Recruitment Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100589.0)<br/>IC Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=101011.0)<br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">The Cosmology and Birth of The Wolrd</span></span></strong></div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">The universe consists of five parts, the mortal world and the four outer worlds that spawned it. The Prime Material, or mortal world, lies in the center, a connecting point between the outer limits. Above it lies the heavens, Ruled by Elora the Queen of angels. Below it Rests hell, Ruled by Odysseus the King of Devils. The outer left spectrum consists of the Abyss, Ruled by Adelle the Mistress of Demons. And finally The outer Right Spectrum is Olypmia, ruled by Caydin the Prince of Eladrin. <br/><br/>It is taught by the churches that the Prime Material world was created when a war seethed between the four outer realms. Elora allied with her consort Caydin, and Odysseus subdued the aid of his lover Adelle. Despite the alliances, fighting between planes soon became tiresome for the divine beings, and so they created a battleground between them, and thus spawned the world of Aldroth. There they sought to exploit their ambitions to rule the other, and created Mortal servants to serve as their soldiers in the battle. <br/><br/>Despite how the four gods designed them, these soldiers were not the mindless beings they had hoped for. Capable of the same sentience their otherworldy brethren were, they soon started to think and act of their own. Elora and Caydin found themselves struck by their emotions, having trouble putting what they now seen as their children through such horrors for the sake of their own greed. Adelle and Odysseus didn't feel the same, though, and when the goodly gods wills faltered, they took the opportunity to strike at their weak hearts. <br/><br/>For the first time the battle had shifted, and the horrors of the outer planes were winning. Still struck by grief for letting this happen to her children, Elora wept while Caydin tried to form a plan to drive the hordes back. It seemed hopeless, until four exceptional children of the gods seemingly stepped out from Elora's tears. These four heroes lead the armies of all the gods, one from each plane to drive the otherworldly forces back. It's said Elora's tears were wiped away by their deeds, and with the blessing of the two beings of good they were able to banish the otherworldy forces behind a veil. It's that veil that keeps the beings of evil from continuing their war, and from that veil the beings of good lay their blessings upon the world.<br/><br/></span><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">The Setting Today</span></strong></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">Aldroth is now a world of Light and Darkness. Though it's been millenniums since the war between the planes raged, the faces of the gods still rule the land. The races created by Elora and Caydin still worship them for guidance and blessings, and despite the actions of the heroes of old, the races created by Adelle and Odysseus have started to once again give their vile creators power through reverence. This reverence goes so far that every Country in the world is modeled after the lore of one of the outer worlds, even if their beliefs do not match those that rule them.<br/><br/>In a land of such piety disrespect of the gods is heresy, and despite the division years ago wars still rage in the name of the creators. Our focus currently comes to the Monarch of Kimaria, the largest country modeled after the will of Elora. The Church of the Heavens reigns supreme here, even having a say in the military. The personal guard of the King and Queen is chosen from holy warriors trained in the monasteries of the church, and the country known as the biggest beacon of light on the continent is held just like the Heavens, always under constant threat from the dark.<br/><br/>The smooth planes Kimaria is settled on are surrounded by the savage races, the creations of the dark ones. This has the monarch at a near constant threat of danger, and the military is constantly holding it's borders against the hordes that surround it. With their only ally being the Republic of Arcadia to the west, modeled after Olympia itself, it seems that the beacon of light is near doomed to fall. This is why Kimaria is a land where bravery is respected, where adventurers have a place in aid of the church and country, or in the service of the dark hordes. A land truly modeled after the world, a land caught between the the forces of light and dark.<br/><br/></span><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">The Basic Plot</span></span></strong></div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;">Now we focus on the adventure at hand. A darkness has started to blanket the western part of Kamaria, forcing it to call aid from the nearby Republic of Arcadia. They gather 'round for a ceremony to welcome the Arcadian emissaries, a reverence to the union their two gods have. Gathered around are those from all walks of life(the party among them)to help play their part in the ceremony. Guardians, practitioners, seers, and more gather to ensure aid comes to the land. <br/><br/>The forces of darkness, however, will not sit idle while the servants of heaven call aid. In the shadows they rally, gathering their strength to sabotage the union between the gods of good. History repeats itself, and as such four among the masses will rise to meet this challenge. Will they manage to stem the tide of evil, will they find the truth behind the light and dark of the world like the heroes of old? Or will they falter, fail before the coming horrors, a tide much more heavy then anything the simple hordes could hope to imagine? </span>