A Story of RockTown

Once when the lower mountains and plains were covered with Water there lived a people of such greatness that the Great Spirit himself blessed them with his presence on many occasions. These people called themselves the Atalis and lived close by the Water on a sandy shelf called Ownrok or where present day RockTown is now located. The Atalis loved music, art, theater, and all the arts of the Earth so the Great Spirit called on them for entertainment and food when his brothers and sisters would visit from the other Universes. The Atalis were master builders and had such an eye for arcutectur that their public spaces and homes blended with the natural environment so well, the four leggers themselves could not tell where the village began. Atalis' were the best athletes and they had the fastest runners, swiftest swimmers, most cunning hunters, and the strongest wrestlers of the world. It was often said among the less favored tribes that the Atalis were a match for the god's themselves and it was said so often that the Dark Lord overheard. The Dark Lord, always wishing to destroy what he secretly envied, could not help but to formulate a plot to humiliate the Great Spirit and ruin the Atalis forever so when the Great Spirit's sister, Eternity, came to Earth the Dark Lord saw the perfect opportunity. The Dark Lord disguised himself as a beautiful women and joined the celebration for the Great Spirit and Eternity at Ownrok. The Dark Lord mingled with the crowd and caught the eye of every Atalian man in Ownrok and even managed to grab the attention of the Great Spirit himself, who was in a very lustful mood. The Great Spirit invited the young beauty to sit next to him and drink his wine. And drink they did, of course, the Dark Lord used some slight of hand so even the Great Spirit had trouble keeping up with this young woman but that did not stop him from trying. In a few hours the Great Spirit was totally drunk and with the wine nearly gone and the celebration almost complete, the Dark Lord began to talk about how strong and mighty the Atalis were and how there was not a god in heaven that could beat an Atalis. This had the desired affect on the Great Spirit and he became so enraged with his own pride that called forth the strongest wrestler for a match right then and there. The Great Spirit entered the ring and ordered the sober wrestler to put up his best fight. The Great Spirit put forth a valiant effort but was so drunk he easily fell and was pinned by the mighty Atalian. The Great Spirit decided that perhaps wrestling was not his best sport so he called forth the fastest runner and challenged her to a race through the forest. Again the Great Spirit tried his best but because of his consumption he could not stop stumbling so he lost once more to a lean Atalian. The Great Spirit was nearly at a loss, when the Dark Lord suggested, in his womanly attire, to challenge the swiftest swimmer to a race. So the Great Spirit called forth the swiftest swimmer and ordered him to get ready for the swim of his life. While the Atalian swimmer was warming up the Great Spirit was trying to undress from his bulky furs on the shore and that is when the nearby Dark Lord tripped the Great Spirit, who fell into the water while his fur was over his eyes. This took the large audience by surprise, for they did not see what the beautiful woman had done, and they all fell into raucous laughter. The Great Spirit, still drunk, became so angry that he called forth the Water and destroyed the Atalis and ruined Ownrok. Eternity, who had watched the whole thing, was so ashamed by her brother's actions, she vowed never to return to Earth again. To this day you can see the remains of the buildings and homes of the Atalis and it is a somber reminder that it is never a choice to win when competing with the gods.