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[color=forestgreen] 20 years ago the sky opened and monsters, twisted creatures that had no place being in our world came raining down from the sky. Great warriors come and began to fight them off. Fighters from all races, from the ground, the sky, and the sea. Some lost their lives to defend the world they loved, and others found heroes within themselves and went home to their families. No matter the outcome no one went home quite the same. Mages and magic users from all over the land gathered together to try and close to gap in the sky, however, nothing prevailed and soon new plans were hatched to fight off the strays. 

Today small groups and even single monster pass freely through the gap in the sky, however, no one has ever tried passing into the place where these creatures come from. At least none that have come back. These monsters can take many shapes. Most appear to have a main animal component, while others appear as a single creature that have been bend or twisted limbs in unnatural fashions. Many humans and other humanoid races tried giving them names. This only ended up offending the creatures that live in our world. Some were called "demons", "ogres" or "Chimera". These never stuck as those that were those creatures became angry, and some even refused to defend the weaker races for their ignorance. We will win, we will defend them and restore the sky.[/color]

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[center][color=blue][h2]"The Investor" Claudius[/h2][/color][/center]
Sunrise was never long enough. Beautiful colours dances a crossed the sky. Purples, red, pink, yellow, and blues, and of course the big black hole. Something about this hole brought comfort to Claudius as he thought about what today would have in store for him. If the hole wasn't there he might not be getting a group of new friends, or rather specimens. The young man looked like he got crunched between two beds. His hair stood straight up and his morning groan sounded more like he had drank too much ale the night before. Maybe he had just a sip more then he should have, but after all he had just finished watching over the people and deciding who would be coming to his castle today.

The black haired half demon stretched out on his bed. With a waves of his hand five little foxes appeared and began jumping over the bed and cooing at him. Claudius grinned devilishly. His little friends were all he had as companions for many years. It would be fun to have his halls filled with noise and arguments and fun times. The demon had never had so many people as he would here soon. The foxes jumped up up on his desk and grabbed a letter in their small mouths. Each with a different name that Claudius had  hand written on in ink only the name bearer could see. Another flick of the wrist and a black portal opened for the foxes to jump through.

[color=blue]"Remember to call me and I will open the portal to the dinning hall for our honoured company. Now off you go."[/color] Claudius's voice came out in almost a hiss and with his command the foxes jumped into the blacken portals and vanished. The muscular man rolled out of bed and found his best robes. He wanted to insure that he would make a good impression on the other races. Walking over to his mirror, the demon dusted his shoulders and tightened his clothing, tailoring it to his fit.

As he walked down the halls foxes jumped up with long, lit matches in their mouths, lighting the candles that mounted into the bricks. As the candle light burst to life, the the foxes melted away. When  Claudius arrived in the dinning hall he began setting plates for everyone, placing a name tag written in the same ink as the invitations. This would allow for their favorite meals to be made in his kitchen. That way there would be no guessing, no allergies, no whining that he eats human while she is on a strictly bird seed diet. They could have their hearts desire for food and drink. The man chuckled softly with excitement to himself. He couldn't wait for his guests to arrive.

One by one the little foxes popped up, from the shadows of trees, buildings, and even people. They seemed friendly and non-threatening. If one tried to touch, pet, or pick up the odd creature they would happily do so as they loved the attention. However, if one were to show slight fear towards them then they would disappear, leaving the letter behind, and upon the invitee opening the letter would reappear. These little creatures are the minions, helpers of Claudius. They also provide guidance and safe passage to and from Castle Havoc. They have their own little personalities, but all of them love melon. Upon cooing a black portal would open and take the chosen ones to or form the castle. One might also had seen them before as Claudius had also used them in spying on the people that took his interest. It started out as quite a large group and with time, grew smaller.

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