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[b][color=gray]HUM, Handler of Souls, God of Life and Death[/color][/b][/center]
[b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] invisibly watched over all the Races of the World as time passed, noticing the Gnomes and Humans in particular take part of a plant and then bury it beneath the soil. Rains came, and then young plants grew from the soil, eventually growing tall before being harvested for their fruits. "Interesting, interesting. But I, too, have an idea..."

In a flash, [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b]'s essence coalesced above a group of Arachnids. They were hunting a beast of the forest, a powerful deer with impressive antlers. He descended into the midst of the group, which were shocked at the God's appearance, but kept this to themselves in order to not disturb the deer.

"Greetings, my creations," spoke the God into their minds as he summoned a copy of the deer's favorite fruit in his hand, "Why hunt the creature, when you could capture and breed it?" [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] thrust his hand forward and called to the deer mentally, causing it to walk carelessly to [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] and begin eating the fruit in his hand, "This deer shall be the first of many. Teach them there is safety among you, let them grow and multiply, then kill them as needed, but always ensure you have breeding pairs to make more." With that, [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] disappeared, the fruit now held by an Arachnid.

Some time later, [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] appeared to the south of the forest that the Arachnids called home, an empty land devoid of anything that truly existed, save for some water that crashed upon nothingness not too far away, "Hmm. This is a good spot."

In an instant, great mountains exploded forth from the nothing, rising higher and higher, quickly accumulating snow, ice, and glaciers. [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] took to the summit of the tallest one, casting a shield to keep out mortals, and set about crafting a home for the Gods themselves if they so wished there. It was by far the tallest mountain in the Natural World, and it was named [i]Skypierce[/i], much like its twin within Sanctuary.

When his creation was finished, [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] spoke to his brothers and sisters by casting his voice across the Realms such that only they could hear, "Brothers, sisters, I have lifted up the ground and created for us a neutral meeting grounds and home at the top of [i]Skypierce[/i], the tallest mountain in the world. If you so wish, you are welcome to come here whenever you want. There shall be no fighting upon [i]Skypierce[/i], thank you."

A few years later, as [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] traveled the world, he came upon the Blistering Sea and looked at it with disgust, deciding to attempt to corral the Sea with a series of mountain ranges, once more rending the nothing into something and lifting the ground high. There was something incredibly pleasing about sitting at the snowy summit of a mountain, even if the sea was of the hell that was the Blistering Sea, and there [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] remained for yet more years, considering the world before popping back into Sanctuary and retiring to his home there.

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[b]Action 1 - Advance Race:[/b] [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] comes to the Arachnids and teaches to them the art of [i]Animal Husbandry[/i], the first race to learn of such a science.

[b]Action 2 - Shape Land:[/b] [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] descends southward to the empty peninsula near the Arachnids and decides to craft a great mountain range much like [i]Skypierce[/i] in Sanctuary. He sets about his work, creating a range with a series of enormously high mountains topped with icy snow and glaciers, culminating in [i]Skypierce[/i] itself. The highest mountain in the Natural World, it juts against the sea, daring it to crash against it yet never eroding for some reason, blessed by [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b]. [i]Skypierce[/i]'s summit was announced by [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] to be a permanently neutral ground for any God to come to and even make a home if they wish.

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[b]Action 3 - Shape Land:[/b] As [b][color=gray]HUM[/color][/b] travels the world, he comes to the edge of the Blistering Sea and decides to try to keep it contained, erecting yet another snow-topped mountain range, intended to straddle and surround the Blistering Sea.

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