The Sims of the
New World
Sistergirl, storyteller

Chapter One
Jaedan Speaks

    Robin Hood and his merry men, the Maid Marian and her brother, Jeffrey, Big John and his crew have made themselves quite comfortable in their new home on the Island of JyM.  Under the protection of the King of the Water Elves, they live in perfect peace and contentment away from England and the enemies from Robin's past.  
 
         But, what about the Children of JyM? Who are they?  Where did they come from?  What is the knowledge that they have kept so long from Robin, Marian and Big John?  Well, that is all about to be revealed.  However, I felt, Jaedan the oldest elf, would be the appropriate person to tell you this tale.

     I am Jaedan, Elder of the Water Elves and Esteem Counselor to the King.  Yes, I am the oldest of the elves.  I was one of the first Neofae, or ‘new one’, the second Children of the Goddess JyM.  I have personally witnessed many things, both in our private world and in the world of man.

   I have watch my people make mistakes, I have watched them triumph.   I have helped them leave this Plane of Life.  I have been privy to many secrets and I am the keeper of the public records. I have been by the side of every elf king as an advisor and friend.  But, I am not the oldest on this island.  That would be one of the Fae, the first Children of JyM.

        I must start at the beginning, and that is to say, the beginning of time.  For, all human cultures have a version of the beginning of life on this planet you call Earth. However, what I am about to tell you is the One Truth.

        This truth has been lost to mankind.  Why?  Well, at some point many centuries ago, we began to withdraw from any direct contact with mankind. In affect, man decided that it was wiser if their children and their children’s children only thought of the Fae and NeoFae as a myth. And that is why no one really believes in our existence any longer.  But, as you can see, we very much are NOT a myth.

       In the beginning, when the Supreme Being was creating Gaia, or Earth, his sister became very curious and asked if he would share his creation with her.  The Supreme Being loves his sister very much and would deny her nothing.  He agreed to give her an area of Gaia that was hers to do as she wished, for Gaia was still very young. He continued making changes to Gaia and slowly creating other life forms to walk through her grasses, fly in her endless sky, and swim in her clear waters.

   The sister, who is JyM, wasted no time creating two legged beings in her own image.  She gave them wings so that they would not be bound by Gaia’s gravity.

   She gave them curiosity so that they would rely on what they learned, not on instinct.   She gave them imagination so that their learning resulted in an ever-growing spring of new ideas.  She gave them free will so that she could take pleasure in the decisions that they made without her continuous guidance.

    That isn't to say that she wasn’t always present in the beginning.  In fact, she talked to her first-born, played with them, taught them about Gaia.  Sometimes as a physical form and sometimes as a Spirit Mother who silently watched over her newborn children.

     Today, we here on the Island can still feel JyM’s presence everywhere, although she has long since decided to talk to only a few of her chosen children.