Or... there were,
before the Immortals rose to power, and four tribes were reduced mere fifty people from hundreds of thousands. Then the last, completely disbanded. The grand centuries of peace between the tribes was cut short by six fake, greedy Champions, who outmatched over a million, blessed people by stealing each tribe's sacred artifact.
But it may help your journey to defeat these Immortals, as they call themselves, a lot more if we took a step farther back. Perhaps to the origin story of magic itself.
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-- The Story --
Lore: As it begins with about every origin story, there was no real order at first. People, ordinary men, were strewn about everywhere, and conflict broke out quite often. Enemies were jammed together with nowhere else to go to escape.
The Gods then decided to each choose a Champion who would create order, one to lead in the name of each God. These five men, now Champions in the eyes of their peers, quickly rose in status, wealth and indeed lived up to their names as leaders.
Along with the title and respect, each man was given an enhancement in abilities and certain types of magic, depending on their Patron God. For instance, Urgan -- the god of shadows and sorcery -- gave his Champion vast magical abilities, but Furin -- god of fire and ferocity -- gave his none. But all the Champions were immortal in the sense that time would not touch them.
Centuries passed and enough order was created among all men, that all was well for a time. But as all men are jealous, envious of those higher, they began asking the one question: "Why?" Why of all men, were these 'Champions' chosen to guide. What made them different? It was unfair, was it not?
And all the men, even the Champions, agreed something was unfair. Though, they differed in views on what was unfair.
Two of the Champions sided with half of the men, that the Gods were unfair by choosing only five to rule. However, two other Champions and the other half of the normal men believed the Gods were right -- as they always are -- and should not be accosted so. What else to do?
Go to war.
For seventeen years, war raged across the land. All the while, the fifth man, fifth Champion of Derish, the god of spirit, mind and logic. Perhaps other things along the lines of practicality. This fifth Champion thought the war was more than just 'what was fair'. Tensions was still high between enemies who were still stuck together, those who viewed differently.
Those seventeen years, he fought in his own way, for peace. He managed to gather the Champions and Gods together to end the war. The terms were all men were granted attributes of his (well, women too, of course -- gender equality!) favored God or Champion. The fifth man, now commonly known as the wise man, also had the Gods divide the men into tribes based on what powers they chose.
Naturally, those who were similar chose a specific tribe were similar to others who did. Each of the tribes came to gain certain attributes that were common for them, that all the other tribes knew them for. They were as followed:
ABENGALE
Cedar ~ God of life, nature and faith. Home of the Life Orb.
- They are thought to be a much more peaceful tribe in and of itself. The magic granted to their people was that of healing and tending to plants, herbs specifically. In battle, their powers cannot do much, but in healing, there is no other match among any other tribes.
- They are the most faithful (duh, that's what their God is known for) and often having ceremonies to thank and honor the Gods for peace and prosperity. Other times, they are fairly mellow, relaxed and friendly. Their main beliefs are to help your neighbor as you would family. Sometimes, the other tribes see them as pushovers.
MALIFORD
Furin ~ God of fire, ferocity and bravery. Home of the Fire Orb.
- This is the main fighting force among all the tribes. Many of them have very little to no magical ability, but their strength, endurance and over all fighting ability is so much that none other can compare. Many are also great hunters and marksmen.
- While they are fierce and brave in the heart of battle, or even on a hunt, they are not aggressive and will not start the fight. They have their own code of honor as they are the protectors. Occasionally, they can be known to have a slightly swelled ego or have an arrogant attitude.
BENISWORTH
Orfus ~ God of water, prosperity and intelligence. Home of the Water Orb.
- Overall, people of Benisworth search for more advancement and look to expand their knowledge of the world. Their abilities consist of quick and bright minds, along with moderate magic, most of which is hardly battle magic. Most of the prophets of the tribes are found here, as their magic is often times seer like (but other times just for practicality).
- They are the levelheaded bunch of all the tribes and are often better at challenging themselves. Along with being problem solvers, they have a common thirst for knowledge and better at strategics than the actual fighting itself. Still, they are known for being mysterious and stuck up, refusing to actually share the knowledge they so crave.
EPIKAH
Urgan ~ God of shadows, sorcery and conquest. Home of the Shadow Orb.
- This tribe has the most vast ability of magic out of all five (even if it's not the strongest). Their magic is mainly used for training and battle, while many of them lack physical fitness or even the knowledge of how to bear a weapon. Still, they are most endurant magic users, with the most capabilities.
- Overall, they could be classified as the most shady and self centered of the five tribes. However, they are very loyal to one another, knowing how to work with one another very well. Not only this, but they are the most proud by far and hold grudges for quite a while if they are offended or their pride is hurt. Also, ruthless. Throwing that out there.
YUGERNES
Derish ~ God of spirit, mind and logic. Home of the Spirit Orb.
- They are, by far, the smallest of the five tribes. While the others are roughly similar in size, this one has nearly a tenth of the members that the others do. (Probably about five hundred thousand to fifty thousand.) But, their magic is the most powerful and influential. They deal with mind and soul, sometimes penetrating and controlling either. Though, this practice is highly frowned upon. It often times leads them to be more balanced than normal people.
- As mentioned, they are much more prone to thinking out decisions and thinking which will create the best outcome. Overall, they are a lot more independent than in other tribes, but their business is so intertwined with others, they often get tangled into other things that they may prefer to stay out of. At first sight, they are cold and mind their own business, but when befriended they become quite a different person, though still serious and solemn.
I'm sure you're curious to know about these orbs. Well, after these tribes were formed, the Champions ruled for a while, but a man can tire of living forever, can they not? For not even battle can slay the power of the Gods. So, when these Champions decided to die, their body became an orb of power that their tribe kept sacred. Only someone from the tribe of the orb can harness their power. Or so it was thought.
History: For millenniums after, there was relative peace among all the tribes, so no total war at the least. Occasional skirmishes and disputes broke out between small groups in the tribes, but the occasion never rose that an entire tribe was pit against another. Until only two centuries ago from today.
In Yugernes, the legend of the Champions was ingrained in the hearts of all the members, so six very powerful people decided to 'recreate' it. Proclaiming themselves Champions, the rallied the rest of their tribe behind them and wanted to take over all the tribes, 'for the Gods' they claimed. It was their order.
Another enormous war broke out, pitting Yugernes against all the others. In any other sense, the others should have won, outnumbering their enemies forty to one. However, these fake Champions conquered one tribe at a time, and once one was taken over, they stole the orb of that tribe, harnessing the power for themselves. After all five tribes were conquered, these six fake Champions were unstoppable, coining their name as the Immortals.
"But wait!" you say. "There are only five orbs, but six of these Immortals!" Well, you're right! (*end cheesy moment*).
The leader of the six Immortals, known as Cheerin, took a chunk out of all five orbs and combined them into one, conglomerated orb, known as the Ethereal Orb. Since now, none of the orbs are completely whole or pure, these Immortals differ from the Champions. While the original Champions could not be slain, these Immortals still have the possibility to fall in battle, but, still, they evade time.
Sidell was split up into five different parts, with the holders of the main orbs occupy one each. Cheerin took a small island in the center lake of Sidell, where she could more efficiently govern her companions. It was there that a prophet approached her and said that she had not made the Gods happy and that their children would reclaim what was theirs.
Let's just say she didn't take it very well. She ordered that all the tribes except Yugernes be slaughtered to a population of less than a hundred, then exiled in a small peninsula in the province that the fifth tribe once inhibited, now called Omenal. That province is where the Immortal of the Spirit Orb governs and lives, Simethus.
As for Yugernes itself, they were completed disbanded and scattered across the land, either brainwashed into living peacefully in the provinces or forced into service for the Immortals. Having come from the tribe, the Immortals still felt slight connection to it, and the powers are fewer, yet stronger.
Since then, the last four tribes lived on the peninsula, facing harder times than ever before. The tribes of Maliford and Epikah clashed and declared war against one another, and Benisworth (who was squished between them) was forced to attempt to keep peace. All the while, Abengale withdrew from the rest and practiced their own rituals to appease the Gods after punishing them so.
All and all, with the tribes in ruin, Cheerin still worries of the words of the prophet, and every decade normally collects only warriors and fighters, to stop them from becoming to big. But as of late, she had become more bold, ordering to take a tribe leader of one of the warring tribes, a healer and prophet this time.
Once collected, they are whisked away to the main city of Omenal, Jandey, where a large celebration takes place before the men are slaughtered. The occupants of the city believe them to be killers or vile people who have disgraced their country. There, live large groups of pervious Yugernes people, and while most of them are blissfully unaware, there are some who see something is off.
(NOW: That was probably a lot to take in, I get that. This is an epic style SB, with heroes, lots of adventuring and probably doing deeds that seem impossible. Feel free to ask me any questions in the DT and throw around lots of ideas, please! After all, we'll be leading the charge together.)
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-- Slots --
Collected
Tribe Leader: Dani Weathal (TheWanderingWizard)
Healer: Paneth Rose (SpiritedWolfe)
Prophet: Datev Tumas (Pretzelsing)
Tribesmen: Izarus Mira (Wolfie36)
Tribesmen: Amerigo Castrien (Craz)
Tribesmen: Asia Smolk (Tuesday)
Tribesmen: Rayne Iyane (Basil)
Tribesmen: Vesia Moss (Veni)
Omenal Occupants
Specter: Vacant
Specter: Isadora Haney (AdrianMoon)
Specter: Hastill Medalion (SpiritedWolfe)
Rogue Mage: Rundel Claude (CookieEmpress)
Rogue Mage: Kasia Lytte (Noelle)
Rogue Mage: Phillip the Silent (Messenger)
Former Yugernes: Nevaeh Sarada (Craz)
Former Yugernes: Embry Mendriel (Megrim)
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