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<blockquote data-quote="cmnash" data-source="post: 1864674" data-attributes="member: 17291"><p><strong>Ebon Mordain</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Ebon's Homeland</strong></p><p></p><p>Ebon comes from the Theocracy of the Pale, a cold, harsh region, where the Church of the One True Path lead a single religion devoted to the Lawful Good god Pholtus. Though he is a "good" god Pholtus demands unfaltering devotion from his followers and strict adherence to the One True Path. He makes no allowance for moral ambiguity and shows little tolerance of other faiths. Despite Pholtus’s intransigence however the people of the Pale are loyal followers, proudly embracing the principles of law, order, discipline, community, family, loyalty, dedication and justice that he stands for. On the western borders of the Pale a war has raged for many years between the forces of the Theocracy and demonic minions of Iuz that occupy the neighbouring lands of Tenh.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ebon's Childhood</strong></p><p> </p><p>When Ebon was a boy the war briefly spilled into his hometown and, as it passed, his mother and father were left among the dead. Afterward Ebon and his sister, Blanca, were taken into the Church and encouraged to fill the emptiness inside them with the teachings of the One True Path. Seeking retribution for the murder of their parents, Ebon elected to join a martial arm of the Church and trained diligently to become a Warrior-Priest, while Blanca chose the path of a Marshal to support and protect her little brother, as she had always tried to do. In the years to come Ebon rose through the ranks and joined the fighting in Tenh, where he gained a measure of satisfaction from slaying the demonic followers of Iuz. However, as time passed, he began to lose conviction in the righteousness of the Holy War. Undoubtedly the destruction of the demons was warranted but there seemed to be little discrimination between good and evil and more often than not all non-believers were slain.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ebon's Day of Change</strong></p><p></p><p>One day Ebon found himself in a small settlement much like the one he had grown up in as a boy, however it was not the demons that had done the killing. The people of the village had been put to death for Heresy by the Enforcers of Pholtus led by their Captain, Marann. As Ebon viewed the aftermath of this so-called justice, he was approached by the mysterious stranger called Hallam, a man who in time would change the course of Ebon’s life by showing him a new path, one that gave him the purpose that he sought but had never truly found. Their conversation, so life-changing for Ebon went as follows:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Hallam</strong> – "You know - deep in your heart Ebon - the wrongness of the Theocracy. You cannot to deny to me, let alone yourself, that you feel used and deceived by the church here."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> "But there is more to your discontent then that. It is a deeper wrongness in the path that your life has taken. You have always felt ... 'out of place' haven't you? the certainty that your colleagues felt was never yours to share was it?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> "All of this is because you are destined to a higher purpose. It is your birthright and your responsibility, but you can only accept it with open eyes and a conscious choice."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> "It is yours to claim and trust me in that you will be doing the right thing more than you can in any other way or by doing any other thing."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Ebon</strong> - Ebon was surprised at the power of the stranger's words and how much of a chord they struck within him. Yet he was prudent enough to do his best to hide the fact. He wondered if his discontent with the Church had really become that obvious. And yet it was more than that, what the stranger spoke of did have some meaning for him.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"There is truth in what you say" he answered carefully "I have indeed become less certain of my faith of late."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"But tell me who are you to speak of birthrights and a higher purpose? What do you know of such things?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Hallam</strong> - "You know - deep in your heart Ebon - the wrongness of the Theocracy. You cannot to deny to me, let alone yourself, that you feel used and deceived by the church here."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"But there is more to your discontent then that. It is a deeper wrongness in the path that your life has taken. You have always felt ... 'out of place' haven't you? the certainty that your colleagues felt was never yours to share was it?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"This is because you are destined to a higher purpose. It is your birthright and your responsibility, but you can only accept it with open eyes and a conscious choice."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Ebon</strong> - "who are you to speak of birthrights and a higher purpose? What do you know of such things?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Hallam</strong> - "I know many things about you and your purpose Ebon. Most of which I am not allowed to share with you at present."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"What I can tell you is that you do not belong in this place. You belong in another place, and that is why you are so discontent here. However, I will not coerce you into leaving this existence behind. It is something you must choose to do."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Ebon</strong> - "There is truth in your words I sense, but it is a hard thing that you ask of me. Am I to make this choice based solely upon the information that you have given to me. Can you not tell me more of this place or purpose for which you say I am intended? Or must I make a leap of faith, for my faith has been poorly placed o'er long and is not to be trusted." </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Hallam</strong> – "Your faith has been misused and abused. But I think that you should be reassured by its strength and the length of time that it has taken for you to lose it. It is not your faith that is misplaced - it is the way that it has been used by those in power in the church."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Pholtus IS a 'good' god - his church in the Theocracy is not however, they are consumed by the letter of the law and place it far above the <strong>spirit</strong> of the law."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"To make this choice and accept the birthright would be to do the <strong>right</strong> thing to yourself, Ebon. You are the product of our order and were placed here deliberately. A mistake as is transpires, and one that we owe you recompense for."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"But to give you that recompense, you must choose to accept that birthright and the responsibility inherent in it."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"If you wish to accept this birthright and responsibility, you must walk through the door of that house and you will be on the first step of the road to find who you are."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>And Hallam vanished, as strangely as he appeared. Ebon <strong>knew</strong> in his very soul, that Hallam spoke nothing but the truth, just as much as he <strong>knew</strong> that what the Church did in Pholtus' name was wrong.</p><p></p><p>So he stepped through the door.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmnash, post: 1864674, member: 17291"] [b]Ebon Mordain[/b] [B]Ebon's Homeland[/B] Ebon comes from the Theocracy of the Pale, a cold, harsh region, where the Church of the One True Path lead a single religion devoted to the Lawful Good god Pholtus. Though he is a "good" god Pholtus demands unfaltering devotion from his followers and strict adherence to the One True Path. He makes no allowance for moral ambiguity and shows little tolerance of other faiths. Despite Pholtus’s intransigence however the people of the Pale are loyal followers, proudly embracing the principles of law, order, discipline, community, family, loyalty, dedication and justice that he stands for. On the western borders of the Pale a war has raged for many years between the forces of the Theocracy and demonic minions of Iuz that occupy the neighbouring lands of Tenh. [B]Ebon's Childhood[/B] When Ebon was a boy the war briefly spilled into his hometown and, as it passed, his mother and father were left among the dead. Afterward Ebon and his sister, Blanca, were taken into the Church and encouraged to fill the emptiness inside them with the teachings of the One True Path. Seeking retribution for the murder of their parents, Ebon elected to join a martial arm of the Church and trained diligently to become a Warrior-Priest, while Blanca chose the path of a Marshal to support and protect her little brother, as she had always tried to do. In the years to come Ebon rose through the ranks and joined the fighting in Tenh, where he gained a measure of satisfaction from slaying the demonic followers of Iuz. However, as time passed, he began to lose conviction in the righteousness of the Holy War. Undoubtedly the destruction of the demons was warranted but there seemed to be little discrimination between good and evil and more often than not all non-believers were slain. [B]Ebon's Day of Change[/B] One day Ebon found himself in a small settlement much like the one he had grown up in as a boy, however it was not the demons that had done the killing. The people of the village had been put to death for Heresy by the Enforcers of Pholtus led by their Captain, Marann. As Ebon viewed the aftermath of this so-called justice, he was approached by the mysterious stranger called Hallam, a man who in time would change the course of Ebon’s life by showing him a new path, one that gave him the purpose that he sought but had never truly found. Their conversation, so life-changing for Ebon went as follows: [INDENT] [B]Hallam[/B] – "You know - deep in your heart Ebon - the wrongness of the Theocracy. You cannot to deny to me, let alone yourself, that you feel used and deceived by the church here." "But there is more to your discontent then that. It is a deeper wrongness in the path that your life has taken. You have always felt ... 'out of place' haven't you? the certainty that your colleagues felt was never yours to share was it?" "All of this is because you are destined to a higher purpose. It is your birthright and your responsibility, but you can only accept it with open eyes and a conscious choice." "It is yours to claim and trust me in that you will be doing the right thing more than you can in any other way or by doing any other thing." [B]Ebon[/B] - Ebon was surprised at the power of the stranger's words and how much of a chord they struck within him. Yet he was prudent enough to do his best to hide the fact. He wondered if his discontent with the Church had really become that obvious. And yet it was more than that, what the stranger spoke of did have some meaning for him. "There is truth in what you say" he answered carefully "I have indeed become less certain of my faith of late." "But tell me who are you to speak of birthrights and a higher purpose? What do you know of such things?" [B]Hallam[/B] - "You know - deep in your heart Ebon - the wrongness of the Theocracy. You cannot to deny to me, let alone yourself, that you feel used and deceived by the church here." "But there is more to your discontent then that. It is a deeper wrongness in the path that your life has taken. You have always felt ... 'out of place' haven't you? the certainty that your colleagues felt was never yours to share was it?" "This is because you are destined to a higher purpose. It is your birthright and your responsibility, but you can only accept it with open eyes and a conscious choice." [B]Ebon[/B] - "who are you to speak of birthrights and a higher purpose? What do you know of such things?" [B]Hallam[/B] - "I know many things about you and your purpose Ebon. Most of which I am not allowed to share with you at present." "What I can tell you is that you do not belong in this place. You belong in another place, and that is why you are so discontent here. However, I will not coerce you into leaving this existence behind. It is something you must choose to do." [B]Ebon[/B] - "There is truth in your words I sense, but it is a hard thing that you ask of me. Am I to make this choice based solely upon the information that you have given to me. Can you not tell me more of this place or purpose for which you say I am intended? Or must I make a leap of faith, for my faith has been poorly placed o'er long and is not to be trusted." [B]Hallam[/B] – "Your faith has been misused and abused. But I think that you should be reassured by its strength and the length of time that it has taken for you to lose it. It is not your faith that is misplaced - it is the way that it has been used by those in power in the church." "Pholtus IS a 'good' god - his church in the Theocracy is not however, they are consumed by the letter of the law and place it far above the [B]spirit[/B] of the law." "To make this choice and accept the birthright would be to do the [B]right[/B] thing to yourself, Ebon. You are the product of our order and were placed here deliberately. A mistake as is transpires, and one that we owe you recompense for." "But to give you that recompense, you must choose to accept that birthright and the responsibility inherent in it." "If you wish to accept this birthright and responsibility, you must walk through the door of that house and you will be on the first step of the road to find who you are." [/INDENT] And Hallam vanished, as strangely as he appeared. Ebon [B]knew[/B] in his very soul, that Hallam spoke nothing but the truth, just as much as he [B]knew[/B] that what the Church did in Pholtus' name was wrong. So he stepped through the door. [/QUOTE]
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