Dragon Gate

The First Era: Era of Unity. The first era saw the unity of the Race from there feeble battles and a concentration on the one singular thing they knew they were good at, the power the gods gave them, the power to manipulate the dust like substance which effected and was effected by the very matter around them, they called it Mana. Slowly people discovered a series of moves that would enhance their ability to manipulate matter, they found that if they studied the properties of elements they could wield them more powerfully . Howe ever soon there attention grow to a common goal Immortality - to live forever like the legendary Beasts of the far north. The Dragons. The Second Era: Era of Immortality 200 years went by and the dream became a reality a crystal like substance made up of pure concentrated mana was discovered in a cavern towards the northern mountains, through which at birth one could bind their soul with it and they would not live forever as such but will be reborn through a very painful process however natural life span did greatly increased. This method became so popular that eventually the mana shards, started to merge with the users body. All four races began to evolve to grow their own shard inside their body. And thus the shard were no longer need to be collected from the cavern in the mountains. Over time people began to forget all about the cave in which this ability originated from, except for the elves who at first warned the other races that using these crystals could cause serious damage but over time they to began using them as well. A change was noticed instantly. Due to having a naturally born shard inside a body, mana crystals were no longer needed to cast spells or any other types of magic. The Third Era: Era of Dissolution Research into the primary elements had begun. Dark and Light magic was soon later discovered. Scholars had discovered that any magic wielder could only control one or the other. It was Darkness and Light which created all of the other elements. Darkness seemed to posses unyielding power and after a while even the strongest mages became consumed by it's lustrous power. A great necromancer once tried to use dark magic to create a rift into the river of souls to bring back the bound souls of the mana shards, allowing people to finally rest in peace. However he could not control the rift once it was

open, the ground beneath his feet was crumbling, the dark energy from the river of souls was destroying the Realm, his only choice was to trap himself of the other side so that the crack could close behind him. No one saw that necromancer again and his name was lost in time. Due to what had happened the Great Council banned dark magic and anyone caught using it would be arrested and sentenced to death. Many tried to defy the Council believing that the if they die the shard would protect them and bring them back. The council soon noticed that simply killing a dark mage wouldn't work so they started burning them at the centre of Alkerzark City, for the world to see. The mana shards were destroyed in the flames, preventing anyone from coming back from the dead. Any remaining dark magic wielders that weren't stupid or brave enough the defy the Council's rule, fled for their lives. They left the main land, looking refuge amongst the other races. However one clan of Orks refused to give shelter to a group of humans, In anger a dark mage struck down the clan leader, The Orks turned on every dark mage they were giving refuge to and killed all of them. Word got to the Elves and the Dwarves and they responded in kind. Outraged the Orks started accusing the humans for sending the Dark mages as assassins, in response the humans blamed the Elves and the Elves blamed the dwarves. A Civil war between all Races was erected and the great council that had stood for 400 years crumbled to the ground. The Fourth Era: Era of Resurrection 1000 years has passed since the start of the civil war. A sort of peace had been forged between all four kingdoms. The law stated that... Any person or creature that enters a different kingdom from their own may be killed on sight without consequence With the new law in place peace between the kingdoms reappeared and trade Routes began flow once more. In time a Second Council was created, however there were only four members. One member from each kingdom. A chapter house was built on an island, were the law did not exist, thus allowing the four members of the council to meet without having blood spilt or defying the law. All laws from the Old Council were scraped apart from one...

Anyone caught using or practising dark magic must be arrested and burnt in Alkerzark City for the World to see However soon The second Law was broken once again. Caravans making trades to different kingdoms began disappearing, then colonies and even villages began to disappear. The New Council Used there magical skills to try to track down and locate the ones responsible. They didn't have to look far. Moment after they had started their chant a dark figure Stormed the Chapter House along with many followers, It was an army Of dark mages. They had somehow survived the executions a millennia ago. The council members were killed apart form an elf who managed to escape their black magic. The Second Council fell. The leader of the dark army used an unknown spell, that no one every imagined possible. The skies turned to ash And a spiral of fire formed from the chapter house. It was visible from all far sides of the realm. A huge roar was heard by every living thing, an flying beasts poured through the ash sky attacking everything that moved. Nothing could withstand the raw power of Mana, the event was named the Cataclysm and the Dragons had returned!

The Fifth Era: Era of Retribution A year had passed, under the rule of the Dark figure, who later was named Necrobane The Mad, any lucky survivors of the Cataclysm had fled underground, Ork, Dwarf, Human and Elf alike. After a week of hiding the Elf of the Second Council the only survivor, came to the refuges to join them in this time of need. Dark Mages scouted the land on the surface in search of the survivors and in a few months the refugees would all die. However they didn't. How any of what the refuges did was never recorded for an unknown reason. But what is known is that the elf from the Second Council described plans on how to reverse what had happened. Everyone questioned how he knew this. He explained... A great cypher prophesied that when the heavens fall and the sky grows dim The Chosen ones would rise up against the legendary beasts and their dark ruler into a river of screams... The Second council didn't take chances and built a device that would banish the Dragons. It is said that the device was used, and the Dragons were Banished along with their ruler. The spiral of flames dissipated. With the main part of the Dark Army gone, the remaining dark mages, started to panic some killed themselves some fled as far as they could while

others surrendered to the Refugees. All that were caught were Burnt following the rules of the Old Council. After all the dark mages had been dealt with the device was destroyed. And the Remaining survivors rebuilt their kingdoms. To prevent any further wars between the Races the second law was put back in place, but a new council was not created. Alkerzark city was rebuilt, the northern mines reactivated and the Elven lands flourished with life. As for the Orks. No one knows where they went or what happened to them. The skies cleared and the stars shifted And the Second Age had begone. What happens next? Thats up to you!