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The Sages [Making of Albion] chp.1
In the beginning of time, not more than 600 years before the old kingdom itself, there were four sages. Each conducted its role in the making of the world. Life, nature, elements, and color kept balance to the world in every manner possible.
These sages were created for the single purpose of sustaining life in all of Albion. A few hundred years later, life evolved.
At first, only angry beasts and wild animals roamed the land. Searching for food wherever it may be, for these animals did not know any better. There were all sorts of animals, beasts, aviators, and sea creatures, each with its own special capability that put it in its place in the world.
Not more than a hundred years later, creatures of all shapes and sizes, different colors, and strengths and weaknesses evolved. Humans. It is from that day that Albion was shaped into the magnificent utopia we all know it as today. The sages, knowing right from wrong, were able to help these intelligent creatures to slowly smooth out the edges of their lifestyle.
Soon these humans began to raise farms, breed younglings, and yet, they still were missing something. As the minds of these creatures grew stronger, they started to become more rational and realize the mistakes that their brethren were doing. Argument swept up, and then came the need for violence to sustain order and judgement.
A man by the name of BaraNuma(some may know him as the great great great grandfather of modern day Albion's Barnum) developed a plan to create objects that would not need the fighting of the fists. As he slowly developed these, made out of special elements he found in rocks, he formed the shape of straight edges, which he thought would prove the best useful for combat. He sharpened it using clay and limestone, then went to the town square, to give it a test...
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