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When Shilen went to war with the gods, the dragon Antharas, one of the creatures Gran Kain had sired with his daughter, was gravely injured. He flew down to the earth and found a safe place in the middle of what is now called Dragon Valley, in the Giran region. Antharas fell into a deep sleep for thousands of years as his injuries healed. Out in the world, the Giants had in the meantime paid dearly for t..."

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Created page with "By Elmar When Shilen went to war with the gods, the dragon Antharas, one of the creatures Gran Kain had sired with his daughter, was gravely injured. He flew down to the earth and found a safe place in the middle of what is now called Dragon Valley, in the Giran region. Antharas fell into a deep sleep for thousands of years as his injuries healed. Out in the world, the Giants had in the meantime paid dearly for t..."

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By Elmar

 

When [[Shilen]] went to war with the gods, the dragon [[Antharas]], one of the creatures [[Gran Kain]] had sired with his daughter, was gravely injured. He flew down to the earth and found a safe place in the middle of what is now called Dragon Valley, in the [[Town of Giran|Giran]] region. Antharas fell into a deep sleep for thousands of years as his injuries healed.

Out in the world, the [[Giants]] had in the meantime paid dearly for their hubris and the Humans had begun to rule the lands of the earth. [[Shunaiman]], the leader of the [[Athena]], an association of wizards and spellcasters, had united the regions of [[Kingdom of Elmore|Elmore]] and Aden and founded the [[Elmoreden|Elmoreden Empire]]. When faced with the crisis triggered by the [[Children of Shilen]], a heterodox movement opposing the new [[Einhasad]] state religion, Shunaiman cast the Seven Seals to bind the forces of evil. These seals could only be controlled by Shunaiman's direct descendants, but to support them, an organization was formed: the [[Guardians of the Seal]].

The members of that organization were fully aware that the Seven Seals might not be sufficient to restrain [[Shilen]]'s creatures, especially [[Antharas]], one of the most dangerous of them. Originally the people in the [[Town of Giran|Giran]] area used to sacrifice virgins every year, believing that they could in this way appease the dragon. This was of course pure superstition; Antharas slept because he was still recovering from his injuries. A long-term solution had to be found. Therefore the Guardians of the Seal, along with the great sorcerer Dasparion, created in addition to the Seven Seals a magical force field to keep out intruders that might wake up the sleeping beast, requesting an [[Audience with the Land Dragon]]. From then on, entrance into Antharas' Nest was only possible through the so-called "Heart of Warding", a doorway through the force field that opened only to those who carried a Portal Stone.

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Seventeen Guardians participated in the sealing of [[Antharas]]: seven Humans, three Dark Elf witches, five Dwarven artisans and two Orc soldiers. The Dwarves formed the [[Gray Pillar Guild]] and taught generations of guild members how to guard and look after the pillar, located at the bottom of the [[Mithril Mines]], that supported the force field. The three Dark Elves - Shyslassys, Gorr and Baraham - were sisters. They consumed runestones, which also supported the force field, hiding them in their bodies, but in the process taking on the appearance of evil, Medusa-like creatures. Of the seven Humans, three sold their souls to Dasparion to achieve immortality. They turned into somewhat repulsive half-skeletons (immortal is not far from undead) and became the "Watchmen of the Land Dragon". The other four Humans passed on the duty of watching Antharas to their children, and of course there were also descendants of the other seventeen original Guardians: [[Gabrielle]] in the [[Town of Giran]], Orc Prefect [[Chakiris]] in [[Hunters Village]], Dark Elf Magister [[Kaiena]] in the [[Ivory Tower]], Master [[Kendra]] in the [[Town of Aden]] and High Priest [[Orven]], also in [[Town of Aden|Aden]].

Things went as they always go. Two agents of the [[Children of Shilen]], [[Kash]] from the [[Town of Dion]] and [[Martien]] from [[Town of Giran|Giran]], induced well-meaning adventurers to kill Shyslassys, Gorr and Baraham, thus severely weakening the force field binding [[Antharas]]. Then the Queen of the Succubi found her way into the [[Mithril Mines]] and tried to destroy the Gray Pillar, collapsing the force field and freeing the Land Dragon. Fortunately Champion Raldo, a supporter of the Guardians, managed to foil that plan.

Nevertheless, some of the Succubi escaped to the [[Abandoned Coal Mine]] where they quickly elected a new Queen and are now plotting again to free the dragon. This time they are attempting to use an Abyssal Jewel to absorb the magical force of the pillar, thus nullifying the field. The only way to avert this is to destroy all Abyssal Jewels existing in the world. (There is one near the Sea of Spores, one at the northwestern end of the Windy Hill mountain chain and one directly in front of Antharas' lair). Blacksmith [[Helton]] from [[Town of Oren|Oren]] and Warehouse Chief [[Moke]] from [[Gludin Village]], although belonging to other guilds, have both been recruited and trained by Elder [[Filaur]] of the [[Gray Pillar Guild]] to be Guardians of the Seal. Together with Watchman [[Gilmore]] they have taken it upon themselves to find adventurers who are willing to destroy the Abyssal Jewels, bringing back fragments of the Jewels as well as items of the monsters guarding them as proof. Helton, Moke and Gilmore will then send the fragments to Elder Filaur so that he can irretrievably destroy them in the Blast Furnace of Supremacy.

Source:

[http://lineage2.fansite.cz/forum/index.php?topic=7376.0%3Bprev_next=prev] Czech Fansite, Audience with the Land Dragon

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