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= The Lore =

Here you go Stone, all you need now is a username so we can give you perms to get started.

1. The Beginning
In the beginning there was only the void. But the goddess M’aat and her brother B’aal looked upon the void, and they knew that it should not be thus. M’aat, who knew the names of all things, spoke into the void. Her voice echoed through a new world, giving it order and filling it with light and truth. The land and the sea; all the creatures in them, and all the stars in the sky. She created all these things, and she created man. She saw what she had made and she knew that it was good. Her brother, B’aal, also knew the names of all things. But when he spoke, his voice created a world filled with chaos. He created a world filled with horrible creatures, imps and golems and dragons. It was a world of eternal darkness. M’aat saw what her brother had wrought, and she knew that it was evil. She sealed it away, placing a veil between her realm of order and his realm of chaos, so that her creation could dwell in the light and not the dark. And so it was that the realm of man was shielded from these dark and terrible things. ~ Book of Y’llah

2. The Order
The Order, established by Toras Ryll after the fall of Laegonelle, has endured for tens of generations. The Order’s influence and power are vast and reach every corner of the land. Their Inquisitors hunt out heretics and keep a wary eye for anyone showing signs of awakening, while their Scholars study ancient relics in the Tower Vault, probing for ways to further increase the Order’s strength. The Order fell to the Knights of Patrealy about 20 years ago in the battle of Lavamora. They killed most of the Janists because they felt their exploits of the gods of chaos were crimes against their holy mother Ma'at who is also a god a chaos. As the Bishop says "thou are free but for one sacred rule... follow thy holy mother."

3. Gods of Chaos
Not to much is known about these creatures of chaos but the quote from the first cut scene says, "there are places out there, in the dark. And in the dark the great ones of chaos slither and writhe, twisting in their eternal slumber beneath the cosmic sky." They are able to survive in the void which is an area where nothing and everything exist at the same time making them one of the most powerful creatures in all of Orbus. They have the power to give knowledge and create there own astral pockets and dimensions. They also radiate a essence of pure chaos that can be harvested, this essence could power extremely powerful machinery which is why its so sought after.

The only known Gods/Goddess are:
 * Tera - goddess of the forests of zantheron
 * Kulta - god of the cosmic ocean
 * Ma'at - goddess of Taella-Osa, was a goddess of peace and creativity (she would of never approved of the order)
 * Ba'al - god of Taella-Bruha
 * N'shu - god of the astral plane, protector of travelers
 * Nodenghast - the mother of the gods of chaos

Sephotep

His backstory,

Direct quote from the dev Susan_M “I read the account as the origin story of Sephotep. In entry four Ethan says he steps into a portal and travels through time and space, so I believe he has gone back in time and is seeing the first steps toward the creation of Sephotep. However, I think any work of fiction where it’s not 100% clear is open to the interpretation of the reader. If you want to read it as Sephotep was disguising himself as Seith, then I don’t think that’s incorrect. Things get murky whenever time travel is involved anyway. 😉 But personally I have always read that story as Seith = young Sephotep.” His backstory is unclear so it’s up to you on what you think it is!

his backstory continued (i dont know what order i should do this so ill let you decide how you want it)

this is going off if he was Seith. he was a kid who grew up in the frozen tundra of the necropolors and his whole life he wanted to go out and explore. this was a bit difficult for him considering the fact that he was paralyzed in both legs. one day Ethan got sent back in time by a witch named tinny to find Sephotep before he got all powerful and he ended up running into Seith. the two chatted and even became pretty good friends and they both agreed to help find the person they were looking for. (Seith was looking for his master shaman because it has recently gone missing and with him being the apprentice it was his duty to find the master shaman and bring it back.) The two set off and later find the master shaman in the rainforests near some glyphs that Seith deciphered as the word Nodenghast. These glyphs made Ethan have and unsettling feeling but night was coming fast and they were all very tied so they decided to make camp and venture back home the next morning.

the next morning came quick and when Ethan woke up he found he was alone... he stood up to go look for Seith but then he hit something. He looked down and saw the master shaman with a knife in his chest laying lifelessly on the floor. Ethan shuddered back and all he could think was "who could of done this??" He felt sick but was interrupted by the Weird glyphs that Seith was so obsessed with the past night. He got closer and touched the glyphs. out of no where a strong force pulled him into the wall. He tried to fight the invisible force but it was to powerful so his only option was to let this force take him, "maybe this is where Seith went." he thought. he then appeared in a long dark hallway, he could still see the forest around him but it felt like it was in another world. all he knew was he wasn't in his dimension anymore. As he started to walk down the hall he felt his very essence quake inside of him. he then heard two faint voices chanting some unworldly song. he made out one of the voices as Seith and he had no choice but to follow it He got to the exit of the hall and saw a huge castle floating in the sky and Seith sitting in his chair talking to the castle. ethan called out to him and the voice from the castle feel silent. seith shifted his chair to face him. "Ethan you made it" he said. Ethan asked many questions but got no answers, instead Seith rose from his chair and said "she healed me" "she set me free from my prison." "Ethan pledge your servitude, ask her what she wants and she will find that man you seek" Ethan then replied with "lets go, this thing.. it doesn't.. feel right." "Nonsense." Seith said. "look at what its done for me! I have felt for my whole life that I have been trapped but she spoke to me and now I can explore the whole multiverse!" the castle suddenly began to explode with noise. "for what?" Ethan shouted "What must you give her in return." Seith smiled sadly "oh Ethan you will never understand, you have never felt trapped like I did. go home forget what you've seen here." Seith then disappears and with him gone the castle started to get louder and louder until Ethan could no longer handle it forcing him to leave the pocket dimension.

Ethan then decides to head back to guild city but when he returns he finds no one there... and in the middle of the town square he saw Seith praying- no talking to something or someone. "Seith!" Ethan calls out, "where is everyone?" he asks. "Nodenghast required a sacrifice." Seith says as he turns to face Ethan. "Sephotep?" ethan says as he sees the face of the evil wizard. "yes that is a good name, I'll take it." he reply's Seith or now Sephotep is about to strike down Ethan but Ethen just in time gets teleported away by a witch named tinny. he looks at her and could only make out the words "I made him, I made Sephotep.

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