Life burns then fades and seasons change. Nothing stands the time of eternity. The Land of Echos is very much the same. Hundreds of years ago the lands were much different. It was once known as Etheria. Three tribes of cats unrelated to the warrior code called it home. The tribes of Anjuu, Midori and Shinku followed the paw-steps of their ancestors known as Celestials. There were times of peace, but war always prevailed over the cats. In an attempt to bring the tribes together, it's said their Celestials brought forth a famine to show how angry they were. The cats would not listen however to this omen and the disputes only grew more intense. In the wake of hunger it drove some cats to do unspeakable things, such as murder or even steal kits. The tribe of Midori was nearly drove out completely from the lands.
The Celestials were distraught and upset. They mourned over their lost brothers and sisters. The ancient cats grew regretful that their omen to bring the cats together, only drove a deeper rift between them. The Celestials themselves began to argue and place blame on each other. This was the darkest time Etheria had ever seen. Chaos ensued as the cats had lost their link to their ancestors. Rain plagued the lands for countless moons. Territories flooded and many cats soon became ill with an unknown disease. Without guidance from the Celestials the tribes believed they were being further punished. The floods brought landslides that demolished land in it's wake. Slowly the tribes began to crumble as their numbers decreased from disease, famine and the results of natural disasters. |