Terraniaism

TERRANIAISM (TERR-AN-IA-IS-MM) // TERRANIST (TERR-AN-IST)

LORE

The great gods once held a power greater than great; you could even say unlimited. They reigned over Vallarah, (Vall-ar-ah) with malevolent generosity and kindness, taking care of the heaven they inhabited and all those they created to inhabit it alongside them as lesser beings. After millenia of peaceful rule, an inevitable trouble became clear. As the gods became more focused upon creating a world in which they will watch over, one god, Venusia (Ve-nuzh-ia) remained, selfish and greedy thoughts overtaking his good nature. He turned the lesser beings into evil, corrupted beings, and attempted to kill the remaining gods with his minions, utilizing an evil corruption he had used with forbidden magic to summon from the evil Netherworld. Several gods died to his wrath, but others survived, managing to banish Venusia to the Netherworld. Vallarah was greatly damaged by the fighting, and the portal to the Netherworld was shut forever. As the gods Terra, Mars, Solaris, and Jupiter rebuild Vallarah, they returned to their project, which was completed, and they named the two continents Eldham and Rathnir. They created many creatures to inhabit it, but in the Netherworld, Venusia, which had taken on the name of The Corruptor, was longing for an escape. The creatures of Eldham and Rathnir continued to become more and more advanced, the corruption slowly made it's way through the cracks in the dimensional barriers, creeping into Eldham and Rathnir with deadly silence. It's spread became faster and faster, and more were corrupted, causing all of Rathnir to be clutched by the corruption. However, as more of the corruption spilled forward into Eldham, the gods Terra, Mars, and Solaris knew they couldn't win this fight separated. They summoned all their power and their very souls, forming into one being known as Sun. Sun shone bright onto Eldham and Rathnir, and the Corruption's evil monsters evaporated. It retreated back to the Netherworld, but thanks to their sacrifice to become Sun, Jupiter was the only one left to sustain Vallarah. He declared that only the worthy would enter his heavens, and those with souls of purity would be granted entrance. Thanks to the corruption's previous total control of Rathnir, this left a lasting impact on it, where those who were incarnated on those lands were more violent and hostile. Everytime Sun went down to fight the evil, their counterpart, Moon, would rise to fill the void, thus allowing the corruption to creep back into Eldham and Rathnir, causing the creatures of terrible terror such as zombies, skeletons, and more.

Jupiter saw Eldham's devastation after the war, and brought the survivors of good to Vallarah, then creating many biological species such as humans, animals, and more. More and more humans spread through the world, and eventually, people were the dominant race, although lacking organization at this time. Jupiter created a being of great strength made of iron, in which humans needed to sacrifice 4 blocks of pure iron and a skull to create the Iron Golems, which defended them with fierce determination. Iron Golems were revered and respected as a gift from Vallarah itself, and killing them would result in execution. Once humanity was able to open portals to the Netherworld, Jupiter granted the expeditionaries blessing to stop them from being corrupted, and those who entered the Netherworld were seen as crusaders and icons of Jupiter and Sun, along with all of Vallarah, entering to take from evildoers and put their resources to good use.

However, the population of people who did not believe in any religion skyrocketed, and angered, Jupiter created a realm, called Void, made of black space and rocky yellow islands. He created a dragon and 10 pillars made to protect it from harm so it could maintain the realm without his guidance. He sealed shut the portal so it could only be one-way, and non-believers were sent here, where they turned into tall and skinny creatures with purple eyes. However, thanks to the dragon's labors when laying it's heir, the portal sparked open without the dragon to keep it closed, and many of the Forsaken escaped to Eldham and Rathnir, where they stay to this day to haunt it. However, those who fell to evil were banished to the Netherworld, never to be seen again.