In the beginning were the Elders.  The Elders were Anu, Esus, Clota, and Dagda, though many are their names in the tongues of men.  Dagda was the mightiest of the Elders, as he was given the power over life and death.  To Clota was given the power of force.  It is he who causes the earth to shake and mens hearts to yearn for blood.  Anu was given power over the seasons and over all that grows from the earth.  Esus governed the beasts of the earth and sky.

All was well for a time, as the Elders created and destroyed as they saw fit.  Now Esus grew distant from his companions.  He spent most of his time with the beasts that he had created, and one day he saw fit to create a new beast.  A beast that thought and felt as he did.  A beast in his own image.  He called his new creature man.  Esus taught men much of the world and of music and science, and all was well for a time.