The majority, it is true, were granted Godhood for finding enlightenment through perfection of their chosen calling. This remains an example to us all without pretending it was true for all. Our world is a dangerous place and our Gods first needed a power-base ; entirely sensible to my mind and that is a characteristic more could aspire to in this life. From A History by Ayel Sorote Narin watched the waves roll in off the Inner Sea, catching the first rays of sun to break the clouds. White spume rose up off the ancient, slime-coated barrier that protected the canal from the incoming tide, while pale slashes in the swell indicated the sandbars to the east so prized by the city’s fishermen. A shiver ran down his neck. The power of the wind and water surged towards them while the cliffs were a slanted shelf of black rock twenty yards above their heads.The canal barrier was low against the water, the incoming tide driving the level up so the barrier seemed only two feet high – a pitiful defence against such an expanse.
