Tulkon Rodenhe Nemilis

Tulkon Rodenhe Nemilis, which translates as "Legend of the Birth of the Tulkon" in Penoisa, is the mythologized telling of the origin of the Tulkon. It is believed in by most Tulkonists, and modified versions are preached by Pantulkonists and Prophetists.

The true origin of the Tulkon is shrouded in mystery (even to the Tulkon). The only parts of this story that are known to be fact are that the four races originated on islands, the demons and angels fought a great war over several millennia, and that Arrkea made Bytu the Tulkon, although her methods and motives are unknown. These facts are confirmed by archeological and historical records and memories of the Tulkons.

The story
There were four deities: Ukohah, Noral, Zan Zat, and Sehoha Ataadinua. The deities answered to the Great Conscience, a sort of sentient energy that embodied the spirit of the planet. Their duty was to keep balance in the world. The Demons, Angels, and Ea were created by the Great Conscience.

The Demons eventually began taking over the world, and the Angels fought back, starting the Infinite War, and forcing the Ea to flee to Four Islands. Over millennia, they developed into the Humans, Dwarves, Orcs and Elves, with each race being protected by a specific deity.

The Angels eventually destroyed nearly all of the Demons; However, to restore their vision of balance, the deities wiped out the Angels, except for one. During this time, the Four Races left their islands and settled former Demon and Angel territory. The last angel, Arrkea, believing that the Demons would return again and that the deities had lost sight of their mission, confronted the four deities (first Ukohah, then Zan Zat, then Sehoha Ataadinua, and finally Noral) and demanded their Essences. The islands sank into the sea as their patrons gave Arrkea the Essence of the Tulkon, and the Deities decided to leave the fate of the world in Arrkea's hands.

Arrkea spent roughly five centuries looking for a worthy host for the essences. Eventually, Arrkea gave the essences to the human Bytu, who had proven his worth during his expeditions to the Frozen Continent, fusing his Ilho with the essences and thus beginning the Tulkon cycle. The purpose of the Tulkon would be to maintain true balance, not the black-and-white balance that the deities believed in. Pleased with Arrkea’s idea, the Great Conscience also gave Arrkea part of its own life energy to pass along to the Tulkon, which gave the Tulkon the ability to reincarnate.

Other versions
In the Pantulkonist interpretation, the Essence of the Tulkon was given to the cosmic Ilhui; afterwards, Bytu was chosen by the Great Conscience to be the the agent of the Ilhui while Arrkea helped him awaken his power.

In Prophetist tradition, Arrkea acted as an agent of the god Kathar, who chose Bytu to be his first agent that was a member of the Ea. Kathar was, in fact, the Four Deities and the Great Conscience amalgamated into a single being, who gave Arrkea different traits of himself to grant to the Tulkon.