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call them the “Griffins”. An army of legend was born!
 
call them the “Griffins”. An army of legend was born!
  
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== The Land of the Sun ==
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== The land of the Sun ==
  
 
When the Griffi ns arrived in the peninsula they discovered
 
When the Griffi ns arrived in the peninsula they discovered
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Empire of Akkylannie and patriotic momentum seized every Akkylannian.
 
Empire of Akkylannie and patriotic momentum seized every Akkylannian.
  
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== The Griffin Takes Off ==
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== The Griffin takes off ==
  
 
Once the peninsula was pacified, the Empire of Akkylannie transformed to adopt its
 
Once the peninsula was pacified, the Empire of Akkylannie transformed to adopt its
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the Temple of the East. He then dedicated himself entirely to
 
the Temple of the East. He then dedicated himself entirely to
 
finding Arcavius’ tomb.
 
finding Arcavius’ tomb.
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== The Rag'Narok ==
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The Akkylannians, and more particularly the templars of
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the East and the South, were the first to witness the beginning
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of the Rag’narok. In 1000, while Arh-Tolth was waking in his
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chamber deep under the Second Shamir, thousands of clones
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marched out of the desert and crossed the Ivory Dunes, determined to conquer Aarklash.
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Thanks to the skills of Arkhos and those of Commander
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Sered of the Temple of the South, the first Syhar offensives
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were contained. But the cost was high. Nonetheless, the two
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commanders were convinced that the two Akkylannian fortresses would hold out against the tide of clones. In a certain
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sense they were right. During the following four years the
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Syhar offensive was bogged down and turned into a war of
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position in the Ivory Dunes. Such unexpected resistance infuriated the Syhar commanders. Yet it allowed them to test the
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defenses of Light and prepare a new invasion plan, starting
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further north of Aarklash: the Dance of the Scorpion.
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Akkylannie was facing Darkness on all fronts. Many Akkylannians died with the soldiers of the Alliance of Light during the second Battle of Kaïber.
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In 1003 the disciples of the Hyena, led by Shurat, stormed
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through the Protectorate of the North, the Migol Sea and landed
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in Akkylannie. For several long years they ravaged the country.
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The emperor eventually had to sacrifice himself to rout Shurat
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and allow the Akkylannians to repel the Devourer invasion.
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In the desert of the Syharhalna the Syhar began the Dance
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of the Scorpion. Masses of clones attacked in the Ivory Dunes
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and maneuvered through the Mourners Gorge to wheel
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around behind Akkylannian defenses. The Temple of the
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South was under siege and the Temple of the East fell under
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the attacks of Razheem, the Scorpion commander.
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Then the clones made their way through
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the Ægis, sowing death and destruction
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in the homeland of the dwarves of Tir-Nâ-Bor, allies of Akkylannie. Despite the
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coordinated eff orts of Proteüs, the grand
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master of the Temple, Sered and Arkhos,
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no reinforcements were sent to them:
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Akkylannie was already burning.
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It took some time before Arkhos allied
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with the orcs and won back the Temple
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of the East from the Syhar. At the same
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time, Cardinal Aerth, Prelate General
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of the Armies, helped the dwarves save
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their capital fortress and the Inquisition
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sent troops to win back Ogh-Hen-Kir.
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The Republic of Tir-Nâ-Bor sided with
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the Ways of Light and Akkylannie regained control of the Protectorates of
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the South and the East.
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In 1008 wolfen armies came marching
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from the north and pushed aside the Devourers who had been harassing the Temple of the
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North for more than five years. There were so
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many wolfen on the plains that the templars
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could not believe their eyes. They were led
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by Asgarh, the terrifying living legend. Th urbard even believed the end had come. But
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the Temple of the North held on. With the
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announcement of his victory, faith in Merin
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reached heights never achieved before.
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== The Griffin reborns from its ashes ==
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Soon after the Black Day the Rag’narok entered a less violent
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phase. The Syhar advance had been stopped in the Protectorate of the North, notably thanks to the presence of the Wolfen.
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Akkylannian borders were threatened no more. And yet the
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specter of war still loomed over Aaklash. Every nation was
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exhausted by the last five years of uninterrupted conflict, and
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Creation itself had suffered greatly from the sheer quantities of
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mystical energy unleashed. A great assembly was to be held in
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Cadwallon to give the monarchs of Aarklash a chance to negotiate. The time for war was over for everyone, it was now the
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time for struggles for influence and covert confrontations.
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In Akkylannie the choice of a representative tore open some
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old wounds. Pope Innocent wanted to send Ædhann Orphelion, Inquisitor General. Proteüs stood against this decision,
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which served only to reinforce the pope’s power. Leading the
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imperial army, Aerth was worried by Orphelion’s lack of tolerance during the negotiations.
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Tensions between the Inquisition, the Order of the Temple
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and the imperial army reached a critical level. The matter of
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succession soon landed on the table: the pope was supposed
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to hand his provisional secular powers to the next holder of
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the Fire of Merin. During the debates the grand master of the
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Temple, Proteüs, made several faux pas.
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He was convinced
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the pope had seen through his game, but nothing happened:
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the grand master realized that the pope did not have the Eye
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of Merin in him. Finally, to ease the tension, Innocent consented to send Aerth instead of Orphelion.
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In Cadwallon, Aerth negotiated the recognition of the protectorate of the Temple
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and convinced the dwarves of Tir-Nâ-Bor
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to sign further treaties of alliance with the
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Kingdom of Alahan and the Republic of
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Lanever. Proteüs took the opportunity to
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arrange a meeting between Aerth and Mirà.
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Aerth was enthralled by the young women,
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wielder of Hauteclaire and holder of the truth
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concerning Arcavius’ death. Mirà revealed
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to Aerth that Innocent did not have the Eye
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of Merin, confi rming the cardinal’s doubts.
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After this interview, a secret alliance was
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forged between the imperial army and the
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Order of the Temple. Back in Akkylannie,
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Aerth kept writing to Proteüs through the
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intermediary of the Lodge of Hod, a secret
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lodge of the Order. The two men planned a
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coup
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and actively sought the bearers of the
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Fire and the Eye of Merin. Unfortunately,
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they ran out of time to fi nd them, as the Inquisition grew more and more suspicious of
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them. With little time at hand, Aerth and
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Proteüs put their plan into action.
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Under the pretext of giving them new orders, Proteüs summoned Arkhos and Sered
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to Arcavia. The two commanders were accompanied by their personal guards, as well
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as many orcs who had allegedly come to seal
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a pact of alliance with Akkylannie. The Inquisition realized the danger and organized
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its defenses, but Aerth, as Prelate General of
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the Armies, ordered the Griffin executioners to assassinate the religious leaders they
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were in charge of protecting. The disorder
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caused in the ranks of the Church allowed
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the commanders to reach the gates of Arcavia. With nothing more he could do, Inquisitor Eschelius met them under the city wall
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and denied them entrance. And so began
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the Battle of the Braziers.
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Inside the cathedral of Arcavius, Proteüs wanted to capture
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the two strangers, but Aerth and Mirà prevented him from
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doing so: whoever they were, they bore the Fire and the Eye
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of Merin. They had been secretly guided through the battle by
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Melkion, a powerful magician touched by the grace of Merin.
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In an attempt to re-establish his authority, the pope ordered
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the insurgents to surrender. The conscripts and civilians present did not know what to think or do. Mirà took off her mask
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and, in a mystic trance, she revealed the truth and secrets concerning the death of Arcavius. After the trance Mirà and Ambrosius spoke with the same voice, that of Merin. Eschelius,
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who had miraculously recovered from his wounds, recognized
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the truth in this voice and the two strangers were enthroned.
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Demetrius I became the new emperor of Akkylannie and a
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new pope, Antoninus, was chosen.
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Over the following months, the Empire of Akkylannie went
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through many major changes. All the Akkylannian heroes who
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had taken part in the Battle of the Braziers were given amnesty.
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Ambrosius was given command of the Lodge of Hod and Eschelius became Inquisitor General of Akkylannie. Emperor Demetrius I, carried by the Fire of Merin, renovated imperial institutions fervor worthy of Arcavius. Pope Antoninus was aware of
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how wrong the Inquisition had been: the Griffin had to remain
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worthy of Light; torture and burning people were to remain the
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last resort. Though the Inquisition remained ready to do the dirty
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work for the greater good of the Alliance of Light, the Church
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was no longer to terrorize a nation entirely devoted to Merin.

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