By Meredith Skye
Before the time of the gods, the winds ruled the plains, tearing up the primitive huts that the people of Garran built. The winds howled and blew; ripped and tore at the grass--and everything in their path. Then one day the gods appeared and tamed the wind, as they tamed the fiery mountains.
The Age of the Gods lasted for a millennium. This was a time of peace and bounty. The anger of the gods erupted from deep within the earth and the Northern Cones blew smoke and oozed fire. But the fires never touched the Minorea Plains. There herds of Eke beasts grazed peacefully and provided food for the people. As the gods blessed the land with peace, the people of Garran grew more numerous.
In those days, the Borrai walked the earth--seven gods in the guise of men. They held many powers--over the wind, over the water, and especially over the earth-fires. These Borrai had lived as long as any man could remember. They were tall and pale, with dark hair. Some people say their eyes glowed, others say they could turn invisible and vanish into the night air. They walked in the mists of the Crystal Lake, an area known to be cursed.
Over time, the Borrai built cities of black lava stones and crystals from the Northern Hills: the great cities of Urrlan, Karther, Wanthe, and Vorlea. If any went to Garrans went to war, the Borrai brought down their wrath and vengeance upon them. Stories were told of fire coming from the sky, or of the earth swallowing up whole cities, or of the sea crashing down on port towns.
The Borrai concerned themselves with more than just men--they also protected the animals from overhunting by the Garrans; the southern forests and lakes from the encroachment of too many cities.
Then one dark day, the Invaders came from the sky and killed the gods. Since then, the planet of Garran has never been the same.
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Gods of Garran
Science Fiction--Only an ancient power can fight an alien race.-- Once the Borrai, the Gods of Garran, walked among the people, taming the wind and the fiery mountains. Then invaders came from the sky and killed the gods--destroying all who opposed them. A hundred...
