[quote=@Legion02] What about a cult spawned just from the believers of some very ancient sorcerer. Like back when magic was non-existent in some part of the country and suddenly this guy rolls in from a ship from far away and does this magical stuff. Many would start believing he's god sent. As time progresses his legends only get exaggerated and people invent new myths about him. Until: tada! You got a religion all about this one very powerful sorcerer. Now, one part of the magic would be that he consumes the life-power of people. So part of the religion is human sacrifice. In secret, he draws from this while in some sort of torpor. Getting ready to come back and rule supreme. Just a thought really, I'm not going to use this. [/quote]May work. Same with ancient powerful magical creatures from the old times (preferably before sentient humanoids came to be) can work as a late game plotline.