Almine chronicles how the Infinite entered the dream and fell with Creation. She took precautions to ensure the survival of humanity - the microcosm of the macrocosm - and assigned the stewardship of the Earth to a group of Ashanta serpents. These beings were deemed best equipped to protect Earth during the deepest stages of the Fall, when the onslaught of the Dark Gods would be the strongest. The serpents, however, became increasingly polarized into the left brain and their mission corrupted.