The rise of all things
"At the beginning of everything, before time and space, good and evil, races and nations; there was only one world, a home, a land that became known as the Prime Realm. ”
“Little is known about this place, but the celestials describe it as a mythical place, illuminated, full in its fullness and where peace and tranquility was the rule. Legend has it that this infinite kingdom was created by the will and power emanating from a creative spirit, responsible for everything and everyone. An infinite entity in its capabilities, also a mosaic of aspects, feelings and energies, resulting in the plurality of peoples who lived on this land. They were varied, curious, intelligent and evolved. Beings that were not just flesh or soul, were more ... They were immortal ”
“In Prime Realm everything, and that includes people, was composed of what we call Glorium. A perfect union of matter and spirit, united by an energy emanated and donated by the creator himself: the Essence. This divine energy protected the inhabitants of the Prime Realm against the elements, against hunger and thirst, against aging and all sorts of natural hazards. The First Children, as they became known, lived a long life and could only be destroyed by their peers ”
“The time was generous with the Realm and civilizations grew and developed. Technological wonders, inventions, unimaginable riches. Difficult to even describe the perfection of the place, since we mortals are limited to our worldly knowledge. The wisdom of the peoples of that land was also something to be envied and was just no greater than ambition ... ”
“We all know that power is dangerous and has been that way since the beginning of time. At different points in this world, some beings secretly developed ways to alter reality. Using the mystical energy entrusted to them, these ambitious beings used magic to obtain benefits and gain more power. Perfection was not enough for him. They wanted to dominate, to command, to mold to their will ... Mental and elemental powers were used to enslave, to impose wills, to threaten ... "
“Olemus, the Creator wept and an inevitable war broke out. Different sorcerers commanded their private armies against their enemies. Always the same goal, to gain more power, but wealth, more followers, more worship. They wanted, each in their own way, to rule the Realm, they fought a bloody and overwhelming war, which in the process destroyed the perfect world that had been given to them. ”
“Even without special powers, some beings from this legendary land raised arms against their evil brothers and fought with dignity in defense of the Prime Kingdom and its values, its riches and for their lives that were threatened by the war of the sorcerers. The power of the latter was undeniable, but the number of good allies was the greatest of all forces, which balanced the balance of this conflict and made it last for 9 ages. ”
“After irreparable losses and countless deaths on both sides, the Creator Spirit Olemus in its infinite wisdom decided to intervene and put an end to this war that had been going on for a long time. It only took one cry that echoed throughout the Kingdom and destroyed everything that was known ...
Schism and the 7 Supremes
“The Prime Realm collapsed. The trees lost their leaves, the mountains fell on the valleys, the rivers overflowed, the cities were swallowed up by the seas and the sorcerers and allies of good disappeared ... they had been given a new chance ... ”
“The Realm was also divided into infinite planes on the material spiral ... The sages say that the world we live in is only a tiny part of what the ancient land was. In the split, several realities were created by Olemus, including ours .... ”
“And it was not just the Realm that ended. In this new reality there was no more Glorium ... as you know, we are beings of matter .. meat that can be cut and wounded, fragile and ephemeral ... although we try to prolong our passage in any way, we are subject to the rigors of time and its whims ... Separately, there was now also the spirit, the mystical reflection of our personality and everything that surrounds us .... Countless worlds were created ... and also elemental dimensions, The Dreaming, the Abyss ... "
“Apparently, that was how Mutis and Lurin came about, and also our Gods ... The energy emanating from Olemus wandered through all realities and gave rise to entities of cosmic powers .... The land of the Gods was the shelter for the first deities of our universe ..... The so-called 7 Supreme. Plots of power of the Creator Spirit reflected in our reality. ”
“Lurin, the house of the Gods, was for a long time the sanctuary of these powerful beings and the place where each Supreme exercised and shaped his will. Krawzon, Xarca, Oagar, Norim, Rules, Yana and Sega lived in relative harmony and throughout the ages they gave shape to the new world where they lived. Legend has it that there is nothing more beautiful and imposing than the colossal Castle of Uraur and its architecture .. ”
The Great Battle and the creation of Vallenia
“However, fate is treacherous, and even the Supremes were surprised ... Eví, one of the 9 princes of the Abyss, rode to Lurin and fought against the 7 Supremes. Followed by his legions of evil beings, the Enemy and his generals were intent on dominating the land of the Gods and using their divine strength to overcome the entire cosmos and the material spiral ... "
“The Supremes fled to a place known as Guadalla, were persecuted by determined and destructive executioners and finally the Great Battle took place ... The Supremes, aware of their near end, adopted a suicidal strategy, but it worked. Exhausting almost all of their energy, together they managed to banish Eví and his minions to one of the infinite material planes and imprisoned them within an immense mass of earth and elements .. within a planet that was created to harbor one of the greatest threats the whole universe ... a planet called Vallenia "
“In spending this energy 4 of the Supremes did not resist and only Krawzon, Yana and Rules survived. Forewarned, they created the Evandil, heralds and faithful servants to defend Lurin from new enemy attacks. Yana fell in love with Krawzon and together they had 8 children, the gods of our pantheon: Mypos, Glade, Doolos, Zorgg, Argo, Sian, Zullon and Maedos ”
"Vallenia was a promising land, with brave men and women of races as or more intelligent than ours. Civilizations began to grow again ... on the ground, in the air and even under the seas. With the touch of all the divine our land started .. Vallenia, a new hope for us, descendants of the former inhabitants of the Prime Realm. ”
Rules' betrayal
“The energy that banished and imprisoned Eví and created Vallenia also bathed the planet with Essence and gave rise to the 100 races and other forms of life in this new world ... The gods now had a new people and a new world to take care of, and decided to act before the prince of the Abyss did it ... ”
“The whole pantheon made The Oath and the word of all the gods together cannot be broken ... In that oath, they decided what life in Vallenia would be like, and all the trials that mortals had to go through to reach eternal life. They decided that, after death, the spirits of the Vallenians should pass through Mutis, Lurin's dark counterpart, and make a pilgrimage to the Emerald Gate, where they would be held accountable by Pegam, the Evandil-Guardian. ”
“In the Oath they also determined that they would not visit the material planes, they would not personally intervene in mortal matters and that they would give valuable gifts to the 100 races: intelligence, wisdom, the elements, martial strength, free will, love, faith, nature, courage and luck. ”
“The rest is history ... jealous, vindictive and perhaps corrupted by Eví's evil influence, Rules betrayed his peers, ambushed and killed Pegam, throwing his body into Vallenia. He kidnapped Mypos and fled to Mutis. There he made his home and supplied himself with the stray and helpless souls of our dead ... Mypos was later rescued by Krawzon and his evandil knights; however, the Lord of Death already knew what was to come and made plans to take all the power of the Gods for himself ... he had made a son with Mypos .... Koel ”
The Dragon Masters and Rentaro's plan
“After this misfortune, the gods resolved to seal the Emerald Gate and imprisoned Rules in their own domain. They resolved to create a race of powerful and just, honorable and imposing beings to guide and protect mortals from their own ambitions and from the evil influence of the Traitor and the Enemy: the Dragon Masters. It was a superior race, with unparalleled powers, immortal like the First Children and carriers of indescribable abilities. They were big and opulent, strong, safe, intimidated by their shiny scales, they flew like birds, they swam like fish, they talked like us ... and they had magic on their side. They channeled all that energy inside of them to perform real miracles, always for the benefit of all ”
“A dragon was sent to every point in Vallenia, who acted as a regent, leader, adviser and defender. Nature did not dare touch the protégés of one of these creatures, and when it did, its magic was sufficient to remedy any problems. Everything was going well, with occasional conflicts in isolated places, mediated by the Dragons and their most loyal servants. Many regions of our world have come to be known by the name of their protective dragon. There was a Dragon Master named Sarian, responsible for the lands of the paradisiacal beaches of Bezine to the cities of Carfar state ... Land of Sarian ... "
"At a certain moment in history, in a city of that time, a man appeared who dared to deceive the Dragon Lord of his region ... He took advantage of the only weakness of these powerful giants, his honor."
"The elders say that the Dragons could not go back on the word granted. Symbols of honor and justice were prevented by the Gods from breaking their promises and that was how Rentaro deceived the Dragon Master Fortinges ... Rentaro was a good man, from the fourth generation of people from that Lost Era and led their people who lived under the shadows of the Jenfara Valley. It was a mixed settlement, with different races and cultures and was always visited by Fortinges, the Blue Dragon master "
“Rentaro was amazed by the dragon's powers, the way he changed the climate of entire regions, how he made the plantations sprout and how he managed to inspire and speak to all the races ... he admired his generosity and at the same time with the rigor of the Dragon Master, with the wisdom and the sense of justice of that immortal creature .... Rentaro wanted to be like Fortinges and for that he thought of a miraculous plan. ”
“On one of Fortinges's occasional visits, the village leader challenged him to a game of chance, Omar, a complex board game he had learned from Fisthos, one of the 100 races. If he won, he wanted the Dragon to teach him magic. who so much desired. If he lost, he had promised to dispose of all the wealth of his family ... None of that interested the great dragon, who only accepted the challenge after much insistence from the mortal and his persuasion, which implied fear on the part of the Dragon Master. ”
“The challenge would be in terms of Rentaro. At each visit, Fortinges and he would be entitled to a move, and agreed that in the event of a tie, the victory would be the mortal's. A slight advantage for those who, in theory, had less intelligence and power. ”
“The fact is that Rentaro, after 36 plays, over 7 years managed to overcome Fortinges' intelligence and had won the challenge with cleverness. The truth is that he had proposed the same challenge to another Dragon Master, Almingo, the dragon of Ambar, and against each opponent, he used the other's movements. In reality, he made the Dragon Masters face each other in the game without knowing it, and with equivalent abilities he managed to draw in the match. ”
“Ultimately, Rentaro had earned the right to demand payment of the promise of two Dragon Masters, and that was no small feat. These could hardly believe what had happened but they had no way of escaping their promises and so, they started to teach him how to use his Essence to shape reality. He taught him the forbidden language of dragons and how to perform miraculous feats with real magic .... ”
“Rentaro's progress was remarkable. He absorbed every knowledge acquired from his masters and practiced until exhaustion. He had become a real obsessed with everything mystical and decided to pass on his knowledge to his 4 children. When he died, his children were already experienced in the arcane arts and each formed his family and lived their lives. The beginning of magic in Vallenia was due to his descent and, over the centuries, the knowledge that had been obtained from Fortinges and Almingo was spread across the continents ... ”
Perfidious
“Lurking, the Abyss forces were waiting for the right moment to resurface. Eví, weakened in a material form and imprisoned in the center of Vallenia, planned his triumphant return, when he could at last fight back his defeat for the Supremes. At one point, his plan started ... ”
“At that time, some celestials discovered that instead of using only their own Essence, the creative energy of the gods that gave it life ... their powers could be extended if they also used the abyssal energy that emanated from the center of the planet. This new mystical force was a mysterious and unknown energy to mortals, but it emanated from the beings of the Abyss imprisoned there .... The magicians did not know this and each time they used their spells in this way they strengthened the imprisoned prince and walked towards the darkness and madness. "
“Eví's corruption was spreading quickly. Many magicians, corrupted by the evil force, often maddened and inconsequential, sought more and more power. Despite remaining in the shadows, at one point, the Perfidious Wizards, as they became known, decided to attack the Dragon Masters. These fantastic beings were the embodiment of all the power they desired and their spirits would greatly strengthen their powers. ”
"The Perfidious were a threat, since in addition to being terribly powerful and tainted by the Enemy, they possessed the only weapon capable of defeating the Immortal Dragons: magic .."
Shangmar and the Kalidach
"Shangmar was one of those Perfidious and started to enslave the Xandians, a race of lizardmen who lived near the Forest of the Thicker Night, a region where today we find the kingdom of Parma. The evil sorcerer planned to gather a troop large enough to attack the city of Itos-Ramar, formed basically by Humans, Pontramos and Gárgios, his own race. The strategic interest was precisely because these people know metallurgy, which gave Shangmar a great advantage against his future targets. "
"Taken by surprise, the people of Itos-Ramar did not resist and there the perfidious leader built his fortress. In addition, he appointed 5 of his best apprentices as generals of his troops, beings who soon became known as Dark Commanders."
“Lexubank, the Crystal Dragon Master was the guardian of that area and was the first attacked. When he heard about Shangmar's advances and his minions, he assembled a troop of Minotaurs and Burdos to fight back and was treacherously lured into an ambush. "
"Shangmar was prepared. Through sinister rituals he had summoned a horde of Dark Elementals who joined the troops of slave warriors and defeated the army of Lexubank. So the Perfidious and his Dark Commanders used abyssal magic to neutralize and defeat the dragon. When the great beast fell dead, a victim of Shangmar's abyssal powers, torrential rains fell on Vallenia for 4 days ... It was nature reacting to that unexpected loss ... All the other Dragon Masters knew immediately what had happened ... Something needed to be done ... ”
"With the energy absorbed by the death of the Crystal Dragon, Shangmar forged his most powerful weapons: the Kalidach. Silver scepters and ornamented with a translucent jewel, charged and supplied with the mystical energy of Lexubank, with the abyssal energy of the depths of Vallenia. and the very essence of its creator. Powerful artifacts, capable of dominating the mind and will of any Dragon Master. "
Evil spreads
"Decay times began ... The Dark Commanders and their armies spread across all lands, enslaving, plundering, conquering and killing ... They marched south, following the Endless Wastes, crossed the seas and arrived in what we now call Krishan ... They gained space in the lands to the east and dominated the warrior peoples of Prevânia. "
"Entire races were wiped out along the way. Gword and Fortinges, the bronze and blue dragons were overpowered and used as war machines by the sinister forces of Shangmar and his generals. Frightened, the Ursinus joined the evil ranks voluntarily, in a desperate attempt. The tribes and cities of different races were already spreading in remote places of Vallenia in search of security, the Forest People, who were the most numerous in the beginning of the 100 races, had almost disappeared from the planet. more and more power and were increasingly corrupted by the abyssal energy that consumed them. It was the beginning of a time of slavery and suffering ".
"In the far south, at the same time, the first known kingdom was formed, Tudória. It was a region of cities formed by the Lenires and Endorian peoples, races that isolated themselves from the conflict that was taking place further north and decided to fortify themselves with the help of the golden dragon Wertorm. "
"In the submerged oceans, Gonverdulans and Mermen lived in harmony and were unaware of what was happening on the surface. The Wanturians, who lived on the banks of the River of the Sword, welcomed the fugitive Gnomes who took refuge from the attacks of Kineles, the main Dark Commander, sorcerer and chief warrior of Shangmar's troops. "
"The first significant victory of the good people came only years later. Aided by Humans, Nelians, Vantaris and Fisthos, Sarian and Syonslyn, Green and Red Dragon Masters defeated and killed Gword and one of the Dark Commanders, in an epic combat whose stage was the Lexuffian plateau .... Ursinus and many evil servants died in that battle, however that was still not enough ... Shangmar's troops were still advancing and needed to be contained ... "
"Elsewhere, Fortinges and Goblinid troops razed the region defended by Vidhar and his protégés. On that occasion, the Pearl Dragon Master was overpowered and joined the perfidious ranks. Not long after Bravus, the Black Dragon, was also dominated by the power of Kalidach and ordered by Kineles, he had killed his brother Almingo. It was clear that dragons could not be personally involved in this clash. "
Heritage of Dragons
"The situation demanded critical measures and it was in a last attempt to turn the tide, the Dragon Masters still free gathered in an isolated place, unknown to historians and minstrels; and with the help of the Concilians, they forged 6 Swords of Virtue, weapons embedded of the pure power of those creatures emanating from the Gods of Lurin, unique artifacts that bestowed superhuman abilities on their bearers, instruments that would come to be called the Heritage of Dragons. "
"Weak with the expenditure of all that energy, Syonslyn, Sarian, Faladine, Uthenko, Farmil and Wertorm decided to take refuge, but before they entrusted each of the Swords of Virtue to the rebel leaders who still opposed the nefarious domination of the perfidious sorcerers. A Nelian warrior, a Minotaur, two humans, a Burdo sorcerer and a renegade Lenir formed the Company of Champions, which aimed to defeat the Dark Commanders and destroy the Kalidach. When this demand was complete, the Dragon Masters could return and face their opponents for the salvation of the people of Vallenia. "
"The years that followed were the worst possible. Without the protection of the dragons, the dark hordes expanded the domain. The only resistance was in the small armies formed by the warriors of the races who insisted on surviving, and in some magicians who did not let themselves be carried away. by the seduction and the power of the abyssal forces. With increasing strength, the evil attacks destroyed entire cities, races, populated throughout Vallenia ... and all this destruction had an objective ... the liberation of Eví. "
"At that time, human supremacy began to become evident. Of all the races, it was the one that best adapted to changes, lived in any environment and managed to keep the population growing, despite all the struggles, the difficulties and the risk of extinction present at all times. Some settlements isolated themselves in mountainous regions trying to hide ... other tribes spread and roamed the world fleeing the most bellicose areas ... "
"The Doverins, who were also numerous, mostly came to live in the wild, together with the animals. Many of them had been killed by Bravus and the army of Vantaris corrupted by the increasingly strong abyssal force in Vallenia."
"Meanwhile, the Company of Champions went on its mission, hunting down the Dark Commanders and destroying the Kalidach. The swords were really formidable and powerful. But the enemy army was numerous, dangerous and evil. Often the warriors almost perished in the face of enemy power, however, little by little they managed to exterminate their opponents. They formed small armies, invaded the perfidious domains and fortresses, captured captains of the enemy forces, and over the years they undermined the leadership of the dark ones. "
Shangmar dies and Kineles takes power
"Shangmar had died before he saw his objective achieved. Eví's corruption had taken its toll and the perfidious body could not withstand the deformations ..."
"Kineles had taken his place in the leadership of the evil troops that already dominated most of Vallenia. The news of the death of his former leader was slow to spread. The Bizarre, as he was known, continued his saga of destruction; Bravus and Vidhar were over with the Merduros settlements and with human villages close to the temple of Éjio. Nearby, the Company of Champions struggled to survive the enemy attacks and looked for Zaira, a wizard whose rumors said to be as powerful as Shangmar "
"The heroes had received news that Kineles was gathering his forces for a concentrated attack on the isolated kingdom of Tudoria, where he believed that the last 6 Dragon Masters were hiding. The fact was that they were many days away and would not arrive in time to participate. of the confrontation, and with that, possibly the evil Kineles forces would win the fight. To contain this onslaught, the Company would need help from Zaíra, who, according to rumors, would be able to transport them to Tudória. "
"Zaira was indeed an extraordinary sorceress. She was a descendant of the forty-second generation of Rentaro and had kept the traditions of Draconian magic with her. In the past few months she had resisted the attacks of the allies of Shangmar and Kineles, had temporarily defeated one of the Dark Commanders and had her own group of warriors. When the heroes found her, she led a large group fleeing to the Jagged Chain, a mountan range that in view of the last enemy attacks was just the safest place.
"The heroes convinced her to help. Using her magical rituals, she guided the Champions through a Golden Bridge ... a mystical portal that spanned infinite dimensions and functioned as a passage, connecting the Mountain Range to the remote kingdom in a fraction of the time. . "
"They managed to arrive before the enemies and organized a defense that was able to not only contain the attack of the perfidious ones and their followers, as well as to imprison 2 Dark Commanders and to destroy their Kalidach. , decreasing the power of the evil forces. "
The fall of Kineles and the return of the Dragon Masters
"The defeat in Tudoria had compromised the attacking force of Kineles, who found himself surrounded by enemies on all sides. At this point, he was left with just one more free Dark Commander, the perfidious human named Fenthos."
"Thus, the evil forces withdrew towards the west and gave the Champions time to reorganize their troops as well. To seal the union of the peoples, Zaíra married King Cassard of Tudoria, endorian, and became the first queen of all Vallenia. It was a wisp of hope after very troubled and gray times. "
"It took eight more years to put an end to Kineles and his followers. In that time, Daruma, the holder of the Sword of Virtue Deep Cut was killed in combat against Fenthos, and his weapon was inherited by his son, Okkar, who also took his place in the Company of Champions. King Cassard, already advanced in age, died sleeping and left no heirs, as he and his queen were of different races. .... "
"In the end, Kineles and his dragons were surrounded in the Itos-Ramar Fortress and the final clash took place. Fenthos had summoned a legion of gargoyles to defend them, Ursinus and corrupted humans also made up the evil forces, in addition to elementals, blacks spirits and shadows of Mutis, goblinids and all sorts of creatures. "
"Mushir was killed by Vidhar and had his body split in half. Eghard and his Light Edge sword cut more than 100 enemies before falling dead in the Great Hall of the Fortress. Fenthos had tried to escape, but Okkar had avenged his father by decapitating him. and Vidhar were in fact the greatest obstacle to be faced, but only until Urmet, the minotaur carrying the Eternal Blade sword, stuck it in Kineles' belly, and then destroyed the last Kalidach "
"In that instant, unexpected and majestic, the last 6 Dragon Masters reemerged. Freed from the threat of the Kalidach, they returned to the battlefield and confronted the forces of evil, together with the Company of Champions and their armies. Syonslyn burned countless hordes of goblinids and perfidious wizards. Tudoria's elite troop helped Uthenko to defeat the Ogres and their men. Vidhar killed Faladine, but perished in the face of Aron and Wertorm's attacks. Upon realizing the approaching end and in a desperate attempt to survive, Bravus began attacking the structures of the Fortress of the Whispers, forcing the army to flee so as not to be buried. He threatened an escape but was defeated and killed by Wertorm, who also did not resisted the wounds of the fight ..... "
"After the fight, in a last act of bravery, Uthenko used his last energies to heal Aron, who was mortally wounded in combat ... the White Dragon Master gave his essence to the bearer of the Steel Oracle sword, and ended your own existence ... "
"That day became known as the Battle of the Dragons"
The end of the Company of Champions
"After the end of the Battle of the Dragons, the Company of Champions split up. They had a mission to spread the word of victory and fight the remaining enemies. The evil leadership was defeated, but all the horror and vile creatures summoned by it were still loose throughout Vallenia. "
"As the last of the Dragon Masters, Syonslyn realized that her mission in Vallenia was accomplished and that it would be too great a danger if she stayed close. She preferred seclusion, but instead led Lionel and Janysa, Eghard's sons, to the far northwest, where these settled in the Blade of the Axe (a region), entrusted to the First Congregation of Good Men "
"Okkar went to the wild lands to lead his people against the perfidious remnants and to start a new time of peace"
"Benyr returned to his homeland and helped rebuild the old city of Orís. Urmet stayed in Itos-Ramar and used the destroyed cattle as the beginning of a new civilization."
"Aron the White had returned to Tudoria and taken Queen Zaira as his wife. She was still young and he was an experienced warrior and respected by the people. Together they assumed the surname of Dilkamar (from the old draconic language, Dilkart Milhabamar, Dragon Soul ), an old gnome custom, hitherto not used by humans. Thus began the dynasty that would rule over these distant lands for more than 2,000 years "
And so it all started in Vallenia...