Xostheron

Xostheron was on of the two demigods whose essence was captured in the bloodline of the Xie dynasty.
In the beginning, Xostheron was the herald and mouth of Muhar, and his lieutenant. Xostheron acted as the emissary of the Ivory God to their empire, the Mezejin Imperium of pre-Sundering Kalimdor. The Mezejin Imperium relied heavily upon blood magic, in accordance with Muhar's tenets of nobility and thus, noble blood. The rulers of the Imperium relied upon their holy blood for authority and power, and blood magic forged the heart of the Mezejin hierarchy.
Xostheron often fought with the dark trolls and the armies of Mnesthes, trying to gain control of Ythan'alai, the holy city of paganism. During the climax of the wars for Ythan'alai, the Sundering occured. Much of the world was blasted beneath the waves, but Xostheron shielded Ythan'alai and the trolls within it. Though the Mezejin Imperium was destroyed by the Sundering, much like the dark troll empire, Ythan'alai was preserved. The trolls of Ythan'alai worshipped Xostheron and Muhar as a result, and the Mezejin Imperium was slowly rebuilt through them.
In time, Xostheron's new Mezejin Imperium drew the ire of Xaxion Drak'eem, because Xostheron was trying to break history to bring about the Awakening earlier than history would otherwise have allowed. In an alliance with Akaerna-Sagai, Xostheron fought off Xaxion Drak'eem.
To survive, Xostheron forged a Black Iron War Golem army with the help of the Black Dragonflight. For consorting with the Blacks, the Red Dragonflight entered the war to overthrow Xostheron.
At long last, in Ythan'alai, Xostheron and Akaerna-Sagai entered into direct combat with Xaxion Drak'eem. The battle was so furious and terrible and it lasted long enough that it drew many pilgrims and those attuned to magic. These journeymen bore witness to the titanic battle that took place in Ythan'alai.
The battle ended with Xostheron and Akaerna-Sagai dead, and Xaxion Drak'eem having lost his physical form. Nonetheless, the residue of the battle and the blood of the dead gods was gathered up by the pilgrims, who formed the Archivists. The Archivists predicted the future thanks to their dark gift, but disagreed on how to use their gift.
Those that wanted to continue Xostheron's original mission became the Chancellors. The rest remained Archivists and converted to the Holy Light, fearful of the dark power Xostheron had wielded.
As for the Muharist trolls left alive after the fall of Xostheron and Akaerna-Sagai, they continued to worship Muhar. In time, humans came to colonize Zul'Dare, and they interbred with the trolls there to form the Esoteric Order. The Esoteric Order continued to wait for the Awakening.
In Alterac, the Chancellors infused the blood of Xostheron and Akaerna-Sagai into the Xie dynasty, hoping to use it to change history and to gain control of the Black Iron War Golems again.
Category:Characters
Category:Pagans
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