The Natal Wars
The Libram describes a universal chaos, where time and space had no meaning and there was no fixed reality. From this arose the “First Gods,” the only beings able to keep their “shapes” against the chaos and who were really ineluctable, underlying “principles” of power rather than gods in any conventional sense. The First Gods included Time, Fate, Chance, Light, and Darkness and were never worshipped since they were never clearly understood. The Libram says that these gods threatened to destroy the cosmos:
“And the First Gods made war upon each other for
dominion of the ‘All.’ And some say that this [war] restored
the chaos that had been and some say that the war and
the chaos were one and the same, for time was not then
as settled in its habits as now… And the First [gods] made
the Lesser Gods to wage battle for them, but these had less
of the power to keep their shapes, and could be broken by
force that even they did wield.”
Thus
came into being the “Lesser Gods” whose descendents (?) are now
worshiped on Hârn. Although these new gods were able to reproduce
themselves, they were not invulnerable and could destroy each other if
conditions were right. The new gods were more like men and would be
easier for men to understand. When it became apparent that the war of
the First Gods threatened the very existence of Kelestia, the First Gods
made peace. Each was to have his own realm and to participate in the
government of the whole:
“…they stood upon a different part of the chaos and
imposed their wills and forms…that some parts be ruled
by one [of the First Gods] alone, and some be ruled by
several, and some would be the kingdom of all, and some
would be the domain of none.”
Because
of the way the laws of the universe were applied, worlds and universes
came into being more or less in their present form. This cosmos was
called “Kelestia.” However, peace was not yet achieved since the Lesser
Gods were now released from service to do as they pleased. They had
multiplied and:
“they did lack the wisdom of their creators…and they vied
still…for dominion over all the worlds. And some dwelt
in small parts of [single] worlds, and some cast [their]
reflections across many worlds…and they made battle…
they had the power to destroy the ordering of all…the
First Ones did know that, even though they might be
moved from where they stood [and the nature of Kelestia
temporarily changed] they could not be broken [personally
destroyed].”