Ever since the fall of Emperor Amphal Aeschylus and Emperor Joseph Aetius after him, worship of the Pantheon began in steady growth. Over a millennia the three kingdoms of the Holy Lands dedicate themselves to a particular deity; Vdalion with Ymir, Delphina with Nemea and Aphros with Athelios.
It is now 2091AC and the year long season of fall approaches its end. One year after the dastardly attack of Sheol upon Delphina and its people. Their cursed attempt at crushing the people's belief fails. The majority of non-magi are protected and the ancient runeoaks had formed barriers that shield structures. Euphaedra follows and those wraiths and witches, cambions and demons are put to the ceremonial blade for their unholy bloodshed.
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And as everything comes to a head, a string of fate lingers unseen. The First Pylaen Crusade where the Constant's light struck. The visions of the faithful that led to the discovery in Delphina's outskirts. The terrific thunderstorm that presages RISE. The abduction of thousands of Aphros' citizens from Unreality. What were previously thought to be unrelated events form the beginnings of a tale and link themselves under one common and prevalent theme: religion.
For over a decade the people of Meranthe had been made to pray to the Ten Primordials that gave the realm Order. Faith is shepherded through festivals and praise, collected by the Mikos family within the grove of Nemea's forests. Though as Autumn ends, the great white oak with a crown of red sheds its bloodied leaves and the culmination of faith manifest leaves the borders of Delphina.
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It is now 2091AC and the year long season of fall approaches its end. One year after the dastardly attack of Sheol upon Delphina and its people. Their cursed attempt at crushing the people's belief fails. The majority of non-magi are protected and the ancient runeoaks had formed barriers that shield structures. Euphaedra follows and those wraiths and witches, cambions and demons are put to the ceremonial blade for their unholy bloodshed.
And as everything comes to a head, a string of fate lingers unseen. The First Pylaen Crusade where the Constant's light struck. The visions of the faithful that led to the discovery in Delphina's outskirts. The terrific thunderstorm that presages RISE. The abduction of thousands of Aphros' citizens from Unreality. What were previously thought to be unrelated events form the beginnings of a tale and link themselves under one common and prevalent theme: religion.
For over a decade the people of Meranthe had been made to pray to the Ten Primordials that gave the realm Order. Faith is shepherded through festivals and praise, collected by the Mikos family within the grove of Nemea's forests. Though as Autumn ends, the great white oak with a crown of red sheds its bloodied leaves and the culmination of faith manifest leaves the borders of Delphina.