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Gaia was known for Her sympathetic gestures toward the young and the innocent, often requesting mortals to treat them with kindness. She also discouraged Her [[Divine_Order|Order]] from unnecessary warfare and declared Her public Western Ithmian temple free of violence. | Gaia was known for Her sympathetic gestures toward the young and the innocent, often requesting mortals to treat them with kindness. She also discouraged Her [[Divine_Order|Order]] from unnecessary warfare and declared Her public Western Ithmian temple free of violence. | ||
In Her encounter with [[Darnashta'i]] shortly after the [[Chaos Wars]], a [[Netherworld]] [[demon]] known as the [[Wyrm of Worlds]] subtly infected Gaia with a seed of hatred that corrupted Her being. The demon's seed festered in Gaia, driving Her to slay [[Twilight]], God of Darkness, a crime that became known as [[Gaia's betrayal]]. Following this | In Her encounter with [[Darnashta'i]] shortly after the [[Chaos Wars]], a [[Netherworld]] [[demon]] known as the [[Wyrm of Worlds]] subtly infected Gaia with a seed of hatred that corrupted Her being. The demon's seed festered in Gaia, driving Her to slay [[Twilight]], God of Darkness, a crime that became known as [[Gaia's betrayal]]. Following this atrocity, Gaia, now branded "Oathbreaker," was stripped of Her power by the combined forces of [[Twilight]], [[Eris]], [[Aurora]], and [[Oneiros]]. This godly quartet proceeded to imprison Gaia in Her own [[Tree landmark|Gaian Tree]] where She was to remain for three years. Finally, [[Aurora]] discovered Her demonic plight and, with the assistance of [[Hermes]], [[Oneiros]], and many of Gaia's mortal followers, Gaia was freed of Her prison in the year 212 AF. The energy resulting from this shook open the entrance to the lower level of [[Azdun]]. | ||
When Gaia returned to mortal view once again, Her first notable act was to oppose Hashan's expansion into the [[Ithmia|Ithmian forests]]. Gaia proclaimed that, "[[Hashan]] has raped and murdered the forest in a quest for their own glory," and sought to remedy this perceived attack on Nature. Her attempts to limit Hashan's growth ultimately failed, which kindled a long-lasting resentment toward Hashan within the forestal community. This ancient resentment was addressed by a later Nature Goddess, [[Demeter]], who made formal amends with the [[city|city-state]] and planted new saplings around the edges of the city. However, not many [[Achaean Lingo#F|forestals]] agreed with Her decision and still hold enmity today. | When Gaia returned to mortal view once again, Her first notable act was to oppose Hashan's expansion into the [[Ithmia|Ithmian forests]]. Gaia proclaimed that, "[[Hashan]] has raped and murdered the forest in a quest for their own glory," and sought to remedy this perceived attack on Nature. Her attempts to limit Hashan's growth ultimately failed, which kindled a long-lasting resentment toward Hashan within the forestal community. This ancient resentment was addressed by a later Nature Goddess, [[Demeter]], who made formal amends with the [[city|city-state]] and planted new saplings around the edges of the city. However, not many [[Achaean Lingo#F|forestals]] agreed with Her decision and still hold enmity today. | ||