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<blockquote data-quote="Wraithdrit" data-source="post: 4206240" data-attributes="member: 10820"><p>Convergences, our story is about convergences. The first convergence of importance took place between six adventurers. Though capable individuals, easily able to take care of themselves, these six would find their fates drawn together and intertwined as the second convergence of our story unfolds. It would be naïve to think that these six would all survive to the end of such a dangerous journey. But fear not, for it is not a single one of the companions that matters the most to their success, but rather their convergence, and how they as a team, teammates coming and going, manage to solidify into a force that would change Araellia forever. More appropriately it might be said, rather than just change the world, they would survive the changes wrought upon the world during the last great convergence.</p><p></p><p>Before you can understand the last great convergence, you must understand the great convergences that came before it.</p><p></p><p>It is said that Araellia is the middle realm, caught between the far realms of the Shadowfell, Fey, and the Maelstrom. Many scholars claim that the realms are planets, each floating in the great galaxy around us, and that with the proper amount of magic, one can transport from one planet to another through holes in the very fabric of space. Ages ago, something or someone used just that sort of magic to create the first great convergence. The result was a cataclysm of epic proportions that ripped Araellia asunder as it converged with the Maelstrom for a short time. </p><p></p><p>When the realms had parted again, both were changed forever. On Araellia the warring empires of the dragons and their kobold and dragonborn kin were laid waste. Demons from the Maelstrom found a tasty new treat to nibble on. Holes between the realms remained. Deep oceans on Araellia spill into the waterways of the Maelstrom. Volcanoes, deep caverns, and great storms all contain points of access to the Maelstrom. Once in a great while something comes through. The balance of magic in Araellia is different than in the Maelstrom though, and usually these incursions are short lived. </p><p></p><p>Thousands of years later another convergence laid waste to the dwarven and goblin empires that thrived beneath the ground while the surface lay blasted by the powerful after effects of the Maelstrom convergence. This time it was the planet of Fey that converged with Araellia. The surface of Araellia was reborn while the underground empires collapsed. Humans, elves, and orcs on the surface watched in awe as the blasted landscapes they had come to barely survive upon were replaced by wonder green fields and forests. Humans settle down, their religious beliefs the backbone of their fledgling society. The elves retreated into the woods where they remain today, while the orcs continued their nomadic existence. </p><p>Into this realm slipped the Eladrin nobles of Fey. Their empire swept easily across much of Araellia, quickly subjugating the mixed racial societies the humans had built up around themselves. Only the nomadic orcs and xenophobic elves and dwarves remained beyond the reach of the empire. </p><p></p><p>Eventually more was learned of the fourth realm, the planet known as the Shadowfell. Farthest from the center of the galaxy, the balance of magics in the Shadowfell favored darkness and shadow. A splinter group of humans that had slipped into the Shadowfell as a side effect of the first great convergence had taken hold, and they worshipped the dark Raven Queen whose rule was absolute. </p><p></p><p>It was members of the Order of Arcanists who discovered the Shadowfell’s existence, but it was the people know as the tieflings, who confirmed their suspicions. During the second great convergence, a hole had opened up in the Shadowfell and the people known as the tieflings had fled through it, attempting to escape the Raven Queen’s persecution. Hiding on a remote island in the great sea, they were eventually discovered by eladrin explorers. The tales they told of the Shadowfell, the Raven Queen and her horrid Shadar-kai sent a ripple of fear through the empire.</p><p></p><p>A small crack had appeared in the armor of the empire, and rogue human members of the Order of the Arcanists now sought to exploit that crack and throw off the mantle of their eladrin masters. Something caused the last two convergences, and both times empires were taken to their knees, with only the strong surviving. The rogue Arcanists thought it was time for one more great convergence…</p><p></p><p>But first, let us return to the first convergence we spoke of, the convergence of our heroes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wraithdrit, post: 4206240, member: 10820"] Convergences, our story is about convergences. The first convergence of importance took place between six adventurers. Though capable individuals, easily able to take care of themselves, these six would find their fates drawn together and intertwined as the second convergence of our story unfolds. It would be naïve to think that these six would all survive to the end of such a dangerous journey. But fear not, for it is not a single one of the companions that matters the most to their success, but rather their convergence, and how they as a team, teammates coming and going, manage to solidify into a force that would change Araellia forever. More appropriately it might be said, rather than just change the world, they would survive the changes wrought upon the world during the last great convergence. Before you can understand the last great convergence, you must understand the great convergences that came before it. It is said that Araellia is the middle realm, caught between the far realms of the Shadowfell, Fey, and the Maelstrom. Many scholars claim that the realms are planets, each floating in the great galaxy around us, and that with the proper amount of magic, one can transport from one planet to another through holes in the very fabric of space. Ages ago, something or someone used just that sort of magic to create the first great convergence. The result was a cataclysm of epic proportions that ripped Araellia asunder as it converged with the Maelstrom for a short time. When the realms had parted again, both were changed forever. On Araellia the warring empires of the dragons and their kobold and dragonborn kin were laid waste. Demons from the Maelstrom found a tasty new treat to nibble on. Holes between the realms remained. Deep oceans on Araellia spill into the waterways of the Maelstrom. Volcanoes, deep caverns, and great storms all contain points of access to the Maelstrom. Once in a great while something comes through. The balance of magic in Araellia is different than in the Maelstrom though, and usually these incursions are short lived. Thousands of years later another convergence laid waste to the dwarven and goblin empires that thrived beneath the ground while the surface lay blasted by the powerful after effects of the Maelstrom convergence. This time it was the planet of Fey that converged with Araellia. The surface of Araellia was reborn while the underground empires collapsed. Humans, elves, and orcs on the surface watched in awe as the blasted landscapes they had come to barely survive upon were replaced by wonder green fields and forests. Humans settle down, their religious beliefs the backbone of their fledgling society. The elves retreated into the woods where they remain today, while the orcs continued their nomadic existence. Into this realm slipped the Eladrin nobles of Fey. Their empire swept easily across much of Araellia, quickly subjugating the mixed racial societies the humans had built up around themselves. Only the nomadic orcs and xenophobic elves and dwarves remained beyond the reach of the empire. Eventually more was learned of the fourth realm, the planet known as the Shadowfell. Farthest from the center of the galaxy, the balance of magics in the Shadowfell favored darkness and shadow. A splinter group of humans that had slipped into the Shadowfell as a side effect of the first great convergence had taken hold, and they worshipped the dark Raven Queen whose rule was absolute. It was members of the Order of Arcanists who discovered the Shadowfell’s existence, but it was the people know as the tieflings, who confirmed their suspicions. During the second great convergence, a hole had opened up in the Shadowfell and the people known as the tieflings had fled through it, attempting to escape the Raven Queen’s persecution. Hiding on a remote island in the great sea, they were eventually discovered by eladrin explorers. The tales they told of the Shadowfell, the Raven Queen and her horrid Shadar-kai sent a ripple of fear through the empire. A small crack had appeared in the armor of the empire, and rogue human members of the Order of the Arcanists now sought to exploit that crack and throw off the mantle of their eladrin masters. Something caused the last two convergences, and both times empires were taken to their knees, with only the strong surviving. The rogue Arcanists thought it was time for one more great convergence… But first, let us return to the first convergence we spoke of, the convergence of our heroes. [/QUOTE]
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