Creation of the Mortal Peoples

The ancient god Enlil and godess Vivracia were wed, and over time we blessed with three children: Feradíl,  Seillé, and  Bruídhin. All three were strong, fair, and mighty children. All three were raised in Enlil's hall, and given the splendors of the gods.

Fera díl, firstborn and favored of all, was tall, wise, and cunning. He foresaw many things, and possessed great wisdom and power over his father's realm. He created plantlife that covers the expanse of the mortal realm, from blades of grass to mighty trees, and watches over the woods. Bruídhin, fierce like his father's wrath, was strong and ferocious, often wild and untamely. Bruídhin's might was far greater than many other gods, save for his own father's, but his mind and spirit were boundless. Seillé was fairest of the children, more beautiful than her two elder brothers, but just as tempered as her father at times. She loved running through the lands or swiming to the sea, and made rivers and streams wherever she ran. All three children were loved by their parents and the other gods.

But Enlil had another son, one named Ardhun, by another wife. Ardhun was like  Bruídhin, strong, beastly, and hairy, but was also stunted and shorter than the other gods. Ardhun was despised by Vivracia, but loved all the more by Enlil. He and  Bruídhin were kindred folk, often friends to each other or caught in a quarrel, but neither ever held hatred for the other in their hearts. But as for  Fera díl, Ardhun loathed the firstborn of Enlil, and he, the bastard son, was always mistreated by the favored child.

The First Creatures
 Once the land had been created, but before it had been shaped, the god Ferad íl emerged to the mortal realm and formed life to spread across the land. He first created plants, trees, shrubs, and weeds to grow all across the land. Then his brother Bruídhin came forth and created beasts, animals, and creatures of all sorts to roam the wilds. After this Ferad íl's wife, Aelona, asked   Bruídhin to creat  creatures for her own. Wild birds to soar into the heavens of her father's realm, from the small canary to the great eagle.

 After seeing the creations of his wife and his brother, Ferad íl created creatures of his own. He called upon the aid of Edaril, the wisest of the gods, and suggested they create a creature far better than any that had already been made. Edaril guided Ferad íl in creating the new creatures in the likeness of the gods, namely of  Ferad íl and his wife Aelona. The creatures stood  on two legs, and by the guidance of Eradil and the knowledge of Aelona, they were taught the skills of creating tools like the gods had, as well as learning magics that they possessed. Ferad íl and Aelona became the parents of the elves, and Edaril mentored them. Ferad íl had created these creatures to live lives as long as the gods themselves, but their mortality left them subject to injury and disease by the frailty of their forms, yet they would become the longest-living creatures to walk the realm of mortals.

 During this time Aelona also gave birth to Duíndil, the son of Feradíl.

Rivalry of Ardhun
When the Elves were created, many of the god praised Feradíl's creation, and gave praise too to Edaril, Aelona, and Bruídhin for the creatures they had made. But most appraised were the Elves, who were ageless like the gods, and created music and songs to sing, making pleasant melodies for the gods' ears. And for it Feradíl and his kin were blessed.

But Ardhun, the bastard son of Enlil, grew jealous of his half-brother. Where Feradíl enjoyed walking in through the woods and trees, stopping by the streams of his sister's and caring for the animals of his brother's, Ardhun dwelled within the mountains, inside the darkness of caves. Ardhun's love was the forge, smelting and hammering iron into tools and arms, and crafting beautiful gemstones and jewelry. The gods found use of Ardhun's craft, often coming to him for weapons or armor, or for crowns to adorn themselves in, but Ardhun's craft never received the thanks or praise that Feradíl's kin had.

So Ardhun decided he would create a kin of his own. He went to his forge and from it built stocky short people like himself, with iron for bones and stone for flesh. He ran to his step brother Bruídhin, and said "Look here, I have constructed the bodies to make people of my own! Now, tell me the secret to life so that I may join in brother's splendor." But Bruídhin said, "Be careful brother, for these people of yours will become like children to you, and your entire house will quarrel with whoever your hatred lies." But Ardhun would not listen to his brother's warnings, and created his people anyway. And so came forth the dwarves, strong, mighty, and shorter folk than the Elves. They were hairy like their father, and stubborn and brash as well. Inside their hearts they held a loathing for the elves since their first emergence, and always had quarrel with them.

Dawn of Men
On the verge of the Ruin, Duíndil, son of Feradíl, took a daughter of Enki as his wife and created a race of his own, just as his father had. The people he created we slightly taller than the Elves, and stronger, but not as wise. In the beginning it is said that they lived as long as the Elves, but when Enki came forward and argued with Duíndil he demanded that the Humans be made mortal and age, for his own daughter had mothered these beings. So Duíndil made it so, that the Humans would grow old, their bones grow weak, their skin shrivel, and their hair grey. That is why as they grow old all men slowly long for death, to return to Enki's realm.

For that reason, Men lived short lives, "blinks" in the eyes of the elves, and years shorter than the dwarves. They were the strongest of races, and also the weakest, for their short lives urged them to quickly adapt and empower themselves, but also left them prone to many ailments and diseases. Duíndil always watched over his children, and his favors blessed his chosen few with great might and power. And many heroes of Men could find favor among most any of the gods, for their ancestors had come from all the realms.