The Origin of the Mhun - Aetolia Online Help 16.3.7 The Origin
of the Mhun As told by Bhahren: Ever have we suffered, and grown
strong from our survival. It was the time of the great
unknowing. All was ignorance and instinct, and some practiced
cruelty without knowing what they did. Some of those with
cruelty practiced upon them died in protest. Some protested,
with neither language nor understanding, and found freedom. Some
sensed the safety in submission, and these were our forefathers.
Imagine a young fox with a newly-caught rabbit, devouring
leisurely. When the wolf comes, hungry and lazy, it has merely
to snap at the fox and soon it has a rabbit of its own. The fox
leaves, half-fed and frightened. In time, the wolf may follow
the fox when it is hungry, for this is an easier way to feed.
All the while, the fox grows strong from the hunt, and labors
because it sees naught else it can do. So it was with us, in all
things. The other mortals kept us fed and safe as it pleased
them, and for them we worked and