History of the God Mars

Mars, the God of war, was a historical hero that lived during the age of the First Calamity. He led the heroes during the Golden Age against the hordes of monsters and evil creatures during that period of time. It became myth that as the God of war that he was the harbinger of death, but in fact it was his military tactics that led humanity to victory against the three Dread Lords. He was Earth's mightiest hero.

## The Calamity

During the first calamity War was empowered with magic and rage. With these abilities he rallied other heroes of the time to fight against the hordes. During the end of the First Great Calamity he fought against the three Dread Lords; Suspiriorum, Tenebrarum and Lachrymarum. When the other heroes fell in combat during this great battle and it was evident that the Dread Lords were going to prevail, Mars made the ultimate sacrifice. Concentrating all the magics he could pull from the Planes of Existence, he unleashed a magical spell unseen or unheard of, even by today's standards. This killed the three Dread Lords, but also Mars perished knowing full well that this would be the outcome. Although he died his legacy continued and so did hope.

## The Armor of Mars

The Armor of Mars is the legacy left behind by the God of War. After his death followers of Mars found his armor and sensed strong magical properties from it, despite magic having been removed from the world. Knowing that a direct descendant of Mars could possibly embody the power of the God of War, his followers secreted the pieces away in case one day the God of War was needed once again.

The next sighting of the Armor of Mars is recorded to be in ancient Sumeria, around 6000 BC. Here it laid in a tomb dedicated to the God of War, where it sat for hundreds of years. King Tizqar eventually decided to enter the tomb and done the armor himself. In doing so he rained on the throne for 305 years before he was consumed by the power and died. Instead his son King Iiku took the armor and placed it back in it's resting place instead of wearing it himself. During his reign it was take by descendants of those charged with keeping the armor safe to Atlantis, as it was the most technologically advanced city of that period of time, and a place well known for peace.

The armor rested in Atlantis during its peak in 3000 BC. That is until Atlantis decided to extend its reach beyond its own boarders, sensing the tension and the impeding wars that may arise the keepers again took the armor and smuggled it into Egypt as its military might was able to deter those of the Atlanteans, in the year 2500 BC.

During it's time in Egypt the keepers worked their way into high priesthood positions and incorporated secret resting places for the armor to hide in temples and pyramids. Every so many years the armor would be moved from one hidden location to another, t o keep it hidden from those seeking its power. Sometime around 600 BC it was again moved to Babylon, possibly due to the rise of the Roman empire and the political and military pressure they were placing on the known world during that time.

In Babylon it sat untouched for hundreds of years before it was recovered by King Gaudemus of Rhodoes Island. Gaudemus was a self proclaimed king and saw King Alexander the Great as an impostor and deemed him not worthy of ruling. Gaudemus wore the Armor of Mars and when Alexander come to conquer Rhodes Island was held dead in his tracks. He could not compete with the army and its commander king, Gaudemus. Whilst Alexander laid defeated he struck a truce with Gaudemus, that he would never return to the island and would only even bend the knee to him. From here Alexander continued his reign and conquering of the known world.

For reasons unknown Alexander invited Gaudemus to Babylon for a meeting, here Alexander fell ill and died. His soldiers quickly determined Gaudemus was the cause and slew him, burning him alive. Although Gaudemus died, his armor survived without a scratch. The armor is attributed with the great fire and fall of Babylon.

After this event the keepers of the Armor of Mars decided to separate the pieces and secret them to different ends of the world to ensure no one would ever be tempted to wear the armor as they could not contain the power inside. They believed only a descendant of Mars himself would be able to wear the armor without causing destruction or being tempted to go down the route of power.

## The Locations of Mars' Armor

The pieces were secreted away and not discovered until the year beginning 2019. During this period of time a group of magic wielding individuals attempted to recover the pieces of Mars' Armor for a group known as *The Organisation*. The individuals motives for collecting the armor is unknown, but due to their actions the person simply known as The Director, destroyed them and brought on the Second Calamity, and the birth of the Lords of Calamity.

The pieces were recovered in the following locations:

* London, England
* Russia - Contained two Pieces
* The Orient Express, Multi-Planar Dimensions
* Tokyo, Japan