**Khorin is telling a young gnome about Calric, as learned from the Book of Calric**

> Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: it is a story about gods.. and about
calric in speacial..

You nod solemnly.

You mention quickly in kishren: Learning things is always good.
> Khorin[male gnome] smiles.
Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: And it was in the dawning of the world
that AO the creator made Rokoon, and Rokoon created the Sky but the Sky was
empty and boring. So AO created Tharandil, and Tharandil created the world
and the plants and the animals and it was a little less boring.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: So AO created Bhaal, and Bhaal could not
think of anything to build so he tried to take the Sky from Rokoon and the
World from Tharandil, and there was much fighting and shouting and general
mayham and the animals were very frightened. And Tharandil created the
Centaurs to be strong and fierce and protect the forests and animals, and
created the Fairies to be swift and wise to care for them.

Xandrilla[female gnome] chants a nice prayer.
Xandrilla[female gnome] touches the blue aura.

You smile.
> Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: And in the battles the blood of the gods
spilt on the ground and from the blood Dualdin and Swarnigul and Calric were
born. And Dualdin made the elves, and Swarnigul the dwarves and Calric the
gnomes and also the humans were created by Someone to help the World against
Bhaal. But Bhaal created the orcs and the goblins, the trolls and the giants
so the fighting continued for quite a while.say And then Calric said: "Why
should we all fight, would it not be much nicer if we stopped and built more
things? It becomes boring to fight." And he went to Bhaal and asked him to
please stop fighting. Bhaal was quite surprised, and as he had not talked to
anyone but his own creations for a long time he was also lonesome. So he sat
there and chatted with Calric and it was a time of peace. But in the meantime
the centaurs and humans and elfs and dwarfs killed almost all the giants and
orcs and goblins nd trolls. Only the gnomes did not kill much because they
were too busy building things.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: And when Bhaal saw what had happened
while he had chatted he became very angry. And he helped his creatures with
great powers and had them drive back humans and elves and dwarfs and centaurs
and kill many of them. They did not harm the gnomes too much because the
gnomes had not harmed them, but there was another great war and much pain and
blodshed.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: And when Rokoon saw this he became very
angry and cast Calric out and cursed him, as he thought Calric had been
plotting with Bhaal. And Calric was very annoyed because he thought that it
was partways the other god's fault, all that killing and rending and maiming
and warlike stuff.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: But in the long chat with Bhaal he had
realized that Bhaal was not really nice at all and wanted to destroy the
world if he could not rule it. Calric did not approve of that either.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: So he built himself a nice huge cave and
took a bouncy gnomewoman as his wife and decided to let the other gods do the
bickering and fighting and concentrate on building things instead.

Khorin[male gnome] smiles.

Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: hope i was not talking to fast

You giggle happily.
You mention quickly in kishren: No. that was very good.
> Khorin[male gnome] smiles.
You think about it but fail.
> Khorin[male gnome] smiles questioningly.
You mention quickly in kishren: So, Calric just kinda stays to himself.
> Khorin[male gnome] nods solemnly.
Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: thats how i understand it yes...
You nod solemnly.
> Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: and he is neither evil nor good....
Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: well, he is both in a way...
You mention quickly in kishren: That sounds right to me.
> Khorin[male gnome] smiles.
You mention quickly in kishren: No one can be good or evil.
You mention quickly in kishren: It
You mention quickly in kishren: is very impossible
> Khorin[male gnome] nods solemnly.
Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: yepp..
You mention quickly in kishren: There are aspects of both in every person
You nod solemnly.
> Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: yes... but the clerics good or evil,
including their creatures, insist on being only good or evil...
Khorin[male gnome] says in kishren: thats why i so not like them..
Khorin[male gnome] smiles.
You nod solemnly.