War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. IV

War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. IV Diary of High Lorekeeper Baeldon --The Aftermath--

After the war was lost the curse of the gods was revealed. We watched as those of our kin that had heeded the call of our god turned to simple beasts. They retain their penchant for war, it is what they were created for, but they have lost their ability to understand it. Still, these were beasts we could understand and once again tame. We began to reclaim our small empire, rebuilding upon the ruins of the last. We were bitter then, angry for failing our god and arrogantly believing that if we had joined the battle the war would have been won and the terrible curse prevented.

But our anger was not enough to satisfy the god that we had willfully scorned. He came to us just ten years to the day after the portal was crushed and his loyal followers cursed by the other gods. He proclaimed upon us a doom that we could not avoid, one that he promised would be more painful and enduring that what the joined gods had done to his followers.

Rallos Zek's proclamation, heard by every one of our people regardless of their location at the time, was thus:

Unto you shall fall a darkness eternal. You have forsaken your lineage, and so it shall destroy you."

We were all filled with dread. For decades we worried, bringing dread to us all. After time some speculated that this was the fullness of the curse, that we should suffer fear of his wrath until the end of time. When another decade passed and we remained untouched by any unusual happenings, we began to relax. We had regained control of our world and almost forgotten the recent past when king Beltron died and everything changed.