Mankind

The History of Mankind
Creation

Misalith, a world now primarily inhabited by man, has had it's creation disputed in many different religions. Many people believe that it was, in fact, Demons that created Misalith as a paradise. Most religions however talk of a single deity shaping Misalith from the clay of a previous planet that had once existed where Misalith itself now does. It is this religion that follows the belief that man was created by this Deity to grow and release Misalith into it's full potential, elder races such as Elves were tasked with leading and nurturing Mankind. Mankind first appeared in Misalithian history in the first Ages of Scripture (Third to Elven Kind). They had come from the fires of the great mountain Gaz'blear Grustarr'bria (Literally, Beast mountain). Human scriptures tell of how Humans were placed on Misalith to fight back the "corrupted angels" (Demons) that sought to take it for their own.

The First Scriptures of Man

The First Scriptures of Man are the first recordings of Mankind. This skill was taught to them by the Elven kingdoms. The First Scripture contains the most information in reference to Man's creation, or origin. It also records their early cultures and traditions. At this time Mankind had only just established itself as a Kingdom.

The Human's had banded under the Banner of King Instibul, The Benevolent, a wise man. He favoured counsel from the Elven kingdoms, maintaining strong alliances with these Kingdoms. He forged a large city from the dirt, now a ruined shell of what it once was, the great city of Gaz'bria became the hub for all Mankind. Peace held and much had been discovered by Man. Irrigation was developed by man, so that crops could be grown inland. Surgery became a practise amongst Man, also, after an Elven Physician's assistant removed a shard of metal from a Farmhand's stomach; the Journal of the Physician's Assistant has been preserved.

The Official First Scripture of Man is considered a very rare publication that is an exact copy of the original, which was lost during the First Demon war.

The Second Scriptures of Man

The Second Scriptures of Man record the sudden increase in population of Mankind. It goes into great detail about how this sudden boom lead to a drastic decrease in the population of mythical creatures and elementals. It gives a great account of Mankinds alienation from the Elven Kingdoms and how the tension between the two races would grow.

The largest chapter within the second scripture, however, is devoted to the First Demon war. It details the rising of the tyrannical Archdemon Golganoth and how his demonic horde swept across the kingdoms of man anhillating anything that stood in his way. It tells of how Man, Elf and Elemental rose up against the great evil and vanquished it, banishing it from their home world.

The Second Scriptures also tells the tale of the great Glimforth plague, which claimed the lives of over two thousand humans. A journal from an elven ranger who was trapped in the capital city of Glimforth during the outburst was recovered amongst the ruins of an old blacksmith's building. It has been copied and given out to physicians due to it's great detail in regards to the symptoms of the Plague and theories on how it should be treated.

The Official Second Scripture of Man is a less rare publication that is an exact copy of the original works, which are kept in a vault within Glimforth's capital city.

The Third Scriptures of Man

The Official Third Scriptures of Man is in the possession of the Wizard's guild it tells the tale of the current age of man. It tells the tale of the great battles against the Archdemon Golganoth, how he has arisen once more to wage war upon the people and enslave them under his rule.