…. And so it was deemed that the Elements would be forever sealed from the likes men, so they may never more unleash the destruction that came when it was first released. But without the Elements, men were weak, and their numbers dwindled. So portions of the Elements were released, and man again grew into great numbers. But the centuries of hardships had made them wary of each other, and those who shared the same power came together, to seek refuge from the harsh wild. This is the origin of the Seven Nations.