I can't say that this is a story, but then again, It is a story. So I Hope you like it. Arcania History Everything That has something like this: (*"Number", is a number so it would be easier to see what words are talked about in the Lore. Chapter 1 “Loss of a Hero, Birth of a God” During the (*1)“weak period”, there was a child who was not a royal born, his name was Taro. In the early years of his life, he was know by all as an orphan, for he had neither family nor friends and lived on the streets of Fazzen Village in Falasthria continent. It was not until his eighteenth winter that he realized that his future in this life had other plans for him than normal farming. On the day of Silver, the young Taro walked on the streets of his beloved village. A festival was being prepared, for it was the celebration of the village’s ancestors. As the festival was about to end, the village was attacked by a small horde of Orc’s. Men women and children where killed as the fearless Orc’s rampaged through the village unstopped. In that moment, Taro snatched a weapon from one of the dead and held his ground against he orcish horde. Hours later, the young Taro, along with the few villagers that had survived, stood in the center of the village, victorious. The young Taro then realized that a new age of war was about to begin, the (*2)“Age of Conflict”. Taro joined the Prophos Military shortly after the attack on Fazzen village. There, he worked his way up for ten years and gained the status as a General. But this didn’t last for too long, for he realized that the military was doing more evil than good, and would not be able to last much longer in the war. Thus he left the Prophos Military in search of another way to defend the world of Arca from the evil forces of Dim City (Now Khörul City). After four years of traveling, he ended in the forest of Ages, a place that held Arca’s deepest secrets. As he traveled through the forest of Ages to reach the ancient city of Arcania, the capital of Arca, he found a strange temple called (*3) “Royal Memories” and was the temple of Time. As he entered the strange temple that neither he nor any other had heard of, he felt a shock flow through out his body. The temple doors closed and he was trapped within the temple. At that moment, he met the Oracle of Ages, Eve Firebloom. He had never seen some one as her before in her life. He stayed in the temple for twelve years. During his stay there, he was kept company by the Oracle of Ages, who thought him the knowledge that had been lost in the flow of Time. One day, the temple doors suddenly opened and Eve said to Taro. “Your Fate Has Been Decided, You Will Be The One To End Our Suffering.” As Taro headed out to continue his long journey, the Oracle of Ages, Eve Firebloom, joined him. They reached Arcania, to find it under siege. Taro rushes into the fight and lends his sword-arm to the Arcanians and aids them in defeating the attackers and defending the city. Then he, along with Eve, joins the kings (*4)Order of Wisdom. The years passed and Taro reaches his 51 winters in the world of Arca. He had married the Oracle of Ages; Eve Firebloom 3 year’s prior and had become the Captain of the Order of Wisdom. Taro had quickly realized that their king had been corrupt. During a period of 2 years, he worked hard on reveling this reality to the public, without much success. But one day the king made the mistake to try and surrender the city to the Dim Army. Everyone disagreed with his orders to surrender, which lead to him threatening to kill all that would not follow his command to the last letter. Taro took the chance and killed the king instantly in front of the people of Arcania. Instead of being attacked or locked up in a cell, he was asked to replace the late king of Arcania and lead them through the hard times to come. He agreed to take the place as the king of Arcania, but only because he knew that the people needed a leader in these difficult times and it was not the time to look for a new heir, other than himself. But even so, his ruling would not last for a long time. 3 years later, the main army of Dim City marched toward the city of Arcania. This would be the last stand of Arcania, which was something Taro knew. In the first wave of enemies on the first day of battle, Taro prepared to go up against enemies much stronger than he had ever faced before. On the battlefield, he met the commander of the Dim City Army, Kar’Jez, who was one of the most powerful death angels of all time. In the second wave of the first day Taro faced him in combat head on and was barely victorious, with a price that he would have to pay. Before he was able to kill the death angel, he placed a curse that would never fade, not even with the strongest magic, that each Taro that would be born would have all strengths and weaknesses of a Death Angel, thus have split personalities. Their body would bare a mark that would label them as death angels, beings of darkness. In the same wave, he received a stab wound from a cursed weapon. Now it was only a matter of time before he died, the question was would he be able to defend the city until the battle was over before he would die. In the last day of battle, only the Order of Wisdom (Except Eve) and Taro entered the battlefield, for they where the only force left that could protect the city. The group of 15 warriors, mages and archers stood up against an army of 300.000 Orc’s. By Taro’s side, was his most trusted friend, (*5)Ralich Amarez, an Angel that Taro befriended on his travel’s. The battle lasted for days, until till Taro was the last one standing of the Order. Before he received the finishing blow from an Orc named (*6)Tranock Frill, he killed over 10.000 Orc’s alone. As his soul left his body, the (*7)Ancient Gods of Arca cried. So, instead of joining the souls that entered the Golden Room to rest, he rose up to the heavens too take his place among the Gods, to take his rightful place as the God of Justice. Lore:

*1 - "Weak Period": A Period in time when there where many children without families and many people without homes. Murders where quite common during this Period.

*2 - "Age of Conflict": The Time Taro was alive, the Age of Conflict started and spread out the continents. This resulted in the War of Ages.

*3 - "Royal Memories": A strange Temple that is found in the Forest of Ages. It carries the past of Arca. (Could say it's the Temple of Time)

*4 - "Order of Wisdom": During the Age’s Arcania was ruled by humans, this council served as a Knightly Order, which was composed of only the strongest of warriors and wisest of Mages.

*5 - "Ralich Amarez": An Angel that was Taro’s best friend, it is unknown how this came to be however.

*6 - "Tranock Frill": He is the Orc that killed Taro. Now he is the leader of the White Orcs.

*7 - "Ancient Gods": The Old Gods of Arca, They have disappeared and now nobody knows where they have gone. This happened in the “Age of Depression”.

-------------------------------------------- Chapter 2 “Rebellion of the Orcs, Birth of the White Orcs” The day king Taro was killed was the changing day in the “War of Ages.” Orcs from the Dim City Army watched as Taro rose to the heavens to take his place as the God of Justice. Their hears where moved, for they realized that he fought alone to protect what was important, not only for him, but for all the people in Arca, even though he knew that he would die. The orcs from Dim City rebelled against their former masters and swore to defend the world like their new founded God did to make up for their unforgivable sins. The orcs that had once raided villages, raped women and murdered everyone they saw, now helped repair the villages, save the ones that would try to rape or murder and as for nothing in return. Tranock Frill, the one that had killed Taro, took the place as the leader of the newly formed (*1)“White Orc” order. In time, with the help of magic, they changed their gray skin that was fouled by blood; too a white colored skin and thus became true “White Orcs of Taro”. As the orcs helped the other races to recover from the attacks they did on the past, Eve gave birth to Taro’s first and only child, Virt Taro. When the orcs heard of the birth, they swore to protect the Taro family for the rest of time. In the time of five years, the orcs defended every city in Arca without fail. It was nearing the end of the “War of Ages.” During this time, Dim City decided to make their final attack on Arcania. A few day’s before the battle, Tranock Frill met with Eve Firebloom and her child, like he did every year. It was the 6 anniversary of Taro’s death and as he did once a year, he sought forgiveness for his unforgivable deed. But like the years before, he was forgiven. Puzzled by this, he asked her why she always forgave him, why she wouldn’t yell at him and blame him for Taro’s death. She smiled and simply answered. “Because my husband died by your hand, only to save all of Arca, so I do not blame you for aiding him in saving the world he loved.” Touched by her words, he could not speak, but even so, he bowed his head and quietly said “Thank you.” Shortly after this, the final battle began. It lasted for a week. The White Orcs fought with all their strength and might, with the goal to protect all that their lord had been protecting, the World of Arca. As the battle grew on the last day, mages of darkness gathered to start their attack on the orcish army. The orcs countered their spells and attacked with their own magic as well. Suddenly, an explosion occurred, killing many of the White Orcs, but destroying the Dim City Army. When the light of the explosion faded away, Arcania was no longer there. The continent of Arcania had disappeared and all of its residents as well. Boulders and Rift portals were the only things left. No one knew where the legendary continent of Arcania had gone to, but all hoped that it would return again to its rightful place sometime in the future. Along with Arcania, Eve Firebloom, her son Virt and Tranock Frill, along with the rest of the White Orcs, had also disappeared. Lore:

*1 - "White Orc": A race of orcs that changed after the death of Taro and decided to revenge him. First the White Orcs where an order of Normal Orcs that had killed Taro and decided to change, Now their skin has also taken the white color, thus now they are called the “White Orcs of Taro”.

-------------------------------------------- Chapter 3 “The Years After The War Of Ages” The year’s after the war where peaceful. The forces of Dim City had been mostly destroyed and now they where being attacked by their so-called allies, the Witch City. This war kept peace elsewhere in Arca, but there was a huge scar on the world after the ‘War of Ages’, the city of Arcania had disappeared and nobody knew where it had gone or how it disappeared. The proof of the scar was the (*1)Shattered Space Coast, a place where magic had made the world so unstable that it tore it into pieces to remove some of the magical essence, this did not succeed, but it used up enough magic to hold the balance in the world. The unstable magic came mostly from Arcania, so Arcania was either removed from the world or placed somewhere else. Nobody could know, but the Shattered Space Coast is the only thing left of the continent of Arcania. In the Shattered Space Coast, magic has always been as strong as it was 20 years after the war and will probably always be strong as it was then for the rest of time. Now, instead of a continent filled with life and nature, is a wasteland of floating boulders and portals that nobody knows where they lead too. Many think the boulders float in the air because of the strong magic that affected them during the last fight in the war. Although the war was over and peace had been restored after 300 years of war, evil was far from being gone from the world of Arca. Demons and other unknown being s came to Arca and plotted to ether take over or destroy Arca, but where far from close to success. One that everyone should know of is Celtic, a demon so powerful that he could have destroyed Arca if a Taro named Deffan, who was the black sheep of the Taro family, had not killed over hundreds of Innocent people only to gather enough black magic to seal the (*2)Black Room, killing himself in the progress. This caused him to be stuck as a spirit for all eternity, never being able to rest in peace, for he could not gain access to the (*3)Golden Room because of his actions and nether could he go to the Black Room, for it was sealed. This slowed down Celtic's plans to destroy Arca for a short period of time. When the gate to the Black Room opened once again, it was the Taro twins, Shalla and Shell, who somehow were able enter the Black Room and were somehow able to stop his forces from exiting the gates of the Black Room. They put a seal on the gate of the Black Room from the inside and eventually caused the twins getting stuck inside the Black Room. It is still unknown to this date how the Taro family was able to escape the Black Room. It is also rumored that the Taro Twins killed Celtic, but this has not been confirmed, since their fate is still unknown. Lore:

*1 - "Shattered Space Coast": A place full of Rift portals, flying boulders and ripped sky. Nobody knows what happens to those who enter a Rift Portal in the Shattered Space Coast, many think that they would be trapped some where in another world for the rest of their lives.

*2 - "Black Room": Basically, you could say it is Hell. The Black Room is where all evil is originating from. Demons and other beings are born there, among Death Angles. Only those who live a life where they murder, lie and cheat are sent here against their will.

*3 - "Golden Room": Basically, you could say it is Heaven. The Golden Room is where all good is originating. Angles and other beings are born there. People who live their lives following the path of righteousness and justice are granted access to the Golden Room.

-------------------------------------------- Chapter 4 “Fall Of The Ancient Gods” During the (*1)Fifth passing of Arca, the age known as the (*2)“Age of Depression” came to being. During this Age, many people from all the races died from a disease that they called “Depression”. The common traits of this disease where: I – Depression, II – Heavy breathing, III – Loss of sight, IV – Insanity and lastly, V – Brain Failure (Death). There was no cure for the “Depression” and thus many died. Many argued that some lied about there being no cure or that Arca would perish because of this plague. In the end, all the races began fighting amongst themselves, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people, from all races. As ten years passed, tens of thousands of people had died because of the “Depression” or by the hands of someone who (also) had the disease. The Gods did not know what to do, nor did they know where the disease came from. They searched for years, until they finally found the cause of the disease called “Depression”: Celtic's curse. It had somehow been sent though the gate before it was able to close. The God only knew of one way of bringing peace back to the World of Arca, and that was to sacrifice their Immortality and powers and give it to the Arcanians to grant them immunity to this curse. After the Gods sacrificed their immortality, Arca began to return to its former self, removing the curse from all those who had been affected. The fate of the Gods is unknown, but many suspect that they will appear again when (*3)Æsmertýr appears. Lore:

*1 - "Fifth Passing": Fifth Passing is like our Millennium, but Fifth Passing means it is the years 5000-6000. (Just Like it is the 21 century here, it is the fifth passing in Arca, but the Current story-line happens on the Tenth Passing, which are the years 10.000-11.000.)

*2 - "Age of Depression": Because of a Disease know as the “Depression.” Common affects of the disease is: I – Depression, II – Heavy Breathing, III – Loss of Sight, IV – Insanity, V – Brain Failure.

*3 - "Æsmertýr": Æsmertýr is Ancient Arcana, which is translated directly: “End of the World.”

-------------------------------------------- Chapter 5 “Birth Of A New Age” Peace is once more in the World of Arca. The “Age of Depression” has passed and everything has returned to their former state. The skies are blue, the air is fresh and the sea is salty. Demons and other creatures from the Black Room are rarely seen anymore. Owlin took over as the main Capital city of Arca and the cities Dim and Witch have merged into one big city, Khörul. Necromancy is not as common as it used to be and the Shattered Space Coast is still full of unknown magical essences. But even though all is back to the way they where, some things have also changed. The Ancient Gods have disappeared without a trace. How they disappeared or what happened to them is not known, but it did happen in the end of the depression, everyone has realized this. New religions have emerged and two more islands have been discovered around the mainlands of Arca, along with a snowy waist land where Dark Elves and Frost Giants live. But as always, the search for Arcania continues. For thousands of years, Arcania has been hidden away from the people of Arca, but strangely enough, White Orcs have been able to return to Arca from wherever Arcania is. The time to start writing a new chapter in history has started, will you be one of those who will be remembered for the Ages to come as one of the “Heroes of Arca”? -------------------------------------------- -Elam's Side-Note's- During The first ages of Arca, Owlin was not the Capital City of Arca, but became the Capital of Arca in the Ninth Passing. Arcania had been the Capital of Arca for over 30.000 years before Owlin took over as the new Capital of Arca. Dim and Witch city ended up merging together because both cities had lost thousands of people in the war between the cities. Dim and Witch City are now called Khörul, given by the first leaders of the City in the Third Passing Only one man has gone through one of the Rift Portals in the Shattered Space Coast. Arcania did not really disappear, but rather it was transported so high up in the sky and is always hidden by clouds, which is the only reason why people have not found Arcania. So Technically, Arcania is still in its old place, only in the sky instead on the ground. Vikings are descendants of the Frost Giants. The people of Arca did not know that Frost Giants nor Dark Elves existed until they found them on Nifol Island. Many new Religions are in Arca, but some believe that the old Gods will be back some day (Most think that day is Æsmertýr). --------------------------------------------

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