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The world of Helniclaiir has for countless ages been the stage of numerous kingdoms, fiefdoms, nations and cultures. All struggling for a stronger claim to power than their neighbors, be it political, military, economical or purely harboring the greatest population. Due to this the borders are ever changing, and few rulers are brought into history. If there is one constant in the world, the church would be that one, reaching across nations and races alike. Telling their followers of the godly pantheon governing their world.
While the constellation of gods both light and dark have been the same since the beginning, and the balance seems to be in no chance of changing, the light side is covering the farthest ground. At least if one consider the influence of the church, though the life of simply people might be just as bad no matter the gods they pray to. In a world of such turbulent and constant change regarding whom they pay their taxes and send their sons and daughters to serve for, they simply do not care either way.
And the capability to reach to the heavens for your actions is a dream none but children hold onto, however, the chance at becoming a successful warrior is by far greater than that of learning the mystical arts, even if you join the church as one of their priests, to ever hold the miracles of their faith at the tips of your fingers is but an illusion at the horizon. What wizards, witches, sorcerers and mages there are living secluded lives or playing the part of heroes in mythic tales.
Helniclaiir would have stayed the same, continuing on their middle age golden age, but something is about to happen and has already started to do so. A being has appeared among the dark gods, known only as the Fairy, and she is not satisfied by the shares of power in the world. But without countless followers for her fellow dark gods, such things would not change.
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In a caravan journeying for a renown trade-hub a group of slaves are silently coming to peace with their destiny. Though some of them do not fit the usual profile, somehow a number of people formerly of power have found this as their end destination. Famous warriors, caught by the enemy, leaders usurped by their subjects, advisers accused of treason, important officials, rich merchants and high-born betrayed by their friends and those that want their influence. No matter their past, these people harbor an bottomless hate for those that put them there, for the world itself, and they will never allow themselves broken.
These feelings would in all events go unanswered, but among the slaves is the First, an acolyte of the Fairy, and he has in them found fellows that do not accept the world. Together with them he shall cast the world into darkness, he shall show them the ways to power unimaginable, and their hate shall become the terror of those that dare to stand against them. For they will be, the Acolytes of Evil.
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Helniclaiir is as said to countless diverse races, including various humanoids, beast-men and demi-humans, as well as sentient races not closely related to the former. Most if not all of them keeping nations and cultures of their own, though almost exclusively praying in the religion of the church. Most wide-spread are the humans, their kingdoms slowly but surely claiming more and more of the other races lands, the former citizens having to adapt to the new order. But life is like always not vastly better or worse than before. Though some races are persecuted if only for their heritage.
-We will more likely than not accept your character belonging to any race you want to use, though if it is an original race we would like a brief introduction of their physical appearance and any special traits they might show, as well as their most usual cultural and state-wise systems and norms.-
As nations, states, kingdoms and tribal territories rise and fall constantly, there are countless minor countries trying to survive and expand in Helniclaiir. These countries also tote armies and create alliances with others of their kind.
-If you want your character to originate from a specific country, give a short view of the kingdom if you want to use it further into the story.-
There is magic in the world, as well as in living beings. And very rarely someone is born with the ability to utilize this magic directly, but even if there are some similar points between these wild-mages, they are in large much more diverse in both their use and view of magic, its like magic doesn't follow the same rules for all of them.
Because of this, it is far more feasible to pray and offer tribute to a god or higher being for the ability to use magic, either by being granted or possibly loaning some of their divine might. Real wizards and witches have usually been granted the ability to see and touch upon the magic all around them, which is closer to what the wild-mages are able to do, but still done through a filter of their patron god.
-Even if your character happens to be a wild-mage, the main part of your acolytes power will likely come from your patron god, power sacrificed to obtain, and sacrificed to maintain and sacrificed yet again to strengthen. We will allow many bizarre ideas, if you manage to keep the tribute flowing, though we try to keep it within the confines of the world as well as its laws and restraints.-
The ones who will continue to stand in the way of the acolytes is the church, along with their own gods of light. And compared to the dark side the gods of lights followers are many and whole armies fight in their name. Nonetheless, the pantheon of Helniclaiir is so far standing on even ground.
Dark (Evil) gods:
Jylsevin, female god of desire.
Kiacrastil, male god of chaos.
Berwatsen, male god of war.
Sevhizaw, female god of lies.
The Fairy, female being of Illusions.
Neutral gods:
Iswarhemd, male god of hate.
Reshkold, male god of destruction.
Light (Good) gods:
Vilgowr, god of life.
Ahevla, god of children.
Vijolovij, female god of peace.
Sahlyncirle, male god of creation.
Lebacrow, male god of hell.
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