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Finally the Quisalar was able to complete the construction of Death's Heart, resulting in numerous battles between the opposing sides. Victory seemed nearly ensured for those of Twilight's order, until at last the balance tipped in favor of Pryla'ka, and the heart was nearly destroyed by attacking Shallamese forces. | Finally the Quisalar was able to complete the construction of Death's Heart, resulting in numerous battles between the opposing sides. Victory seemed nearly ensured for those of Twilight's order, until at last the balance tipped in favor of Pryla'ka, and the heart was nearly destroyed by attacking Shallamese forces. | ||
[[Deucalion]], God of Righteousness, soon appeared on the scene to announce the victory, and reveal that the Quisalar's aim the entire time was to help the Death's Heart grow until it exploded, releasing a monumental amount of energy which Twilight could then focus at Thoth, slaying him and absorbing his essence. The cost of such an act, however, would | [[Deucalion]], God of Righteousness, soon appeared on the scene to announce the victory, and reveal that the Quisalar's aim the entire time was to help the Death's Heart grow until it exploded, releasing a monumental amount of energy which Twilight could then focus at Thoth, slaying him and absorbing his essence. The cost of such an act, however, would have destroyed all life on Sapience. | ||
To complete the victory, Pryla'ka faced the Quisalar in one final battle, and when she prevailed she attempted to dismantle the Death's Heart. In doing so, however, she was unable to control the outpouring of energy and a powerful explosion followed, causing several deaths and threatening to obliterate life for miles around. In an attempt to contain the blast, Deucalion was defeated and sacrificed himself for mortalkind, granting all with his final act the ability to reincarnate into another [[:Category:Races|race]]. Adding to this gesture, [[Sarapis]] permitted mortals the additional racial choices of [[Grook]], [[Xoran]], [[Rajamala]], [[Horkval]], and [[Atavian]]. | To complete the victory, Pryla'ka faced the Quisalar in one final battle, and when she prevailed she attempted to dismantle the Death's Heart. In doing so, however, she was unable to control the outpouring of energy and a powerful explosion followed, causing several deaths and threatening to obliterate life for miles around. In an attempt to contain the blast, Deucalion was defeated and sacrificed himself for mortalkind, granting all with his final act the ability to reincarnate into another [[:Category:Races|race]]. Adding to this gesture, [[Sarapis]] permitted mortals the additional racial choices of [[Grook]], [[Xoran]], [[Rajamala]], [[Horkval]], and [[Atavian]]. | ||
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