Eight generations ago, when this place was still bare, our ancestors landed here
in the Great Pyramid. They had fled their dying home to explore the universe, searching for a welcoming planet.
When they landed here, they found only death among the shadows. The first
killed was Saar, the Pyramid Guider, our most powerful ancestor.
Saar left the pyramid to explore this world, like they had so
many others. Eight spear lengths from the door, a shadow attacked Saar. Her
lifemate Wesaun ran to help her, throwing his fire as he ran. The flames he
threw touched the shadow and it fled. Wesaun carried her back into the Pyramid.
A healing circle was formed, but it was of little use. The child in her however
was saved, giving us our first generation chieftess, Safre.
The ancestors met in council. All knew that none among them had the Guiding magic
to fly the pyramid. Half of the ancestors wanted to stay with the pyramid, wait
ing for the next one. They believed that the daughter born to a flier by a
self-shaper would have the right magic. But the other nine spoke, saying that
there was no guarantee that it would be soon. They argued that the tribe
should leave the Pyramid, and return when the Guiding magic surfaced. And so the
separation began. The arguments went on for many turns of the moon.
It was the death of Tilinca that ended it. She had wandered out one night,
still a child. Tilinca was one of six born in the pyramid. With her death the
nine ancestors vowed to leave the shadow lands. Taking almost nothing, they
walked out of the Pyramid, and we know nothing of them since.
The rockshaper Coeta moved the earth beneath the Pyramid, settling it half into the ground.
Greensprig the plantshaper grew the grass and vines, covering the rest of the
great pyramid from sight. We waited at the foot of the mountain. Our numbers
increased rapidly.
Wesaun led us until Safre was old enough to lead. At the time of Safre's death
her daughter led. Bringing us a direct line to Nightflier. We
have waited seven generations. Safre, Resa, Skyflower, Shadowchaser, Celest,
Kalinsa, Treedancer, Firestar.