It had been whispered for some time, Homins felt that something was happening. Something that they could not clearly articulate what it might be or what it was to be. But there was something there, something that all of a sudden would change. But what was it?

And so one day as Homins woke up in the lands of Atys, something was not right, something had changed from the time when they had fallen asleep the night before. But had the Homins changed? Were they not the same as when they had fallen asleep? So what was this strange notion that was growing in the back of their minds as they started to do their morning chores? Nothing out of the ordinary was seen in the presences around, no strange new buildings or anything around in fact that could give a hint about what it was. So many thought that it was just a miscarried notion that had traveled astray in the winds and across the lands. But there was something new...

Some Homins were greatly surprised when they found that they were not longer able to make a pact with either The Kami or The Karavan, even though they had done this very act the previous day.

“Ye must seek within where to place your faith before we can allow such pacts to once more be made” was the answer they were given when asking the representative Gods.
What might this mean?

So what was this change that they had all felt? Did the Homins change or was it something else.
Some sat down and talked about this, trying to ascertain what needed to be done to redeem this happening. They were now forced to change some of their views if they wished for a continued cooperation with the Gods.
It was said that it was not the Homins that changed, but the way the Gods looked upon the Homins.

Some Homins knew what they wished to do, on what God to place their trust and faith in. They had known this for some time already. Others were greatly confused as they would not want to see a choice forced upon them that would tear them apart from friends they had made since so long ago.
Why would this now come to such need that choices of this kind had to be made?

When looking upon what options that was presented to them, many made a choice to stay aside and not be affected by this. Many Homins chose to place their trust and faith in their friends. Gods had little effect on this. They were still grateful to what aid the Gods gave and therefore showed both sides that they remembered the help they had received so many times before. They knew though that the bonds they have with their friends are not something that even a God can untie. To honor their long known friends and show praise to the Gods they chose to walk the path of the neutral.

But being neutral is nothing that can be placed under a definition, since there are as many views on this as there are Homins. Perhaps saying that some prefer to put friendship above any God could be one way of putting it. Still it is something that each Homin has to define for themselves.

So what was then the impact of this sudden change? What effect did it have on the Homins and the lands they live in? This was yet to be discovered. One that chose to walk a certain path of a God is also inclined to act in ways asked by the God in order to prove the trust and faith that the follower has.
The changes made it a different path to travel upon Atys for many. Some tribes that before had ignored the presence of some Homins now had a harsher attitude against Homins and instantly asked them which God they followed. And if the answer was wrong then they were immediately seen as enemies and the tribes sought to harm them. Others were confused that some of the envoys of the Gods now refused them to make pacts of travel with them any more, mumbling something about “You have to prove your faith towards us before such pacts can be made.”

Time moves on, it always does no matter what happens in its presence. Perhaps time is one of the very few constant things that exist in Atys, the living planet. This was a proof that changes are there and will always be, even if we cannot spot them with our eyes.

So what will it all become? Yes there will now be new routes to travel throughout Atys as some places now have become easier to reach, while others have turned and now are more troublesome destinations. Yes it was a change indeed and many still find it confusing, asking themselves why this has occurred. A planet that lives is also a planet that changes. Some changes we can affect and others we cannot, still Atys remains what it is; a living planet.

Homins and friends, stay together. For as we all have proved so many times before, whatever happens we will always be walking the surface of Atys.

I will continue to watch and learn.

Drakfot