Aeternum Creation Myth — How the World of VvW Began
The Sundered Pact. Before vampires, before werewolves, before Aeternum had a name, the goddess Lunara held immortality whole and undivided. The Sundering — when she split that flame in two — created the cosmic conditions for the eternal war. This is the canonical creation myth, drawn from in-game NPC dialogue, codex entries, and the Lore Bible.
The First Twilight
Aeternum did not begin in light or darkness. It began in twilight — the perpetual dusk Lunara wove from her own breath, where shadow and luminescence held each other in perfect tension. The first beings, the Twilightborn, were neither vampire nor werewolf but ancestors of both. They walked the gardens of Lunara at the edge of the world, immortal and unaware of hunger.
The First Hunger
When the Twilightborn first tasted bone, they tasted mortality. Lunara, their mother, had not warned them; she had not believed her children could need. The Twilightborn returned to the gardens with a question that became prayer: What is this absence, mother, that drives us to the bone?
The Sundered Pact — Lunara's choice
Lunara faced a choice no goddess before her had faced. To preserve immortality, she would have to split it — into two flavours, two paths, two species. Blood would be one; beast would be the other. The Twilightborn would have to choose. Those who chose blood would inherit the slow eternal flame: hierarchy, codes, memory. Those who chose beast would inherit the brief hot fire: passion, loyalty, instinct.
The First Vampires
Five Twilightborn chose blood. Their names became the Five Houses: Voryn, Cassivara, Rauven, Dusk, Nightmoor. Each took an oath upon Lunara's broken crown, and each oath became a House law. Voryn took the Oath of Order; Cassivara the Oath of Knowledge; Rauven the Oath of Honour; Dusk the Oath of Shadow; Nightmoor the Oath of Mystery. The first vampires walked the world cold and patient, knowing they would outlive their grief.
The First Werewolves
Five other Twilightborn chose beast. Their names became the Five Clans: Five Peaks, Storm Plains, Ashwood, Deep Wilds, Silver Pack. They took no oaths. Their bond was simpler — they bared their throats to Lunara and accepted whatever the moon gave them. The first werewolves ran into the wilds laughing. They did not know yet that beast meant mortality of a different kind: shorter lives, fiercer joy, sharper grief.
Lunara's silence
After the Sundering, Lunara did not speak again to her children. Some say she withdrew into the moon to mourn. Some say she became the moon. The Cassivara scholars argue she was always the moon, and the Sundering was simply her choice to no longer pretend to be a person. Whatever the truth, vampires and werewolves alike pray to her, and neither receives answers.
The seeds of war
The Sundering itself did not cause the war. Both factions lived in distant peace for a thousand years. The war began later — over the Iron Treaty, over the Eclipse, over the fate of the Blood Moon Crystal — but the seeds were planted at the moment Lunara chose. Two species, two answers to immortality, two ways to grieve. Conflict was not inevitable, but it was foreseeable.
How this myth survives in-game
Every NPC priest references the Sundering in some form. The /lore.html hub catalogues codex entries by chapter. Quest chains in the Twilight Gardens (level 30+ zone) physically traverse the location of the original Twilightborn. Five player items reference Lunara's broken crown — collecting all five unlocks a hidden lore vignette.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lunara still alive?
Doctrinally: she is the moon. Practically: she does not respond to prayer or appear in any quest. Both factions pray to her regardless.
Can players visit the Twilight Gardens?
Yes — Lv30+ zone, accessed through the Eastern Pass. Codex entries 12-18 cover the gardens.
Why don't vampires and werewolves remember being Twilightborn?
Lunara wove forgetting into the Sundering — an act of mercy, the Cassivara scholars say. Carrying memory of pre-Sundering wholeness would make the modern division unbearable.
Are there other Twilightborn descendants?
Theoretical. The Cassivara Library catalogues 'minor lineages' — brownies, redcaps, certain shapeshifters — but these are non-player NPCs.
Is this lore canonical?
Yes. This article is co-authored with the Lore Bible team and matches NPC dialogue, codex entries, and quest text. Updates to lore are announced in patch notes.