boris the sprinkler said:
Mek was amused by these creatures-- amused and ever so slightly proud. The tools they'd developed were crude and the wall they'd built rather primitive, but their ingenuity served them well-- their superior defenses posed a tremendous obstacle to the violent dissenters in the southern region. He desired to see what else the Norn would be capable of, and decided that he would walk among them and make his will known.
From his swirling forge Mek summoned a lump of glowing ore, then drew the material into his body. The metal writhed as he manipulated and arranged its structure, obliterating all impurity until what remained was a golden-bronze alloy of flawless quality. He fashioned this metal into a frame resembling the mortals who now worshiped him-- a clockwork biped designed according to some mystical alien aesthetic. Mek implanted a fragment of his vast consciousness into the still-cooling body and placed it gingerly upon the rim of his crater, just outside the largest village. In this form the God approached the gates, and commanded:
"Bring me the architect of these walls." The sight of his pulsing blue aura left no doubt as to the nature of the clockwork avatar, and the mason was quickly located and brought before him.
His words were directed at the mason, yet his powerful voice filled the minds of all those in the village:
"I am Mek, the Engine of Change. Blessed are the craftsmen and artisans-- those whose hands are devoted to creation and whose minds are inspired to pursue greatness. Creativity and ingenuity will be your peoples' salvation in the trials ahead, for the world outside of your frozen lands is divided amongst powerful and jealous deities."
Mek's avatar then produces an object resembling a very small lantern, made from the same golden-bronze material as the husk itself, and presents it to the awestruck mason.
"This pendant contains a shard charged with my energy-- it is a Conduit of raw power. Know that I am not your master nor your protector: my gift is that of energy, but it falls upon your gifted minds to harness that power for the sake of creation."
His gift given, Mek decided that this would be enough meddling in mortal affairs for a while. He withdrew his presence from the mechanical shell, determined now to focus upon creations of his own.