Thread: Alliance

Sanctuary is the name of the world in which Alliance takes place. Sanctuary was forged by the gods of old and new in a pack to create the perfect species. In the process they attracted a lot of attention of the servants of the elder gods, The Dragonkin.

During the 2nd age of man the Dragonkin started a full invasion of Sanctuary; their quest was simply to destroy what the new gods had created. The gods that created Sanctuary at this point were nowhere to be found & the gods of old could not be contacted as they fled south of the world tear from which the Dragonkin came.

The Dragonkin were an intelligent and powerful race powered by the Stone of Jas, a stone created by the Elder God Jas. They laid waste to the north and destroyed all in their path.

All seemed hopeless and that all races would be eradicated from Sanctuary, until mighty wizards of the east came forth with a new found power. Rune magic, created for the sake of defending Sanctuary the wizards erected defenses of great scale pushing the Dragonkin back, unknown to the wizards the Dragonkin created powerful new dragons. A pair which would breed even greater offspring, The King & Queen Black Dragons.

The Dragonkin unleashed the Queens power across the coastlines of Sanctuary, the King flew across the north scorching the lands and destroying the wizards new found protection.

In a last resort to survive the wizards created a powerful spell, they trapped the King Black Dragon in a cave where he could not escape as he was sealed with powerful magic. The Queen could not be tied down but she was put to sleep by a great wizard who vanished himself after casting the spell that trapped the dragon in an eternal slumber.

With the most powerful of the Dragonkin army put to sleep, the Dragonkin general Wrath ordered full retreat back into their lands, Fate the leader of the Dragonkin was in shock that she didn't see this embarrassing retreat coming, but as the 7 of the original 8 leaders of the Dragonkin stepped back into their land, the wizards of Sanctuary cast a powerful spell that trapped the rest of the dragons in our world, turning them from powerful monsters into mindless beast all intelligence and thought taken away from them. Left forever.

It was because of this spell the wizards ordered Rune Magic be made illegal and so it was, all records of the spell were demolished and Rune Magic could be no more.

The war was over but the gods had forsaken us and not returned. Thus we entered the 3rd age

The Paladins are the chosen of Sanctuary’s gods. After the tyrant Sliske called forth power from the
Plane of Death and devastated Sanctuary, the Vigil chose the greatest souls who fell that day to be
Harbingers of the next age. A golden age awaits, but Sanctuary must first be saved — by deed, by
example, and by the sword. Its people must be redeemed, its corruptors purged, before the world can

The Paladins were founded by a young princess of the Eastern Lands known simply as Hope. She traveled the lands of Sanctuary speaking to the people, trying to convince them to join her cause to bring the gods back to our land. That we were the chosen soldiers, as a decade past she raised an army of over 50 thousand men, she ordered they march north to what was the battleground of the Dragon God war, she placed her hands on the ground and it started to tremble, with her army behind her she cast down fire upon the north, scorching the lands, making it unrecognizable. No one knew how she did it, but people suspected Rune Magic, she ordered her men to build a wall along the north in which she placed her hands, to signify that it was an unholy place and should not be entered unless the Gods place something there.
But her conquest was not done, she brought her army south, to the deserts of Kharidian, she ordered that the land was tainted by the old gods and must be purified before the new gods could return to save them from themselves. They marched on the desert, slaying those who would not convert, killing millions of the old gods’ followers, and weak, defenseless people.
The Gods of Old sensed their followers were dying and sent forth themselves to stop the Paladin conquest, only to be slayed themselves by Hopes hand.
Icthlarin, the god of the dead, the last god of Old wanted to save his people. So he called upon his general Sliske to lead a counter invasion to save his lands.
being dangerous and untrustworthy, Icthlarin made sure to brand Silske so he could not hide from him in Sanctuary, a world where his powers were not limited. Silske raised the dead, and unleashed them upon the Paladin forces in the desert, but Silske simply used this as a diversion, the wights he used to attack the Paladins in Khardian were weak and meant to be easily killed.
He set his eyes on Port Phasmatys, the most populated place in all of Sanctuary, he cast his undead onto it, mighty powerful creatures, even an undead Dragon which wreaked havoc.
The Paladin forces soon learned of this and ran to defend Phasmatys from the undead armies. By the time they arrived the land was tainted, Hope saw only one way to save the rest of Sanctuary, she once again placed her hands to the ground and chanted and incantation. A pulsing wave was sent throughout Sanctuary, but the results were not what Hope had expected, Silske anticipated the use of the spell and had set up a counter. He used the spell Hope cast as a rebound to keep the dead embedded in this world forever, cursing the dead to raise when their souls crumbled.
This cost Silske a great deal of power and because of he needed new wights, he convinced six mighty Paladin warriors to give him their souls in exchange for great power. He then returned to Khardian.

Icthlarin demanded that Sliske release his remaining wights to him, so he could guide them to the underworld. When Sliske refused, Icthlarin took them by force. With a swipe of his hand, Icthlarin obliterated their ranks. Sliske narrowed his eyes, weak exhausted he smiled. With a gesture he was gone, and Icthlarin never counted Sliske as a friend from that day.
Hope having stained the world locked herself away in a timeless space, to think of her actions. Her magic locked away with her, the Paladins found new leadership in Sir Tiffy Cashien, and their new age had begun.

The Defiant do not care whether the gods abandoned the world or not. To them, this entire Northern
Disaster is the gods' fault in the first place. Indeed, as soon as things went from bad to worse, the gods suddenly and inexplicably disappeared.
So while the Paladins run around Sanctuary building temples, sticking their noses in everyone's business,
And desperately praying for a miracle, the Defiant plan on actually delivering one, even if it means being
Branded as heretics and operating outside the laws of the land.
Above all else, Defiant are rugged individualists who love technology. Mixing technology with magic
Offers amazing opportunities for innovation, personal power, and cultural progress. If used correctly,
These advancements could also be turned into spectacular weapons to fight the looming darkness. The Defiant absolutely believe that the best defense is a great offense - something the Paladins will never understand
With the help of enough dwarf war machines and magical innovations, Defiant believe the people of
Sanctuary will have the power to destroy the gods’ themselves, without needing to rely on outdated religious dogma. When Sanctuary is saved, the Defiant will be at the head of a new age, in which every fact of life is touched by their innovations.
While some Defiant might reluctantly acknowledge that their methods are dangerous, potentially
Posing risks to the integrity of the world, they will be quick to point out that the world seems to be
Ending anyway, so everything is worth the risk. Besides, if the world is destroyed, who will be around to
Complain about it?’
Devotion to the five major gods of Sanctuary has never been universal or absolute.
During the wars to imprison the dragon riders and the monsters
Queen, the ancient Wizards used runes to fuel ancient and modern magic. These spells dealt devastating blows to the Dragons and their followers, but when the war finished, the gods decreed that use of rune technology should cease. The wizards refused, creating a lasting barrier between those who obeyed the gods and those who forged their own path.

The wizards would, in time, destroy their new discoveries to keep them from falling to the Dragons, and the great empire this technology built fell into the sands, with their demise they reverted all the dragons that remained on the plains of Sanctuary to primitive forms, Laughable at their previous self’s. This is not to say that all desire to revive Rune studies vanished, but the inquisitors of the newborn Kharidian Empire did everything they could to snuff out its use. Even owning runes became punishable by death, it was not utilized again for many centuries.
During the time Hope was building her army Oakland, a survivor of the desert civil war was building a cult following himself. It may have been tiny in comparison to the Paladins, but where Hope went, they went. Always trying to keep their power in line.
At many points all-out war almost broke out between the two over the smallest of events.
The Dwarfs enforced an uneasy truce between Oakland’s followers and Hopes’ Paladins. This would shatter when Port Phasmatys was lost, and Tyrell, Oakland’s son with it. An Ascended Paladin, Alsbeth, handed the city over to the Silske as its protectors were distracted elsewhere. Tyrell had recently allowed Oakland to fit Port Phasmatys with rune defenses. Alsbeth turned these weapons against the rune shield protecting the city from undead incursions, letting in a massive Death invasion. Tyrell sealed Port Phasmatys, keeping the horrors trapped inside from spreading further, but vanished in the process and has not been heard from since. The events of that day created an impassable divide between the factions. Both blamed the other for the loss of Port Phasmatys, and when Oakland refused to halt his pursuit of rune magic, Hope decreed that the Paladins would stand against their every effort. As they parted ways that day, the Defiant were officially born.

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