Mythological Origin Story For Constellation Goddess In the most ancient times when Men had yet to assert their dominion over the Earth and its inhabitants, and vengeful Gods still controlled the destiny of all creatures, the land of Telzah was ruled by the goddess Anre. As beautiful as she was benevolent, Anre was beloved throughout Tezlah and the people's devotion to her extended even beyond her land's borders. Rather than use her awesome powers to extinguish life wantonly and enjoy herself at humanity's expense, habits her fellow gods and goddesses had long grown accustomed to, Anre was known far and wide for her willingness to aid the injured and assist the fallen. Tales were often told of encountering Anre on one's travels, the extraordinary beauty of her earthly visage belying her any attempt to conceal her divinity, and invariably these stories ended with the provision of food and water, or protection from bandits and beasts. While the details of each encounter were always different, every person to receive Anre's charity remembered the same ethereal smile, and the same refusal to accept recompense for her efforts.

The reason for Anre's magnanimous treatment of mankind was as widely known as her reputation for kindness, as each of her eight children was fathered by a mortal man rather than a god. In addition to being soft of heart, Anre was sound of mind, and she could see the writing on the wall every time she returned to the Heavens to attend to divine matters. Her fellow gods and goddesses had long since grown content and complacent, so secure in their supremacy over the Earth and its inhabitants that they had grown lazy, languishing high above the world and deigning to come down only to mettle in the affairs of mankind. Anre could see that, sometime soon, people...

Perceiving that the intelligent and intrepid human would likely rise to replace the gods atop this planet's natural hierarchy, Anre chose to procreate with the best and brightest men she encountered during her dalliances on Earth. The gentlest of heart, the most courageous of character, those who pursued wisdom over welfare, Anre chose eight men for eight fruitful nights, and eventually Anretew, Neleh, Leahcim, Divad, Ydnar, Yrag, Yecats and Yecart were her constant companions, a lasting legacy meant to survive the inevitable collapse of divine rule. Her children represented both the best of Anre and the best of mankind, and thus each one led productive lives spent in pursuit of the public good. Already a beloved figure among the people of Telzah, word of Anre's connection to mankind -- and her eight contributions to the species continual advancement -- spread to all corners of the globe, and beyond. Great city-states from Belrina in the West to the Sharlitti Shores in the East began to sing the praises of Anre in open defiance of their own gods or goddesses, and soon enough her brothers and sisters on high bitterly took notice of their rapid fall from grace.
As time marched ever onward Anre's eight children spread out from the land of Telzah, travelling to faraway lands while seeking to improve lives as their mother did before them. Blessed with the blood of a goddess, but still bound by their human form, Anre's eight children were capable of accomplishing astounding feats of architecture, engineering and agriculture. Anretew taught the hill-people in the Northern highlands the art…