[I've always enjoyed the Biblical style of writing for some reason. It is very well suited to an AAR as well, spanning large periods with enough detail to make it interesting while not getting bogged down too much.
I found a perfect place for it in the IES, since the situation is rather... unusual, and the work of God makes for a decent explanation.]
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The writings of Albert of Tirol, of the Brotherhood of St. Johann, regarding the creation of the world and the people living upon it.
The Book of Creation
CHAPTER I
1 The first thing created was time; God thought of time, and it was.
2 God thought of rock, and it was. He smoothed the rock into a sheet and shaped Europe.
3 God thought of water, and it was. He filled up the seas and rivers and lakes;
4 from the seas it fell of the end of Europe and went up into the sky, and fell as rain.
5 God thought of life, and it was. Plants spread across Europe.
6 Animals fed on the plants and multiplied.
7 God took a bear, and thought of Man, and he was. German was he named.
8 German was placed at the head of a river, which he named Danube; he built a house, and hunted animals for food.
[God thought of evil, and it was. He did not like it, but knew it could be twisted to good use. He let it remain in his creation.]*
9 The bears hated German, for he was one of them, but not one. They conspired against him
10 and destroyed his house. For this, God set them on four legs,
11 never to use their hands again except in anger.
CHAPTER II
1 God took an owl, and thought of Woman, and she was. Umbria was she named.
2 One hundred years they lived, two sons were born. These were Slavon and Tirol.
3 Slavon hated Tirol, for Tirol was God's favorite. Slavon attacked Tirol, but struck German instead;
4 this was one hundred years after the creation. Umbria died of grief.
5 Tirol struck at Slavon, but missed; and Slavon fled to the east.
6 God took many bears and many owls, and made more men and women.
7 These were the names of men and women one hundred years after creation:
8 Slavon was the eldest, who lived in Krain. Tirol was his brother, and settled in the Alps,
9 which God granted him forever.
10 The men: Dan, Francis, Gael, and Galis.
11 The women: Pola, Cecha, Angla, Greca, and Ibera.
12 Slavon lived alone, with hatred always for the rest of mankind. Tirol took Cecha for his wife.
13 The other pairs were Dan and Angla, Francis and Ibera, Gael and Greca, and Galis and Pola.
CHAPTER III
1 For many hundreds of years men were born and died.
2 All nations joined together, and one great fellowship of man evolved,
3 except for the children of Slavon.* They hated all other men.
4 They set upon the other humans, until only 460 remianed,
5 230 men and 230 women. These were the ancestors of all nations.
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I:8-9 This section was added in later by Brother Albert. There are no verse numbers.
III:3 There is no explanation given for how Slavon had children without a wife. Tirolian legend says he stole the daughter of Gael and Greca, but Albert never mentions this.
I found a perfect place for it in the IES, since the situation is rather... unusual, and the work of God makes for a decent explanation.]
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The writings of Albert of Tirol, of the Brotherhood of St. Johann, regarding the creation of the world and the people living upon it.
The Book of Creation
CHAPTER I
1 The first thing created was time; God thought of time, and it was.
2 God thought of rock, and it was. He smoothed the rock into a sheet and shaped Europe.
3 God thought of water, and it was. He filled up the seas and rivers and lakes;
4 from the seas it fell of the end of Europe and went up into the sky, and fell as rain.
5 God thought of life, and it was. Plants spread across Europe.
6 Animals fed on the plants and multiplied.
7 God took a bear, and thought of Man, and he was. German was he named.
8 German was placed at the head of a river, which he named Danube; he built a house, and hunted animals for food.
[God thought of evil, and it was. He did not like it, but knew it could be twisted to good use. He let it remain in his creation.]*
9 The bears hated German, for he was one of them, but not one. They conspired against him
10 and destroyed his house. For this, God set them on four legs,
11 never to use their hands again except in anger.
CHAPTER II
1 God took an owl, and thought of Woman, and she was. Umbria was she named.
2 One hundred years they lived, two sons were born. These were Slavon and Tirol.
3 Slavon hated Tirol, for Tirol was God's favorite. Slavon attacked Tirol, but struck German instead;
4 this was one hundred years after the creation. Umbria died of grief.
5 Tirol struck at Slavon, but missed; and Slavon fled to the east.
6 God took many bears and many owls, and made more men and women.
7 These were the names of men and women one hundred years after creation:
8 Slavon was the eldest, who lived in Krain. Tirol was his brother, and settled in the Alps,
9 which God granted him forever.
10 The men: Dan, Francis, Gael, and Galis.
11 The women: Pola, Cecha, Angla, Greca, and Ibera.
12 Slavon lived alone, with hatred always for the rest of mankind. Tirol took Cecha for his wife.
13 The other pairs were Dan and Angla, Francis and Ibera, Gael and Greca, and Galis and Pola.
CHAPTER III
1 For many hundreds of years men were born and died.
2 All nations joined together, and one great fellowship of man evolved,
3 except for the children of Slavon.* They hated all other men.
4 They set upon the other humans, until only 460 remianed,
5 230 men and 230 women. These were the ancestors of all nations.
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I:8-9 This section was added in later by Brother Albert. There are no verse numbers.
III:3 There is no explanation given for how Slavon had children without a wife. Tirolian legend says he stole the daughter of Gael and Greca, but Albert never mentions this.
