World Building from the outside in #1

What i learned from a failed game. A while back we started an experimental RPG. We were going share in the creation of the world, every step of the world from it's most grand cosmic design down to the individual politics of nations and the adventures of it's heroes the game was divided into sections, each section lasting anywhere from one game to 1/2 a year's worth's The first session of the game we played the God's and created the world and it's races. This sound like an amazing fun idea Sadly although the creator of this game said we the players would;d have total control this was not in fact true. Even from the first session it was obvious that any control we had on the creation of the world was just lip service- he already had things he wanted to happen and nothing we did really changed the outcome. Like the eggplant loving beholders that talked like Jerry Seinfeld -we all hated that and none of us remembered that as part of the world creation. Still the idea is interesting and reminds me a lot of the MICROSCOPE RPG (http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/)
So this is my attempt at that experiment
Starting with the God and working inwards to create/revisit my home brew game world.
PHASE 1. The First Phase begins with the birth of the God's. TARKUS Sky father and FRAYA earth mother. The great MUSE created the worlds and for a while it was happy, but then it grew lonely and bored and wanted to bring life and light to it's creation. So it reached out in to the vast infinite of possibility and created the Mother and Father. Some say it was the Mother who came first and created the father to be her companion. Others say the Father was first and created the mother to bare his childrin. It is this interpretation that has birthed and destroyed many a civilization and the argument may never be satisfied but it is agreed these two were the first to spring from Muse.
TARKUS. Sky God and All father. Bringer of Light. Paragon of Civilization and order.
Symbol. A Lightning bolt.

Favored race. Dwarfs.
Favored weapon Sword.
Favored animal. Wolf.
Favored class. warriors.
Worshipers refer to them selves as the sons and daughters of Tarkus.​They believe that after MUSE created Tarkus, Tarkus created his mate Fraya to bare his children and tend his hearth. While the followers of Fraya believe the opposite the two religions have never come to blows, unlike the followers of Tarkus and Val who have had many a crusade against each other over their beliefs(See Vall). Tarkus is one of the few gods who is known to directly interact with humans and has many a scion who has become a figure of legend. A very large mercenary organization has appeared from time to time with the name The Sons of Tarkus but have no actual affiliation with the God.

FRAYA Earth mother and life giver.Icon of Healing,Nature and child birth.
Symbol. A Crucible.
Favored race. Elf's.
Favored animal. A Swan.
Favored Class. Spellcasters.
Favored weapon. A bow.
Worshipers refer to themselevs as the Childrin of Fraya and the temepels are referd to as Crucibils of Fraya. The followers of the goddes believ she was the first creation of MUSE and then she created her mate Tarkus out of water and air to keep her company and protect her. Despite there difrenec in views the two religions have never come to blows. Large groevs of trees or running rivers tend to be the center of worship though a few Swan Tempels have appeared in larger citys.

Cole
Sea lord and Storm god.Bringer of Death and Chaos.Trickster and Shapeshifter.
Symbol. A Scythe.
Favored Race. Orc's.
Favored animal. Snake.
Favored Class. Rogues.
There may be confusion as to weather TARKUS or FRAYA were the first of MUS'S creation there is no such argument involving COLE. It is believed that COLE pulled himself out of the song of creation as the first trick he would play!
COLE would enjoy nothing more then pulling islands populated with life out of the oceans and then plaguing those same creations with storms and dragons as tests to see if they would survive. His Mischief is legendary, when FRAYA created the fruit of the vine, COLE stole her secrets and created Ale. When Tarkus first crafted the Dwarfs to tend his forge, COLE led many of them deep into the earth to become the Dark One's.
Eventually Fraya and Tarkus grew so frustrated with their brother they trapped him at the bottom of the ocean but even then Cole was able to one up his siblings but pouring his own blood in to the mud and giving birth to the many Monsters that would plague the world.

The first age ended with the imprisonment of COLE.