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[Starwind]

[CENTER]"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
~Aristotle[/CENTER]

For as long as man has existed in this world, there has been no end of fighting. Two or more sides gatherd for various reasons to battle each other and to prove there own integrity. As time has moved on the motivation behind war has become more and more obscure, til it seemed like we were fighting simply for fightings sake.

After every great war the world procalims "Never again!" But humans forget there pain quickly. And only a few short years later they return to there cycle of violence, pain, and suffering. The gods of this world have abandoned us, so now we must fend for ourselves.

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[B]The Empire[/B]
100 years ago, a mighty rebel army appeared in the eastern land of Dumall. Though small in size, their fierce battle tactics and determination made them a dangerous military organization. They quickly started to claim territories throughout Dumall and within only 5 years more then 90% of Dumall was under their rule. Shortly after that the land of Dumall surrenderd to the Rebels and the land was call from the then on Celestia.

With there new might and resources they began once again to spread out, this time reaching into the southern land Melochs. Melochs would not fall as easily as the eastern lands, but this meant little to the new emperor of Celestia, Vicous Helston. He was a cold and calculating man with no compassion and endless ambition.

The northern land of Semel quickly signed a treaty with Celestia. The king of Semel claimed it was a gesture of good will toward there new neighbor, but the truth was he was to afraid to risk being the next one forcibly invaded. Needless to say, Celestia quickly expanded itself into Semel til next to nothing of the original regime remained.

The fall of Meloch was starting to seem like a certainty as the armies of Celestia slowly, but surely made there way across the land, moving closer and closer to the capital city of Torren.

It was at this time that the last of the free lands, the central land of Tobit and the western land of Mickus combined there might with the remaining Meloch forces and staged a massive resistance to the Rising empire of Celestia. This was to be the last stand of the free worlds.

After 30 years of what seemed like an endless war, the cruel and mallicious emperor of Celestia vanished without trace or explanation. With Vicous Helston gone, the alliance quickly drove back the invading armies of Celestia were droven to the ends of the continent and dispersed to the winds.

The politicians and Generals were imprisoned and many were put on trial as war criminals. But despite all of it's efforts and a global manhunt, Vicous was never found. Many believe he died during the war, killed by an assasin and the empires politicians simply coverd it up in a futile attempt to keep the empire together.

After 10 years of searching nothing was ever uncoverd and the once grand empire was crushed to nothingness and the land of Dumall was restored to it's rightful people.

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[B]The Knights[/B]
After such a close brush with total conquest the five lands knew that they needed some kind of means of protecting all the lands from any possible such future threats. This is how, 50 years ago, the knights of the cross were first assembled.

They were gatherd together to act as not only guardians, but diplomats for all nations. The most elite fighters and wizards of all nations were gatherd together and this made up the first order of the knights. They were answerable only the council of five elders.

The knights traveld from land to land, quelling disputes and casting out rebels. For a span of 40 years all things seemed well. It seemed as though that war fought on grand scales was at an end. It was time of peace and simplicity for which I had hoped would always last.

But peace is a fleeting fancy, and war is the inevitable end.

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[B]Fall from Grace[/B]
5 years ago , during a meeting of the council of five elders, a new order of knights was called on to serve the five great lands. This was fairly normal. Every few years it was neccesary to recruit new knights from each land to serve. 2 new members, one knight and one wizard from each land, was chosen to join the growing number of Kinghts of the cross.

One stand out was a young knight from the land of Dumall named Marcus was the center of attention. His skills as both a fighter and a leader showed great promise. He was immidiatly given a position of power within the knights.

Shortly after this many strange rumors started to circulate around the once nobel knights. Mention of odd and unholy rituals were said to occur within the leadership of the knights. Strange new monsters began to appear through out the land. The skies over head seemed to grow darker with each passing day. And as the activities of the knights grew strangier, the position of Marcus continued to climb.

The council seemed oblivious to the rising trouble throughout the land. Villages were being over run with monsters or taken as a new santuary for the knights. This was begining to to stir up many unrests between not just the nations, but within them as well.

Last year was the breaking point when the capital city of the central land of Tobit, disappeared completely. Like it had sunken into the ground. Not a single structure or even person was ever found. Only a giant crater remains where the city once stood. The land of Tobit exploded and began to lash out at the other lands. The rising unrest has caused war to start breaking out in all areas of the continent, both outward and civl disputes are running rampant.

This is more then just war now, it's anarchy on a grand scale. And standing in the nexus are the knights of the cross.
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