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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2478341" data-attributes="member: 630">Obeah Swiftwing glances at the group and then bids them to follow him.  "This way--this way--now then--the War of Twin Darks came asa thief in the night.  After two awesome wars, the Eldari finally saw evil vanquished.  But evil sprouts eternal..."He leads the group out of his tent to a walkway.  "None expected it of Vaaldusk.  The greatest of Sleurithian generals, he had fought against the Jotun and Zhalesu, leading the charge and winning decisive battles.  But there was in him a dark ambition--to live forever, unaging.  And this ambition flamed into a greater one--to make himself into a god.  And thus as he fought against the giants and the sorcerer-kings, he also stole their secrets, seeking to gain their powers.""And then, having gained the lore he sought, Vaaldusk retired to his fortress, and worked.  He created vile races of monsters through the secret techniques of Mimar, made powerful spells using the Zhalesu's notes, and finally, when he felt he was ready, he marched.  And soon many horrors rallied to his banners--proud lords of the Sleurithians--those Jotuns who survived the wreck of Stormspeak--perhaps the last circle of Zhalesu--dark dragons, and demons.  Vaaldusk fought ferociously, and the forces of light, desperate from trying to hold back the Quaesteri could barely check him.  Finally, they hoped for a miracle.  One came."  Obeah Swiftwing frowns.  "Be careful what one wishes for.  A lone god of light came down from the Upper Realm, to do battle with Vaaldusk.  And was defeated.  But as Vaaldusk struck down his divine opponent, the energies contained in it were released.  Vaaldusk had thought he could capture and contain the force majeur, but he was wrong.  It consumed him and let forth the Doom that shattered the realm of Valaheim into the two continents and many islands that exist today.  The Sleurithians were seperated from most of the world, and indeed it would be centuries before they even realised that others had survived the Doom..."At this point, the group reaches a tall platform.  A gigantic bat is readying for flight, carrying what looks like a large basket in its feet.  Swiftwing gestures to the basket.  "And here is our ride.  Please get in."</blockquote>

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