Category:RP Lore

Welcome to the library of the Titans! All lore concerning them is given here. I will shortly present other work, but for now here are descriptions for known factions. Hu'al will be added soon.

Once upon a time the world was ruled by two great powers, the Romans in the west, and an Asian empire in the east. They are so only remnants of their former glory but hope still remains...

Rome: After the coming of the Titans and the great flood their was chaos throughout the great Roman Empire of the west. The last great leader was Hadrian, who built the Great Wall. But he could not last forever and he was assassinated, leaving only the remnants of Hadrians pride and joy, the once mighty Roman Empire is in turmoil. Rulers pass as quickly as fleeting rainbows. Wealth moves from one man to another faster than the turning of a potters Threats come from every side. The Saxons through off their yokes in the Britains. The Hu'al attack from the east. The Edyptians plot revolt led by Zenobia, a nature spirit of the Nile. Life is one great murder for money and power, but still the Romans hold onto their land with the same steadfast resolve that brought them their empire. The current emperor was Avallus Caradus Augustus, a greedy and clever man who spent much of his time cheating people out of their money when something strange happened. He was assassinated. That in itself was not strange. What was strange was the man who took his place. He seemed no different from man others. A wiry man, with grey hair and a determined but somewhat cruel smile. Within a week an assassin was sent to kill him. But this man would not simply die. He strangled the assassin with nothing but his bare hands and had the man's body hung outside the colosseum. The new emperor was without a doubt, Fortis Antiqius Maximus. He quickly set about subduing his empire and killed off many adversaries. He then sent many troops to the Roman-Hu'al border and drove back the tribes. He crushed the revolt in Egypt, captured Zenobia, and had her whipped and hung from the palace roof by her feet. Being a river spirit she survived but in great pain. He then led his armies in to the Britains, but there was stopped. The Saxons had prepared for the attack and they new the land. The Romans pushed further and further into the Britains but the Saxosn just kept retreating. Then in a small forest vale where the Romans had camped the Saxons came down from all sides. It was a bloody battle for both sides but the Romans were literally slaughtered. The Roman Empire was then de-moralized and weakened, and then the Titans of Sin struck. They hit in places where it hurt most and the Romans were driven back. But still Fortis held onto his title and the Romans held on to the west. Zenobia is soon to be executed in the chaos,(quest option) and the world is once again downtrodden. That's where we live now, with this warlike, determined, and once mighty faction, fighting to keep control of it's ancient lands.

Barbarians are the hardcore civilizations, and with the disasters constantly happening Midgard has plenty to choose from...

Shal: In the north of Rome, in the deepest forests and the darkest crevices, live the Shal. Their beards run wild, their faces are fearsome to behold. But few can tell, as few outsiders meet them and live to tell about it. Savage, cruel, and vicious. The people of the northern Germanic forests are what define barbarians. Deep in their woodland halls they drink mead and eat fine game, while they plot against the Romans. Once drunk enough they go out and kidnap woman or burn down halls. You might think these people would be easy to conquer, but on the battlefield they are transformed. They come out of the forest like shades and destroy the Roman troops, growling and shouting, then disappear again. As the Romans weaken they look for the slightest hole to enter from.

Saxons: In many ways the Saxons are similar to their Shal cousins. They are rude, loud, enjoy fine food and drink, and can sometimes be brutal. But while brutality may be all the Shal can ever achieve, the Saxosn find something more in life. They were once like the Shal perhaps, but something has changed them gradually over time. (See "Selkies" for possible clues.) For example Saxon woman have almost the same rights as Saxon men, something Romans don't eve achieve. Saxons also have a distinct sense of beauty, rugged and simple beauty, but still beauty. As a result Saxons are not the Shal anymore than snails are clams. Despite this, the Saxons still share their ancestral hate for the Romans and the Romans constant invasion plans have done nothing to help. Surprisingly they also fight often with the Shal, but mostly only small skirmishes. They're greatest helpers are the Selkies, who they almost worship, despite all attempts by the Selkies to discourage it.

For a long time the ocean has been deemed empty of all but fish, but other things lurk in it's depths...

Azlatuans: This neutral faction holds an empire under the sea. They're civilization was a simple farming culture until their vast lands were drowned by the great flood. A chosen few were saved and given the ability to breath and move swiftly underwater. This forced the to move from a agricultural society to one based on war and hunting. They subjugated native creatures such as sea nymphs, mer-people, and Telkines. They built a great city under the ocean and ruled from there, domesticating sharks, whales, giant squids, and even the occasional sea serpent. Their greatest enemies are the marauding Selkies. Their empire covers the central Atlantic and is reaching south and west. To the north they have been stopped by the Selkies. Until now they have been content to fight the Selkies and deal with marauding sea monsters. But their newest King Poseidon, a great sea spirit, has since started to expand in the world above. No one knows how they will react to the people of the over world.

Selkies: This good faction is made up of creatures of the sea who have long fought with the Azlatuans. A type of powerful sea spirit, they have the ability to turn into a seal in water and a human on land. They almost always have black hair and green eyes, but anicnet ones her grey hair, and occasionally one is born with white hair and blues eyes. Their greatest enemy is the Azlatuans and their marauding rangers fly down from the ocean above on Azlatuan patrols and send the packing. They are the only thing stopping Azlatuans from expanding north despite the fact they are outnumbered fifty to one. Their city with surrounding town is off the coast of Ireland and the Selkies are on good terms with the Saxons. In fact the Selkies have long known of the oversold but, do to obvious reasons, have chosen not to tell the Azlatuans. Most possess minor water magic.

The Americas suffered greatly from the flood of the realms but some factions still survive... (The first one is somewhat a joke but it might be used also.)

The Death Fairies!: This mystical faction inhabits what is left of southern Canada. The fairy ancestors came from the lands to the east to drive out the remainder of the human population on the southern island of Canada. (Their would be a northern island as well.) they no live in these lush and plentiful, but small forests and battle with the humans to the south and north using their magic. Some say if a man enters the forest alone he never comes out! It has been a long since these fairies have seen anyone other than he barbaric people of the Americas so people from the east are new to them.

Latzkuat: When America was flooded, when the Rockies crumbled to the ground the Great Appalacians did not fall. However they were no longer very tall, and soon became a large confusing collection of swamps and marshes. Here live the vicious Latzkuat. These barbaric people spend most of their time doing ritual sacrifices, studying shaman magic and torturign fairies from the north they find. They are covered in tattoos and strange marks and where little clothes.