The Ruin

An ancient event referrenced by historians about the shaping of the world. Before the rise of great kingdoms and cities, there were the Ancient gods. Predating written history, these beings ruled a world far more chaotic and mystic than the one we now know. Between most of them there was unity, but one despised all the others.

The Shaping of the World
It is said that the gods once ruled and were well-known by the mortals, and they all had their own proper names, and the ancient folk called them by those names. It is unknown what those names were, but today we refer to them as such: Ishtar - mother of all, Anu - master of sky and heaven, Enlil - lord of earth and sea, and Enki - ruler of the afterlife and the realms beyond our own. These four gods ruled over all others, immortals and mortals alike. They each had their thrones, their courts, and hosts of other minor gods to join them in their great halls, and these minor gods too had names. There was merriment and joy in the wondrous halls of the Ancients, and their company enjoyed the life ruled by them.

But there was also the Nameless One. A god who was unknown to the Ancients, who's name was not whispered on any wind that their messengers heard. It has been said that many called him a Shadow, but even shadows had their names, and he was not one of them. The Nameless god watched over the Realm of Mortals, where our ancestors once lived, and had seen how the other gods had neglected the mortal folk. The Sea was unrully. The Sky burned men with fire, and then went dark like deep caverns until men were blind and frozen. The Land did not break to any tool or craft, and did not yield crop for the men of that time. And the Dead rose and fell between the Realms freely, haunting all lands and never finding rest.

Then the Nameless god came and set things to order. He made the Sea calm in some areas, and stormy in others, allowing men to venture safely across the safe waters, while also leaving storms to hang over the seas and stir the waves. In the Sky he set the fire and darkness on course, giving a time for each to appear, giving the men a time to work and to rest. On the Land he led men to   grow  plants, and produce fruit to feed them and then taught them to hunt game, but also lead them to danger of the other wretched creatures of the realm. In the Realm of the Dead he set up a great hall, as well as a mighty dungeon. For those worthy, they would be sent to the hall to feast evermore with their fathers and kin, but for the wicked; they were sent forever to be kept in the dungeon, so they would not return to haunt the mortal Realm of men.

In his work the Nameless god took over much of the rule over the world, and undermined the Four others and their companies.

Downfall of the Four
According to legend; in his rise to power, the Nameless god took over many of the realms once ruled by the Four other gods of the ancient world, all while they feasted and drank in their great halls and became drunk and merry. By the time they realized what the Nameless god had done, they found it was already too late and his schemes were already fulfilled. Dispaired by the acts of the Nameless, the Four quickly plotted their revenge. Meanwhile, the Nameless began his conquest to gain full control of all the Realms.

In the desperate attempt to thwart him, the Four sacrificed everything in their power to stop the Nameless One, and in turn gave up their lives to defeat him. The Four; Ishtar, Anu, Enlil, and Enki, as well as the Nameless One, were all destroyed.