Creation of Niamor

[Lyphera]

± Creation of Niamor ±

Thousands of years ago, between the time of the dinosaurs and men came to find new land, a meteor fell from the sky. It landed close to today's continent known as Australia and lay submerged in the depths of the sea. Mother Earth witnessed this huge thing and felt the impact as well as the tremor's it caused beneath her feet. Shaping herself into the form of a magnificant horse, she made her way to the continent and stood on the coastline. Her eyes remained on the rumbling sea, curious about the object that had crashed into the water. For years she travelled around Australia, restless and always wondering what had become of the space object. Finally, she came back and saw a land bridge leading out to a whole new land. The meteor had cooled and slowly formed beneath the water before rising once more to be made into a landform. Mother Earth knew this land was special and decided to take it under her wings and finish its structure. Using her power, she created numerous mountains, having them formed close together so they formed a ring around the perimeter of the land. But that was where she stopped her work. She had other matters to attend to and would leave the secluded land alone for a few more centuries. Humans came and went, animals tried to master the mountains and somehow enter whatever land was in the middle of the mountain range. Nothing could get in and see the unknown. So, the land was once more left alone to wait for life to reach it. It wanted to be complete and have access to living,breathing animals. In its anguish it called to its former creator, Mother Earth and pleaded with her to finish her work. In turn, Mother Earth decided to fulfill the plea and called forth her sons and daughters.

Nieran, Horse of Earth, walked quietly into the thicket and pushed his way through until he stood in the meadow. He was the eldest of the children and a great and magnificant creature. He was tall and muscular with a dark brown pelt. His mane and tail where of green tendrils and twisted with thorns, leaves and flowers. Eyes of mahogeny stared in silence at the other horse before him, his own mother. Mother Earth welcomed her eldest son and touched noses with te one who resembled her the most. Turning, she waited for the rest of her children to come. Nieran stood by her side, for he was also the Namer of all lands and very important. Minutes later another horse entered the clearing. She was beautiful with a pale blue pelt. Her mane and tail were delicate threads that flew around her like the wind she represented. Salphra, Horse of the Wind and eldest daughter of Mother Earth, had arrived. She gave a deep bow to her mother and brother before rising. Her eyes were kind and made of transparent pupils. Turning, she uttered no lyrics and came to stand on her mothers left. All were silent as they waited for only two others to come. At the first hour of midnight, the land became cold with the presence of a new horse. The forest became frozen and snow began to fall from the sky. From the thicket a orse of white came. Icamenta stared with icy diamond eyes at her eldest brother and sister before giving a small nod to her mother. Salphra shivered slightly as her younger, icy sister came to stand besides her. As morning came, the frozen forest started to suddenly melt. Pools of water rapidly evaporated into steam as the last one came. Morszorn burst into the clearing as a brilliant red ball of fire. His copper mane and tail danced around as flames. Snorting steam, he stared fiercely at all of them and asked why they had been called. Mother Earth told them to go to the Unknown Land and finish its creation and fill it with life. With a nod at one another, four departed with Salphra in lead.

Mother Earth had created four hidden passages at each direction point and told Nieran how to enter. He and his sisters entered the ring of mountains, one through each passage. He named the land Niamor, meaning 'Unknown' and called the mountain range the Niamorn Mountains. He created a river and filled it with fresh water, having it divide the land into four different regions. He took the West as his to perfect and called it Zandrone. It became a land filled with dense forests and beautiful mountain sides. The nature of this place was finely sculpted. Looking to the North, his sister Icamenta was running through her region and freezing the entire land so it became cold tundra with dangerous crags. She called this region Vruinegor and watched her frozen masterpiece with glittering eyes. She looked to the East where Morszorn was spewing lava and flames everywhere. At the end, his region was all desert, plateaus and mesas with a very hot climate. Pleased with the lands of heat, he bellowed the name as Remlikr. Salphra heard and answered, causing him to look at her region. It was all plains and highlands with refreshing gusts of winds and represented her element of wind. Meeting at the center, they agreed on the name of Niamor. From there, they created the empires of the land, the light, the neutral and the dark, but this land would be like no other.

plot (c) to Silvemorde/Riven