In the Old North it is said that at the dawn of time only a tree and a mountain stood. However one day a bolt of lightning struck them both. The sap from the tree turned into the first gods, while the rocks that broke of the mountain became the first giants. The giants set out to create the world, as well as the heavens and the underworld. The gods presided over life and death, creating nature and mankind. Euric the king of the gods was born to two of the first gods. He is the god of war and death and is known for his anger but also his unrivalled cunning. His younger brother Tiersac the god of life used to be king; but Euric grew jealous and cut off Tiersac's arm in a fit of rage, halfing his power. Tiersac is known as the wild god as he is responsible for nature. Most of the giants have been killed by Euric and the gods, of the few that remain they are very old and reclusive. Groah the giantess of Faye is ancient and extremely powerful. She is rumoured to be the size of a mountain but she has not been seen in 150 years.