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And Olvos said to them: “Why have you done this, my children? Why is the sky wreathed with smoke? Why have you made war in far places, and shed blood in strange lands?And they said to Her: “You blessed us as Your people, and we rejoiced, and were happy. But we found those who were not Your people, and they would not become Your people, and they were willful and ignorant of You. They would not open their ears to Your songs, or lay Your words upon their tongues. So we dashed them upon the rocks and threw down their houses and shed their blood and scattered them to the winds, and we were right to do so. For we are Your people. We carry Your blessings. We are Yours, and so we are right. Is this not what You said?”And Olvos was silent.
Когда-то Божества правили Континентом, а значит, и всем миром, Сайпур же был всего лишь угнетенной колонией, лишённой божественной благодати. Но в отсутствие чудес сайпурцы пошли по технологическому пути развития и в результате не только свергли континентальную власть, но и убили почти всех Божеств, погрузив материк в хаос. Все, сотворенное Божествами, исчезло, города лежат в руинах, местным жителям запрещают изучать собственную историю и отправлять религиозные ритуалы. Когда в Мирграде, столице...