The Empyreons

by Sado

The Utopic Age

Welcome to the end of eternity, scourer. When you are reading this, I gather that you have acquainted yourself a bit with the history of the Orkfian world. However, you have probably not grasped much of what has been said, for the subject matter at hand is complex. If you do understand what is the matter with these cursed parts, then you most likely have been around for quite a while, but for the sake of those confused, we will discuss the problem step by step. I shall begin with the way the Ages have forced themselves upon us, for this is the heart of Orkfia's recent history, one which is, if I am not gravely mistaken, about to come to an end.

What is most important to understand is that Orkfia has not always been in the perilous state it is in right now. There used to be a stabile and peaceful period, that none of us could have possibly experienced, except for maybe the very eldest among us. This era is now referred to as the Utopic Age, in which, as mentioned before, the High Elves ruled over all of Orkfia. During this time, Orkfia also looked very different topographically. The High Elves were content with only a small portion of Orkfia's surface, and built their four major cities very close to each other. As a result, for thousands, maybe tens of thousands of years, the world of Orkfia was inhabited for only two percent; the other 98 percent consisted of forest. The underground lakes were even more abundant back then than they are today, and even now they contain unimaginable amounts of water.

Architecturally very advanced, sophisticated by nature, the High Elves ran cities of unparalleled grandeur. Judgmant was the city concerned with politics, law and economics. Crystallion was the magical city, where Mages invented most of the spells we still use today. Affluenca was the city of production, and provided all of the elven empire with goods and services. One of the most remarkable cities, however, was Elendian, the city of administration, primarily concerned with birth control. As you might know, the High Elves are immortal by nature. You might wonder what happened to the entire High Elven population, but we shall deal with this later. What you need to know here is that in the Utopic Age, only a select number of High Elves were allowed to reproduce. The High Elves had an affectionate bond with nature, and feared that the planet would suffer were they to recklessly create offspring. Their efforts, as we see in today's world, were in vain.

The force that had up till then governed the entire Orkfian universe suddenly split up into two parts under the pressure of an outside influence. As the powers took shape, eventually forming a force of creation, and a force of destruction, the first of our own kind entered. Rearranging the Orkfian universe as they saw fit, they took enjoyment in their godlike powers, and began controlling the fates of the Orkfian people. The Humans and the Orcs appeared from the newly formed forces. They waged war against the high elven empire, but were defeated with swift efficiency. Many more attempts of overthrowing the High Elves were taken, but their immortality was too great an advantage to be easily dealt with.

Full disaster struck when the first of our kind, the Empyreons, came in contact with the personifications of the two forces. Though they were perfectly in balance at first, their own loyalty to the Human and Orc alliance resulted in their corruption by the influences from outside. The three forces came together to form the first celestial body, which slowly began its descend towards the Orkfian planet. And thus, the war with the great High Elven empire was about to reach its final conclusion that would scar the Orkfia for eras to come...

Last updated: August 2010