According to legend Laweye Taynj’el was responsible for protecting us. “Us” meaning all of us, not just me and my family. The whole world. She was alert. She was the wind, blowing through every land, always watching. If you paid attention, you could hear a parent telling a child, “Laweye Taynj’el can see you. If you think of doing something bad, she will blow gently in your ear and your bad thoughts will disappear.”

In those days, if the legend is true, the world thrived, with peace and joy evident everywhere. But, at length, so the story goes, Laweye Taynj’el grew weary of constant vigilance.

“All is good,” she said to herself. “It will surely remain so long enough for me to rest awhile.”

And so she retired for a time.

Years passed. Like children whose parents are away, people began to misbehave. One would cheat someone. Another would steal. Although not everyone seemed to be affected, vile and hateful behaviors gradually increased. Eventually, someone was murdered. Everyone was shocked, but no consequences were evident, and eventually it happened again. Destruction and wickedness grew until whole countries began to bicker and squabble. This, of course, led to war.

As hatred and animosity in the world developed and spread, the energy from the negativity massed and intensified. Formless emotion swirled, grew and became stronger until it coalesced into consciousness.

Dar K’fors, lord of all things evil, was born. He played with people’s emotions and cultivated ever more mayhem and violence. Unaware of the true cause of the swelling tide of malevolence, people blamed each other for the escalation of evil in the world.

Some people were so traumatized their memories became blocked. They forgot the worst events of their lives. The pain, trauma, and forgetfulness were pleasing to Dar K’fors, as these fed his strength.

“What is this?” Laweye Taynj’el demanded when she awoke, well rested now, but appalled at the disaster that had befallen her world, the world for which she was responsible. Deeply saddened, she continued. “Oh, my people, could you not allow me to rest without forgetting how to behave? Now, see what you have done. You have brought the lord of darkness to life.” As she hung her head, great tears dropped from her eyes and rained upon the earth.

As her tears fell, her sadness waned and her anger grew. At length she dried her eyes and sought out the villainous lord. She battled him furiously but was unable to defeat him. She was, however, able to bind him with her magic and thus limit the effect of his influence upon the earth.

And so Dar K’fors was bound and his evil of little effect in the world. Yet he was patient and content with leaking but small bits of poisonous energy. These bits found homes in the hearts of the weak of character where they took root and grew. These people became minions of the evil lord and helped to spread his wickedness as they were able. They planned but did not trust each other and so their plans often came to naught. Thus, time passed and, oh so slowly, Dar K’fors grew stronger.

Laweye Taynj’el sensed the tendrils of evil and made her own plan to help the world resist their force.

Dar K’fors grew stronger and one day escaped the bindings put in place by Laweye Taynj’el. He was very weak, so he crawled into a hiding place where he could build his strength and one day defeat all the forces of good. From his hiding place, he was able to send forth emanations of his evil influence. It was enough to create an atmosphere in which people again engaged in evil acts, causing pain and trauma to others. When the effects were sufficient to make the victims forget due to the trauma, the evil energy flowed to the evil lord who drank it in with great pleasure. Each draught brought him strength.