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⚠️Fathoms Below History & Lore: MAJOR SPOILER WARNING

⚠️Trigger Warning: Various sensitive subjects, praise and criticism of religion as a whole, a portrayal of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic God as a woman, pedophilia, implied dubious consent, suicide, abuse, accidental murder, dismemberment, etc.

This is a rough draft and it will undergo HEAVY editing.

Many eons ago, according to the lore of Fathoms Below, the deities were the initial entities to emerge from the cosmos. However, instead of jointly governing the universe that would evolve, the deities engaged in a fierce battle for absolute supremacy, convinced that their method was the sole correct one, akin to the behavior of some religious individuals today. This conflict led to the creation of the Big Bang, which partially explains the imperfections of our universe. Upon witnessing the outcome of their conflict, the deities decided to collaborate, aiming to craft something more magnificent and to divide the universe's responsibilities among themselves. Yet, they remained arrogant and dismissive, believing they were the sole rightful rulers.

In the actual history recorded here, the specifics of what occurred after the Big Bang are shrouded in mystery, with only the existence of the Big Bang and the supernatural known. The fate of the deities remains uncertain, as they have not interfered since the Stone Age, if they ever did, let alone existed.

The myths and legends that have been recorded over time often contain exaggerations and additions by various authors. The names of historical figures are also subject to misinterpretation due to these embellishments and the deliberate distortion of history by unscrupulous individuals.

During the Stone Age, the primal Sims or ancient Sims, the progenitors of both SimNatives and Non-SimNatives, utilized triangular-shaped rocks for hunting and shared this technique with other early humans and humanoids. They also adorned themselves with the bones of miniature Tyrannosaurus rexes, a species previously overlooked due to its diminutive size, comparable to that of a rat. These sims are credited with creating the cave paintings found in Tartosa.

At a certain juncture, a juncture that has sparked much debate, a number of the initial modern werewolves arrived at Moonwood Mill, in times past, they held the belief that the most brilliant minds of their society were reincarnated as wolves, howling at the moon to regain their wisdom, and that during the full moon, it was accumulating wisdom, and during the new moon, it was dispersing its wisdom among the populace. The Myshupotamian Werewolves were also skilled in taming cowplants, utilizing them as stationary guardians to shield themselves from dangers. However, they failed to transform them into mobile entities.

What follows is related to the lore of these tales: a deity known by various names, perhaps Eru to those familiar with Tolkien, mistakenly thought that one of her creations, Melkor, a distant relative to the future demon known as Satan, tainted her music, unaware that he was attempting to bestow a gift upon her, aiming to fill the void with life, as a gesture of gratitude for her role in his creation. After enduring years of mistreatment for this misunderstanding, Melkor was banished for this error, compelled to leave his wife Nienna, and his 18-year-old son, Eönwë, behind.

In reality, the Valar and their allies, the Maiar, descend from the first known Spellcasters/Mages, and the act of betrayal was initiated by Manwë, who rejected a "unsuitable" gift Melkor had given him (which was not actually unsuitable in reality), further exacerbating the situation by marrying Varda while being aware of Melkor's feelings for her, then pouring a vat of lemon juice on the wound by attempting to claim Melkor's share of the throne as the Valar's king and the accompanying power, prestige, and everything else that came with it for himself (which was intended to be shared between them as they were twins).

Melkor could not tolerate this, knowing he was already willing to hoard what should have been shared equally between them for himself, and fearing what else he might do, Melkor grew furious and engaged in a physical confrontation that culminated in Manwë pushing Melkor off a cliff.