The Old World: Pre-Council Eldoria

Many, many years ago, there was great war in the land of Eldoria. The races fought amongst themselves and destruction ravaged the land. As the wars deepened, the fabric of the weave began to unravel. Random magic events began to occur: unplanned fireballs, lightning from nowhere, poisonous geysers and the like. With the world unraveling, several of the most powerful mages in the world banded together to form the Council of Elders, dedicated to holding the world in one peace. They established a treaty that ended the wars and finally brought peace to Eldoria.

TITANS

Worried that this peace was tentative and could be easily disrupted, the Council gathered together a defensive group. These were the Titans, powerful warriors, each dedicated to a single element: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Life and Death. Masters of their own elements, together the Titans were an unstoppable force for good. Alone, none of them could gain enough power to defeat the others. Checks and balances that kept the world safe for Millenia.

THE BETRAYAL

But one of the Titans was not happy with the checks on his power, the Necromancer known as the Titan of Death, Gethin. Gethin was a dark and brooding mage able to defeat death and create armies of the undead to do his bidding. Driven mad with power, Gethin was not content to play only a piece of the defenses for the land of Eldoria.

THE SECOND WAR

As Gethin began to turn back the city guard and gain access to the city, the remaining Titans stepped up. They formed a wall that was meant to be impenetrable but unfortunately, they were pressed back by the hordes of undead beings. Fighting to keep the city safe, faced only with their own destruction, the Council knew that the Titans needed help. They created mythical items to enhance the Titans powers. With these new objects and their own powers, the Titans defeated the undead armies and unable to kill Gethin, they banished him to a realm beyond ours, where he could not do any harm to the living. The crisis was averted but the risk of maintaining the Titans was too great. The Council disbanded them and is all that remains of that long ago time.

PRESENT DAY

Now Eldoria stands as strong as it ever did. But rumblings can be heard if one only stands still to listen. The Cult Of Undying has grown to worship Gethin, who they call The Undying One, and rumor says that they seek to bring him back to this world so that he can assume the power that they claim is rightfully his.

Meanwhile, The Shadow Syndicate, a criminal enterprise full of thieves, assassins and thugs, is building abase of operations to take over Highreach and then Eldoria. The Council of Elders gears up to face these threats moving into their world, protecting the citizens of their world, while rumors of the once sacred holy relics of the Titans have surfaced once again. Working under the cover of darkness, Gethin built a massive army of undead creatures: Vampires, Zombies, Skeletons and similar. These beings fought on despite challenges that would have slowed mortal beings. With these unstoppable creatures at his side, Gethin marched on the city of Highreach, the capital of Eldoria. His army stormed the gates and slowly but surely began to overrun the city guard.