![]() ![]() Through greed, the lust for power, and jealousy, they were tempted to war amongst each other and there was much bloodshed in the beginning. Though mortals were wise and with much strength, they were also unstable through the weakness of the flesh. ![]() Mortals multiplied and explored the lands of Ammon, discovering the many great places of beauty the Ancients had created for them. They built the great Temple of the Anath, hidden in the frozen realm of Ulaine, and from its immense halls they watched over their creations. The Ancient Ones purposed to have dominion over every creature and for many ages they kept order and balance in Ammon. The firstborn to Ammon were the higher beings, the elves, and later there were Uldurin, followed by men, and finally the lower beasts. Thereupon the Ancients filled Ammon with many strange creatures of different form, and this was the Third Age of Ammon, the age of mortals. ![]() The Anath beheld their sadness and thus resolved to give the Ancient Ones the power to create mortal beings and so charged them to rule over and protect those creations. They were experts in all crafts and the arts, but soon became saddened because they were alone in the world. The ancient Ones were joyous and learned to harness the elements. Thus their number, which was only but fourteen in the beginning, would ever be thus unless fate would diminish them. Being immortal the Ancient Ones would not die or age naturally, though they could be harmed or killed by misfortune or misdeed. They were made in likeness to the Anath, and each was granted a special power of creation so that they may rework Ammon in their own fashion. The Anath desired to create beings like unto themselves to dwell upon Ammon, thus they created the Ancient Ones, and this was the Second Age of Ammon, the age of the immortals. It became the world in the First Age, the age of creation. In the beginning of things in ages past there were the Anath, masters of flesh, fire, and steel, who forged the elements of which the land of Ammon was made. Of Avaquar and Anathar, the ninth and tenth swords Of Cinthorc and Molotoch, the seventh and eighth swords Of Anathros and Valermos, the fifth and sixth swords ![]() Of Luciendar and Morthoseth, the third and fourth swords Of Elexorien and Kilgorin, the first and second swords Of the Swords of the Ancients and the Fifth Age of Ammon Scroll down to read the full tale in chronological order.Ī Timeline of the Ancients - THE HISTORY OF AMMON Click on any of the links below to read about the origin and history of a particular sword or weapon. Immerse yourself in the 10,000 year mythology about the creation of Ammon, the Ancient Ones, the Blades of Power, and the various characters who encountered them in this massive tale of gods and mortals. The Swords of the Ancients is a tale told in story, art, and steel. The Tale of the Swords of the Ancients and other Blades of Power ![]()
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