Sunday, September 26, 2010

The legend of Falkor/The rise of Sindrig/The insurrection of Anhur

Ok, so this kind of came out in a rush and it's just one big paragraph but I hope you'll forgive me. You can also see why I haven't tried to write this down, it's rather generic.

Before the first kingdoms the land was ruled by bloodthirsty, greedy warlords. Seldom was there peace and many people lived their lives in fear and poverty. As a young man Falkor knew there had to be a better way of life. When he grew into adulthood he was able to find other like minded people and together they tried to create a place where people could live in peace and safety. However, the warlords where not fond of the idea of someone who could challenge their power and they attacked Falkor and his people. Of course they stood no chance against such might and when they where attacked their defeat was inevitable. Falkor, his sons, and those with him did everything they could to defend themselves and their families. During the fighting Falkor unlocked something within himself, he had somehow discovered how to tap into the power of magic. But this new found power was just too little too late. Falkor, one of his sons and a few others where all that survived. They knew they would be hunted for their rebellion so they went into hiding in the wilderness where they could rethink their strategy and try to farther understand and unlock this new power of magic Falkor had unlocked. Several years past and one day Falkors son and a few of the other survivors reappeared. They had succeed in understanding the power of magic and had also created powerful magical sword that later would be called The Sword of Falkor. Using this new power and the might of The Sword of Falkor they where able to finally fight back teaching those who would join their cause the secrets of magic they where unstoppable. With this might they where able to establish the first kingdom, The Kingdom of Falkora. It grew quickly in it's might and was soon the most powerful force in the land. Others also began to learn the secret of magic and form their own kingdoms but Falkora continued to rein supreme. For many years things continued to stay relatively the same and the Falkorins also discovered a secret about The Sword of Falkor. Every once in a while a child was born to the Falkorin line that was extremely gifted in magic and was able to unlock untold powers when wielding The Sword of Falkor. They where called True Heirs. As the Falkorin borders grew they eventually began to explore the north lands and there they encountered large beasts that had a body much like a mans except that their heads where shaped similar to that of a wolf, they had long tales, they had vary long arms, and they where covered in fur. They also noticed that these Behemoths as the Falkrins called them, where actually rather intelligent. Eventually they began to capture and enslave them. The Behemoths large strong bodies where excellent for preforming tasks impossible to humans. However the Behemoths proved to be more intelligent then the Falkorins had a first thought. They began to learn the human tong and they began to fight back. The Behemoths proved to be incredibly powerful warriors, the fighting continued for years. At this time the young prince Sindrig had been revealed as a True Heir. The Falkorin people begged him to take up The Sword of Falkor and protect them from the threat the Behemoths posed. Sindrig was hesitant feeling that there must be some other way to resolve the conflict but eventually he was forced to do as the people willed. With the True Heir Sindrig and the power of The Sword of Falkor the Behemoths didn't stand a chance. The Falkorins subjugated them completely. Sindrig was then going to step down from the thrown having accomplished his task but the people would not allow him so Sindrig agreed to be their king until he passed away. Some years past and the power that Sindrig wielded began to corrupt him. He became a tyrant and began to make war with all the other kingdoms in the land concurring them one by one. He also began to want for a even more lavish life style and taxed the people of Falkora heavily. More time passed, all kingdoms that opposed Falkora had been destroyed and the people of Falkor where suffering greatly, they wanted to overthrow Sindrig but he had far too much power, the only remaining option was to wait for him to die. But Sindrig did not die, for more then 100 years he ruled and never aged. The people of Falkor where desperate, many resistance groups and formed and they had tried to kill Sindrig but none could succeed. Eventually they decided that they had to wait for another True Heir to be born, perhaps then they could stand up to Sindrigs might. One night a young woman named Illidrad snuck into Sindrigs chamber and seduced him. She then went into hiding protected by the resistance withing Falkora. Much to their joy 9 moths later Illidrad gave birth to a True Heir, Anhur. However they had to wait until Anhur was old enough to be able to stand up to his father. 16 years later the time finally arrived. The resistance led by their new leader Anhur rose up against Sindrig. Still they where unsuccessful but one night Anhur was able to sneak into the castle and steal The Sword of Falkor. But Anhur and the resistance knew that having the sword may not be enough and they fled from Falkora. They headed east but where perused by Sindrigs army. In order to survive and to get away from Sindrig once and for all Anhur summoned the power of The Sword of Falkor and raised a mountain range between them. Finally escaped from Falkora and Sindrig the people of Anhur began to raise up new kingdoms. First The Kingdom of New Falkora, then to the north The Kingdom of Bomar, and to the south The Kingdom of Illidrea, and to the east The Kingdom of TCUK (The Currently Unnamed Kingdom). In an attempt to protect themselves from what had happened in Falkora The Kingdom of New Falkora formed The Dragon Knights, a group of knights solely dedicated to protecting The Sword of Falkor and making sure that it was only used when it was absolutely needed. The Falkorin line was also divided between the four kingdoms so that no one kingdom would have a grater chance of having a True Heir and thus threatening the balance of power.

Long, yeah? And that's just the back story.