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</dpl></div>}}'''Twilight Kin''' are [[Elven|elves]] those that walk a different path, a path of hubris, vice, and wickedness. They are to be both pitied and feared. | |||
== About == | == About == | ||
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To be lost in the desert and reach this place would be torment, as an unbroken carpet of green can be seen, surrounded by a lake. Waterfalls cut quickly and cleanly through the parched air, raising cool mists. | To be lost in the desert and reach this place would be torment, as an unbroken carpet of green can be seen, surrounded by a lake. Waterfalls cut quickly and cleanly through the parched air, raising cool mists. | ||
It is an oasis, a green jewel in the endless brown [[wastes of Ophidia]], but there is no way down to this verdure, no way to wash the bitter sand from the mouth, and it is ringed with the skeletons of those who found it and perished within sight of salvation. The forest is home to huge and terrifying reptiles. This is the [[Mouth of Leith]], also known as [[the Pit of Despair]]. It is the site of the former elven city of [[ | It is an oasis, a green jewel in the endless brown [[wastes of Ophidia]], but there is no way down to this verdure, no way to wash the bitter sand from the mouth, and it is ringed with the skeletons of those who found it and perished within sight of salvation. The forest is home to huge and terrifying reptiles. This is the [[Mouth of Leith]], also known as [[the Pit of Despair]]. It is the site of the former elven city of [[Mouth of Leith|Ileureleith]]. | ||
It is the gateway to the lands of the Twilight Kin. | It is the gateway to the lands of the Twilight Kin. | ||
The once proud and majestic city of [[ | The once proud and majestic city of [[Mouth of Leith|Ileureleith]] was a hub of trade and academic sharing. A portal for the world to the lands and learning of the elves a place of pilgrimages for academics to learn the secrets of the ancients, to philosophise and debate. | ||
Knowledge and wealth were not the only outcomes of this free intermixing of cultures, though. With it came strange ideas, different thinking, and a new curiosity. Despite warnings from their [[elven]] kin from outside the city bounds, individuals and groups began dabbling in new sorceries and exploring realms that mere mortals had no right, or understanding, to venture near. The founders and their followers among these mysterious factions became known in whispered conversations as the Twilight Kin. | Knowledge and wealth were not the only outcomes of this free intermixing of cultures, though. With it came strange ideas, different thinking, and a new curiosity. Despite warnings from their [[elven]] kin from outside the city bounds, individuals and groups began dabbling in new sorceries and exploring realms that mere mortals had no right, or understanding, to venture near. The founders and their followers among these mysterious factions became known in whispered conversations as the Twilight Kin. | ||
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Gargoyles swarm in the air. Lunatics acting as demonic conduits make the eyes of their enemies bleed just to look at them. Striding among the ranks of wicked halberds, demons, nightmares, and silent archers with their lethal compound bows, their fanatical acolytes perform the killing dance in their wake. | Gargoyles swarm in the air. Lunatics acting as demonic conduits make the eyes of their enemies bleed just to look at them. Striding among the ranks of wicked halberds, demons, nightmares, and silent archers with their lethal compound bows, their fanatical acolytes perform the killing dance in their wake. | ||
If the Abyss is the opening to Hell, then [[The Pit of Despair]] is surely the gateway to suffering and despair—the Entrance to the [[Underworld]]. Born from the cataclysmic events that sparked the [[God War]], the [[Mouth of Leith]] has been nurtured and moulded in pain and misery throughout its bloody history. | If the Abyss is the opening to Hell, then [[The Pit of Despair]] is surely the gateway to suffering and despair—the Entrance to the [[Underworld]]. Born from the cataclysmic events that sparked the [[The God War|God War]], the [[Mouth of Leith]] has been nurtured and moulded in pain and misery throughout its bloody history. | ||
The Twilight Kin are not a numerous people. They preserve their stock by making great use of the horrors and demons they feel such a connection to—something that is unthinkable and utterly alien to all outsiders. The void-twisted monsters formed by the shreds of their ancestors form the core of their armies, summoned with forbidden knowledge or ritual sacrifice. Such practices, and the learnings from the diabolical schemes the Kin are undertaking in the caverns of [[the Southern Rift]], also grant them mastery, of a sort, of the demonspawn from the circles of [[the Abyss]]. On the eve of battle, the Summoner-Crones will slaughter as many innocents as required to prepare the gifts necessary to command the Stalkers and Abyssals to advance. | The Twilight Kin are not a numerous people. They preserve their stock by making great use of the horrors and demons they feel such a connection to—something that is unthinkable and utterly alien to all outsiders. The void-twisted monsters formed by the shreds of their ancestors form the core of their armies, summoned with forbidden knowledge or ritual sacrifice. Such practices, and the learnings from the diabolical schemes the Kin are undertaking in the caverns of [[the Southern Rift]], also grant them mastery, of a sort, of the demonspawn from the circles of [[the Abyss]]. On the eve of battle, the Summoner-Crones will slaughter as many innocents as required to prepare the gifts necessary to command the Stalkers and Abyssals to advance. | ||
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While their generals rely heavily on their sorcerers to summon the warriors they need to wage war, defence of the Pit of Despair is left to dark magic and those elves not manning the vast armada of slaver ships or the elite warriors marching to war. These citizens are not to be underestimated, however; all the Twilight Kin are cruel and dispassionate killers. The Levy may be conscripted to fight from time to time, to press an advantage, or in times of defence. | While their generals rely heavily on their sorcerers to summon the warriors they need to wage war, defence of the Pit of Despair is left to dark magic and those elves not manning the vast armada of slaver ships or the elite warriors marching to war. These citizens are not to be underestimated, however; all the Twilight Kin are cruel and dispassionate killers. The Levy may be conscripted to fight from time to time, to press an advantage, or in times of defence. | ||
==Sects within the Twilight Kin== | |||
* [[The Dark Conclave]] - The ruling council of the Twilight Kin, led by [[Leithindyr|Queen Leithindyr]] | |||
* [[Blightshades]] - A secret police within the Twilight Kin, lead by [[Mikayel Faewyll]] | |||
* [[Drenarchi]] - A network of spies and agents who inflitrate the enemies of the Twilight Kin | |||
== Army List == | == Army List == | ||
