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</DPL>|Faction_Logo=empire-of-dust-icon.png|Faction_picture=File:Empire of Dust.png|capital_city=[[Nehkesharr]]|novels=* [[Rise of the Celestians]]|sourcebooks=* [[Armada Rulebook]]}}'''Empire of Dust''' are the remains of the [[Ahmunite Empire|Ahmunite empire]], revived from the dead | </DPL>|Faction_Logo=empire-of-dust-icon.png|Faction_picture=File:Empire of Dust.png|capital_city=[[Nehkesharr]]|novels=* [[Rise of the Celestians]]|sourcebooks=* [[Armada Rulebook]]|games={{kingsofwarlogo}}{{vanguardlogo}}{{armadalogo}}}}'''Empire of Dust''' are the remains of the [[Ahmunite Empire|Ahmunite empire]], revived from the dead | ||
== About == | == About == | ||
The Northern Lands think the Ophidian obsession with mastery over death is odd, but there is a historic darker, more sinister place who's history is almost forgotten, who people thought was destroyed. Beyond the kingdom of [[Ophidia]], beyond the Cracked Lands, beyond the horizon to the south, the once great [[Ahmunite Empire|empire of Ahmun]]. | The Northern Lands think the Ophidian obsession with mastery over death is odd, but there is a historic darker, more sinister place who's history is almost forgotten, who people thought was destroyed. Beyond the kingdom of [[Ophidia]], beyond the Cracked Lands, beyond the horizon to the south, the once great [[Ahmunite Empire|empire of Ahmun]]. | ||
In the | In the Time of Light the [[Ahmunites]] flourished and prospered, and important cog in the southern regions, till the corruption of a warped idea set in. Revering the dead and existence after death, it became fashionable for the noble classes to dabble in the art of necromancy, raising their most loyal warriors to serve again, under a rite known as [[Purification]].The Ahmunite empire continued to consume itself, with the living seeking refuge in Northern regions, settling in [[Hokh-man]]. The Princes who led the exodus were hailed as saviours and God Kings of the people.[[File:Empire-of-Dust-Hero-3-394x307.jpg|left|thumb|394x394px]]The young realm of the now [[Ophidia]], was short of man power, and the God Kings decreed to use necromancy again so they could grow, but with a stark difference, the raising of the undead was for altruistic not selfish reasons. Strict laws were established to control the learning and practice of the once dark art. | ||
The new nation soon became the masters of undeath, the God Kings seeing the madness that had befallen south to Ahmun, the spread from the south need to stop. Using the most trusted and powerful magi, the God Kings summoned spiteful and powerful demonic djinn's. | The new nation soon became the masters of undeath, the God Kings seeing the madness that had befallen south to Ahmun, the spread from the south need to stop. Using the most trusted and powerful magi, the God Kings summoned spiteful and powerful demonic djinn's. | ||
