Post by KiloGex on Jan 25, 2016 19:49:10 GMT -5
First, it started out as stories.
Men draining the life of others to feed their own powers.
Then, the rumors spread.
Family and friends turned against their allies, becoming mindless servants at the hands of the Dark Army.
Soon, an investigation was ordered.
Patrols and scout teams from the military were sent out to the reaches of Skalderna after people were fleeing from the walking dead.
Suddenly, they were in our lands.
Hundreds - if not thousands - of our friends, family, and allies marched upon the capitol like a swarm; half charred, half decayed, half gone bodies still managed to drag themselves to our doorstep.
Now, it is reality.
Everything culminated when a group of soldiers - long forgotten about and marked off as dead or deserted - attempted to cross the land outside of Langen, now known as the Bone Fields, and stirred up the corpses that had laid there silent for weeks. But when the tower watch witnessed their black mages transform the undead into a hideous giant snake riddled with bones and flayed skin, we realized that none knew the extent of the power that magic could reach.
It's been nearly two years since the council and the temples formed the Witch Hunter Society; a gathering of zealots trained for the soul propose of tracking down and containing those who harness the power of the occult. Chosen and trained by the temples, and sanctioned and pardoned by the council, these warrior's only purpose within Skalderna is to rid the lands of those who would willingly or accidentally harm those around them through the use of magic.
The majority of claims early on were false claims and scared citizens turning on the random alchemist or superstitious barkeep. Others were crossed lovers or traders attempting twisted revenge. However lately there have been far less dead ends and empty accusations, and more actual accounts of enchantment, devilry, fascination, and sorcery. How or where this sudden surge of thaumaturgy has sprung from, so far, has played back seat to reigning in the spurts of elemental dangers.
While you are not new recruits to the society, you have just recently been processed as official Hunters. Each of you has seen the others at some point during your training, and possibly even worked with one or two of them for a training mission, though this is your first time together as Team 13. The council has summoned you and given your first assignment; you are to follow leads in the northern district after reports that a woman has been seducing men through magical means and causing them to act against their will.
Men draining the life of others to feed their own powers.
Then, the rumors spread.
Family and friends turned against their allies, becoming mindless servants at the hands of the Dark Army.
Soon, an investigation was ordered.
Patrols and scout teams from the military were sent out to the reaches of Skalderna after people were fleeing from the walking dead.
Suddenly, they were in our lands.
Hundreds - if not thousands - of our friends, family, and allies marched upon the capitol like a swarm; half charred, half decayed, half gone bodies still managed to drag themselves to our doorstep.
Now, it is reality.
Everything culminated when a group of soldiers - long forgotten about and marked off as dead or deserted - attempted to cross the land outside of Langen, now known as the Bone Fields, and stirred up the corpses that had laid there silent for weeks. But when the tower watch witnessed their black mages transform the undead into a hideous giant snake riddled with bones and flayed skin, we realized that none knew the extent of the power that magic could reach.
It's been nearly two years since the council and the temples formed the Witch Hunter Society; a gathering of zealots trained for the soul propose of tracking down and containing those who harness the power of the occult. Chosen and trained by the temples, and sanctioned and pardoned by the council, these warrior's only purpose within Skalderna is to rid the lands of those who would willingly or accidentally harm those around them through the use of magic.
The majority of claims early on were false claims and scared citizens turning on the random alchemist or superstitious barkeep. Others were crossed lovers or traders attempting twisted revenge. However lately there have been far less dead ends and empty accusations, and more actual accounts of enchantment, devilry, fascination, and sorcery. How or where this sudden surge of thaumaturgy has sprung from, so far, has played back seat to reigning in the spurts of elemental dangers.
While you are not new recruits to the society, you have just recently been processed as official Hunters. Each of you has seen the others at some point during your training, and possibly even worked with one or two of them for a training mission, though this is your first time together as Team 13. The council has summoned you and given your first assignment; you are to follow leads in the northern district after reports that a woman has been seducing men through magical means and causing them to act against their will.