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- | ==== Resh ==== | + | ===== Resh ===== |
- | Before the wars, Resh was a highly isolated kingdom. | + | === Common Knowledge === |
- | who worshipped the [[Babylonian]] gods. However, some time ago, these gods were apparently | + | |
- | killed by the [[Godslayer]]. | + | |
- | When [[Backbone]] fell to the Orc armies in 1098, hundrerds | + | Before the wars, Resh was a highly isolated kingdom ruled by a theocracy that worshipped |
+ | the [[Babylonian]] gods. They considered outsiders to be dangerous and eschewed contact | ||
+ | as much as possible. | ||
+ | nation relatively safe. | ||
+ | |||
+ | When [[Backbone]] fell to the Orc armies in 1098, hundreds | ||
displaced. | displaced. | ||
this travel and so fled to Resh on foot. A combination of the great marshland (where | this travel and so fled to Resh on foot. A combination of the great marshland (where | ||
Lizardfolk live) and Resh's isolationism whittled those refugees down to a bare minimum. | Lizardfolk live) and Resh's isolationism whittled those refugees down to a bare minimum. | ||
- | But even that small number was enough to push the nation to adopt a more friendly | + | But even that small number was enough to nudge the nation to adopt a more friendly |
attitude toward outsiders. | attitude toward outsiders. | ||
- | Then, in 1104, [[neville|a mysterious hero]] arrived who defeated | + | Then, in 1104, [[neville|a mysterious hero]] arrived who defeated a group of evil cultists |
- | a group of evil cultists who were intent on summoning the Godslayer to appear in the | + | who were intent on summoning the Godslayer to appear in the flesh. |
- | flesh. | + | operated in secret without the citizens of Resh even being aware of their presence. |
- | aware of their presence. | + | |
While the hero died in the fight, he disrupted the cult enough that the Resh populace | While the hero died in the fight, he disrupted the cult enough that the Resh populace | ||
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hero. And since his name was unknown, they simply named him " | hero. And since his name was unknown, they simply named him " | ||
- | After the chaos of the cult, it was revealed that the ruling theocracy had lost their | + | After the chaos of the cult, it was revealed that the ruling theocracy had lost its |
powers. | powers. | ||
form of government and helped open the society to the outside world. | form of government and helped open the society to the outside world. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Expert Knowledge === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The theocracy lost its powers because the [[Godslayer]] killed the entire [[Babylonian]] pantheon. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Hidden Knowledge === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The hero who saved the city was a little-known adventurer named [[Neville]] who was granted | ||
+ | the ability to travel through time by [[Parádoxa]], | ||
+ | in a significant alteration of the time stream -- saving the nation not only from the cultists | ||
+ | but also from total destruction. | ||
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