The Ones Who Came First

The Ones Who Came First is Chapter I of the second part, Early Days, of the Chronicles of Alandor, that speaks of the history of Alandor.

Content
"The world of Alandor was created and life filled the abstract landscapes. The trees which had been created green soon grew red while the deep blue sea only grew deeper. Déma, Aijzel and Weoirn transformed the animals and plants after their own designs, and it kept them busy for thousands of years. But they soon grew restless: all living things followed their commands since they did not have the mind to do else. While the Wirns lay lifeless in the depths of the sea, the Three started to plan new creations. They decided to form one intelligent life form each to walk the world they had made, to reap its fruit and fulfil what had to be fulfilled.

''So they went to the E’ar, deep within the earth in the perfect paradise it had created for itself. They asked it for life and the simplest beauty it held. Déma wanted her people to shine, to be so pure and so graceful. She asked for them to be beautiful. Aijzel wanted his people to grow, to be part of the earth and to tender it. He asked for them to be caring. Weoirn wanted his people to think, to learn the secrets of the world and keep it safe. He wanted them to be intelligent.''

''The E’ar heard them and acknowledges their desires. It did not however accept them. The people they had created were too perfect, too great and the E’ar feared for them. Even though the Three had created the world, the E’ar had created the universe and was a part of the planet the Three had decided to call home. So it told them it could only accept their wishes if it could have a part in creating them all. The Three did not have to discuss before agreeing, eager as they were to have something entirely their own. The E’ar asked them to step forward and touch the seed, to feel its power and magic. And they did.''

''Déma stretched out her hand and merged with the E’ar. She felt its beauty and its magic and in the balance, her new race was born. They were tall and slender, with thin and pale skin, stretched like butter over too much bread. Under the gaps where the skin could not cover, the Te’ah flooded. The people were made out of pure magic.''

''  Aijzel stretched out his hand and also merged with the E’ar. He felt its power and its safety and in their balance, his new race was born. They were small and fragile, but their bones were as tough as a tree’s and their skin was rough as its bark. They had peace in their blood but also the urge to save and to take care of all. The people were made to protect the world.''

''  Weoirn stretched out his and so he merged with the E’ar. He felt its knowledge and its secrets and in that balance, his new race was born. They were great and strong and made to be fitted into every corner and every cave possible. They wanted to know all the secrets the world kept, all secrets to ever exist. The people were made to discover.''

But the E’ar had not yet made its changes to the people and drastic changes were yet to be done.

''  Déma’s people were too beautiful and too magical. There was too much perfection so the E’ar took some back. As a result, the people were not whole, but fading and untouchable, sometimes not visible.''

''  Aijzel’s people were too full. There was no space, so the E’ar created some. As a result, the people grew and were made as large as the largest tree.''

''  Weoirn’s people were made to know too much. The chance of them telling were too great, so the E’ar took away their ability to communicate and turned them into creatures as the ones already inhabiting the world.''"