Prologue to the Infernal Scar

Past, Present and Future

Nathakra. A land divided in two, as is any world. Half the world striving for good, freedom, justice. The other half for evil, persecution, death. In this world however, the side of good does not always triumph and the hero does not always overcome all the odds. In fact, the second age of this world, which is now known as the Age of Despair, was an age where all the land was covered in darkness and evil ruled Nathakra.

Through torment, torture and slavery, the races of this world suffered for a thousand years barely holding on to their existence. Centaurs, Minotaurs, Nymphs, Dryad, Theosians; all races were taken to the brink of destruction.

Minotaurs in particular were targeted for their strength and numbers, easily performing the tasks handed out by the dark forces. They were brutally beaten, driven mad, tortured in every way possible and over time, the entire race itself slowly but surely succumbed to the will of darkness and forever changed. Now full servants of evil, Minotaurs are vulgar brutes who care for nothing but to please their dark masters.

Then there are the Theosians, men and women, easily swayed by the powers of corruption. Their minds are weak and can be bent and twisted. Yet within this race of puppets, there are those who can resist, who can withstand the call of evil. Those who were able to maintain their sanity gave birth to the Temples of Hieoros, the holy temples of light. They were a last bastion of hope and a sanctuary in dark times. Here an elite force known as the Celestial Guard was born. A holy order aided by the power of the gods and an ancient race known as the Archons. Their oath: to forever protect and defend the people of the light, destined to battle the forces of evil forever.

But whether good or evil triumphs in a time of battle, when light fills the hearts of all living things or darkness fills the land, all things eventually, and violently, come to an end.

At the end of the second age, the most powerful and ancient of races on Nathakra, the Archons, drove evil and all its darkness back into the depths from where it had once been contained. Once driven from the land and back into the Underworld, the Archons sacrificed themselves to seal the doorway in a cataclysmic event called “The Binding”. This event left a horrible mark on the face of Nathakra which became known as the Infernal Scar.

As the land became fertile once again and some semblance of peace and freedom returned to Nathakra, the beings of evil that survived fled to the outer rims of the world. Gorgons, Minotaurs, and other evil beasts and monsters now wander and roam the dark places of Nathakra. The races of order and light finally regained control of their world. Their way of life ever changed, the Age of Despair had ended and the third age, the Age of Light, had begun.

The tales of the past faded from memory becoming nothing more than myths, legends, stories. The gods themselves, mostly forgotten. Thirteen hundred years have passed, but as it is written, all things eventually…and violently, come to an end. Evil is once again stirring and a race to save Nathakra from the grips of darkness is once again about to begin…