The First Myth

The storytellers did not just tell the history of their world; they also told its myths. They told stories of the great sea serpents that swam in the deepest trenches, of the mischievous sprites that danced in the currents, of the wise old hermits that lived in the darkest caves.

These stories were not true, not in the literal sense. But they were true in a deeper way. They were a reflection of the community’s hopes and fears, their dreams and their nightmares. They were a way for the community to understand the mysteries of their world, the forces that were beyond their control.

The first myth was a story of a great leviathan that slept at the center of the world. It was said that the leviathan’s dreams were the source of all life, and that its nightmares were the cause of all suffering. The myth was a reminder that the world was a place of both beauty and danger, of both creation and destruction. It was a story that taught the community to be humble, to be respectful of the world they lived in.