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Company LineThere can be little doubt, even among the skeptics, that ancientgods once visited our earthly plane. Records are rare or non-existent (after all this was a very long time ago), but the persistence and urgency of the various legends keeps the memories alive. The creation mythos of virtually every known civilization credits immortal beings in some form for laying the foundations upon which our mortal existence is based. So, we can be fairly certain that something special did happen, but just who were these Gods, and why are they no longer here? The answers are to be found in the story of the Guardians of Destiny. Most theologians propose that the great immortals either came to or fabricated our world as a means for them to create the one experience unavailable to omnipotent beings: Not being In Charge. The life of an Ancient God is, unfortunately, horribly boring. There are no surprises for an Ancient God, no mysteries... Our mortal world is then perhaps like a vacation spa for the gods, created in order that these all-powerful creatures could find a seam that allowed them to leave their powers behind and experience the feeling of Not Being IN Charge. (This phenomena is also known as being At Effect, in counterpoint to being At Cause). Being At Effect is certainly a delirious good time to an individual who has had to slog through the monotony of endless eons of being At Cause. Pleasure itself is, as an emotion, impossible for an all powerful being to experience. And therefore, our world, a dude ranch for the Ancients, was created. Although divine intention was required for the creation of our universe, at some point in time it became common knowledge that Such an arrangement, such a mixing of mortal and immortal, could only function if left alone by the immortals. Effect cannot work if constantly interrupted by Cause. And so, by agreement among the Immortals our world, the world of Effect, was not to be interfered with by the all powerful Gods. Effect could be watched as it slithered over the surface of our new planet. Effect could even be experienced by those individuals who chose to leave their immortality behind and join with the mortals, but no God was allowed to reach into the fishbowl After additional untold eons, the novelty began to wear thin, and certain individuals, indifferent to the delicate balance between mortal and immortal life, began to think of making the toy even more exciting. Proscriptions, prohibitions, and the heavy weight of moral concern notwithstanding, the unthinkable did occur: One particularly Evil Ancient God was the first to break the sacred rule of non-interference. Game Play
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