In the beginning there was only Chaos.
When Time had no meaning, the world lay suspended in a cold, dark place. Existence was dormant, with no past or future, and no Fate. Then, in a single moment, a piercing shaft of Light broke through the eternal dark. Pure and brilliant, The Light of Being seared through the emptiness. As the first light hit the surface of the world the Darkness receded, and the new world of Asteria burst forth. Life flourished across its lands and with the coming of life, Destiny was created.
Confronted with the supreme power of the Light of Being, Chaos could only hide in the deepest places of the world, and in the corner of the blackest souls. Yet Chaos would not bow down in defeat. The resentment of Chaos knew no bounds and Darkness was ever patient. While still existent in this world, Chaos would never stop vying to regain domination.
For ever it has been. Spanning all of Time, and encompassing all the worlds we know, The Light of Being and Chaos, the two most powerful forces in the universe, locked in an ongoing struggle. We, as people of this land, hold faith in Destiny, created by the Light, and in whose steady hands rests the fate of Asteria. May he protect us from Chaos within this world and from that which hides within ourselves.