Everyone seems to be talking about gods at the moment, and people seem a bit undecided about a few things. Here are some of my views (now that I finally have some time to write a proper message).
GURPS tells us that before the world existed, there were the dark gods. Note that this does not say that there were ONLY dark gods, but I assumed that was so, as it does not mention any normal gods. Now, are we to assume that these 'dark' gods are evil? GURPS says that they were also referred to as the old gods, presumably because they have been around for so long. Note also that they are dark gods, not Dark gods. The capital letter is used throughout the book when mentioning the forces of Dark compared to Light. So they are not neccesarily gods of the Dark alliegance.
GURPS then goes on to say that the world began with an epic battle between two gods, Nyx and Wyrd. So, seeing as though GURPS implies that there were only dark gods, both Nyx and Wyrd were dark, right? Wrong. GURPS and a Ghôl flavor text say that only the Ghôls knew the names of the dark gods, and seeing as though Forgall's bestiary mentions Nyx, as does Alric in his duel with Sinis, we can assume that Nyx was not a dark god. Also, a spider flavor text quotes a journeyman mentioning the name of Wyrd, so Wyrd is also not a dark god. This means that there were not only dark gods, there were others.
So were Nyx and Wyrd (and other 'normal' gods) around before the world was created, along with the dark gods? Well, the world began with an epic battle between Nyx and Wyrd, but it also says that the lands were formed when Wyrd first awoke from the One Dream. It seems that Wyrd woke up, the world was made according to his vision, and then Nyx came long and started a fight with Wyrd. The intense fighting caused Wyrd's lovely new world to be damaged, a mark that we now call Tharsis, the Forge of the Trow.
Now why was it called this? Was it where Nyx made the Trow (firing them after forming them from clay) or was it where the Trow forged their weapons and other iron implements? If it was the former then it seems that Wyrd and Nyx fought each other directly, one-to-one. If it was the latter, then maybe these two gods fought each other with vast armies of creatures, Nyx with his Trow and Wyrd with another race. That would mean that these creatures caused Tharsis. The Trow win and begin to worship Nyx (because he created them, stupid GURPS!). But no! GURPS says that Nyx lost, so he probably did not have his Trow at this time. Wyrd wins, and THEN Nyx makes his Trow.
Next, the dark gods believe that Wyrd has tricked them (more evidence that Wyrd is not one of them). How? What's Wyrd done that's so nasty? He created a world and beat Nyx in a fight, but Nyx is not a dark god so why do these dark gods hate Wyrd so much? Wyrd seems to have won ultimate power over them now he has awoken from the One Dream, so they think he has somehow tricked them. They behead Segoth to annoy Wyrd, who's preserved head is hinted as being THE Head.
Now the dark gods get some real revenge, and break Wyrd's ultimate power into 49 pieces and scatter them about his world. The Dream pieces are marked by Rune Stones, but who put them there? Did the dark gods mark these spots in case they should ever need to recover the stones? Or did a race of creatures (probably long extinct now) detect the various Dream pieces as they landed and then place the Rune Stones to make their locations? Anyway, the Ghôls seem to have one, which connects them to the dark gods (who broke the Dream) whom they know the names of.
So now, Archmages seek the Dreams so that they can remake the One, and become a living incarnation of Wyrd.
Haggis, cheese, bread, and fish pies.
