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The dread inspired by the Akkyshans is carved into the mind of every living being: the fear of the silent shadow, the terror of a deadly, unpredictable and inexplicable threat. To a warrior of Akkyshan, every living being is not only an enemy, but also prey. Th e defeated enemy is a food source the children of the web of Ashinân will feed on. Th is way they will grow stronger, become even more dangerous and defeat even more prey. == Chronology == *666 Curse of Scaëlin. *699 Flight of Scaëlin. *701 Emergence of Akkyshan society. *983 First raid on Cadwallon. *1 003 - 1 005 Th e web of Ashinân is reinforced by Acheron on the shore of the Ynkarô. == History == http://i.imgur.com/U2ueqj5.jpg Th e history of the Akkyshan began in the forest of Quithayran. Th e sole heiress to the throne was Scaëlin, a woman so beautiful that a god noticed her and came to woo her. Th e god’s wife, furious, cursed Scaëlin and stole her beauty. To obtain utter revenge, she appeared before her victim in the shape of a spider. She presented herself as Lilith, the Widow, and off ered to restore the young elven lady’s beauty one day, in exchange for unfailing adoration. Scaëlin accepted and became a priestess as powerful as she was monstrous. She was soon hunted down by her people for the gruesome crimes she had committed to serve her goddess. However, protected by her powers, Scaëlin evaded her pursuers and found refuge in the forest of Ashinân. Th ere, like spiders, she and her female servants gave birth to extraordinarily numerous off spring. Soon, a new society was born. A matriarchal society submitted to the almighty power of Lilith and her fi rst servant, Scaëlin. Ever since, the Akkyshan have been patiently waiting to ring the hour of revenge. With the Rag’narok the long awaited opportunity has come. Th eir forces have gathered in massive numbers on the shores of the Ynkarô with growing warbands of marauders testing the walls of Cadwallon, which would be the ideal beachhead to bring fi re and poison to Laroq, the capital of the Cynwäll. == Ragn'arok == Th e Akkyshans have known for a long time that Creation is coming to an end. Th is does not worry the people of the Spider, who believe this end serves a greater design. Th e Akkyshans consider that Light has destroyed the grace of Creation by binding it in shackles of morality and kindness. Th e time has come to start over again, to create a world that will suit the wish of Lilith: a land where the strong shall survive and where the weak will be used to feed them. Considering this point of view, the Akkyshans are the future of Aarklash. Only the strongest will survive the battles, and the servants of Lilith shall be part of the chosen few. Yet, few Akkyshans think about the Rag’narok. Most of them fi ght because their superiors order them to. With the of the web of Ashinân, absolute unquestioned obedience is an unyielding Scaëlin can sense that the time revenge is close; her dutiful soldiers already on the move. Th ey are aware that a fate worse than death awaits them if they fail their mistress. For them it is not that much of a constraint, quite the contrary actually: war also helps satisfy the most voracious of appetites, after all. == Army == Th e army of the Spider is organized in concentric circles of power. Th e members of each cast are loyally protected by the warriors of the rank below. Th e inferior shield their superiors, such is the law of Ashinân. Th e Akkyshans have a taste for sacrifi ces: members of the lower casts are thoroughly conditioned; they will gladly sacrifi ce their lives and souls whenever they are given the order. Th e heart of the army is constituted by the most powerful matriarchs: the sorceresses of the Widow. Th ese accomplished witches and priestesses are formidable assassins. Th ey casually sacrifi ce masses of lower class soldiers to feed their blood fuelled magic, in order to please the cannibal goddess or to conceal themselves and deal the fi nal strike that will seal their victory. Around them, the other high ranking Akkyshans form the elite units. Th e terrifying orb-weavers, whose body is half that of an elf and half that of a spider, or the venom-warrioresses form a close guard. Th is strike force defeats the enemy using iron, terror and poison. To feed their frenzy, these units will make no distinction when killing allies and enemies alike.At the bottom of the hierarchy the main body of the army is found. Semiferal creatures, such as the barghest and various giant insects, line up in monstrous ranks. Soldiers – those too young to have yet shown their worth in combat and the declining elders – are lined up with slaves whose minds have been darkened by the curses of the sorceresses of the Widow. Th ey are disposable, they ought to be the fi rst to volunteer for sacrifi ce in gruesome rituals of black magic practiced by the higher ranking Akkyshans.
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