Eqlios gave the cats sharp claws and fangs, something unknown to any other animal in the land, to control the populations of the others, and bring peace to the unforgiving nature. He gave them the gift of thought, and personalities, and his wisdom, to keep them themselves in line, and let them gather together to keep order among their own ranks. Eqlios felt that his creation was flawless, and was proud of his work. However, his cats started to get bored of their ultimate control over the land, and fought one another for complete control. Eqlios had no idea what to do, so he called upon Oros, the god of death, war and chaos, to settle the disputes.

Oros, in response, created beings larger and fiercer than the cats. He created foxes, with sharper claws and quicker paws, and wolves, with brute strength that could match that of any ten cats created by Eqlios, with the wit to outsmart them if they were not wary. He created biting trout, with teeth sizable enough to rip the pelt from a cat's hide, and bears big enough to overshadow a horde of any creature. He gave the mice relatives in the rats, with numbers and teeth, and disease in their teeth, and predators like the snake, with deadly toxins seeping from their fangs, and movement as quiet as the night. These creatures forced the cats to band together, and push their limits to stay alive and keep basic control over the land.

Once the land had settled into a shaky balance, Oros and Eqlios appeared to the cats, their numbers dwindling, but still vast, and revealed themselves as the gods, the lawmakers of the land. Oros taught the cats about the creatures, and how to defend against them, but when it came to the question of how to heal the sick, both gods were clueless. It was then that the goddess of the night, the land and medicine descended, and made herself visible. Ielia, as she was named, taught the cats about the fauna of the land, and how it can both heal and harm them. She chose two specific cats, a pale tabby shecat named Ioanna, and a black shecat named Leonora and took them away for 5 days and 4 nights, passing onto them the entirety of her medicinal knowladge. When they returned, both shecats bore markings on their brows, half-crescants to symbolize the blessing of Ielia, and it was made known that only shecats of the two colors presented by the chosen two would become healers of vast knowledge, blessed by the goddess herself.

After the three divine beings had come to bestow wisdom upon the cats, a fourth divinity emerged from the shining gold of the sky, riding Eqlios' rays of daylight until her paws touched the ground. The soft touch of her step cracked the land with such a fierce sound that it sent the cats scramblind away in two directions, splitting the healers apart and sending equal numbers to each side of the shallow crevace. The mark scarred the earth, forming the very first border between the vast mountains and plentiful isles along the coast. The goddess, revealing herself to be Naxphine, the goddess of wisdom, truth, and judgement, and bestowed her gift upon the first two cats who stepped between the goddess and their respective groups. The first, on the oceanic side, was a fiery tom by the name of Laius, who bowed to her, but kept his hackles raised. The second a iridescent grey shecat, who had placed her body between the blast and the others of the opposite side, taking the flying rocks into her pelt. She was called Iris, and she, too, bowed, even if it was after giving a cool glare to Naxphine. The final goddess bowed to meet the two, baring her fangs to puncture their ears, and tie a golden hoop through the wound. She stated that those two precious loops symbolized her blessing of leadership and judgement, and she granted the two the ability to see into the short future, and five extra lives, to allow them to lead their groups to the best of their ability.

Eqlios, having stayed silent the entire time, finally took a step forward. The cats had to cast their eyes down, for his golden pelt almost blinded their eyes under the sun, and his yellow eyes felt as if they pierced one's soul when met. The oldest god, and leader of the others, took his turn to reveal the afterlife that was bestowed to those who did well in life, and followed the gods in justice and good deed. He named this place ουρανός (ouranós), and the entirety of the congregation felt peace wash over them at the utterance of the name. He then warned of a bleak plain of existance, one reserved for those who abandoned the gods, or those who did wrong against others of their kind unprovolked. He called this underworld κόσμος (kósmos), and a chill swept across the land, the birds even falling silent at the omen. Eqlios took a step back then, bowing to be eye level with both groups. He voiced that his final gift would be to name each group. For the islanders, he blew a cool wind across the sand, stirrung up grains and disturbing the fat fish within the waters of their land. He gazed at the land for a bit, before turning to the fiery tom, who almost shared a coat with the god. He bestowed the name vησί (nisí) to the island dwellers, tapping the forehead of Laius, and granting the entire group with a marking, a skeletal fish fur pattern somewhere on their bodies. With this, the Nisí would be experts at hunting in the isles, and every kit borne to at least one Nisí parent would inherit the marking and the natural ability. Eqlios stepped away from the first group, and then turned to Iris and her group. He stooped again, touching Iris' forehead in the same manner, bestowing the mark of a bird's wing on every member of the mountain cats. He leaned back, and announced that they would be the βουνό (vounó), and that the wing pattern would grant the cats with the unparallelled ability to jump and climb, and eyes like those of a hawk. Eqlios moved back to the middle then, declaring that the general name for both would be the φυλή (fylí), meaning clan, and that each should go and establish themselves in their territories. He warned of misdeeds, and told them that all four of the gods would be watching their progress.

The gods backed away and vanished, leaving the cats to deal with the territory issue themselves. Laius and Iris agreed that it would be best if they established living spaces before anything, and set off with the promise to meet at the next full moon to discuss all the other problems. Until then, all cats were allowed passage anywhere, and no hostility would be shown to visitors. Laius took his cats to the centermost isle, and the fylí spent their time surrounding the sandy banks with strong rocks and dragging thorny brambles back to make the walls better, building caves and moving rocks and weeds to build nests. They hollowed out a dried driftwood piece, and took other things, making their camp in peace. On the other hand, Iris' group fought amongst themselves, forcing Iris' paw many times to seperate quarrels. She finally got them into a shallow valley with a sheer cliff on one side which was riddled with caves for dens. She wrangled them into lining the outer edge with wood and rocks, reinforcing it with ticky pine branches. Finally, she took the top cave to herself, and isolated herself for three days and three nights, which caused her fylí to go wild, fighting each other until only a small number remained, the rest having left to make a life for themselves. Iris emerged once again, and took control of the remaining cats, pulling them together into a small band.

By the half-moon, both clans had started relying on certian gods for their prosperity. Iris' clan relied heavily on Oros and Ielia, having used many of Oros' creations as a source of food, and utilizing Ielia's night to improve their hunting. They all but abandoned the other two gods, sticking to the core priciples, but worshipping Ielia and Oros heavily in comparison. Those bearing the crescent of Ielia, and those who killed the biggest creature by Oros were as highly respected as Iris, and Ioanna, the one who fell to Iris' side in the choosing of the fylí, became the ιατρικό (fármako) of the fylí, second only to Iris herself. the Fármako cared for the cats medical needs, and was highly regarded, especially since it was so hard to find a successor outside of her own children. A tom named Thaddius, who took down a wolf alone, and wore the top of the skull utop his own head, became Iris' second in command for the control part of her job, earning the title of λύκος (lýkos), and the respect and authority along with the title. On the island side, the cats drew towards the light that was provided by Eqlios, and relied on Naxphine's wisdom to guide their paws. They drew to the two, and worshipped them, same as their mountain dwelling counterparts. Laius appointed the shared title of ιατρικό (fármako) to Leonora, the black shecat bearing the crescant, and she became his voice of logic and care, keeping the fylí safe and healthy. Laius then appointed the title of his second in command to a tom named Phaon, who had shown the highest skill in both fighting and hunting, and had been gifted a necklace of fish bones to show it. Laius called this title ψάρι (psári), and bestowed it on Phaon. With this, both fylí had their leaders, and by the full moon, they were ready to meet.

Both met at the large flat plain where their clans were created, the crevace keeping them divided, stopped at a large boulder that had cracked in half. The clans stayed on their sides, and discussed the border situation, deciding to keep to their blessed lands, and let the grassy expanse between them serve as the universal border. They agreed to meet at this rock every full moon, to allow split families to see one another in a peaceful manner, and split again. And thus, the unstable relationship between the two groups began, differences being dealt with as they arised.