The world of Encantadia was created when the three major bathalas/bathalumans (deities), Emre, his brother Arde, and sister Ether, were cast out of the heavens (not to be mistaken for the "heaven" of Judeo-Christian canon) for remaining neutral during the first civil war. They arrived in a strange, uninhabited land and claimed it for themselves. The three deities decided to name the new world Encantadia.
Working together, the three deities transformed the barren land into a paradise, populating it with both offspring and creations like the many creatures that inhabit the Encantadian wilds.
Relations between the three masters of Encantadia were genial at first, until Ether and Arde broke the cardinal rule: never fall in love. Emre cursed them by turning Ether into a giant snake, and Arde was banished to limbo, transformed into a dragon-like beast tasked to forever safeguard the boundaries between the world of the living and Devas, the world of the dead.
Because of her horrific and feral form, most of the citizens of Encantadia grew to fear Ether and shunned her. In awe and fear of her new power, others came to worship the bathaluman, who in turn granted them power and protection. They became the first citizens of Etheria.
The kingdom was made up of four Heras (tribes), with the members of each house possessing a unique ability associated with their house. Hera Andal, the ruling house, possess dominion over life and death through their extensive knowledge of the healing arts and sorcery.
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Etheria
FantasíaEtheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia (English: Etheria: The Fifth Kingdom of Encantadia), also known as Etheria, is aFilipino fantasy television series that was produced by GMA Network. It is the second installment of the entire Encantadia...
