Pheidren, Goddess of a small land not known to men, had the small task of watching over the few animals that thrived there. In this unknown place, she was master and commander of all life. She could take life in an instant; she could bring one of her more favored creatures back from the jaws of death.
But she angered easily.
One day, while enjoying the silence of her favorite spot--it was only an old tree, but she felt strangely calm around it--two warring creatures came tumbling into a forest clearing. On their own, they were kind, gentle creatures, but they had undergone a feud for centuries. Their war was, to be put simply, a battle between good and evil. A battle between angels and demons. But they weren't so different. Pheidren had had enough with their quarrelling, and exacted punishment.
"Foolish creatures." She muttered in an icy tone, "from henceforth you shall be forced to be one, and suffer for your idiocy." She cast a hand toward the two warring animals, and they merged into one being with a blast of brilliant light, then disappeared. Banished, no doubt, to Gaia, where Pheidren would not have to worry about them and their silly feud any more.
However, unbeknownst to the goddess, since it was her primary duty to watch over the very creatures she had banished, she, too, was banished to the realm of Gaia. Finally realizing what she had done, Pheidren could not take her curse back. She could, however, watch over the very creatures she had cursed. The angels and demons that were now Voronwe were forced to interbreed, and be one and the same. The feud was over, and a new age could begin.
Thus, Pheidren and the Voronwe she cursed were forced to dwell in the land of Gaia, where Pheidren's powers as goddess slowly began to diminish. In the hundreds of years that followed, however, she began to grow kind and wished to help the Voronwe in any way she could, and the Voronwe erected a sanctuary in her honor. She was their goddess, after all, and time had made her grow wiser.
The goddess can, however, bestow powerful Gifts upon the Voronwe who come at certain times of the year to her sanctuary and ask for The Gift. The Gift, if Pheidren decides the Voronwe is worthy enough to receive it, gives its host amazing powers depending on gender. Males receive powers over the elements (most likely in regards to their name or physical appearance), while females gain powers of the psychic type. Only special Voronwe can receive this Gift, however, but many try.
But Voronwe have since forgotten what befell them centuries ago, and live their lives day to day with strong bonds of loyalty and kinship. Thus, in a sense, Pheidren didn't really curse them. She gave them peace.
However, humans have recently made a settlement in the heart of Voronwe lands...
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