"The Forgotten War"
by Ramanayan of Dark Ages
I always did enjoy reading about the past of Temuair. I
enjoyed the distant past the most, long before the first
Aisling or most of the Gods showed up. One day in, I believe
the Spring of Doech 16, I was in the Library at Loures reading
over a Time Line of Temuair's history. After reading it over
I noted something odd. In Danann 1985 the first mortals slipped
into Chadul's realm and Sgrios appeared at that time. It
was not until Danann 2230 that another major event happened,
the First Rouge and Temuair was balkanized. How very odd
Sgrios and Chadul did not supposable act again until Dannan
2435 when the League of Darkness was formed. I did some looking
into the period of Dannan 1986-2229. I found no records existed
of that time. I did not give much though until the Fall of
Doech 16. I was reading up on the Great War between Danann
and Chadul of Danann 1980. I had purchased one of the oringal
scrolls of the War from a Rouge friend of mine. I don't want
to know where he got it. After reading a saw something strange
in the last page. Mystic Symbols seemed to be in the page
somehow but very faintly.
I went to see a High Insight Wizard I knew
whom casted a restoration spell on the scroll. Then the
text became much
clearer. After translating the symbols I discovered that
it was a prophecy. It said: When the Second Evil one appears
one must prepare for another Great Struggle of the 2 sides.
With it shall come fire, destruction, life and death. The
Elemental War will return and the Evil one will rule the
World. And so…
The rest of the text was to badly damage to read anymore.
I figured Sgrios must be the 2nd evil one. I went many places
to discover about this 2nd Great War. During the Past Doech
I have written this account. It is only the Beginning of
Second Great War. I am still looking for more information.
And so this is the First Historical Account the 2nd Great
War,
The time was Danann 2123 in Finach (now Mileth) and the
Evil Sgrios had been around for nearly 140 years. His cult
had grown, though most though he was a just a servant of
Chadul. By this time the prophecy was long forgotten and
no one knew what would lie ahead. Sgrios did not like being
2nd to Chadul in the eyes of the mundanes. Walking through
his Castle of Death he though how he could prove himself
as a great evil one. Sgrios had studied history and seen
how followers where attracted and fame and glory obtained.
He had followers but he was not happy with that. He saw Kadeth
as one of those people. Kadeth was long gone and all his
followers long dead. But was not he death? Using his powers
he traveled to the underworld to find those who knew Kadeth.
He found some former Kadeth Worshipers that agreed to help
him. (Kadeth at and his followers existed from about Grenail
9000-15000, and were destroyed by the "Earth Sea" Gods
witch almost nothing is known about)
And so it began in Finach during worship to Sgrios a crack
was seen in the ground and then a hole opened. In it was
no doubt the underworld. Then those who knew Kadeth came
from revived by Sgrios himself. With this Sgrios followers
joined with Kadeth and attacked the followers of Danann also
in Finach. Chadul had heard of the situation and sent for
Sgrios. He and Sgrios spoke of what had happened. Chadul
told Sgrios "Do what you must with the Kadeth, when
it is time I will bring the one who will destroy Danann!"
Skirmishes were flaring up between Chadul and Danann's followers.
The Kadeth were leading Sgrios to what seemed power and glory.
Emperor Ramus of Tems (now Loures) seeing an opportunity
to gain power for his kingdom attacked Finach. More fighting
broke out between the Wizards who were trying to gain power
for themselves. Chadul seeing what was happening ordered
a full-scale attack on Danann. Hundreds of Nightguants and
other creatures of the Dubhaim attack Danann's followers.
The Great Priests and Wizards of Danann hurled massive spells
at Chadul's armies. The skies over Temuair were filled with
darting lightning bolts, hail, massive rainstorms, and terrible
creatures destroying one another.
Other Races where drawn into this as well. The early goblins
and grimloks were fighting as well. (Mostly as mercenaries
for Tems) Even some Fairies took the side of Danann. By the
Winter of Danann 2123 Tem's armies were seidging Finach and
Chadul's armies were gaining more and more victories. While
the armies of god fought against evil Sgrios was still plotting.
This massive war not what he had wanted. Once again Chadul
was in control.
Chadul seeing victory is his sight called forth the one
who he knew could destroy Danann. Together with Sgrios and
Doech they called forth Kadeth. Kadeth long dead God has
returned to lead evil's victory. Kadeth formed an alliance
with Tems and soon Finach fell. More lands fell and within
just 3 weeks Kadeth had conquered almost all of Temuair.
On the last day of Danann 2123 great rumbling was heard
on the Earth and the Sea. The earth and the sea opened and
then Kadeth's former enemies returned. The Earth Sea gods
brought back by Danann's love. And so the war continued with
out end in sight.
And so ended Danann 2123 with Kadeth and the Earth Sea Gods
returned and the Forgotten War Raged on.
This is all the information I have so far. I am still looking
all over Temuair for more information. Some clues have led
me to strange gravestones in the Macarbe Yard and caverns
under Loures Castle. It appeared that someone destroyed almost
all the records after the war. Well I hope this has been
informative good reader and let us hope nothing like this
ever happens again.