The story of Golash, the Goblin Swimmer

And so Diometrix had gained the power of the weakest of the many wizard kings. He sat on his seat of power, training powerful servants, and killing all who were imprisoned to increase his strength. He purchased captured wizards and slaughtered them by the thousands to increase his own power. He was especially interested in fire elementalists. He brought them in and killed them, thus gaining the most powerful fire magic known to all.He then left his home in the North, and traveled to the kingdom of Ygrin, the nearest wizard king to Diometrix's kingdom. Diometrix then challenged Ygrin to a duel. Their power was near equal, and their fight lasted for days, tearing down cities and killing many. To end the fighting, one of Diometrix's apprentices, a man whose name has been long forgotten, sought the Elves. He sat in council with the Elves living to the east, who gave the apprentice a powerful enchantment that could allow Diometrix to become the victor. Using this power, Diometrix tipped the balance, and became the victor.He was now more powerful then any of the other wizard-kings remaining, and his kingdom was by far the largest. He was still afraid of alliances between the wizard-kings that could be more powerful then him. So Diometrix decided to do something to increase his power. He sent his apprentices out to the reaches of his kingdom, and to channel his power, so that he could kill dissenters, assassins, rebels and those near death to increase his power. His reach grew with his power, and soon he became viewed as a god. His power eventually grew to thrice of a standard wizard king.Then he moved. He marched upon his opponants, killing hundreds of thousands, and massively increasing his power. He killed the vassals of his enemies, and grew more powerful with each kill. He killed many of the remaining wizard kings, forcing the few remaining to hide, or strip themselves of their power to not be persecuted.Diometrix was unmatched by all, and each day his power grew by much. He was a god to his people, and he had many children. He used his power to become immortal to himself, hunger, age and sickness. He killed even more fire elementalists, and his fire became known as the Holy Flame, the most powerful fire magic in the world. He ruled for hundreds of years.In a small kingdom in the center of what is now the Western Kingdom, its name forgotten, a man named Belhar lived. He had a similar power to Diometrix. He could steal energy from people, but instead of killing them to gain it, he could steal it by taking it when they attempted to use it. He fought many of Diometrix's children and apprentices and defeated them, gaining in power.Belhar had reached such a power that Diometrix could not kill him from his palace. So he sent his Holy Flame to destroy Belhar and his allies. The fire burned the land, and it became known as the Ashland, for even when the grass regrew, it remained grey, and the places where the people lived remained the same as the places where the survivors fled, broken refugee camps. But Belhar lived. He had absorbed the fire, gaining the most powerful fire magic in the world. He was called in Diometrix's kingdoms the Ashking, or the King of Nothing. It was a derogatory term, yet it remained. Belhar passed his fire down to his children and they to theirs in turn, but they could not steal magic as he could.Unknown to Diometrix, another force came to this world. It was known as Ether, and at its weakest, it could diffuse or weaken magic, and at its strongest it could strip someone of any strength, whether it be oratory, intellect, strength, or magic. When it came and collided with magic, 5 spirits became existent. They were spirits of balance, and they manifested themselves into five physical beings. The first was Arcessum, who controlled the balance between this world, and the others that Magic allowed you to reach into. It manifested itself as neither gender, and it summoned beings at will to serve it. The second was Arinn, who controlled the balance between life and death. She could cause disease and heal at will. The third was Aerion, who controlled the balance between the powerful and the weak. He could incite rebellion, or see it crumble at his will. The fourth was named Adnak, who controlled the balance between development and nature, and used his power to manipulate his form at will. The fifth was Alphia, who controlled the balance of Magic and Ether. She could weaken the power of one, or strengthen it at will for a small area.Together, and with the aid of the 9th Ashking, they stormed Diometrix's palace with the aid of the Blood Kings of the Vampires. The High elves did aid them, and so did many human rebels. The Dryads of the race Naturis came to their aid as well. So did the Felines, whom Adnak had gained much respect among by changing his form to match them. Many creatures that Arcessum summoned too were of much help. Together the five reached the top of Diometrix's tower, and using Ether to strip his power, Aerion killed him, earning the name Aerion Kingsbane.And thus the peoples of the world created an enchantment, that inverted Magic's power on itself, to limit its capabilities, and weaken the wizards to prevent them from possibly recreating the wizard kings once more. They called it the Enchantmente. However, the casting of it was jacked by those with anger against the Vampires, Werewolves and Ghouls, and the Enchantmente unjustly punished their races. The children of Diometrix, having access to soldiers, wizards and royalty, quickly became the rulers, establishing the kingdoms known today. And thus, this world has been flawed, and it must be so corrected. The children of Diometrix can no longer rule the kingdoms as they do. The Enchantmente must be corrected, and the balances must be protected. And thus, I come to the Western Kingdom to oust the children of Diometrix, to protect the balance of this world and others against Calet the summoner-prince, and my old master. I come to place the true king. I come to place the one who will correct the Enchantmente and bring peace to this world. I come to place Nothan, the son of a unknown peasant, as the new king of the West! - A speach by Lord Grae, the character, not the user. Specifically, a character created by the fantasy nerd who uses this profile. Note: Grae is pronounced the same as the color grey.