In the beginning, there was man and the world seemed at balance. Nature birthed the Primordials, Ancient beings which were the seeds of the immortals we know today. No one knows how or why the Primordials were created, nor how. Primordials are timeless, kissed by the curse of eternity. Yet as the annals of history are written, everything that lives can die. It is unknown when the first Primordials Warred, only that civilization was thrust back several thousand years as result. Such was known as The Great Cataclysm. Kingdoms rose and fell under the cusp of the Primordials all vying for their claim upon the world and the fate of man. Some wished only to eradicate, while others such as Velius, a Vampire Primordial, required man to live. As the war raged, Velius and his family remained an unseen entity. They were allowed to weed one another out and when their numbers dwindled, Velius moved, sweeping each of the Nine Great Nations within his grasp.
Velius Riovanni in his "youth" prior to his madness
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Corvus using a spring to heal the wounded
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The White Mother, Corvus
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Velius Riovanni, the All-Father
Corvus held a unique skill for her kind - the gift of healing. Not just any healing, but the ability to mend all flesh be it unholy, mortal, or otherwise. Her method was that of saturating a body of water with her magics and inviting the injured to bathe. It took only moments for the White Mother to mend wounds so grevious even vampires thought that the Final Death awaited them.
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Although a pacifist, Velius used Corvus at the Battle of Kingsrun. Velius knew the opposing side held droves of immortals and that losses would be great. Instead, he waited to attack the amy when it rained, and thus allowed Corvus to mend the wounds of those she choose the rain touched. Love soon blossomed between Black and White and the two were wed, producing not one, but three biological true-blood heirs. Martinus, Elmdorus, and Marcus.
Corvus held a unique skill for her kind - the gift of healing. Not just any healing, but the ability to mend all flesh be it unholy, mortal, or otherwise. Her method was that of saturating a body of water with her magics and inviting the injured to bathe. It took only moments for the White Mother to mend wounds so grevious even vampires thought that the Final Death awaited them.
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Although a pacifist, Velius used Corvus at the Battle of Kingsrun. Velius knew the opposing side held droves of immortals and that losses would be great. Instead, he waited to attack the army when it rained, and thus allowed Corvus to mend the wounds of those she choose the rain touched. Love soon blossomed between Black and White and the two were wed, producing not one, but three biological true-blood heirs. Martinus, Elmdorus, and Marcus.
The Age of Man Ends
Enclave Command to hunt down
Corvus Riovanni.
Corvus is publicly executed, burned alive at the stake.
As war gripped the realm, Velius grew more and more confident in his political status within Rhy'din. Eventually, the clan began to break the traditions of the Masquerade, and thus, the Hunters' Enclave was born - a group of mortal holy warriors whose sole purpose was to drive darkness out - eradicating the threat once and for all.
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Soon, war was waged on many fronts, and while Velius worked his marionette strings, pitting nation against nation, the Enclave began to track key members of the Riovanni's War effort. Generals were slaughtered in the streets, their bodies strung up in the sunlight, let to burn into ash. It wasn't until Corvus herself was placed under custody of the Enclave that Velius know the true threat of such an organization. Feeling his wife was in peril, he rushed to Felbrook, but all was too late. Just as Martinus arrived with the bulk of Velius' army, his son was forced to watch, horrified, as the remains of his mother was burned at the stake.
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The transgression turned Velius from a loving father to a maddened monster bent on making mortal men suffer. The Enclave may have wounded the Riovanni, but they were ignorant to the true power Velius and his Book Black held. With his eldest son equally enraged, the two ravished the realm in a tide of darkness and blood.
The Age of Darkness
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As Velius shifted from seeking to obtain political standing to genocide, he began to delve into Book Black, a tome of forbidden dark magics. To further pervert his soul, the book also held several thought-to-be-lost rituals of blood. This "Blood Magic" was sealed away long ago, capable of plunging the world into a cataclysm of darkness in the right hands. From the Black Citadel, one a symbol of knowledge, sprouted many horrific flesh abominations - mutated monsters made of dead and living flesh and blood. They attacked Rhy'din with impunity, caring not to discern between friend and foe.
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Meanwhile, Martinus, eldest of Velius' sons began to lead the remaining armies of the Riovanni in great battles which toppled entire kingdoms. These battles often consisted of the complete eradication of a race's history, linage, and existence. Nothing was left to be spared. Women... children... books... structures. Driven by his hate for mortal men, Martinus plunged his soul into the bowels of hell, earning hi many namesakes.
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"The Avatar of War"
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"The Knight of Hell"
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"The Arch Unholy"
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