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obedient. Th e Ophidian people are ready for the fi nal battle and are certain
 
obedient. Th e Ophidian people are ready for the fi nal battle and are certain
 
to win it.
 
to win it.
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== Chronology ==
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*Age of the Gods Creation of the Ophidians .
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*255 The Ophidians leave Aarklash.
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*1 001 The Ophidians are back.
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*1 004 The Ophidians invade the archipelago of the Fang of Fire.
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== History ==
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Many eons ago, the dragongod
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Vortiris spawned a species
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in his likeness: the Ophidians.
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Making the other gods jealous,
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Vortiris was imprisoned.
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His children then set out to free
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him.
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Being a vigorous people, the
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Ophidians soon established their
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hegemony over their continent, Belgorn.
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Yet they clashed with the Ishim Empire
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that came from the Syharhalna by sea. A
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thousand years of war ensued, but neither
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of the two peoples were clearly victorious.
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While other peoples appeared on Aarklash, the Ophidians
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felt the call of their lost god ringing across the Elemental
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realms. At the height of its power the Ophidian civilization
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suddenly disappeared, entirely emigrating through magical
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portals.
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Before the Rag’narok, the Ophidians made their way back to
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Aarklash. Th ey have gained enough power and knowledge to
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fascinate any servant of Darkness. Th e Empire of the Syharhalna
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has off ered its assistance in exchange for knowledge. Using
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Syhar ships, the Ophidians invaded the archipelago of the
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Fangs of Fire, one of their former colonies. Th ey enslaved all the
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pirates sailing the area. Comfortably nestled in their fortresses,
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they are now launching attacks towards the continent.
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== Ragn'arok ==
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Ophidians believe that Creation experiences several stages
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of development. For each new stage, the prior stage needs to
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be discarded, the same way a snake will shed its skin once it
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has become too tight. Th e Rag’narok is one of these molting
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periods. Creation is convulsing to shake off the weaker peoples
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and the archaic beliefs as it is about to enter a new age;
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an era of wisdom and knowledge. Th e Ophidians are there
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to guide the lesser beings of Creation towards this new stage.
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As for those who do not understand Syhe the need for change,or even worse, those who contest the obvious superiority
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of Ophidians over puny mammals, their fate is already
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sealed. Th ey shall be choked in the darkness of their own
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ignorance.
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Yet, most of the Ophidian army does not fi ght to defend
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this ideal. Ophidian slaves, whose minds have been broken
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by drugs and curses, fi ght without asking any questions.
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Th ey blindly obey their masters. Th e more
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autonomous servants, such as the apostates
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of Darkness, are animated by a hunger
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for power and a disturbing taste for
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death. Th ey fi ght because they know of the
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rewards. Th erefore, they fi ght as blindly as
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the slaves do. Only the Ophidians themselves
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are aware of the causes and consequences
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of the struggle ahead. Th ey become
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involved only when they have to, and
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it clearly repulses them: all these creatures
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and their puny civilizations disgust them.
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Having to mingle the dry perfection of
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scales and the sweet Ophidian power with
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the greasy ichors of lowly hairy mammals
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certainly does not delight them. Other
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species are animals that need to be broken
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to make sure they do not soil Creation.
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== Army ==
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Th e Ophidians have created an army that
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relies heavily on its hierarchy. Th is army
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is composed of troops whose survival instincts
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have been erased, fi ghters that can
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be killed to protect their masters. Just above them are found the allies or those servants who are capable of
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initiative in the more unexpected situations. Finally, the whole
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is topped by the Ophidians themselves.
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Th e best example of the slaves are the syhes. Dominated
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through magic and torture, they are soulless bodyguards, whose
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purpose is to die for their master. Th ey are bound by shackles of
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absolute servitude; servitude in war, as human shields, servitude
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in peace, as sadistic entertainment for their masters
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Th e apostates of Darkness have rejected their former causes,
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no matter which ones they were. Subtle Ophidian corruption
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has convinced them of the absurdity of their old beliefs.
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Th e vortirans often lead the Serpent companies. Th ese gigantic
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and immortal Ophidians are exceptionally strong and
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quick. Perfectly ambidextrous, vortirans generally wield two
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gigantic poisoned daggers.

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