LINESII- Into the Darkness

Part III: The Citadel

All gods are one. All men are one. All are one!
-Last words of the Prophet

His work accomplished, the prophet lay dying.

The Citadel of Knowledge had been founded, his followers laboring under his direction. The Prophet had done his part to bring peace to the world. He had finished the task that Eldos had entrusted him with, and Eldos had released him.

But now he was alone...terribly alone.

Do all abandon me now, in my moment of need? he cried out inside his head.

And at first there was nothing. But then he heard the voices, soft and persistant. He strained to hear them.

I, Nikkal-Rae, am with you.

I, Otornos, am with you.

I, The Red Lady, am with you.

I, The One, am with you.


The voices continued, loud and soft, masculine and feminine, intimate and detached. They went on and on. Gods he had never heard of, gods he had never dreamt of, revealed themselves to him.

But as they continued, they began to blur, and at last became one voice.

WE ARE ELDOS. WE WERE WITH YOU. WE ARE WITH YOU. WE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.

"All gods are one. All men are one. All are one!" he gasped, and died.
 
Epilogue may come tomorrow, or it may not come until Sunday, but it WILL come eventually. Enjoy the rest in the meantime!
 
Great story, JD! :cry: I kinda feel sorry for Eldan... At least his struggle was not in vain!
 
It was a long long time since the Abeyances were nomads with no home to call theirs. For a thousand of years bigot have been the home of the Abeyances. But no more. In the last years a war came to the Aneyans, a war that will change their whole lives, their whole culture into something else, something different.

As the Eldarian menace came to Tigot with huge armies some Aneyans knew what is to come. Some already knew Tigot will not exist for too long, the Aneyans may not exist in some time either. Could they even survive? If Tigot would be surrendered all the Aneyans of the world would be stuck in one city. The city that ones nurtured them and brought peace and prosperity will become their graveyard. Already famine and disease spread in Tigot like flies spread on fresh meat. One Aneyan could not see his beloved people vanish from the face of the planet. The smartest people all across the world, the first culture to create schools would soon be gone. Unless some Aneyans will leave the city, the place of their birth, and leave for the first time into other lands, far away from the Eldarian menace.

Maui Menai was the Aneyan that came up with the idea. He rushed to the palace just a few days before the Eldarian armies reached Tigot and fully surrounded it. The Emperor did not even listen. He was ready to die in honor. Maui had to organize an escape but himself. But things would not be so easy...

In two days Maui found about 30 Aneyans that are ready to live Tigot but also the Emperor heard Maui his plans. He mocked his ideas and declared Maui and all his followers to be traitors for the Aneyan honor. They wanted to run away and that is not the way Antigotica taught us. The Mauis had to escape as Tigot became a danger to them. The citizens wished them death and were prepared to help this happen. They were hunted by their own Aneyan brothers. Maui could not take it. He announced after leaving the walls of Tigot with the last 10 living Mauis that their group name no longer will be Aneyans. The Aneyans have expelled them from within. They will be know as the Maugot. The group agreed.

Packing quickly outside the walls instantly Maui and his followers left Tigot with all cars of knowledge they could carry. They could not allow the Eldarians to destroy the knowledge the Aneyans discovered. He could not allow the Emperor to destroy this knowledge either. He had to save it, that was his main idea in running away. If Aneyan discoveries would be destroyed than it as easy as saying there were never Aneyans.


A few days later Tigot was burning. The Eldarians entered the city, slaughtering all that stood in their way. The last view Maui remembered from his ones beloved home is death. Soon he and his group will reach a new home, far away from the lands of Viti. The name the Aneyans gave to the area of civilization. The Maugot left. First the went far into the west into the reached of Gorin and than wandered North. Far into the lands of vicious barbarians and unknown secrets and lands. There they will one day find an home...


Maugot
Cities: none
Leader: Maui Menai
Religion: none
Government: A group of 10 people.
Economy: 0/0
Population: 10
Army: 10 Archers
Navy: None
Education: None
Technology: Copper age
Confidence: Loving
Culture: None
Wonders:
Description: The group of the Maugot have left the lands of the Aneyans in search of a new home far away from the cradle of civilizations. They are now adventuring in the barbarian lands north of Gorin in hope to find a more diplomatic barbarian group that would agree to guard them in the trip far far far north in return for Copper technology and knowledge of the cradle of civilization that no body else has.

OOC: Yep time to look for the tribes that will think were gods :). Anyway just show me as a colored point that will move around in the coming turns...
 
Awesome. These stories are great guys.

To: Maugot
From: Northern Explorers

There are massive and disorganized tribes in these northern lands. Their skin is as dark as ours is light. They are, however, somewhat hostile to us.
 
to Northern Explorer

We see. If you could help us find a tribe that would like to be payd for guarding us throught the wilderness we would be very happy.Otherwise we are a small group, we will probably not be found or attacked so easily.
 
Urrr. I think an adventuring party would need to mingle with the local population, given the time scope of this NES? Funny idea, anyway. I might've done the same in your slippers.
 
ot like it's 1 man.. or 1 man and 1 woman. It is about 4 women and 6 men. (I think 2 men will be gay but havn't decided yet.. :lol: ) so they can still grow children in case it's needed. Besides their just going away from the map to find some realy undeveloped tribes in the middle of nowhere and make gods of themselves and their families... Kinda like what happened in ancietn Egypt.
 
Inbreeding! You know why there's so much incest in the Egyptian Ennead? Lucky for them they were gods! And the appearance of Hephaisotos in Greek mythology is also not a coincidence!
 
Well were already tall Elbino people with a rather weak thin body but strong hands.. (for the bows..)... What else can go wrong?
 
Great explorers. With a guardian tribe that could help us in his known lands we could soon be gone from the ancient lands into a new place.
 
The update will be here this weekend, right?
 
I think he wants them right away. He will be doing the update, like, anytime now.

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Update N.A.O.!
 
Im not supposed to send orders right? because I dont exist yet, right?
 
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