<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>An Angels Task ~IC~</strong></span></div><em>Pain, sorrow, horror, these were the things that best described what remained of this impoverished world. The sleeping wars had taken a toll on the planet in the most extreme ways that were possible. Once green and plentiful lands had become infertile wastelands, uninhabitable by most creatures. Luscious and vivacious woodlands had all but vanished, leaving behind ugly and rotting trees that served little more purpose than kindling to a rare source of fire. Brooks and lakes that ran fresh and crystal clear drinkable water had reverted into nothing more than cesspools and puddles. Wildlife, had become equally scarce, with the exception of the host of new creatures that begun to inhabit the lands, beasts that were thought to only dwell in deserts and barrens; which was now what much of the world was comprised of. Earth as a whole was a shadow of its formal self, and the heavens knew this sad fact more than anyone.<br/><br/>Survivors of the wars banded together, for the most part. A status and social hierarchy was constructed, just like any time before, however; it was much more defined and obvious. The wealthy and still powerful stayed locked away in the capital cities, allowing entrance to no outsiders unless they had coin or trade. These capital cities were far and few between, only 4 existed in the fallen kingdom of Veimire . For every one city there were hundreds of refuge and survivor settlements. These were the real victims of the forgive-less world. They were plagued with famine, sickness, and dangers of the outside world. These were the true faces of the dieing civilization. In the eyes of a survivor or refuge, race had no credence or classification to a person. For a lack of a better phrase, they were all for one and one for all. Humans, elven lineage, dwarfs, halflings, dragon kin, goblins, trolls, and many more living under the same roofs (or in most cases, shanties and cloth), sharing and surviving together. Races that once proudly separated themselves from the rest were now living and providing for each other. Great sorrows bring people together, no matter the race.<br/><br/>Uprisings with the aid of magic and weaponry have been planned and executed, all with the same results; purging of the groups that were involved. The world is aching and can't sustain its self forever, there are groups and people that realize this on both factions.</em><br/><br/>The trumpets sounded off in a delicate yet uproariously quaint fashion, it was time to leave the only place she new as home. Other celestial beings gathered around the<em>Great Fathers</em>domain, hoping to catch a glimpse of the young angel before she was sent to the first primordial experiment, earth. Earth had seen it's fair amount of changes and turmoil in the past, but nothing of the likes that the current generation had befouled upon it. Nature had all but given up on any chance of recovery, in fact, the nature of the world had been diminished completely when the heart of earth ceased its rhythmical beat. Now, the only hope for the civilization of the first world created was a young and inexperienced angel, what were the heavens thinking?<br/><br/>Melody chased the trumpets to her destination as quickly as she could manage. It was obvious that she was in the right place when she cleared the corner and was blinded and shocked by the hundreds of thousands of heavenly beings. There was a literal throng the size of a small army waiting for her at the main gate. She gingerly paced her way to the end of the crowd, which was easy enough as they broke formation and let her through. Some of them were smiling, others winced and muttered quiet defamation's. Her notoriety as an angel was near moot, not having any particular credentials that qualified her for such an important mission made many of the others uneasy. But still, they all watched just the same as she approached the<em>Great Fathers </em>domain.<br/><br/>Finally, she had arrived among the elders of the celestial. Surprisingly, the Great Father himself was the first to speak.<br/><br/>"Child! We call you here on this day to do the deed you were destined to. I have not chosen you, nor has any member of this elder coven. You were destined by birth to uphold this, the first of any angelic intrusion into the first world." The enormous being shook the chamber as he found comfort in his seat. "The elders, including myself, on this day appoint you as the guardian of Earth. Melody! Do your destiny proud my daughter!" The halls echoed with his booming and powerful voice. Following his action, the rest of the surrounding crowd began to cheer for Melody and her conquest. Spirits were astonishingly high as she approached the gate of earth. She looked back at her wondrous world and hoped that she would return soon.<br/><br/>The Gate roared as it came to life, showing the other world with clarity unlike any she had witnessed previously. She approached the gate and turned back to the elder.<br/>"I will complete my quest, that is a promise to my world!" The crowds cheered aloud again, even the elders managed to find encouragement in her words. Stepping at the entrance, she cautiously dipped her right foot in but was taken aback as the force from the portal engulfed her, taking her in the world. Her body was now falling at speeds that she had never dreamed of, while she trailed a bright and miraculous light. Each beam reflected brighter than the last, signaling the world that she had arrived. The speed from her decent began to warp her being. She became tranquil and tired, eventually falling asleep in her free fall. The fall had reached its finale as she smashed into the earth floor, creating a crater the would rival some natural landforms. She laid perfectly still, adorned in only her white gown, waiting for the next phase of her adventure.<br/><br/><em>The story will kick off with people witnessing a miraculous and blinding light source that can be seen by all, followed by a large crash that can be felt in the immediate area. Your characters, from their respective settlement and camps will venture over in curiosity and find the young lady in white laying motionless in a particularly large crater in the ground. You guys will have some dialogue and then be interrupted by a group of men that claim to be the royal guard of the immediate capital of <em>Bahmore.</em> After a little action, you secure the girl and she tells you that she was sent from heaven to restore the worlds heartbeat. The game will then take off from there and the hijinx ensue!     </em>