Order of the Sunflower

## Summary

The Order of the Sunflower was one of two major factions on the Overseas Mainland, who fought against the Order of the Cornflower. They spread to the mainland and New Anvil through Cadmus, who continued their goal of colonizing the land.

## History

### Background

Novin and Netress, who were a married couple, ended their journey on a series of small islands, which they named “The Motherland.” Novin was secretly a descendent of one of the Overworld brothers, after they had reduced themselves to mortal forms. Together, Novin and Netress had two children; Cadmus, the elder son, and Damon, the younger son.

In time, Cadmus and Damon would go on to do great things- and they would even be pitted against each other eventually. But for now, they were simply brothers, with an undying loyalty to one another. However, Cadmus would eventually join an organization called the “Order of the Sunflower” who had the goal of settling the untouched lands. Leaving his younger brother behind, Cadmus eventually became the leader of the Order, founding the “Mushroom Cult” in secret.

Damon would also become a member of a similar order, the “Order of the Cornflower” and he moved to their base of Potato Keep somewhere near the Motherland isles. In due time, the two would meet again, but it would be on opposite sides of an unjust war.

### Birth of New Anvil

After traveling for many miles, Cadmus landed on the coast of the mainland, where he came across none other than the fishing village of Forrora, founded by the Forerunners years prior to his birth. At this point, it was struggling to stay intact, as it had begun to deteriorate with age. Over the course of the next few days, Cadmus aided in repairs of the village, declaring himself the new Mayor of the town, renaming it “New Anvil” after the brand new Anvil that he forged for the town.

Shortly thereafter, four of Cadmus’ friends; Zephyr the warrior, Charon the architect, and Pandora the fisherwoman, would arrive at New Anvil, and join his endeavors in making the town a new hub for trade and commerce. During the first Golden Age, as it was called, the caverns underneath New Anvil were stripped of their resources, flooding the village’s economy with diamonds. This proved to be fruitful for a short while, until there were no more diamonds to be found. This led to the Collapse, a time when the economy had been destroyed by greed and avarice. To ensure that the village’s diamonds would not disappear completely, Cadmus gathered up all the remaining gems he could, and buried them in a chest. To this day, it is still not known where he hid them.

### End of a War

During the age of betrayal, tensions were high between the brothers Cadmus and Damon. While they were brothers, they were still on opposite sides of a war- the Order of the Sunflower, and the Order of the Cornflower. While the war itself never reached New Anvil- it was mainly situated on a separate continent, far to the west of the Motherland Isles- Cadmus and Damon were still high-ranking officers of their respective orders. Unfortunately for Damon, the Order of the Cornflower was losing, and their final base of Potato Keep had been overrun. As his final order, the leader sent a message to Damon in New Anvil; he was to steal the village’s most prized artifact, the Emerald Block. The Emerald Block was a medium-sized cube, made of emeralds that had been condensed together. It was created during the time of arrivals, to celebrate the economy’s rebirth with emeralds as their official currency.

As reluctant as Damon was to betray his own brother, he had a responsibility to the Order of the Cornflower, as all of the members overseas had been wiped out, effectively making him the very last one. To help him, Damon recruited the services of Firghin the rogue, who assisted him in stealing the Emerald. Unfortunately, they were discovered, and the alarm was raised. Cadmus led the villagers in a chase after Damon, desperate to get back their most prized artifact. Damon was able to escape with the Emerald, but had so at the expense of his accomplice- Firghin had been caught. He was put on trial for crimes against the town, and was banished, never allowed to return.

After traveling for miles, through oceans, deserts, and forests, Damon came across an enormous mountain island, where he decided he would take refuge, and build a base. He named the base “The Lone Wolf” and dubbed the mountain “Mount Canis” The event of Damon stealing the Emerald Block would be known as the Great Heist, and was the spark that ignited the Cold War; a conflict that encompassed nearly the entire world. Once Damon had completed construction of the Lone Wolf, he made a harrowing journey back to New Anvil to finish what he started when stealing the Emerald Block.