Lore

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## The Beginning

One night, when the Full Moon called down to the earth, the **Great One** awoke. The Great One, upon awakening from its slumber, released a Poisonous Fog that melted the moon, causing Silver Liquid Moonlight to cascade down to the Earth below. This Liquid Moonlight awakened the Fog Beasts, creatures which would attack humankind, and with the Poison Fog coating the skies, all of humankind became desperate, forming many feudal kingdoms as society collapsed around them in order to survive the onslaught. As the Liquid Moonlight seeped down to the earth, the Great One was Lulled to sleep once more by the liquid.

## The First Age of Magic

**King Griffith** was the first to discover magic, doing so by drinking the Cranial Fluid from a felled Jotunn. King Griffith then made this knowledge public, with many kingdoms taking advantage of this newfound power and creating several armies of Spellswords, magically adept warriors that would drive back the Fog Beasts during what was called the **Dark War**. Thus began the **First Age of Magic**.

Of all the Kingdoms, **Lyria** was the one which embraced the concept of Magic the most. This heavy use of magic came at a cost, however, as the use of magic throughout the world caused the Liquid Moonlight to run once more, enveloping a decent portion of Lyria and drowning it deep into the Earth. As the Liquid Moonlight continued to fall and some of Lyria was further brought to ruin, Humanity became distrustful of Magic and those who practiced it. Many sent Magic users 'back to Lyria', by casting them into the corrosive Liquid Moonlight, never to be seen again. Thus ends the **First Age of Magic**.

## Castle Le Fanu

After the end of the First Age of Magic, **Jusztina Fanu**, the Queen of Castle Le Fanu, a Castle within the Kingdom of Lyria, being the last of her family's bloodline, sought to free herself from a curse put upon her family, a curse which would attract an unnaturally great number of Fog Beasts to Castle Le Fanu. Queen Jusztina, on 17/04/0578, found the cause of the curse, as well as a way to resolve it. Just 15 days later, she had become a Vampire, finally ridding herself and the castle from the curse. The **Great Knight of Lyria, Ophelia**, a close friend of Jusztina who she wrote to often, soon then also pledged herself to bear the burden of becoming a Vampire, Jusztina ultimately taking Ophelia as her romantic partner.

Later, both Jusztina and Ophelia had a child together, Prince Crilall. While both Jusztina and Ophelia had become vampires later into their lives, Crilall was born a Vampire. Castle Le Fanu was ultimately at peace for the time being.

## The Brief Second Age of Magic

**Calamis Cerulean**, a powerful Magic user from the kingdom of Lyria, had found out that the Liquid Moonlight was the cause of the Great One slumbering once more. In a plan to keep the Great One forever asleep, Calamis hastened the flow of Liquid Moonlight by using great Magics of both Light and Dark. While this worked to keep the Great One asleep, the Kingdom of Lyria was further brought to ruins, this event being dubbed the '**Crying Moon**'. Thus ended the brief **Second Age of Magic**.

## The Golden Lance

As the brief Second Age of Magic ended, the **Great Well** was constructed in Lyria over the hole carved out by the Liquid Moonlight. The Great Well would be used to dispose of undesirables, such as criminals and the ill. After the events of the **Crying Moon**, the majority of Magic was now banned, and **Calamis** was one of the first Magic Users to be banished to the depths of the well due to his actions. To enforce this ban, and to watch over the Great Well, three of the great kingdoms formed the **Golden Lance**, a feudal rule that would rule for several generations.

During this time, **Prince Crilall**, now the regent of Castle Le Fanu after both of his mothers had entered an 1,000 year sleep, and upon the Golden Lance taking rule, vanished the entirety of Castle Le Fanu into the depths of the Great Well to avoid conflict, but in turn transformed many of the Castle's servants into Vampires and other Vampiric Creatures.

The Golden Lance, after ruling for several generations, was eventually found out to be practicing Forbidden Magic, and thus a long-lasting civil war broke out within the Kingdom, seeing an end to the Golden Lance's rule and sparking the beginning of what would then be called the **Crusades**.

## The Crusades

As the **Crusades** raged above ground, also known as the **Outworld,** Castle Le Fanu was eventually found, and soon became a focal point for much conflict, the Golden Lance, in its weakened state, attacked Castle Le Fanu, dealing heavy damage to the castle and its subjects. Prince Crilall and the Vampiric Servants of Castle Le Fanu eventually succeeded in defending the castle from the Golden Lance, but in turn took heavy losses, the Golden Lance using Dark Magic to transform many of the subjects of Castle Le Fanu into writhing masses of flesh and limbs. The worst of their damage was sealed away within the Clock Tower, never to be re-opened.

## Present Day

As of in-game, the Crusades have long been over, and the world is seemingly stagnant, with no major conflicts occurring in either the Outworld or the Great Well.

## References & In-Game Texts

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Intro Cutscene
2. ↑ History of the Ages, Volume 17, Excerpt 5
3. ↑ History of the Ages, Volume 17, Excerpt 6
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Calamis Cerulean's Notes
5. ↑ History of the Ages, Volume 17, Excerpt 7
6. ↑ 17/04/0578 M.A.
7. ↑ 17/19/0578 M.A.
8. ↑ 17/25/0578 M.A.
9. ↑ 17/29/0578 M.A.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 History of the Ages, Volume 20, Excerpt 2
11. ↑ History of the Ages, Volume 17, Excerpt 8
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 History of the Ages, Volume 20, Excerpt 3
13. ↑ History of the Ages, Volume 17, Excerpt 9
14. ↑ Ballroom Note
15. ↑ Clive's Dialogue

* Intro
* HotA 17.5
* HotA 17.6
* HotA 17.7
* HotA 17.8
* HotA 17.9
* HotA 20.2
* HotA 20.2
* 17/04/0578 M.A.
* 17/05/0578 M.A.
* 17/19/0578 M.A.
* 17/25/0578 M.A.
* 17/29/0578 M.A.
* Calamis I
* Calamis II
* Calamis III
* Calamis IV
* Ballroom Note

Long ago...

A great beast came from the sea.

And brought with it a poisonous fog,
 that spread across the earth.

Corrupting everything it reachedd,
 the poison fog slowly transformed the world
 and brought about a new age.

Now grounded by the poison sky, and outnumbered
 by creatures, Humankind became desperate and
 formed feudal kingdoms.

Closed off from each other, they became paranoid
 and are on the brink of extinction.

Those deemed undesirable, such as criminals
 or the ill, are cast out.

Banished to the depths of the Great Well.

A pit of the diseased and undead,
 the Great Well is said to have but one door to the surface.

History of the Ages, Volume 17, excerpt 5.

A breaking point in the dark war. King Griffith became the first human to acquire magic by drinking the cranial fluid of a felled Jotunn. This knowledge soon became common and many created entire armies of spellswords. The creatures are driven back, and this begins the first age of magic.

History of the Ages, Volume 17, excerpt 6.

Of all the kingdoms, Lyria embranced magic the most. If the tales can be trusted, a Lyrian caused the crying moon. Whether on purpose or not is unknown, but the flowing moonlight cascaded directly on Lyria, enveloping it in silver liquid, drowning it down into the Earth.

History of the Ages, Volume 17, excerpt 7.

The first age of magic ended while the moonlight continued to fall, carving its way into the Earth. And after a series of corrupt rulers and mages, mankind grew to distrust magic. They began sending them ‘back to Lyria’ by throwing them into the cascading silver liquid.

History of the Ages, Volume 17, excerpt 8.

After the brief second age of magic, the Great Well was constructed. Directly over the hollowed void from the barely seeping moonlight. Three of the great kingdoms formed a trust banishing most magic. They together founded a new feudal rule, the Golden Lance over the ruins of Lyria.

History of the Ages, Volume 17, excerpt 9.

The Golden Lance ruled for several generations until it was found that they harbored and practiced forbidden magics. The outrage resulted in a long civil war eventually seeing an end to their rule and sparking the Crusades.

History of the Ages, Volume 20, excerpt 2.

Prince Crilall, the son of great Queen Jusztina Fanu and renowned Knight Orphelia, took over as regent when his mothers’ entered into a thousand year sleep. It is unknown which mother transformed in order to sire him, if at all. And while his mothers’ both became vampires later in life, he was born one. He quickly became feared within Lyria for his ruthlessness and power.

History of the Ages, Volume 20, excerpt 3.

Later, when the Golden Lance began to take rule, and Lyria was mostly destroyed, Prince Crilall vanished the entire Fanu castle. The castle was eventually discovered during the crusades and became a focal point for conflict. However, since its vanishing, its servants had been turned, and the prince had amassed an army of creatures, who succeeded in defending it.

17/04/0578 M.A.

I write this letter fervently my sweet Ophelia, for it presents itself that I, last living of the Fanu line, might have finally solved my family curse.

As you know, our castle has always unnaturally attracted the great fog beasts. And of which your annihilation, I’ve much been affectionate.

But today, I have found the cause. Please return to me as soon as you can.

Jusztina Fanu

17/05/0578 M.A.

Dear Lady,
I’ve read your words again and again for it brings me unforeseen delight to hear that you have finally beaten your family curse.

I ride now, from our great battlefield on the outskirts to your estate. I will have this steed fly like it never has before, but I presume the raven which brings this letter might arrive sooner.

Ophelia of Lyria

17/19/0578 M.A.

Dear Diary,
Oh how sweet and joyous it is, but still difficulty, division and melancholy fills my still heart. With one bite, merely a simple drop of blood, I overcame my family curse. If only I had found this gift sooner, I would not be the last of Fanu.

Jusztina Fanu

17/25/0578 M.A.

Dear Diary,
I read of those with this gift before. Oh but the sun! HA! If they knew what would become of that dim orb behind the fog. Ophelia found this amusing as well. I have yet to bestow her with this, or burden her so. She is so dedicated to serving as a knight that she pledged for it immediately. But that is not what I long for, Ophelia! There are none who stand above us now. None to take away our kinship. No reason left not to pursue happiness in your arms and in your kisses. I must know that she feels the same before sharing this gift, I cannot stand to wait a lifetime.

17/29/0578 M.A.

I rub my eyes, for tears and to make sure I’m not simply in a dream. My love, my sweet Jusztina. I never thought we’d be entwined, but we outlived all those who would stand against us. And with this great gift, we’ll outlive any others. I drank her blood, and she mine. So different from blood shed in battle, we shed blood in love.

Ophelia Fanu

When the great one awoke, it stirred up life itself. That which should not be, tangled with that which is. And the world began to die. Like the moon wanes to wax again, I believe this was only the beginning of a new cycle. But one which does not include humankind.

The heat which arose from the poison fog seemed to melt the moon. Which in turn cascaded to the earth, lulling the great one back to sleep. And gave rise to the moonlight beasts.

I heard rumors that the great one dormant within the earth below the seeping moonlight liquid would soon awake again. So I, Calamis Cerulean of Lyria, devised a plan. Using great magics of light and dark, I hastened the flow of moonlight.

Great destruction was caused by this act. And I became one of the first exiled. Over time I am certain to lose myself, so I leave behind these memories. Know that while I caused much turmoil, I did so for hope. Hope that we could extend our time in this realm a little longer.

The Golden Lance has finally broken Castle Le Fanu. While their last army was a pitiful, hopeless display of combat, they won. I have sealed the worst of their damage away using the clock tower.