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Many aeons ago, there was a sentient jewel.  A living stone by which all life  was created, banished the darkness, and spawned forth Gods ofinfinite power.  Their prized creation was the world of Vana'diel, their celestial playground.  Here the gods played, until eventually they fell into slumber. It was during  this time that the children of the gods began to create their own civilization.  They traveled through the sky, extracted gold from stones, and gave birth to  grasslands across the world. These were the Ancients. But, one day, the  Ancients seeking to join their god parents decided to gain entrance into  paradise. Enraged by such abrazen display of insolence, the holy gatekeeper  destroyed their path and cast their homes to the bottom of the sea. Shortly  thereafter, the goddess Altana awakened and saw the ruin that had had once been Vana'diel. Seeing this she felt an emotion which gods seldom feel,  sadness. She wept for the tiny world and her tears cleared away the damage  done, but that was not all. 5 divine tears fell to the new soil.  Each of these 5 tears was the birth of one of the races of Vana'diel.  Hume, Elvaan, Taru, Mithra, and Galka. All different,all the same. Altana's  sorrow left and she once again departed, leaving the world to grow in peace  and harmony. but the story does not end there....