First there was nothing, then overgod Lord
Ao created Selune and Shar twin goddesses,
creators of The Astral Sea, planets like Abeir-Toril
and the goddess, Chauntea.
Chauntea begged for warmth to create life
on Abeir-Toril and Selune agreed, but Shar
refused, sparking the War of Light and Darkness.
As new deities were created in the conflict,
Selune reached into the Plane of Fire to create
the Sun.
Enraged, Shar attacked, but Selune tossed
her divine essence (gross) at Shar, creating
the magical goddess, Mystryl and The Weave,
the source of magic later accessed by mortals.
Shar was defeated but meanwhile, the Primordials,
elemental beings of chaos, wanted Abeir-Toril
for themselves, so Shar and Selune teamed
up for the Dawn War.
The Primordials were ultimately imprisoned
but only after The Night Serpent consumed
the sun.
Thankfully, a new sun was created, melting
the ice and welcoming the five Creator Races:
Sarrukh, Batrachi, Aearee, Fey and Human.
Lord Ao, however, ignored most mortals, preferring
to oversee the deities, balancing their alignments
of good, evil, lawful, chaotic or neutral
and ranking them by the number and devotion
of their followers.
Gods meddled to gain followers, while some
mortals proved popular enough to ascend to
godhood.
Over thousands of years, the creator races
spawned new species while others, like Dragons,
Elves and Dwarves emigrated to Toril.
Empires rose and fell, cults prayed for power,
and new heroes were born everyday.
Now it's your story.
From the floating cities of Netheril to the
Drow settlements of the Underdark, explore
ancient dungeons, discover magical items,
melee malicious monsters or flirt with a handsome
halfling at the pub, whatevs.
Just don't cozy up to any gelatinous cubes.
Have fun!
