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The foundation of the Apostate [[class]] and, subsequently, the guild itself occurred after a number of unusual occurrences. The first hint to its beginning was in the year 318 AF, when images of dark [[priest]]s began to appear to Mhaldorians, while [[angels]] in [[Shallam]] began to show [[demons|demonic]] traits. | The foundation of the Apostate [[class]] and, subsequently, the guild itself occurred after a number of unusual occurrences. The first hint to its beginning was in the year 318 AF, when images of dark [[priest]]s began to appear to Mhaldorians, while [[angels]] in [[Shallam]] began to show [[demons|demonic]] traits. | ||
In the same year, the rogue occultist Xerimor summoned Lord [[Taug]] | In the same year, the rogue occultist Xerimor summoned Lord [[Taug]], who asked Xerimor's assistance in claiming revenge on the [[Chaos Lord]] [[Danaeus]]. Eager to assist, Xerimor travelled to the [[Chaos Plane]] with an army and slew the dark savant, bringing his corpse back to Mhaldor. Imprisoning Danaeus' soul in an altar in Mhaldor, the ecstatic Taug turned him over to Xerimor, explaining that the altar could be used as a powerful relic for summoning, binding, and imprisoning inhabitants of opposing planes. | ||
Enraged by the imprisonment of his chief advisor, Emperor [[Golgotha]] ordered [[Xenophage]] and the [[The Occultists|Occultists]] to construct a massive portal strong enough for him to enter [[Sapience]] to retrieve him. Upon his arrival, he freed Danaeus and, to appease the ritual demands of the crimson altar, imprisoned the soul of Xerimor in his place. | |||
The citizens of Mhaldor worked to free Xerimor from his prison, lest his soul be eternally damned there. Visions and signs made it clear that the sacrifice of a holy being might somehow assist in his freedom. Though many attempts were made to capture and slay a priest for this purpose, none were successful in trapping an angel in the sacrificial chamber. Finally, [[Azmodai]], the pit fiend, was procured to assist in the feat. The daemon summoned the priest Valeo, and the Mhaldorians beat him senseless until his angel leapt to his aid. The angel was quickly bound and sacrificed upon the altar to free Xerimor. | |||
Rather than waste the efforts put forth by the Mhaldorians, Xerimor | Immediately upon his release, Xerimor explained that the altar could be used to unleash a demonic force upon the land, and he then began open a portal in this manner; one that was large enough to summon for an entire army of demons and other infernal beasts. Recovering his senses, Valeo interrupted the ritual by striking Xerimor with his holy mace and then using the last of his life force to resurrect his angel. The daemon general Morimbuul walked through the portal, the first of what should have been many demons. At that moment, Valeo's angel escaped through the rift with her master's corpse causing the portal to implode, trapping Morimbuul on Achaea and Valeo in the daemon realm. | ||
Rather than waste the efforts put forth by the Mhaldorians, Xerimor used his knowledge of [[Domination]] to bind Morimbuul to to the Prime Material Plane, ordering him to instruct of the daemonic realm and the arts of Apostasy. With Morimbuul's knowledge in hand, Xerimor announced the formation of the Apostates Guild, focused on the worship of Lord Sartan. | |||
=Political History= | =Political History= | ||