Other Earth
By: W.Bob Yankovic
Background


	Before written history, the earth was covered entirely by land.
Only rivers and small lakes provided water for the inhabitants. These
inhabitants were not like the humans of today.	Several races
populated
this world. The Minataurs of Narn, Centaurs of Rald, Lizard Men of
Threllia, Gnomes of Ation, Dwarves of Kaldor, Elves of Mockba, and
Humans of Gant. There were also a sect of humans that could change
between human and animal form. They were very rare and usually came
out
of the Black Forrest of Kaldor. The people of that day balanced their
lives between two opposing forces, science and magic. The people lived
for countless ages in harmony until something began to change.
Children
began being born without the ability to control both sides. Within
three generations there were only a handfull of people that could tap
into the powers of both magic and science. Factions began to form
among
the people.
	Luckily a great king arose from the people. His name was Valin
Blayde, a human, and due to his lineage he was able to use only
science. Under his kind and just hand, the three factions calmed, and
great war was avoided. The king had three sons however who were strong
in the magical arts. Their names were Kris the White, Garalyn the
Grey,
and Phearon the Black. Kris was the eldest brother followed by
Garalyn,
then Phearon. They grew tired of their father and saw his reign as a
falicy of justice. They believed that humans alone were superior to
all
other races.
	With a large following the brothers turned on their father with
an all human army. They fought his army of combined human and
sub-human
races. On one great battle field the brothers met thier father head on
and attacked him three on one. Phearon struck the killing blow on his
own father. They routed the army of their father and killed every one
of them.
	The three brothers set themselves up as rulers of the land and
enslaved all non-human races under human rule. They ruled with an iron
fist and anyone who was brave or stupid enough to speak out against
them was instantly put to the sword for treason. The rule of the
brothers lasted for twenty years. By that time Kris, the eldest, had
changed his heart and wanted to set the sub-human races go. Phearon
was
enraged by this idea and threatened to kill his brother if he thought
of this. The disagreement escalated until factions were forming on the
sides of the two brothers.
	Yet, before war could erupt the sub-humans had their vengence.
A great Elven sorceror named Nahira, with help from Garalyn the Grey,
snuck
into the castle of the Brothers and cast a spell on them that placed
them in suspended animation. They were sealed in glass coffins and
sent
to be protected by the priests of the Grey order.
	More than three fourths of the human population revolted
against Garalyn for his betrayal of his race and stormed the castle.
Seeing that the humans were set to kill him, Garalyn combined his
power
with Nahira to cast a great spell. The very world they stood on began
to split. Garalyn saw that it was impossible for the human opressors
and the sub-humans to live in harmony. He used up most all of his
power
to form a new world. Then he sent all of the evil humans to it.
	Realizing that the only way to get to Garalyn was to use magic,
the humans began to join thier power to get back. Using almost every
bit of his remaining power, Garalyn drew all of the magic from the
humans. The cost was great however, costing his world all known
science. He fashioned the magic of the humans into three orbs, black,
white, and grey, which he set into swords and flung to the corners of
Other Earth. He then took up a life of solitude and was never seen
again.
	Thus the Earth we live on today was formed. Science was left.
Humans have since prospered until the present age. The technology that
humans possesed turned their world into an industrial and mechanical
marvel. On Other Earth though, magic flourished and great power was
harnessed. Yet the people lived in simple huts and had very little in
the way of technology. They relied on a way of living much like the
Mideval period of Earth.
	Many stories have been passed down from generation to
generation. Most overlook such fairy tales as fiction, little knowing
that they are quite real, and living on Other Earth just behind the
magical barrier Garalyn set up. This brings us to our story.