Amanda, my love, my light, beauty unrivaled by even the mighty goddesses of ancient lore. Born as simply a mortal, fate would find a different path for her life to lead. Perhaps envious of her beauty, the fates cast a glowing light upon the land, that engulfed my beloved in an instant. However, the fates could not have predicted the sheer determination of her will to live, for she did not die that day, but was reborn as a titan, a marvelous Goddess of unmatched power, to complement her unrivaled beauty.

Chapter 1- The Birth of Lexiss

	She awoke, finding herself sleeping on pure white clouds overlooking an endless sea of pure, crystal clear water. As she looks across the vast ocean, shimmering from the light of the sun far overhead, she feels a twinge in her heart. Lonelyness, she is alone on this massive world, for everyone she loved was back on her homeworld. This would not do, a Goddess should never feel alone, so with a mighty wave of her hand, the oceans parted and land emerged from below the depths of the blue waters. With a twirl of her finger, she formed two continents, connected by a narrow strip of land no more than fifty miles wide. These continents we're set on two seperate hemispheres, one north, one south. The northern continent would be known as Amalach, and would be home to creatures who coveted wisdom and knowledge, who's thirst for knowledge would be rivaled only by their abbility to decipher and understand the mysteries of the world around them. This idea pleased the Godess, and with a smile, she clapped her hands, and it was so. Massive forests, gigantic mountains, sprawling plains, and winding rivers formed in an instant, soon bringing to life a population of various creatures of different shapes and sizes. Many of the creatures were sentinent, like the sturdy Dwarves, the agile Elves, and the limber Cattans. In a blink of an eye for the Godess, but millenias for the beings, there civilization grew and prospered. Might towers to hold their vast knowledge stood at the center of their cities, the base holding libraries filled with articles of their history, their triumphs, and their secrets. Soon, the northern continent, Amalach, was bustling with life, happiness, wisdom, and peace. This satisfied the Goddess, and made her happy.
	Time passed, weeks for the mighty Goddess; millenias for the denizens of Amalach. Their settlements trailed from the frozen beaches of the northernmost reaches of the continent, to the forested, temperate regions at the south end of this upper continent. However, none entered the land-bridge that connected their continent to the south, as travel their was forbidden by the wise Goddess. In time, however, this empty southern continent troubled her, the empty wastelands of dust a blank canvas for her desires. Finally, satisfied with the progress of the Amalach people, the Goddess left this land, and turned her attention to the southern continent. This land she sculpted differently, giving way to murky swamplands, roaring volcanoes, craggy hillsides, and parched deserts. The people of this land, she decided, shall be sturdy, battle hardened folk schooled in survival by the harsh, unforgiving landscape of their continent. These people would know how to be fierce, for the land itself is the fiercest of foes. They would be strong, but they would be varied. Some would be proud folk who lived for the honor of their might, following a strict law of war that shapes their very lifestyle. Others would live by no rules, living by the same standards as the the land, merciless, unforgiving, and loyal only to themselves. Many creatures in this land, she decided, would also be sentinent, albeit varying stages of intelect. Tribal Orcs, greedy Goblins, fierce Cyclops, ruthless Trolls, and a mass of other varied creatures would populate these lands. With a wave of her mighty hand, it was so, and the peoples of these rugged lands began carving out their existance on this trecherous continent. This continent, the southern continent, shall be known Samolok, she decided.
	With the blessing of the Goddess, the people of these two lands carried out their very different lifestyles freely, but independent of one another. The Goddess was quite content to watch these people from above the clouds, delighting in their lives, their daily intimacies, and their hardships. She to learned many things from the creatures she created, and became very wise, even moreso than when she first entered this world. Time passed, the civilizations developing quickly in the vast regions they were given. Overtime, however, Amanda began to long for what she once had, a life of simplicity, a warm body to snuggle with at night, tender kisses placed across her bossom. Finally, having felt that this world had become independant enough, she returned to her world, to the culture she cherished, and the people she loved. It would be many years before she returned world she christened Lexiss. For the people of this land, though, it would be much, much longer. I may have gotten my Amanda back to live the rest of my mortal life with, but these peoples would have many hardships ahead. For the meeting of these two peoples, the Amalachies and the Samolokid, is inevitable. 
	The middlelands, the small parcel of land that connects the two continents, was kept pristine and beautiful, being the point were the Goddess first stepped foot on the lands she created. Situated in the center of this small area is a great temple, the place where Amanda slept, bathed, fed and relaxed when not tinkering with the lands and the people in them. From this temple flowed the energy known as mana, a magical force that fueled the magics of the people, as well as kept the lands flourishing. This middle continent, known by both peoples, was known as the holylands, or more formerly as Mannadom. Although this beautiful land, flourishing with unique foliage and mystical creatures was deemed sacred, and therefore off limits, the absence of the Goddess became clear as the milleniums passed. Though her powers and presense were never forgotten, the curiousity that dwells in all forms of life prevailed, and eventually the boarders of the holylands were violated. Although over the centuries the peoples would dispute who defied the sacred laws and entered Mannadom first; both lands accusing the other of doing so; it was in fact the northern Amalachies that first entered these lands, a good two hundread years before the Samolokid. Of course, because of the barbaric practices of the Samolokid, many people, including their own, believe it was these southern dwellers that broke the sacred law and entered into these holy boarders.
	Within fifty years of violating the boarders of the holylands, the Amalachies had reached the great temple of the Goddess, and began to harness the enormous flow of mana that radiated from the walls of this most sacred of dwellings. It was at this time that Lexii Magi were formed, a council of seven of the wisest magi from across Amalach that took up resident within this sacred temple. With the powers of the endless supply of mana flowing from this temple, they gifted themselves with immortality, and formed the Pact of the Elementals. Each Lexii held the power of one of the elements, and harnessed it's abilities with unmatched skill. In this temple, they had dissected the very essence of mana and learned the it was derived from these seven elements, and each Lexii took up mastery in one of these elements. Gala, the Lexii of Earth; Favio the Lexii of Fire; Simbu the Lexii Water; Ariell the Lexii of Air; Roland, the Lexii of Nature; Trinity, the Lexii of Light; and Dimitrius, the Lexii of Darkness. Soon, the many universities across Amalach would teach the powers of these seperate elements, and lead to a new era of understanding and manipulating the power of mana. The peoples of Samolok already knew of the existance of the individual elements, however, they did not know of the existance of mana, the product of the combined force of these energies. In fact, many of the Samolok tribes based their practices on one or two of these elements. 
	From the sacred temple of the holylands, the Lexii learned of the peoples of the southern continent, and found them and their peoples barbaric. Their was a disagreement as to what should be done about the Samolokids. Some wanted them destroyed, while others just wanted to let them be. It was decided to let them be for now, but to keep a close eye on them, to make sure they don't violate the boarders of the holyland. However, corrupted with the immence power of darkness, Dimitrius secretly began manipulating the people of the south into destroying one another. It should be noted, however, that most of the peoples of Amalach were unaware of their peoples entry into the sacred lands. In fact, only those within the Order of the Magi knew of this violation, and even within them the lower magi knew nothing of it. Of the magi, only the highest of Arch Magi knew of the Lexii Magi. 

Chapter 2- Cattans, Doggra, and the Beasties

	Beasties, the collective name for the peoples who are anthromorphic, human like but with animal traits and characteristics. Although their are rivalries within the various species of the Beasties, they live peacefully with one another, not splitting up into their seperate species. The most common and well known of the Beasties are the Cattans and the Doggra, but few of them are actually considered rare.