Doctrine of the Cataclysm

are notes that can be given by members of the Children of the Cataclysm. Before the Cataclysm, there was nothing. No place to be. No light to shine. No heart to beat. There were no leaves for there were no trees for there was no ground. There was no rain for there were no clouds for there was no sky. There was no emotion for there were no beings for there was no existence. A world was needed for all things. When the Cataclysm began, the world became. The Divine considered the world shapeless, so they molded and caressed and comforted it until the world became the shape it is today. A celestial framework realized itself and surrounded the world, with stars both bright and dim that occurred to watch over the great works of the Divine. As the Cataclysm continued, the Divine did absently trace their finger through the world and scarred it for eternity, but with that act the world was finished. The Divine expressed an invitation for things to come and be in the world. Light did shine. Hearts did beat. The ground grew trees and the trees grew leaves. The sky had clouds and rain came and went. Countless beings were impassioned by the poignant majesty of life. A world existed for all things. And lo, the Cataclysm ended. As humans took their first steps in the world, they knew the first year had begun