Arc 1- The Ascension Of Mal'Gorax

Owo Mal'Gorax is so naughty.

## Public Ordinances from the Archisnek

### 4/05

Recently, multiple incursions have been made with the use of Nether portals. It would seem that an ancient being known as Mal'Gorax is sending piglin forces on our village, with intent to destroy. We have received several messages from different gods, detailing different rituals we must perform. One is the Binding Ritual, from the main gods of this realm (not the Arch Fey), which will seal Mal'Gorax to the Nether for good. The ritual requires more than 8 people to venture into the Nether for a Bastion, and build a complicated structure to tether the angered god. The second is the Infernal Tome, for the followers of Mal'Gorax within the village that have been tempted to his side. They are to construct a shrine to him, recruit others to his cause, and construct as many Nether portals as possible to increase his influence.

However, the history between Mal'Gorax and the Gods is... complicated. It turns out that Mal'Gorax is possibly the original God of Life, and was the one who created our Mortal Realm. Doing so angered the other Gods, who banished him to the Nether as punishment. However, in his absence and with the new presence of our realm, the Gods decided to use us to their own devices, gathering worship and power from us. The reason Mal'Gorax has returned now, to our village, is because a link between the realms was created in the Archmage's Tower. One strong enough to reawaken him. Mal'Gorax wants revenge against the Gods who banished him. He either wants them to apologize, or allow him back into the pantheon, or else he will destroy our realm.

#### Explanation from the Archmage:

Magic had been lost to humans since the Great Flood that wiped out most of humanity. This magic was strongly linked to Mal Gorax who gifted it to humanity in the first place. The Archmage is a part of a bloodline that was very magically gifted and when she opened her nether portal in the top of her former tower, a rift flooded magic flooded into the town. By opening the portal and activating her bloodline, she made a connection with Mal Gorax that allowed him into the realm.

### 4/06 Introduction of Magic

The Archisnek has witnessed a strange new power enter our realm. This power is... concerning, yeesss? The Archisnek is unsure that humanity can be entrusted with this power. The Collective has witnessed empires fall, due to arrogance with the arcane... As such, until humanity has a firm understanding and acceptance, for responsibility of this power,**all public uses of magical spells and focuses are hereby outlawed**, by the People's Court of Archisnek. This crime, is punishable by... Sin Pit, yeeesss? The Collective assures you... This is done only, in the name of safety.

### 4/07

A new shrine has been constructed. One that will allow us to commune with the old Gods: the ones who betrayed Mal'Gorax. There are Five of them: Keira, the Eldest Venthys, the one who built the Nether The twins, Azual and Turoq, opposite in nature and Mizemere. Turoq was the one who masterminded the plan to imprison Mal'Gorax. We seek to commune with these gods, to hear out their side of this conflict.

Another vision has come to us. Mizemere, the youngest of the gods, has told us that Kyra and Turoq created the Binding Ritual not to lock Mal'Gorax away, but to destroy him permanently. Mizemere is heartbroken by this divide in her family, and wants this quarrel to end. She wishes for Mal'Gorax to return; for the Pantheon to be complete once more.

### 4/08

A new age is upon us. The conflict between the Pantheon and Mal'Gorax has officially ended. After a long awaited confrontation between our people and the Collective Pantheon, we ultimately convinced them to give us a ritual to free Mal'Gorax from the Nether, and help him reascend once more. 12 brave Torchbearers ventured deep into the Nether, to perform this ritual and complete the Pantheon once more. The battle was hard fought, but in the end, we triumphed. We now enter a new age, one of strange new arcane powers, and a newfound relationship between us and the Gods. We are no longer subjects. We are equals.