The Flamium Archives

The Flamium Archives began in the 4th Century, on Dralar. The first Archivist, Rakis bore witness to the creation of the Flamium Oracle Relic(The Seventh of The Spirit Gods of T'Roa), as Elemus(God of Elements) and Fyron(God of Fire) used their energies to create the Oracle. In doing so, Rakis' brother Larius, willingly allowed the Oracle to turn him into the first Flamium.

Rakis kept track, and began to transcribe the first 40 years of Larius' life as a Flamium, until Rakis passed, and his son, Haril took over. As decades became centuries, the descendants of Rakis and Haril kept track, adding to the Archives, or "Archiviu" in Ancient T'Roan. These archives included the foretelling of the Goddess of Light, Luxia(from The Realm of Light). As well as the destined creation of the Seventh Spirit God's embodiment in the form of a pure Flamium, who's destined name would be Fyree(Fee-Ray).

### **The First Flamiums**

The first Flamiums, Larius, Zachius, Flamiar and Karin-Tol were all chosen in success, by the previous Flamium. These four were destined to become Flamiums, as foretold by the Spirit Gods of T'Roa, and the Flamium Oracle Relic.

#### **Larius**

Born in the Dralarian village of Kolaz, in the 4th Century, Larius lived a quiet life as a farmer, in the 2nd Era of Peace. He, like most Dralarians were dedicated to worshipping the Spirit Gods. After an invasion from a Nitronian Army, in which Larius' wife and daughter were killed, he all-but lost his faith in the Gods he had hoped would've stopped the horrible deaths. One day, as he laid his family, and other villagers to rest, he and his brother, Rakis wandered across land, until they arrived at the banks of the Lake of Age. He had once believed that, like the Spirit Gods he had nearly lost faith in, that the Lake was equally as mystical.

One evening, as Larius was looking in the water, to wash the sweat off his brow, he saw his own reflection. As he kept staring, he saw his reflection change into something unexpected. His reflection showed his body surrounded by flame. Out of fear he fell back, and saw his body was still flesh and blood. The brothers slept near the banks that night, but in the middle of the night, they awoke and found themselves across T'Roa. In front of them were Elemus and Fyron. Mere moments earlier, the two Spirit Gods had created the Flamium Oracle Relic. It was this that caused a seemingly normal lake, to suddenly become one entirely made of fire. This fire was then channeled through the Relic.

Fyron, the God of Fire, addressed the brothers, he summoned a roll of parchment, and instructed Rakis to keep a record, thus beginning the Flamium Archives. Larius realized what he'd seen in the Lake of Ages was in fact a foretelling of his destiny. He knew what the Spirit Gods wanted. He agreed, and was told that he would soon have the power to defeat any enemy, and protect his land. He stepped towards the Oracle Relic, and upon touching it, he felt the mystical energies of the Flamium Oracle become one with him. As the power of a new Flamium Aura took over his body, he opened his eyes, seeing Rakis transcribing the bizarre events, Larius realized his hands, as well as the rest of him, was now made of pure fire.

Elemus dubbed him a "Flamium", and told him that soon there would be the need for the Oracle to create another Flamium, but that he(Larius) would be the first of this new species. Larius was then given a small amulet, in the shape of the Oracle. The gem was made of an element known as Terrylium Carbonide, an element that Larius was told would keep his Aura pure. Once Larius had accepted his fate, the Spirit Gods went back to their realm, leaving Larius the Flamium, and Rakis the first Archivist.

Over the next several centuries, as the Archives were kept by the line of Archivists, Larius lived a prolonged life. He used his powers to defend Dralar, and eventually he left the land and headed to Kater. The Archivist Theius, who was the 9th in line, followed. The two discovered a cave near the Lake of Fire(where Larius had been changed centuries earlier), and the Archive was kept there. Larius knew his family was gone, but one day he rested in his small bed, when he had a vision of his wife, Dalis, and daughter, Derani. They spoke to him, telling him that they were safe, in a place called Void Haven. In this vision, another figure appeared, Lord Vidé. He told Larius that his family would rest eternally, alive, but never allowed to leave Haven.

Suddenly he realized he wasn't dreaming, and that he was in fact in Haven. He hugged his wife and daughter, who weren't afraid or scared of his Flamium form. Vide then told Larius that he had to find another Flamium, in preparation for the coming Darkness that would threaten T'Roa. Larius accepted this, and was sent back to Kater.