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I love all the ideas. I am also planning on killing off Alexander in this Crusader of sorts, as he is indeed getting old (pushing 50 I think).
I too have been thinking about something similar to Avalon concerning magic and wizards and the Endermen's rise to power.I also combined some of the existing lore on this thread into my own explanation. I will give my two cents below:
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In the days of yore, magic was widely used until the horrific creation of the Endermen race. A dark wizard, under the name of Ender Draco, had been gathering power for many years to upset the balance of the world and reign dominant over it. Seeking justice for his exiled ancestors, Ender Draco forged a plan to torment many people and races, but more specifically, the Pyrencian peoples, for an ancient king had exiled his transfigured ancestors out of the kingdom, leading to a hard, hard life. Through his journey, he coined many spells and weapons that would allow him to defeat any enemy of virtually any size. But his most feared weapon was a transfiguration spell that swelled his body into a massive dragon, able to devastate and murder many innocent lives at once.
To purposefully taunt the world of his power, Ender Draco launched an attack with his party of Dark Wizards against an ancient race of people, known as the Pre-Hermertians (need a better name for this), murdering them, and draining their souls from their living bodies, an ordeal worse than death, some say. With no mercy, every last Pre-Hermertian was slain, their blood staining the great lands they once inhabited, and their souls trapped in enchanted containers, draining away for eternity.
However, the most trusted commander to Ender Draco was Almios Mahn, a half human, half House-Goblin, created from pure dark magic. Almios grew up as a student to Ender, learning his ways, helping strategize attacks, and his word soon came to be very admired and trusted by Draco himself. Almios himself was brandishing a unique collection of magical weapons, utilizing his goblin and human heritage to his advantage. His most defining and iconic achievement was suggesting to Ender Draco that the imprisoned souls, be used to create a warrior race to serve in the ranks. Naturally, Ender Draco agreed, and the two spent many years forging their new race with the darkest of magic ever created. The Product, was no other than the Endermen race we see today.
First the imprisoned souls were given bodies, their colors drained to a deep and threatening black, their limbs elongated, and their eyes were dipped in a cauldron of purple liquid. Secondly, at the core of their bodies, the creatures were given orbs, enchanted to allow them to teleport among their own realm, which we have come to call as the End. Finally, they were given the order of tormenting people, collecting more souls to construct more Endermen, and to build a mighty overworld fortress, in which Ender Draco could launch an invasion successfully.
Most notably before the Endermen's true rise to power, Ender Draco ascended to his dragon form forever, leaving his mortal body. The Endermen went on to torment the Pyrencian people most notably, attempting to take their lives in unpleasant ways and means. Their work was so deadly and wicked, that they Pyrencians saw the dragon as an unholy demon. Among this, a scholar coined the term 'Ender Dragon' once he learned that Ender Draco was indeed the dragon of legend (he was however killed before he could retell the truth).
With the discovery a fabled stronghold, a point that connects the Ender Dragon and the Over world, by a mining expedition, the Pyrencian people have notably been urging their leaders and allies to prepare for a crusade to slay the dragon, as death tolls skyrocket in the Empire. The deaths are naturally caused by the Endermen, attempting to keep mortals out of their master's fortress.
While only briefly explored by imperial anthropologist, the stronghold was said to have overwhelming evidence supporting all the combined myths and lores of nearly every culture registered in Hermertia. Ancient tomes depicting the genocide of Pre-Hermertians, the creation of Endermen, and the rise of Ender Draco are all there, as if the stronghold was a library to the followers of the Dark Arts...
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Hasan 'Darius V' Stark
Protector of the Vahnic Exploration Company
Ilkhan of Greater Karastan-Laghima
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