The Ancient Presence

**The Ancient Presence** is a major antagonistic faction in *Divided Earth*. They are an infamous witch coven that's lead by Mordred Farray, and are known to take advantage of vulnerable people and coerce them into joining.

## Roles

They serve as the central antagonists in Act 1, major antagonists in Act 2, supporting antagonists in Act 3, and the opening antagonists in Act 4.

## History

Over 200 years ago, Mordred Farray's family was accused of witchcraft and burnt on stakes. Mordred took her revenge on the village and killed every last person there. She then started looking for other witches who suffered from familiar events.

The first of these witches she found was Simara Blackwood, a powerful druid who's home forest was destroyed by the people of Avalor. Over time, Mordred and Simara recruited more and more different magic users and terrorised both Avalor and Tharrodell with curses and plagues, becoming one of the most feared covens in the world.

The Ancient Presence used an old abandoned sea fort on the coast of Avalor, called Fort Tempest, as the headquarters. Simara struck a deal with the queen of the sirens, Noirax Caligari, to protect the fort from the sea.

## Members

There a many members in The Ancient Presence, however only four of them have been named so far. These four are:

* **Mordred Farray** **(deceased)** - Mordred is the founder and leader of the coven, she is also known as The Arcane and is the 4th General of Death. She was killed by Adrian Thorn in *Chapter VII: Arcane Ambitions*, revived in *Chapter XIV: Storm Rising*, and truely killed in *Chapter XXXII: Fighting Back*.
* **Simara Blackwood (deceased)** - Simara is the right-hand witch of Mordred and was the first one who Mordred recruited. She was killed by Valkyrie Highlander in *Chapter V: Assault on Fort Tempest*.
* **Druella Castleton (deceased)** - Druella took over as leader after *Chapter VII: Arcane Ambitions* when Mordred was killed. She planned to resurrect her and become the right-hand of the coven. This was short lived, as Druella was killed in Chapter XVIII: The Battle for Severance.
* **Kara Malison (deceased)** - Kara is a witch and Harpy who is friends with Druella.
* **Lillith Drexia** **(deceased)** - Lillith is a succubus who guarded Fort Tempest. She was captured by The Group in *Chapter V: Assault on Fort Tempest* and acted as their friend until her betrayal in *Chapter X: The Tyrants* in an attempt to bring back Mordred.

### Allies

* **Generals of Death** - Since the coven's leader is Mordred Farray, The Ancient Presence served the other generals and assisted them in any goals they had.
* **Noirax Caligari (deceased)** - Noirax had a deal with the coven to protect it from the sea. In return, the witches would kill any sea dragons they found. Noirax was killed by Gizzeo in *Chapter V: Assault on Fort Tempest*.
* **Ugok Dunmar** & **The Oggs of War** - The Ancient Presence would often work with The Oggs of War to kill any enemies of the Generals of Death. They would mostly talk with Oggüth Burba or even Ugok Dunmar himself.

## Trivia

* Despite every named character being female, there are male members of the coven that do exist
* Noirax had actually learnt a small bit of magic from the coven

## Navigation

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