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<blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 2886491" data-attributes="member: 8944"><p>Men, you know, are the most beloved of all the gods' children. For Man can draw his lineage, unbroken, to the True Race--the First Men--that Sammeal led to Taloran across the Veil of Worlds, out of the unending bondage for which cruel Damyal had created them.</p><p></p><p>When the world was threatened with discovery by Damyal's minions in the long forgotten past, it was Men that Belial, the sun god, chose to guard the Godsmount. The elves were sent to guard the southern hinterlands, and the dwarves told to remain in their barren mountain keeps. Man prospered for uncounted years, the undisputed rulers of the valleys, the plains, and eventually even the forests formerly held by their tuathan (elven) brothers.</p><p></p><p>But this good fortune could not hold for all time. Damyal's agents had found Taloran, and sent to Gharis One-Eye dreams of a throne of fire; the Ogre Lord summoned his hordes, and fell upon the lands of Man. </p><p></p><p>The gods cried out in anguish the day that the first Men fell to the Gharissite hordes, and so summoned their adopted children to aide Man in driving back the demon-inspired giantkin from the distant West. In this last alliance, the dwarves marched forth from their iron citadels, and the elves crossed the seas in great ships of war to oppose Gharis's undying hunger for blood. </p><p></p><p>Yet, Damyal's agents were busy; Gharis was not the only leader to whom demons sent dreams in those days. A tuathan heretic calling himself the Rainbringer fed upon the fears of Man's closest allies, and began to turn his followers against Man and the blessed Firelord. The brave elven warriors who had committed themselves to opposing the invaders fought on, in the service of the Emperor Madoc, himself most-blessed by the 9. </p><p></p><p>However, even as Madoc felled the great beast Gharis in a field littered with the bodies of the brave and the bold, treachery found its way into the Last Alliance. Madoc was struck down in his triumph by one of his own entourage; a Tuathan lord who, unbeknownst to Madoc, had turned his face from the proper faith, and declared himself a follower of the False Prophet Rainbringer. The 9 were furious; the Firelord most of all. Saddened by the treachery of the Tuatha, angry that they would turn their backs on their saviors, he scorched the green lands of the tuatha, and cursed them to wander the deserts until time itself winds down. </p><p></p><p>But the damage had been done. Madoc's death was in turn a deathblow to Madoc's empire, and Man's kingdoms soon found themselves in disarray. The emperor was gone, and he had left no heir to carry on his legacy. Soon, Man turned against Man, and the Empire was sundered. </p><p></p><p>But this would not be the end of Tuathan predations. Before Madoc's assassination could fade into memory, the Tuatha struck the Scanlonwen, lands consecrated to the true faith, and began an unholy war against the kingdoms of their former brothers.</p><p></p><p>The apostate Shahzada of Medinarus ultimately conquered all of the Scanlonwen, and drove Celusar's rightful guardians from the holy city in the shadow of the Godsmount, unless they would repudiate their loyalty to Belial, as Sammeal's consort, and practice the Posedrian Heresy. To Man's everlasting shame, some Men chose to do so, rather than accept death or exile. </p><p></p><p>The Bloodpriests of the 9 accepted exile, temporarily relocating to Avertor in the Black Mountains, or Arundel on the Karak River. Meanwhile, from stolen Celusar, the Tuatha menaced the ancient seat of the empire that they had betrayed!</p><p></p><p>(to be continued)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The_Universe, post: 2886491, member: 8944"] Men, you know, are the most beloved of all the gods' children. For Man can draw his lineage, unbroken, to the True Race--the First Men--that Sammeal led to Taloran across the Veil of Worlds, out of the unending bondage for which cruel Damyal had created them. When the world was threatened with discovery by Damyal's minions in the long forgotten past, it was Men that Belial, the sun god, chose to guard the Godsmount. The elves were sent to guard the southern hinterlands, and the dwarves told to remain in their barren mountain keeps. Man prospered for uncounted years, the undisputed rulers of the valleys, the plains, and eventually even the forests formerly held by their tuathan (elven) brothers. But this good fortune could not hold for all time. Damyal's agents had found Taloran, and sent to Gharis One-Eye dreams of a throne of fire; the Ogre Lord summoned his hordes, and fell upon the lands of Man. The gods cried out in anguish the day that the first Men fell to the Gharissite hordes, and so summoned their adopted children to aide Man in driving back the demon-inspired giantkin from the distant West. In this last alliance, the dwarves marched forth from their iron citadels, and the elves crossed the seas in great ships of war to oppose Gharis's undying hunger for blood. Yet, Damyal's agents were busy; Gharis was not the only leader to whom demons sent dreams in those days. A tuathan heretic calling himself the Rainbringer fed upon the fears of Man's closest allies, and began to turn his followers against Man and the blessed Firelord. The brave elven warriors who had committed themselves to opposing the invaders fought on, in the service of the Emperor Madoc, himself most-blessed by the 9. However, even as Madoc felled the great beast Gharis in a field littered with the bodies of the brave and the bold, treachery found its way into the Last Alliance. Madoc was struck down in his triumph by one of his own entourage; a Tuathan lord who, unbeknownst to Madoc, had turned his face from the proper faith, and declared himself a follower of the False Prophet Rainbringer. The 9 were furious; the Firelord most of all. Saddened by the treachery of the Tuatha, angry that they would turn their backs on their saviors, he scorched the green lands of the tuatha, and cursed them to wander the deserts until time itself winds down. But the damage had been done. Madoc's death was in turn a deathblow to Madoc's empire, and Man's kingdoms soon found themselves in disarray. The emperor was gone, and he had left no heir to carry on his legacy. Soon, Man turned against Man, and the Empire was sundered. But this would not be the end of Tuathan predations. Before Madoc's assassination could fade into memory, the Tuatha struck the Scanlonwen, lands consecrated to the true faith, and began an unholy war against the kingdoms of their former brothers. The apostate Shahzada of Medinarus ultimately conquered all of the Scanlonwen, and drove Celusar's rightful guardians from the holy city in the shadow of the Godsmount, unless they would repudiate their loyalty to Belial, as Sammeal's consort, and practice the Posedrian Heresy. To Man's everlasting shame, some Men chose to do so, rather than accept death or exile. The Bloodpriests of the 9 accepted exile, temporarily relocating to Avertor in the Black Mountains, or Arundel on the Karak River. Meanwhile, from stolen Celusar, the Tuatha menaced the ancient seat of the empire that they had betrayed! (to be continued) [/QUOTE]
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