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<blockquote data-quote="jasamcarl" data-source="post: 980788" data-attributes="member: 1251"><p><strong>Droskari (The Tainted)</strong></p><p></p><p>Long before nomadic mortal tribes claimed the world on behalf of their gods, there existed a human race, the Droskari, who existed side by side with the Giants (or 'Large Folk'), Dragons, and Fey who used to hold sway over the land. Weak and barbaric, they revered their magical neighbors, pledging fealty and gifts in return for suppossed 'miracles'. They even in many cases gave their bodies to the magic folk in order so that their blood would be infused with unholy power.</p><p></p><p>But they would in the end taste the same bitter blades as their masters, as they too found themselves the object of crusade when humans, dwarves, and elves spread over the land. The Droskari were reduced in number and enslaved everywhere they were found. Following the Fiend Storm, they were given formal status by the Empire, branded as the 'Tainted'. They were made slaves of the state, all aspects of their lives regulated by Imperial will. Their innate magical talent was exploited towards the economic, political, and military ends of General and Emperor.</p><p></p><p>Because of this relationship with the state, they grew to be reviled by those who wished to throw off Imperial Tyrranny. Even today, when a Tainted is discovered in the North or D'orite lands, they are executed without trial, their mere existence seen as a challenge to the magical dominance of the Gods. Only in the Southern Empire are they tolerated as slaves of the state; in fact, they often hold positions of high political prestige, as their power affords them great influence.</p><p></p><p>In game terms, the Tainted are represented by the sorcerer class as well as certain races touched by outsider or fey blood. They are widely reviled and any hint of spontaneous magical talent instantly draws suspicioun. Peasents are free to take Holy and secular law in their own hands as relates to the Droskari.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasamcarl, post: 980788, member: 1251"] [b]Droskari (The Tainted)[/b] Long before nomadic mortal tribes claimed the world on behalf of their gods, there existed a human race, the Droskari, who existed side by side with the Giants (or 'Large Folk'), Dragons, and Fey who used to hold sway over the land. Weak and barbaric, they revered their magical neighbors, pledging fealty and gifts in return for suppossed 'miracles'. They even in many cases gave their bodies to the magic folk in order so that their blood would be infused with unholy power. But they would in the end taste the same bitter blades as their masters, as they too found themselves the object of crusade when humans, dwarves, and elves spread over the land. The Droskari were reduced in number and enslaved everywhere they were found. Following the Fiend Storm, they were given formal status by the Empire, branded as the 'Tainted'. They were made slaves of the state, all aspects of their lives regulated by Imperial will. Their innate magical talent was exploited towards the economic, political, and military ends of General and Emperor. Because of this relationship with the state, they grew to be reviled by those who wished to throw off Imperial Tyrranny. Even today, when a Tainted is discovered in the North or D'orite lands, they are executed without trial, their mere existence seen as a challenge to the magical dominance of the Gods. Only in the Southern Empire are they tolerated as slaves of the state; in fact, they often hold positions of high political prestige, as their power affords them great influence. In game terms, the Tainted are represented by the sorcerer class as well as certain races touched by outsider or fey blood. They are widely reviled and any hint of spontaneous magical talent instantly draws suspicioun. Peasents are free to take Holy and secular law in their own hands as relates to the Droskari. [/QUOTE]
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