The Creation Saga: Volume II

As recorded by Falerin Ardendor the Caelestian, Lorekeeper

 

From the records of Giliara the Brilhado

 

Now there were certain servants of the Lord of Light, the Brilhado, who seeing the wars that creation waged went to the Light Lord and cried out to her.

 

"Lady! Let us end this folly for surely their war will turn to us in time. They are driven for blood even to destruction of all we work for."

 

But the Light Lord reproached them and said, "This must be allowed to go as is for it is part of the cycle we have made."

 

The'Galin, overhearing this conversation, saw an opportunity and sent Xilar to speak to the Brilhado.

 

"I agree with you entirely the peoples are a danger to the temple. I have heard your complaints to the Lord of Light and know also that he has spurned your wisdom."

 

"Who are you?" the Brilhado demanded flexing his great purple wings. "What do you know of this?"

 

"I am Xilar and I bear a message to you of hope and purpose if only you accept. The Elemental Lords are not the only ones who ignore the danger the people present. My liege brought the same call to the Lady of Creation and she spurned his wisdom. In time we know that they will come even here into the Ethereal realms and wage their war."

 

Many of the Brilhado nodded and murmured in acknowledgement of the wisdom of this it so clearly echoing their own fears about the wars that The'Galin himself had helped create in the world of Lore.

 

"How can we protect ourselves if among us there is doubt and fear. Listen well. My master bids you seek aid from the Darkness Lord and gain insight from him."

 

Xilar then departed and they approached the Darkness Lord. He reproached them for their disloyalty to the Light Lord and their fear of humanity. Xilar then returned to them, "I speak to you only the truth. Creation has become wicked and it threatens us all. The Darkness Lord has rejected you and he too seeks to use you, better we use him instead. He intends to use his darkness against you as you are creatures of light. He is the opposite of you as surely as death is opposite of life. But there is a way. . . Let us raise an army that defies both death and life and that serves neither."

 

"You speak of Necromancy," some cried.

 

Others echoed, "It is a forbidden art."

 

But Xilar countered their cries, "It is forbidden by those who would sell us to our destruction, let us act that NONE may turn us aside."

 

"This is well," said the Brilhado. "But, what shall serve the basis, we can raise wizards among men but we must start somewhere, who shall form this army?"

 

"Unity is important in this. The answer is quite obvious. Let us find such among your brethren who fear to serve, who doubt. Let us release them from their doubt into true immortality, lest they turn upon us in ruin. In doing so we will be sure that the Brilhado are undivided."

 

"You wish for us to raise our own brothers as the undead?" the Brilhado asked somewhat taken aback.

 

"It is either the Brilhado stand as one or the Brilhado are destroyed by creation. Doubt is a disease and you have the cure. They will not ever die. For a moment of pain you will grant them everlasting power. This is not an act of murder or evil but one of the ultimate love and kindness."

 

The Brilhado agreed then and many more turned to The'Galin. Their army of undead were sent to attack the Temple of the Light Lord and slain hundreds of faithful followers. The temple imposed a ban on the Brilhado and named them Fallen, demons.