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Dragonlance -- Margaret Weis And Tracy Hickman (Eds.) - Tales I, Vol. Ii - Kender, Gully Dwarves, And Gnomes
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. But, for
now, you go ahead and tell it, young mage. Tell it as you
heard it. I assume you've studied it, since it involves the
bringing of magic into the world."
"Very well," said Palin, rather pleased and flattered at
being the center of attention. Hearing that the human was
going to tell their favorite story, many gnomes left their
duties (and fish chasing) to settle down around Palin,
regarding the mage with varying expressions ranging from
eager assurance that he was going to get it wrong to
downright suspicion that he might accidentally get it right.
"When the gods awakened from Chaos and took parts of
it to rule, the Balance of the Universe was established and
Chaos subdued. The pendulum of Time swung between
Good and Evil, with Neutrality watching to see that neither
grew stronger. It was at this time that the spirits of the races
first began to dance among the stars, and the gods decided
to create a world for these races to inhabit.
"The world was forged, but now the gods fought over
the spirits of the races. The Gods of Good wanted to give
the races power over the physical world, nurturing them
toward Good. The Gods of Evil wanted to enslave the
races, forcing them to do their evil bidding
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