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[quote=Final prophecy of disgraced Seer LeBeau before her execution][b]A[/b]nd heed the sky what shines with wonder, for when earth quakes with Divine thunder, this world Lord Death shall tear asunder.[/quote]

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[centre][h2][sub][u][b][color=#812F28]-Table of Contents-[/color][/b][/u][/sub][/h2]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130584]-Table of Contents & Introduction-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130585]-Setting: Locations & Organizations-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130586]-Setting: Culture & Religion-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130605]-Character Guidelines and Sheets-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130606]-Protagonists-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130607]-Antagonists-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130608]-Other Persons of Interest-[/url]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4130616]-Bestiary-[/url]

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[centre][h2][sub][u][b][color=#812F28]Introduction[/color][/b][/u][/sub][/h2][/centre]
	It’s said that that long ago, man lived amongst the Divine high in the heavens, that man was created to serve the Divine. And serve man did, for he did so truly love the Divine. Yet there were those that envied the celestial beings and despised their own place in the world. This hatred was noticed by the Dark One, who then offered these men the power to slay the Divine. Man accepted, and with this pact, the first demons were born. With horrific brutality, they struck the unsuspecting pantheon hard and fast, slaying those they had once loved, and laying claim to their power.

The Goddess Seraphina, in her infinite love of mankind, led those who resisted the Betrayer’s temptation down through the Celestial Tower to the land below, the land of Haven. There were few who had remained pure, but it was her hope that man could be spared the horror of the Divine War should he be far beneath the heavens. Her followers founded a mighty city, far from the mighty tower. And they constructed a beautiful temple, in which to worship their Lady. 

But the Goddess could not rest easy, knowing there were so many still trapped above, slaves to the Dark One. So she left man, despite his protest otherwise, and climbed the tower once more. This time, she cured many of those who had tasted the Dark One’s power, before leading them down the tower as well. The journey was a long and terrible one, and by the time she had returned to the city, she was severely weakened, with several new followers. More than double the first trip.

But she insisted that she must go again, for there were still more to save. Man again could not convince her to give up on those who had fallen fully corrupt, so the Goddess once more went back up the tower to the heavens.

On her final trip, the Goddess returned with even more new followers. These were those who had fully given in to the Dark One and become demons. The Goddess had cured them as best she could, but it brought her to her knees. After having returned to the grand city, the Goddess collapsed. She had used too much, and she was dying. And it was with her final strength that the Goddess Seraphina blessed the land of Haven, warding it against the forces of Darkness. And it was with her dying breath that the Goddess warned that one day the Dark One would follow her down the tower.

Of course, this was so very long ago. And for many in the land of Haven, it was a joke. The soil fought them for every crop. Savage beasts frequently attacked villages, slaughtering man. Terrible storms wrecked their homes and fields season after season. How could such a terrible land be considered blessed in any way?

But the joking stopped when the sky above the Celestial Tower tore open and waves of demons poured from the rift unto the land. The faithful and skeptical alike flocked to the Church, to seek guidance in such troubling times. Both the Order of Justiciars and the Order of Inquisitors fight valiantly to defend mankind, but with each passing day the demon horde grows stronger and larger, and mankind loses another inch. There is no winning, only stalling.

So it is with desperation that mankind turns to the Champions of the Faith, to those who have met the Lady Seraphina in the next life and sworn to be her swords and shields. Those powerful enough to fight through the demon hordes, reach the Celestial Tower, and close the rift.

This is the story of humanity’s desperate final stand and the final crusade to save it.