Story | Races | Book of Neshram
Story The Beginning There were two divine beings who gave birth to the world of Maldavria; Calmedan and his mate Mathinnia. They created two opposite peoples to inhabit the world: The brave warriors of Melazin, who worshipped Inimmra, the Godess of Light, and the Garaehl, fierce and evil creatures of Maldavria, who were the dark God Tzael's slaves if anything else. For several centuries a brutal war between the two races was fought, mostly because of Tzaels dark schemes to rule the world by himself. To stop the war and bring peace, Mathinnia created several Artifacts and placed them all over Maldavria. These were divine items which balanced the evil and the good forces in Maldavria. It worked... for a while. The Downfall Tired of peace times, Tzael finally managed to tap in to the power that lay within each Artifact. Through the use of warriors with certain abilities, that could switch the Artifacts power flow over to Tzael, he found a way to block Inimmra from restoring Melazin souls in new bodies and once again, the war was raging. Only this time, the Melazin were losing more than flesh and bone as they died. In a rage, Mathinnia tried to punish Tzael for his deeds but it was too late, he was already too strong by the combined power of the Artifacts. Inimmra watched as both her parents were destroyed at the hands of their only son. The Present After having escaped Tzael, Inimmra found out how to control the Artifacts as well. All over Maldavria battles were being fought to control the Artifacts. The final war had begun. Races The Melazin The Melazin society is built with a foundation of trust, love, honor and friendship. They have great artists and musicians who add to the rich Melazin culture. Advanced geometric shapes built with extreme precision are some characteristics of the fantastic architecture that can be seen in Melazin cities. People, animals and vegetation all exists in a wonderful symbiosis and add to the cosy atmosphere in the Melazin part of Maldavria. The Garaehl Garaehl creatures lives on deep rooted instincts which makes them behave like animals though they are almost as intelligent as many Melazins. The closest related creature is the Tzael Sorcerer whom is believed to have once lived in the Melazin community. The dark castles, built with flesh, bone and stone, represents most of the Garaehl buildings. Shapes are often asymmetrical and the rooms are moist and dirty. The Garaehl don't believe in burials so in the castles the reaminings of corpses can be seen and smelled. All this contribute to a very dark and frightening place for any non-Garaehl being. Book of Neshram The Book of Neshram is the complete littature of historic events taking place in Maldavria, written by Melazin scholars. Here are a few excerptions from some of the more exciting chapters: From "Gaambal and The Battle at Thenn Ber" "The Garaehl army charged the Palace and with their superior numbers our defeat was inevitable. Then as the first couple of beasts stormed through the Palace gates, suddenly a few deafining explosions was heard all over the Palace and through the Garaehl death cries a thundering laughter was heard which even further increased the Garaehl Beasts pain. Gaambal had cunningly built and disguised his feared traps which now resulted in many Garaehl wounds and casaulties" From "The First Encounter" "Four Melazin Soldiers attacked the Sorcerer but he suddenly floated in mid-air, several meters above their heads. As they stood there shocked, a blue light flashed four times and the Soldiers started to scream in agony and fell to the ground wrapped in flames. After a while their screams faded and the smell of burning flesh reeked. The Sorcerer moved away slowly, without a single scratch..." From "The New Era" "A bright light started to take shape around his hands. It was the dawn of a new time, a time when the Melazin could finally take up the fight against the Tzael Sorcerers that had wrecked the balance when first appearing forty-two years ago. The Inimmran Wizard spoke a few words and suddenly the light accelerated across the sky and hit one of the Beasts, several hundred yards away. The Beast hovered above the ground and with a cry it exploded, leaving a distasteful testemony of the incident" From "Miscellaneous Quotations" Last words of Penel'a'Tath, Melazin Merchant "I had never seen such fear... Before our eyes, what must have been millions of Beasts appeared at the horizon. One could feel the ground shaking and the distant roar triggered a shiver throughout my body... I couldn't move. As they came closer and closer people around me fled for their lives, but I still couldn't move. The horror..."