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<blockquote data-quote="Imperialus" data-source="post: 6708737" data-attributes="member: 893"><p>As Vindar spends his days pouring over the dessicated archives in the basement of the keep he comes across a manuscript dated over 300 years ago. It looks as though it is a partially complete chronicle written by Marcus Ophilion, a companion and follower of Turms Termax. It begins with Marcus explaining that he is writing this while awaiting execution at the hands of the Typhonites having been captured along with Turms himself and sentenced to death for heresy and his repeated refusal to acknowledge the divinity of the Thulian gods.</p><p></p><p>The execution of Turms is reasonably common knowledge, though the details of it are long forgotten. You do know that after many years on the run from the Thulians, Turms was captured and beheaded in Dwimmermount itself. When the execution was carried out however he did not die, at least not completely. His head survived, and the miracle caused the witnesses to declare him Man-Become-God, which in turn led to the Termaxians seizing control of the Empire for the next hundred years until the rebellion of the citystates overthrew them and sealed Dwimmermount.</p><p></p><p>In the manuscript Marcus explains that Turms and his followers believed that the gods were actually the creations of ancient men who betrayed their creators thousands of years ago, and would do so again. He believed that they should be subservient to humanity, not the other way around. He makes numerous references to a woman named Sarana who made these claims and said that by embodying the divine principals of Law and Justice and the use of ancient magics mankind could become divine themselves. Marcus refers to those on the quest to uphold those principals as Paladins (an ancient word meaning "seeker") and claims that he follows the path himself and even goes so far as to explain some of the meditative techniques that he uses to focus his mind and spirit hoping that others will find his writings and feel the call themselves.</p><p></p><p>The manuscript leaves you with more questions than answers. Marcus makes repeated references to Law, Justice, and divinity for all mankind, and he seems genuine in his beliefs. It was obviously written prior to the ascension of Turms Termax, so Marcus never saw the terrible corruption of Termax himself, but according to Marcus, prior to his execution Termax was just as adamant in his beliefs as Marcus and was a genuinely good man. How could a man like that go on to lead an empire that ruled through chaos, terror, necromancy and all manner of dark sorcery? Who was this Sarana? Where did she learn what she knew? What happened to her? She doesn't appear in any other stories of the Termaxian Empire that you have heard. Was she executed as well? How did man create the gods? What manner of sorcery could allow a man to become a god?</p><p></p><p>As you pour over the manuscript, laboriously translating the old Thulian script you feel your body begin to strengthen and your vitality return. Sister Emilesse spends the first few days following you like a mother hen, continually checking the state of your leg. She is particularly concerned about the fact that it seems the wound has allowed for the onset of the wasting disease and she is concerned that it may need to be amputated at the hip to save your life. However by following some of the techniques provided by Marcus you can almost feel your body fighting off the disease, and after a few more days Emilesse comments that your injury seems to have made a full and remarkable recovery. Even the crude peg leg doesn't seem to bother you anywhere near as much as it first did, and you find yourself able to make your way around the castle town without the aid of a cane.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imperialus, post: 6708737, member: 893"] As Vindar spends his days pouring over the dessicated archives in the basement of the keep he comes across a manuscript dated over 300 years ago. It looks as though it is a partially complete chronicle written by Marcus Ophilion, a companion and follower of Turms Termax. It begins with Marcus explaining that he is writing this while awaiting execution at the hands of the Typhonites having been captured along with Turms himself and sentenced to death for heresy and his repeated refusal to acknowledge the divinity of the Thulian gods. The execution of Turms is reasonably common knowledge, though the details of it are long forgotten. You do know that after many years on the run from the Thulians, Turms was captured and beheaded in Dwimmermount itself. When the execution was carried out however he did not die, at least not completely. His head survived, and the miracle caused the witnesses to declare him Man-Become-God, which in turn led to the Termaxians seizing control of the Empire for the next hundred years until the rebellion of the citystates overthrew them and sealed Dwimmermount. In the manuscript Marcus explains that Turms and his followers believed that the gods were actually the creations of ancient men who betrayed their creators thousands of years ago, and would do so again. He believed that they should be subservient to humanity, not the other way around. He makes numerous references to a woman named Sarana who made these claims and said that by embodying the divine principals of Law and Justice and the use of ancient magics mankind could become divine themselves. Marcus refers to those on the quest to uphold those principals as Paladins (an ancient word meaning "seeker") and claims that he follows the path himself and even goes so far as to explain some of the meditative techniques that he uses to focus his mind and spirit hoping that others will find his writings and feel the call themselves. The manuscript leaves you with more questions than answers. Marcus makes repeated references to Law, Justice, and divinity for all mankind, and he seems genuine in his beliefs. It was obviously written prior to the ascension of Turms Termax, so Marcus never saw the terrible corruption of Termax himself, but according to Marcus, prior to his execution Termax was just as adamant in his beliefs as Marcus and was a genuinely good man. How could a man like that go on to lead an empire that ruled through chaos, terror, necromancy and all manner of dark sorcery? Who was this Sarana? Where did she learn what she knew? What happened to her? She doesn't appear in any other stories of the Termaxian Empire that you have heard. Was she executed as well? How did man create the gods? What manner of sorcery could allow a man to become a god? As you pour over the manuscript, laboriously translating the old Thulian script you feel your body begin to strengthen and your vitality return. Sister Emilesse spends the first few days following you like a mother hen, continually checking the state of your leg. She is particularly concerned about the fact that it seems the wound has allowed for the onset of the wasting disease and she is concerned that it may need to be amputated at the hip to save your life. However by following some of the techniques provided by Marcus you can almost feel your body fighting off the disease, and after a few more days Emilesse comments that your injury seems to have made a full and remarkable recovery. Even the crude peg leg doesn't seem to bother you anywhere near as much as it first did, and you find yourself able to make your way around the castle town without the aid of a cane. [/QUOTE]
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