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<blockquote data-quote="Raunalyn" data-source="post: 6076837" data-attributes="member: 72670"><p><strong>Interlude: Talking Heads Discuss the First Sorcerer</strong></p><p></p><p>Who is Rajaat?</p><p></p><p>That’s a broad question that requires a bit of an explanation.</p><p></p><p>I’m sure you’ve all heard that Athas used to be a green planet. Oceans and forests and vast plains covered the world beneath a blue sun. This was known as the Blue Age, and the world was at peace.</p><p></p><p>Something happened…history is unclear on this. But the Sun turned yellow, the oceans receded, and the great beings that watched and protected our world became silent. Oh, I could go into the whole philosophical aspect and theories that mention that The Grey appeared at this time, but overall, that is irrelevant to the story.</p><p></p><p>This was known as the Green Age. This is the first that we know of our written history, and this is also the first known instance of the power of The Way. It was during this time that a great being was born. His name was Rajaat, and he was a member of a group known as the Pyreen. These beings are one with the primal spirits of the world. They are guardians, healers. And Rajaat was the greatest among them. </p><p></p><p>Many centuries passed, for it is known that the Pyreen are ageless. Rajaat began searching for these great guardians that once protected the world, for he foresaw a time when they would be needed. He confined himself in something called the Pristine Tower. It was here that he learned how to gather the energies of the world and create Magic. He called to him several students, teaching them to use magic to better themselves and the peoples of the world. Then, he faded from history for a time. Some say he ventured into the Grey looking for our lost gods.</p><p></p><p>One of Rajaat’s students, some say his greatest student, found a way to twist magic, using life-force to make his magics more powerful. He, along with his closest companions (known as the Champions of Rajaat) began using this defiling magic to wreak untold atrocities upon the planet. </p><p></p><p>Some of the Champions rebelled…oh yes. Myself and Wyan were among them. We were the most fortunate of our companions, though…Borys did horrible things to the rest of us.</p><p></p><p>They began a war of Genocide…cleansing what they thought of as the impure races from the world.</p><p></p><p> Borys told us it was Rajaat’s will. Some of the champions went along with the cleansing, to our shame, out of fear. Borys of Ebe is a powerful foe. As the land became defiled from the Cleansing Wars, Wyan and I began to formulate a plan that would warn Rajaat of the evils that his champions were performing. Wyan and I performed a ritual that would let us contact our lord, but we were somehow discovered.</p><p></p><p>(Wyan chimes in at this point, “I still think it was that evil bitch Uyness)</p><p></p><p>As punishment, Borys beheaded us, then cursed us to the form you see now. But not before our warning awakened Rajaat.</p><p></p><p>Borys knew he was returning, so he had the rest of the champions change him, transforming him to that dreadful Dragon. They, in turn, were partially transformed with the promise that the more powerful they became, the closer they would come to being Dragons.</p><p></p><p>However, they did not foresee the danger of this transformation. Borys was driven mad with the pain of his change, destroying cities and countryside. The rest of the champions gathered themselves into the city-states, protecting themselves from the Dragon’s wrath. </p><p></p><p>It was then that Rajaat returned, changed. It is my theory that he found the world’s ancient guardians, and they made him like they were. For 100 years, Rajaat and the Dragon fought. The Dragon used his foul magics to defile the planet, weakening Rajaat. It was at this time that the sun changed from yellow to red.</p><p></p><p>The hundred year battle between the Dragon and Rajaat ended when Borys regained his sanity. Borys knew he would never destroy Rajaat, so he gathered the champions and, together, they bound Rajaat in a place outside of time and space. Unable to return, the world, already dealt its death-blow, began to whither and rot. Now, the Dragon demands a levy of 1000 slaves from each city-state from the remaining champions, now known as the Sorcerer Kings. This levy is to maintain the wards on Rajaat’s prison, preventing his escape.</p><p></p><p>So, who is Rajaat? The life bringer. He is the only hope for this dying world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raunalyn, post: 6076837, member: 72670"] [b]Interlude: Talking Heads Discuss the First Sorcerer[/b] Who is Rajaat? That’s a broad question that requires a bit of an explanation. I’m sure you’ve all heard that Athas used to be a green planet. Oceans and forests and vast plains covered the world beneath a blue sun. This was known as the Blue Age, and the world was at peace. Something happened…history is unclear on this. But the Sun turned yellow, the oceans receded, and the great beings that watched and protected our world became silent. Oh, I could go into the whole philosophical aspect and theories that mention that The Grey appeared at this time, but overall, that is irrelevant to the story. This was known as the Green Age. This is the first that we know of our written history, and this is also the first known instance of the power of The Way. It was during this time that a great being was born. His name was Rajaat, and he was a member of a group known as the Pyreen. These beings are one with the primal spirits of the world. They are guardians, healers. And Rajaat was the greatest among them. Many centuries passed, for it is known that the Pyreen are ageless. Rajaat began searching for these great guardians that once protected the world, for he foresaw a time when they would be needed. He confined himself in something called the Pristine Tower. It was here that he learned how to gather the energies of the world and create Magic. He called to him several students, teaching them to use magic to better themselves and the peoples of the world. Then, he faded from history for a time. Some say he ventured into the Grey looking for our lost gods. One of Rajaat’s students, some say his greatest student, found a way to twist magic, using life-force to make his magics more powerful. He, along with his closest companions (known as the Champions of Rajaat) began using this defiling magic to wreak untold atrocities upon the planet. Some of the Champions rebelled…oh yes. Myself and Wyan were among them. We were the most fortunate of our companions, though…Borys did horrible things to the rest of us. They began a war of Genocide…cleansing what they thought of as the impure races from the world. Borys told us it was Rajaat’s will. Some of the champions went along with the cleansing, to our shame, out of fear. Borys of Ebe is a powerful foe. As the land became defiled from the Cleansing Wars, Wyan and I began to formulate a plan that would warn Rajaat of the evils that his champions were performing. Wyan and I performed a ritual that would let us contact our lord, but we were somehow discovered. (Wyan chimes in at this point, “I still think it was that evil bitch Uyness) As punishment, Borys beheaded us, then cursed us to the form you see now. But not before our warning awakened Rajaat. Borys knew he was returning, so he had the rest of the champions change him, transforming him to that dreadful Dragon. They, in turn, were partially transformed with the promise that the more powerful they became, the closer they would come to being Dragons. However, they did not foresee the danger of this transformation. Borys was driven mad with the pain of his change, destroying cities and countryside. The rest of the champions gathered themselves into the city-states, protecting themselves from the Dragon’s wrath. It was then that Rajaat returned, changed. It is my theory that he found the world’s ancient guardians, and they made him like they were. For 100 years, Rajaat and the Dragon fought. The Dragon used his foul magics to defile the planet, weakening Rajaat. It was at this time that the sun changed from yellow to red. The hundred year battle between the Dragon and Rajaat ended when Borys regained his sanity. Borys knew he would never destroy Rajaat, so he gathered the champions and, together, they bound Rajaat in a place outside of time and space. Unable to return, the world, already dealt its death-blow, began to whither and rot. Now, the Dragon demands a levy of 1000 slaves from each city-state from the remaining champions, now known as the Sorcerer Kings. This levy is to maintain the wards on Rajaat’s prison, preventing his escape. So, who is Rajaat? The life bringer. He is the only hope for this dying world. [/QUOTE]
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