The Brethren of the Blade

### **The Legend of the Brethren**

An ancient Order of mystical swordsmen that were each given a portion of the energy of the "Blade of Destiny", a relic left behind on the land of Dralar by the T'Roa'n Spirit God of Elements, Elemus. Elemus assumed a corporeal form, to live amongst the Dralarian people, where he met, and fell in love with a woman named Aviara. Aviara was pregnant with a child, who was soon born, and blessed by Elemus who revealed himself to be a the Spirit God of Elements.

The child, Tirias, grew, and through the Blade of Destiny, was imbued with the energy of the relic, and became the founding member of the Brethren. His line lasted for over four centuries, until the Great War began, and Galcraz betrayed and murdered the King of T'Roa, Magnus. His great-great(etc) Grandson, Batirus was the last of the Dralarian Kings, but as he feared the approach of the former Total Warrior founder, Galcraz(who now called himself "Craze"), he took his son, T'esaln, and fled to the Dralarian forest.

Upon arriving, they were approached by Lord Vidé, who opened a Void Portal. Batirus knew he had to save his son, and as he was about to enter the portal, when he was shot from behind by an arrow, and stumbled into the portal. The other end of the portal opened, and Batirus, wounded, held his young son as they walked into a mountain range in the American Southwest.

His wounds were soon infected, and as he tended to his scared son, Batirus saw a nearby town. He didn't recognize anything, and told his son to run to the town, and get help. T'esaln, brave as he could be, ran through the desert, able to survive the heat as the single sun in the sky was easy to adapt to. He made his way to a large building, and saw a man who instantly spotted him, Dr. Irving J. Keller.

The boy led Dr. Keller back to the cave, but quickly Keller covered the boy's eyes as Batirus was now dead from his wounds. Carrying him back to the Lab, Keller took the boy in, where he introduced him to Flame and his newest creation, a metallic humanoid named "Camo".

T'esaln, being of the lineage passed down from the "Blade of Destiny", and blessed by Elemus, had a super-natural telekinesis and ability to almost control swords, blades, and other such weaponry. He soon adopted the name "Blade", and became friends with Dr. Keller's third creation, "Rock". Years passed, and as Flame and Camo were sent, via Void, as they had left Blade and Rock, to track down Dr. Keller, who had since been turned into the villainous "Ice". As Blade and Rock took their own journey, they too were sent, via Void to the Tolarian System, where they'd meet Spontane C. and his allies. Eventually, in a fight against Draco, Blade and Rock were sent through a controlled Void Portal, but upon arriving, they were split up, and Blade wound up on Kater, while Rock wound up on Caxler.

It was from this point that Blade met with Rahn of Kater, who's father Torin was now leading a newly formed "Brethren". The two met up with Torin, who'd found two more potentials: Slasher of Caxler, and Razor of Marhal. The four took on a few training missions, and soon proved their worth. Torin then took them to the Burned Desert, when Torin was sucked into a Void Portal.

Taking command, Blade led his "brothers" on a rescue mission, when they ran into a strangely-attired mysterious being known as "Chapeau"(originally called Hat-Man). Chapeau turned out to in fact be a dark sorcerer(who was actually the T'Roa'n Spirit God known as "Illu", The Spirit God of Illusion), who had kidnapped Torin in the same way he had kidnapped Torin's brother, Haza. Haza's very aura had been channeled into a droid named "Tranoid". The Brethren had to then choose who to save, and by summoning their combined strength, as imbued by the "Blade of Destiny", the members' combined energy was powerful enough to defeat Chapeau, and save both Torin and Haza, but sent each Brethren "brother" to separate corners of T'Roa.

Rahn was sent back to Caxler, where he soon met Speed Demon(Darou), and joined in the fight against Destructo. Slasher was sent to Velora, where he was soon overpowered by the darkness of Skul, the Dark Sorcerer and enemy of the TKs. Razor was sent to Etol, where he was met by Korsam, one of the leaders of the Total Warriors, and soon joined the ranks. Blade was sent to Kater, and soon met up with Rock again.

But because of the energy spent in defeating Chapeau, neither of the four Brethren knew the fate of the rest. Blade, who was descended from the Dralarian Kings, had some recollection. Rahn accepted the reality of never seeing any of his "Brothers" again, and did eventually reunite with Torin. Slasher fought as a Dark Assassin for years, but soon regained himself and fought alongside Camo and other allies. Razor felt the most loss, which began his downward spiral, and made him lose all faith in the Spirit Gods.

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## **The Brothers of the Brethren**

### **Blade of Dralar**

Born T'esaln, son of the governing family of the entire Dralarian continent, Blade was taken by his father, Batirus through a Void portal, to the desert outside of Dr. Keller's Lab.

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### **Razor of Marhal**

A native Marhalian, his ancestry lies with the Ancient Peoples who left the desert climate of their homeland, Dralar, from across the Urst Sea. His father Rolazi was a Guard for the Marhallian Sovereign until the Overthrow of Marhal by the Imperium. By the time Razor, born Razenn, was a teenager, shortly after he and his father was sent to the Prison Camp in the Dimulian Desert, he'd learned to fight for himself, and soon found skill with a blade. A stolen rapier from one of the guards.

After escaping during a riot, after spending 7 years in the camp, he fled across T'Roa to the remnants of what was once an ancient citadel near the Nitronian/Veloran border. Soon after he was met by Torin, the last surviving member of the Last Destined Brethren. He was soon given a choice, prove he was worthy of something great, or wander the desert until he found his own path.

Razenn, soon after choosing to prove his worth, took the name "Razor" and became a member of the Brethren.

### **Rahn of Etol**

The estranged son of Torin, Rahn was born on Kater but left with his mother and two younger siblings to Etol. When he was in his late teens, he discovered a hidden passage under a strange boulder he had heard legends about. After having a vision, in which he saw his father, who he hadn't seen since he was a child, Rahn soon discovered an ancient relic buried near the boulder. After digging, Rahn discovered the relic, wrapped in an old bound leather pouch. Amongst the other contents was an enclosed letter from his father, telling him he had just fulfilled the first step in his destiny.

In the contents of the letter, Torin instructed Rahn to head to the same Citadel, known as the Citadel of the Chosen. Arriving, Rahn was met by another chosen recruit, Slasher of Caxler. The two soon joined with Razor and the eventual new Captain of the Brethren, Blade.

### **Slasher of Caxler**

    Born to a pair of smugglers, both his mother and father were members of the "Maulers of Utark-Doras"(Known across parts of Caxler and Kater as "the MUD". Slasher, who's birth name of Delarus, was never given much of any life. He learned to steal and break into buildings at a young age, but was soon taken in by a travelling Veloran couple who took him in and gave him the best life they could in the small village of Bestal.

Delarus, being one of the few Caxlerians in Bestal was given weird looks by the inhabitants of the village, all green-skinned Velorans. He felt unwelcome, and after his 20th birthday he fled for the Berian Desert. He soon found a cloaked man, asking for any sort alms. He handed the man a few coins, and soon the man revealed his identity. It was Torin, who handed Slasher a small token, a sword. Delarus could feel a connection to the sword, and was led by Torin to the Citadel, where he met Rahn.

### **Torin of the House of Belin**

Born on Etol before the reign of King Magnus, Torin was one of the 3 members of the Brethren of the Blade's Old Guard. Along with his brother Haza. Torin served in loyalty to Magnus, and protected Kater, Etol, and Caxler along with members of the Brethren and the Total Warriors(Galcraz, Kavaz and Korsam). Torin, who soon after taking the Oath of the Blade, left his family on Kater, and defended any and all against tyranny.

    Serving in the Brethren for over 20 years, Torin knew his time was coming to an end, and he swore to uphold the legacy of his predecessors. Travelling back to the very Citadel that he and his Brother had taken their Oaths, he soon sought to find the New members.

After recruiting Blade, Slasher, and Razor, he had a shared vision with his nearly-forgotten Son, Rahn. Sending Rahn to the Citadel through a relic he'd buried in order to be discovered, Torin had fulfilled his pledge. He soon had all four new members chosen, and on their first mission to Kater, they discovered Haza had been taken captive.

Though the aftermath of those events cost Torin his life, as well as that of what was left of Haza, Torin's spirit lived on through the Blade of Destiny's connection to each member.