over, the gods rested. The passing time allowed the humans to rebuild their creations.