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We found the Sand, the burning deserts and called them home. We endured and
became worthy of transcendence. We were passed through the Transforming Flame,
and our spirits were bolstered with its heat, elevating our ancestors into
the superior beings we are today. Though emboldened, we were still to be tested.
By the Desert, the Sun, the Sand and the dreadful Skath. The weak were culled
from our people and we become strong and fierce. Though the Sand still tests
us to this day, we no longer fear it. It is the Anvil of the Sun, and upon
it we are forged and shaped. It is as much a part of us as the Fire that burns
within.
In the Before Time, we were lost and soulless. Cold to the touch and without
will. It was the Time of Darkness. The Unfinished Ones, the ancestors of our
people, were soft and deluded. Trapped by ignorance in the cold, bleak world.
But the Terror arose, and Darivastor, the first to see, discovered new wisdom.
For here was a force mightier than all else arrayed against it.
With the kindling of the Sun began the Time of Embers. We stayed upon the Burning Sands beneath eternal light and blessed heat, and we endured. We worshipped the Great Dragon, and from its restless slumbering dreams our first Blood Prophets were born, heralding visions of a time when the Dragon would awake and only the worthy would be spared. And through them the Phoenix Goddess was stirred to action. She taught us much and we came to call the deserts home.
Then came The Change, when the first day was ended and the flow of time begun. The Meddling God attempted to hide the Lady of the Sun from us, but our heroes fought against his designs, causing the cycle of days and nights that shall continue until the end.
At long last, our time of seeking for our true selves was brought to an end by Jall’kroda, the Blood Lord. Khalikryst was freed from her bonds and descended upon our people with the Transforming Flame. Thus was our khar'ika ignited, never to be quenched and thus were our people born.
This began the Time of Flames. Yet another testing for the Irekei. The Hateful Ones attacked us with much fury, fearful of the power we had and afraid of our attempts to rouse the Dragon. Though they could not hope to match the skill and fierceness of the Irekei, the Hateful Ones were numerous, and our people began to be driven back.
But, it was the Dragon who saved us again, whispering secrets into the head of P’reklabhar and telling her of the ways of the Chaos Gate. Through great magical ceremonies, she opened the gate, unleashing the Hordes upon our enemies. The Horde passed us by in gratitude for the favors we had done, and our people retired to the deeps of the deserts to replenish our strength. It was apparent that the time for the Awakening had not yet arrived.
Once, long ago, our people were as one. But as we became accustomed to our new selves and grew in numbers and power, our people began warring amongst themselves. The weak-willed fir'khanim would have fallen before us as quickly as the shifting sand had we the unity of old. We fought ourselves as much as the outsiders.
But then, The Dragon stirred, breaking this world into scattered pieces. Our time of destiny is nigh. We must prove ourselves strong in order to burn for eternity within the Dragon itself. It is time for the wars against the fir'khanim to intensify, and for blood to spill upon the ground.
The banner of the Shadowclan shall lead the way. The other virakt will join in or face extermination. Now is not the time to coddle the weak-willed or hesitate in our actions. The Dragon demands strength and fortitude. Any who cannot meet these requirements will find their khar'ika extinguished forever and forgotten.
After the Stirring of the Dragon, many among our people realized that a sign had come to us. A group of Irekei Elders gathered together three proud and powerful Arkhakts. These Arkhakts pledged their loyalty and a new virakt was formed by the name of Shadowclan.
Darivastor - first Unfinished One to worship the Dragon
Trodralikar - the Sky Warrior, who every night slays the
Meddling God’s servants and draws the Sun back to the sky
Jall’kroda - first Kryqhi’khalin, master of all
the clans; catalyst that brought about the Transformation to the Unfinished
Ones
P’reklabhar - , the last survivor of the Prophets who
had first followed Jall’kroda into the deeps; opener of the Chaos Gate
Jelkrangith - an ancient Irekei Warrior, the last survivor
of a long-forgotten Virakt.
Khar'Ubar - first Sun Dancer
"...and perhaps one day a great leader will emerge who can unite the warring tribes and lead them to victory over the fir'khanim that remain on this broken world., teaching them new meanings of the word fear. Perhaps that leader will march beneath the banner of the Shadowclan, raising our flags above their broken, burning cities. Perhaps the Great Dragon will then rise, culling the weak from the herd, leaving only the worthy, the strong. No my young ones, there is no perhaps about it, it has been foretold."
Traditional legend as related by the infamous Irekei Sage, Vas'khanim
"I see ... the fir'khanim ... bound togethe r... a great empire upon
the Greenlands! They tire of our ways ... and our raids upon their settlements
... And they bring death and foul magics upon the Burning Sands, in an attempt
to destroy our people! The struggle is long ... and hard-fought, and many
Irekei become one with the Dragon ... in the end, we have victory, pushing
our foes back ... But the inner fire is stirred within our Blood ... our people
become grievously angered at the audacity of the fir'khanim! Our armies sally
forth to bring vengeance upon those who sought to erase us from the world!
The Sacrificial Fires to the Great Dragon burn across the lands and the fir'khanim
bow their heads in worship ... or their bodies feed the flames. This, is what
I see."
-Prophecy of Jalkrothet, First Sage
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We found the Sand, the burning deserts and called them home. We endured and became worthy of transcendence.