!Hierarch Kekropus: Well then, I will relate the basics.%% Long, long ago, the gods entrusted the rulership of this world to the Giants, who grew in strength and knowledge.%% Then the gods became embroiled in a vicious civil war, which spread to this world and caused a great deal of destruction.%% As a result, the Giantts lost their faith in the gods; they began to regard them as flawed, selfish and childish beings who did not deserve the immense powers they wielded. To prevent a recurrence of what had happened during the war, the Giants began to systematically build their power, using their science to research the secrets of the gods' power, magic and lifeforce.%% A massive research facility, Arviterre Laboratory, was even built as part of these efforts.%% [Quest _067_SagaOfTheDoombringer 0-013.htm|Continue listening.]