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[i]The [b]Realms of Terra[/b] have forever been fractured lands, whether in outright war or on rarer occasions, tense and mistrustful ceasefires. The people and places of these lands ravaged by an endless struggle - the [i]only[/i] struggle: Light against Dark, Nephilim against Revenant...[/i]

At the beginning of time, [color=ed1c24]Alithe[/color] created the wild lands of Terra: At the time, the entire world reflected what was now the Wastelands: The entire world was devoid of life, instead populated by rock and flame. Alithe had created Terra to serve as her realm and residence, but unfortunately this wouldn't be the case: [color=6ecff6]Raziel[/color] had created order out of her chaos, forging an iron-bound law to the land and sparking the creation of life, lighting the blinding fires of civilisation. Of course, this [i]greatly[/i] displeased Alithe: In her eyes, Raziel had completely [i]ruined[/i] her lands; instead of being bathed in darkness, the land was lit up lighter than the brightest of fires. Life had replaced the sweet company of silence and solitude, so of [i]course[/i] Alithe had to fix this - she had to return the land to it's [b]proper[/b] image.

Over time, Alithe had tempted Raziel's weaker souls to what little domain she had left, building up her army of [i][color=ed1c24]Revenant[/color][/i] to march against Raziel and destroy his disgusting world. Raziel, expecting such a move, granted great power to his most constitutional children, creating the [i][color=6ecff6]Nephlim[/color][/i]: His children held up the beacon, and enforced the laws upon all neutral races against the darkness of Alithe and her monstrous children.

500 years ago, a great war had finally sparked between the two factions, nearly destroying the land. Both sides had suffered great losses in the battles, better seen in history as [i]slaughters:[/i] Barely a soul left the battle alive, and even less left in one piece. Eventually the numbers had dwindled down to the point where neither side could continue to fight, lest they send the races to extinction. This would have pleased Alithe, but she was unfortunately unable to strike a final attack on Raziel's army, for she [i]knew[/i] that she would lose hers too. She instead retreated to her wasted lands, preserving her small army so she could later return to [i]crush[/i] Raziel and his Nephlim children. Neither side has directly attacked the other since, not confident in their numbers and both fearing annihilation from a premature move. 

Since the Great War, civilisation slowly rebuilt itself and the burnt lands regrew. The Nephlim and Revenant were viewed as religion and cult alike, the stories of the Great War passed down through the generations. While some sided with a faction and journeyed the great distances to prove themselves worthy to their chosen deity, some citizens refused to pick a side; either from simply not believing that the stories were true, and some out of sheer detestation or disinterest, not believing that the "Gods" should even have a place in the mortal realm.

While the races' favor of the Nephilim steadily declined, Raziel still maintains the position of the governing deity of Terra. They have always been few in number, and since the last great war, there are fewer than ever. It is only through a respectful fear and great personal power that they hold the accords and laws governing the tenuous peace among the distrusting neutral races going though now even this influence wavers as they are spread thinner and thinner.

On the other hand, Alithe had acquired a cult following: Many found living under Raziel and the Nephlim as a [i]nightmare;[/i] from [i]brutal[/i] martial law methods to the forced retirement of Terra's Council on [i]many[/i] occasions. There are those among the Neutral races that believe the Nephilim no longer have the power needed or even the right to govern and protect the realms, and view Alithe as a freedom from a shackled existence. However, many feared the process of gaining Alithe's favour, and simply remain neutral out of cowardice.


Terra was currently in a state of an uneasy peace, but another Great, perhaps even [i]greater[/i] War certainly [i]is[/i] brewing...