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<center>'''The Initiate''' | <center>'''The Initiate''' | ||
Which way is the right path, as I stand upon<br> | |||
Which way is the right path, as I stand upon | this chaotic crossroad of hate…<br> | ||
How many ways are there to roam<br> | |||
this chaotic crossroad of hate… | on this dark and damned road of Fate…<br> | ||
“There are many ways, my son,<br> | |||
How many ways are there to roam | to find where the souls of Demons remain…<br> | ||
But it takes only one second of despair and of doubt<br> | |||
on this dark and damned road of Fate… | until at last, your soul, they will gain…<br> | ||
Inherit these lands, these things, these dreams<br> | |||
“There are many ways, my son, | that are yours, forever, to adore…<br> | ||
For there is no life, in the depths of chaos, my son,<br> | |||
to find where the souls of Demons remain… | |||
But it takes only one second of despair and of doubt | |||
until at last, your soul, they will gain… | |||
Inherit these lands, these things, these dreams | |||
that are yours, forever, to adore… | |||
For there is no life, in the depths of chaos, my son, | |||
for you to explore…”</center> | for you to explore…”</center> | ||
<p style="text-align: right;">C. Vincent Metzen</p> | <p style="text-align: right;">C. Vincent Metzen</p> | ||
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The Vizjerei, known for their brightly colored turinash -or spirit- | The Vizjerei, known for their brightly colored turinash -or spirit-robes have taken a keen interest in both gathering knowledge of demons and seeing them slain. The Vizjerei elders hope that their acolytes will learn the secrets of the dark evil that they sense growing in the West and can destroy it. The possibility of discovering long-lost tomes of magical knowledge within the confines of the labyrinth has also captured the interest of many wandering Sorcerers. | ||
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===The Nature of Magic=== | ===The Nature of Magic=== | ||
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| | | “Either slain thou shalt gain<br> | ||
heaven, or conquering thou<br> | heaven, or conquering thou<br> | ||
shalt enjoy the earth.<br> | shalt enjoy the earth.<br> | ||
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and defeat, then gird thyself for<br> | and defeat, then gird thyself for<br> | ||
battle: thus thou shalt not get<br> | battle: thus thou shalt not get<br> | ||
evil.” | evil.” | ||
<p style="text-align: right;">- The Bhagavad Gita</p> | <p style="text-align: right;">- The Bhagavad Gita</p> | ||
|}Magic is an extremely powerful force, the manipulation of which is carefully studied, frequently learned, but it is never fully mastered. Enchantments exude an aura that can be sensed by many, but years of training are required to properly exploit the Mana that pervades our world. | |}Magic is an extremely powerful force, the manipulation of which is carefully studied, frequently learned, but it is never fully mastered. Enchantments exude an aura that can be sensed by many, but years of training are required to properly exploit the Mana that pervades our world. | ||
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<div style="float:right; text-align: right; background-color: #1A0303; padding:2px 4px 4px 4px; color:white;">(Page 66)</div> | <div style="float:right; text-align: right; background-color: #1A0303; padding:2px 4px 4px 4px; color:white;">(Page 66)</div> | ||
Eventually, a secretive order of mortal magi was gathered together by the enigmatic Arch-Angel Tyrael. These sorcerers were to hunt the Three Evils and put an end to their vicious rampage. The order, known as the Horadrim, consisted of wizards from the diverse and numerous mage-clans of the East. Employing disparate magical practices and disciplines, this unlikely Brotherhood succeeded in capturing two of the Brothers within powerful artifacts called Soulstones. | [[File:Con-horadrim-metzen.jpg|thumb|300px|The Horadrim.]]Eventually, a secretive order of mortal magi was gathered together by the enigmatic Arch-Angel Tyrael. These sorcerers were to hunt the Three Evils and put an end to their vicious rampage. The order, known as the Horadrim, consisted of wizards from the diverse and numerous mage-clans of the East. Employing disparate magical practices and disciplines, this unlikely Brotherhood succeeded in capturing two of the Brothers within powerful artifacts called Soulstones. | ||
Mephisto and Baal, trapped within the swirling, spiritual constraints of the Soulstones, were then buried beneath the dunes of the desolate Eastern Sands. | Mephisto and Baal, trapped within the swirling, spiritual constraints of the Soulstones, were then buried beneath the dunes of the desolate Eastern Sands. | ||