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Creation:

The Fayn believe there were originally four Gods, who were the first aware things in creation and contributed a great deal to the shaping of the world. There were two males and two females, who in order of age are Cédíl (male), Génibh (female), Férún (male), Írin (female). The legends go that initially the four took shape of the earth together but Férún quickly proved himself a trickster, creating things both odd and beautiful as well as countless dangers.

For this, Cédíl, Génibh and Írin then took their claims and he was left with nothing. Cédíl reigned over the skies and high places, Génibh over the seas and Írin over the deep and hidden places. He was also barred from creating creatures as the other three combined their powers and essence to create their own and populate the world.

Cédíl placed birds on high and Génibh made countless fish to fill her seas, and Írin made many strange creatures. Yet, for all their efforts, their creations were incomplete and lacked a divine spark, prefering to simply graze or live as beasts. Írin loved them still but Cédíl left to sulk and Génibh to console him.

Férún took this chance to see where they had left their mix which they had guarded from him and he added his own powers, from which Man [Férúdhén] emerged. Írin saw and came to him and he offered to let her do the same. Her creations however were imperfect and squat and snickered and grumbled to themselves. At first she was angered and cursed him that no fire would burn upon Earth or burn long in deep places. Férún then set the fire to the plants they had created and proclaimed as long as light might enter some part of the deep places, it would not be deep enough to vanquish fire. With that she ran to Cédíl and speak of the evils their brother had done and the foul Íridhén he had tricked her into creating, but soon after she would come to love them [but, this is for a different tale, that of the first joke]...

Génibh and Cédíl saw Férún and his creation and chased them away. Yet as he fled, Férún gave his light to the Férúdhén and set him about to guiding the animals with him.

Génibh cursed him that no fire would burn upon her waters, nor would they even come to touch. Férún took on the appearance of a great fury, with flames and smoke bellowing from his core. Génibh fell back in shock and as she left in humiliation and angry, Férún replied that water then must flee from fire as well.

Génibh then left and set to make her own creatures to rival Férún's, but Írin had taken much Férún fire and Génibh cooled almost all that remained. The Génidhén were silent, cool creatures, who could take the form of Seels and other beasts which Írin had given her. Yet Férún's fire still persisted in their hearts and they were capable of great love in their silences and so Génibh forgave Férún.

Cédíl then came to him and banished fire from the sky and all things became dark. Man grew cold and scared, the plants weak and the animals hungry and Férún left in disgrace for he was not able to defeat his brother.

Now, Cédíl made the Cédhén but little of Férún's fire remained. By his craftsmanship, they were intelligent creatures, tall, nimble and fair but they were moderate creatures, for whom life had few passions. Cédíl loved them dearly but they saw the anger in him and were confused and fearful of it that they hid within the darkness and set to their crafts in fear of him.

Seeing the chaos over the lands, Owl came to where Férún hid, and though dumb, it made clear its plans to Férún.

In a great fury, it struck Cédíl in the dark and took his eye. The Owl then flew it high into the skies, higher than had been seen before.

And Cédíl cursed the Owl to never look upon light again.

Yet, Férún came to him and said; "You have condemned creation, do not blind yourself to its suffering."

And Cédíl looked from the sky, from the eye still in the Owl's talons, and saw the suffering he had caused. He recanted and allowed fire to return to the sky for half of every day. The other half he left dark with only his eye to guide those below in order to atone for his wrath against creation. 