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The Midnight scrolls

My pledge is thus - As knowledge of this strange realm grows, so shall this scroll. Know that even now brave companions are risking their very souls to bring you pieces of information. After all, forewarned is forearmed. But listen well to my words, as merely reading about the Land beyond the Midnight Wall may be enough to damn you.

The Truth burns souls...

Svorn - Spirit of Destiny

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The Midnight Titans

Name	Location	Description
Cryses	Tomb of Cryses
Phanes	The Temple of Phanes	Phanes was the Dragon of all things spiritual.
Lynth	Tomb of Lynth
Meyre	Tomb of Meyre
Kande	Temple of Kande
Mezzerethe	Tomb of Mezzerethe	Mezzerethe could remold matter with his breath.
Ikon	Tomb of Ikon
Babylon	Fallen tower of Babylon
Babel	Tower of Babel
Prometheus	Tomb of Prometheus	The Legendary Dragon who gave Humankind fire.
Erebus	Tower of The Void

The Midnight Memorials

Name of Memorial	Description

Down through the centuries, several races, creatures and types of being have made Midnight their Home. Below are just some of them ;-

The Drynn were one of the seven Star Families and heralded from a permanently eclipsed world called Drowat. However after the great Cataclysm , only 872 survivors (from a population of 376,000) arrived on Eldahar. Shunned by the other families and outnumbered they headed North into the Land of Midnight and made it their new home.
But where the other Star Families adapted to their new environment and the disappearance of Orion in 201, the Drynn did not, favoring isolation and the "Purity" of the old ways. Then when Orion's latest creations - The Black and Dark Elves moved in with the Drynn (who they shared physical similarities with) and quickly took over, it wasn't long before the Drynn began making powerful enemies.
The Black Elves and Dark Elves wanted to make war with the Qual on Mount Eldahar and in the northlands there were hundreds of powerful, but peaceful spirits. So the Dark Children of Orion began summoning, binding and forcing the spirits to do their bidding - deliberately abusing the spirits to turn them into instruments of war. ANU, the will behind the collective of spirits was horrified. The Spirits (as one mind) decided to put an end to the atrocity and so began the War of Dark Desires (circa 820).
During this war the Black and Dark Elves suffered a great deal of casualties - losing one third of their number to the collective might of ANU. The Drynn however suffered terribly. Over several intense decades of war their number dwindled from 800+ down to under 50. It didn't help that as the Dark Elves lost their original bodies they took (by force) a new Drynn body to use. But as the Drynn dwindled down to such a small number the Dark Elves had to begin seeking bodies elsewhere, choosing their replacement bodies from the other races.
Eventually the surviving Drynn went into hiding, not only from ANU but from their "allies", the Dark Elves. ANU's judgement upon the Drynn had been final and eternal but even ANU could change its mind. The Spirits had already continued their jihad until the Drynn (despite their hiding) were threatened with extinction. Then out of the blue, ANU called off the war.
Recognizing a lost cause, the Dark Elves gave up on the northland and moved southwards, continuing their war against the Qual in other ways, leaving the Drynn as scapegoats behind them.
The War would have ended there but the Drynn fought back in an unexpected way. In hiding they experimented with samples of ANU's essence and used their fantastic intellects to create a spiritual pathogen. Naming it "Purity" it was designed to preserve and save their race by carrying their genetic sequence embedded in the spiritual pathogen, from one spirit to another.
"Purity" proved a complete success. The pathogen spread not only to living things but non living objects too. What the Drynn had managed to create was a new type of collective Spirit capable of genetically altering matter to respawn the Drynn race.
ANU was horrified and the war began again in earnest. This time though ANU would not stop until all the carriers of "Purity" were no more.
With the coming of Shaman, one carrier of "Purity" survived ANU's "purging" and passed into the Land of Daydark to remain in hiding. The "broken" ANU thought Purity (or as it was now called - "Midnight") was no longer a threat as Shaman (AKA Ischandi) had made Midnight swear an oath to not infect anyone or anything, thereby "sterilising" Purity. *Note - Despite this the Spirits of Cairis still adhered to ANU's decree, attempting to kill the Spirit Midnight on sight.*

Drynn Society

Drynn society has always been a gynocracy - where females are the ruling class and males the workers. One of the reasons for this is that Drynn Females have stronger metafunctions than the males and can cloak themselves in powerful illusions.

As a race the Drynn are secretive and dark. They plot, kill and backstab, united in a common hatred of all other races.

Drynn abilities

As underground dwellers the Drynn have developed some unique abilities not found among the other six Star Families. Utilising their innate psychokinesis they can perform incredible feats of acrobatics - running up and along walls, clambering at speed across ceilings and hurling their enemies away with psychokinetic blasts.

The Drynn also developed two secretive forms of communication. The first, called Dark Sign, was used to prevent mental eavesdropping by their enemies. Using complex hand signals the Drynn can convey practically anything through sign as the language contains over 3000 unique gestures and shapes !
The second form of communication indicative of the Drynn and their assassin-like battle tactics is called the Whispering Wind. With this they again use their latent metafunctions to "whisper" thoughts on a private channel that only other Drynn can hear. Despite having experts in Farsensing, the other races have never managed to "tap" into the Drynn racial channel.

Typical Drynn stats
Females

STR	INT	WIS	DEX	AGI	CON
5-16	8-24	6-24	12-30	12-30	8-18
CHA	COM	SEN	POW	SIZ	Height
6-24	12-30	10-30	16+	up to 16	5'5" to 6'7"
Weight	Hair	Eyes	Lifespan	MHP	Meta functions
Varies	White and metallic blue	Bright colors like purple, blue, yellow, green, topaz etc	up to 900	16-38	PK, CO, CR, RD, FS

Males

STR	INT	WIS	DEX	AGI	CON
9-22	6-20	4-22	10-28	10-28	10-22
CHA	COM	SEN	POW	SIZ	Height
3-18	8-22	6-24	8+	up to 20	5'8" to 7'3"
Weight	Hair	Eyes	Lifespan	MHP	Meta Functions
Varies	Black, Blue	Tend to be plain blues, greens.	up to 750	22-50	PK

The First Drynn on Eldahar

Sarnissa Blood Tongue	Queen of the Pre Cataclysm Drynn.
Ilia Shadow Hand	A Champion of the Drynn.
Clora Long Claw	Another Champion.
Niniska the Radiant	Infamous Drynn mother who sired more than 1000 children.

The Witches of Midnight serve the Witch King - Arûn. Consisting of 9 brides and scores of other less powerful hopefuls, the witches compete in a contest of ingenuity and originality by honing their skills of manipulation in the pursuit of "the prize." Practising a type of magic they call "The Craft" this all female group are a veritable smorgasboard of characters ranging between the utterly insane and completely self indulged to the power crazed and oddball genius. But despite their huge differences in character, two things bind them towards similar goals - The unknown Prize and their devotion to the mysterious Witch King.

Some of The witches of the Northland are ;-

Sidhe	currently first bride of the Witch King. Infamous for her solitary ways and surgical experiments.
Madisra	Most wicked of the Witches. Enjoys manipulating the common people. Currently 2nd Bride of the Witch King.
Kishra	Witch of self adoration. Kishra believes she is worthy of being a Goddess and expects to be treated as such.
Erohna	Witch of Dark desires. Erohna is Witch of Wishes and likes nothing better than granting them - for a price.
Jolenarr
Sorrowin	Witch of Healing and preserving. Sorrowin believes things should be cherished and nurtured to the point of being fanatical.
Palamah	Witch of Destiny, Fate, Portents and Dreams.
Abbeyniah
Shel Moray	Shel is the Witch of transformations.
The 3	Three Mysterious hooded Witches who reside just beyond the Midnight Wall. "The 3" Sanction all other Witches and enforce the Rules of the Contest. Together they represent a balance between good and evil.
Mistrin
Syrene	The Enchantress. Originally a Witch of potions and poultices Syrene was tricked into betraying the Witch King and punished by Sidhe.
Reemalla
K'dina & K'Diva	Two Sister Witches who were sent down to Esium with hidden agenda's. Though they hated and plotted to overthrow each other, both K'dina and K'diva proved instrumental in North's great destiny - thereby securing the Witch King a place in North's plans for the future when he entered the Evermore Vault and restructured the World. K'dina died in 2601, a few short months after killing her sister K'diva.
Paxshanna	Witch of Ice reach Vale. Her greatest skills were in skeleton summoning and Witch Fire. Slain by Ragnek Stormcrow in 2616.
Molgwin	Another Witch who was sent down into Esium with a hidden agenda. Molgwin the Spider Witch died fighting Luvon - Master of Elements and Lord Ross of Merlendy.

The Damned reside beyond the Midnight Wall, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Two types of Damned exist - The Damned Souls who have already died, their souls snared by the Midnight Sun and it's Alternate Dream World and the Living Damned, those who still live, but have had their spirits suspended in ice (either willingly or unwillingly), allowing their minds to be free to Dream walk unhindered.

One thing links all the Damned - their Nightmares. A Damned Soul believes it is damned and as such influences how the Dream World reacts to their thoughts and fantasies. The Dream World of the Midnight Sun is filled to the brim with people's interpretations of Hell, making it easy for people to suffer but virtually impossible for them to enjoy themselves.

As the Dream World of the Midnight Sun is so biased towards Hellish things it is no wonder that it is referred to as Hell or Daig in almost every country on the continent.

A Gallery of Eldahar's most evil souls - rated.

- Ashar's power rating.

- Ashar's Evil rating.

Hannibal Murdoch O'Neal The man who triggered the Cataclysm. Besides various potent mental powers, Hannibal can absorb anyone or anything's metafunctions / abilities. After absorbing 7 other metapsychics (including a Qual Battlemaster and Qual Lord), Hannibal bit off more than he could chew by arriving on Eldahar and absorbing a Dragon. This resulted in his instant demise and unexpected inheritance of the Dragon's soul - hence damning him to Daig.	Kreshe Al'huam Nor of the El'Vista Leader of a militant band of Dragon Sorcerors from Mengale, Kreshe led an assault against Mount Eldahar to avenge the suspected treachery against Orion. He was brought up on charges and condemned in the Qual Court to be executed. However Louhri stepped up in Kreshe's defence and stayed the punishment, allowing Kreshe and his followers to retreat to a secluded island.
Ki - Wang the White Shadow. A meglomaniac and immensely powerful spiritualist who took over Shadow, Armille and half of Ulak and Kaimyrrh. Wielder of the White Sword and master of the Mark of the Void, Ki - Wang could channel the energy of Gloom as well as Gloom himself.	Simris the Jackal Aka the Plain's Thief, who betrayed the Tribes of Zem to Mordark. Can call upon over 24 animal spirits.
Carthaze Dark of the Pentacle of Magic - Lived 1691-2145. Astral Mage. Carthaze pioneered several astral abilities - such as astral bonding and cloaking.	Eleba the Sorceress Who betrayed Soloman by playing the Harp of Discord in 1676 at the Treaty of the 7 States. Eleba was a master of curses and has now been called the Patron Saint of Curses etc. Magical voice that can actually effect fate and cause things to happen.
Count Halen of Bannen Brae Who massacred the people there. 2177. Create undead by touch.	Tanetha the Ice Witch Who tried taking control of Yarili in 2172. A spell user of 13th level ability.
Jin Senko A mass murderer in 1890's Suraan who killed 67 people with a fish knife. He gutted and hung them up.	Bohanen Another mass murderer from Pelanor during the 2100's. Bohanen raped killed 31 women during a 3 year reign of terror in the City of Pelasnor. He was later raised from the dead by a mage of Damorkand called Urens. Very powerful ghost.
Klef Durnik A dwarf who left the gates of the underground city of Gehenna wide open, allowing a small army of enemy Black dwarves to waltz on in. That wasn't the end of Durnik's evil as he also helped kill his master, Lord Roselfeng and killed dozens of priests.	Sil An evil Dream Goblin who stole over 1000 small children from their beds by entering the real world through their nightmares. Sil then took delight in swapping the children over with other far away parents. Sil hates children and looks like a dark green ugly imp with bright warts. He wears a huge floppy hat with bells on.
Brork the Unjoined The monstrous creation of Mabdab the Maylark, Brork caused the deaths of hundreds.	The Chmaj, Nodens of Ungmar A mad Emperor of Ungmar who led Ungmar against Sardium.
Kochulu the Destroyer An immense warrior who because of dozens of soul pacts is able to periodically step out of Daig and slaughter 100 beings in one night, before returning.	Mabdab the Maylark A thoroughly evil Soul-mancer who experimented with currupting souls and reverting beings back to their past lives, Mabdab dabbled in every evil magical art in existence.
The Shieldmaidens of Akilla - Arjaina, Timoa and Y'Sinli. The Maid, The Matron and the Hag. Three Angel's of Daig able to guide and judge souls - among other things.	Monhep Shau of Kethria A self declared God of the Astral plane, Monhep studied souls and their previous existences in some detail. He was worshipped in Kethria for many years after his death and even attempted a comeback in 2615 by trying to break free of Daig. His rebellion was crushed by Ashar.
Armon Deville A Vampire of Greyog who commited countless atrocities, both in the Mengale War and afterwards. A member of the Black Chapter, Armon welcomed the immortality of being undead, willing to cheat his way out of any price.
Rombhard Stalawane An enchanting genius who pioneered new and completely rule breaking types of magics. Unfortunately Rombhard damned himself to Daig when he stumbled upon the power of Dark Matter.	Ragnek Stormcrow Yet to be judged.
Dor - Lord of the Minotaurs An eight foot tall grunting bull headed killing machine, Dor has a passion for brutality and dismembering his enemies. His evil eventually turned on his own kind when he slaughtered the 11 children of King Roarn.	Kruse Lorpen The rogue who stole the Gem of Pharos and brought down the curse of T'Mojen upon the City of Haspar in Kaimyrrh. An expert at traps and dungeons but not to be trusted. Able to spiritually project himself up to 1500 miles, twice a day - a trick he learned from an Astral Priest during a brief two year sojourn in a monastery.
Dante of Druma Dante is a Cambien - half human, half demon. Whereas most Cambien's are driven mad before adulthood, their demonic half taking over and driving them to acts of evil that ultimately result in death, Dante survived by striking a balance between his two selves. By quenching the demon's thirst for murder but taking charge and making it a skill of stealth and cunning, Dante reigned for eleven years in the Land of Lanthe as Kej Dru'nok - King of dark blades.	Magnus of Arun Magnus was a High Warlock of Arun who in his life was also friends with Ashar. In Daig he now enjoys the Overlord's favor and aids Ashar in his great and terrible plans. See Magnus.

The Dread Lords of Daig rule
portions of the nether realm.
In the past, Some have been Overlord of Hell.
Their evil

is measured by Elondil's standards.

Pananga the Ruthless
Tabitha - Lady Averice	Dwells in Castle Heigel. Known for her horns, black lips and black left palm, she is an excellant archer wielding a life seeking bow called "Thayelin." Her master at arms is a Hell Knight called Talon. She is the Lady of the Hunt; She calls Ashar Abbadon and spends her eternity chasing beings down in her extensive forest and killing them in a variety of gruesome ways. Steward is Edmund Eurice, formally of Beldorn.
Krisos the Blasphemer
Sharendayne the Pale	Current Lord of Merlyvon. City of the Dead.
Dren'danyé the Dread	During the 8th to 11th centuries, Dren'danye (a Drynn) possessed the Auras Remus and used its power to fuel his own earthly desires. Not concerned with the sideeffects of his actions he plunged Daig into complete chaos. He was assassinated by his friend and aid Dienses. Current Lord of Kriegnon- City of Despair.
Dienses the Destroyer	Another Drynn and Master of Daig from the 11th to the 13th centuries. Dienses never mastered the Auras Remus but still managed to lead an army of the Damned against Elondil in an effort to become a God. The battle was brief and Dienses was replaced by Anti-kin - a volunteer from Elondil itself. Current Lord of Deon. City of Judgement.
Anti-kin the Judge	As a living man, Anti-kin was pious and wise, rising to the highest ranks of his brotherhood through a devotion to truth and fair justice. He actually volunteered to forsake Elondil and bring stability to Daig in the 13th Century and instigated many of Daig's long standing laws. It still took until the 16th century for Daig to recover from Dienses's rule but Anti-kin's influence lasted until the present day. Resides in the Bowels of Herosk - the infernal man, 2 two mile high monstrosity of machinery.
Encelapus the Giant	Who lives upon the Hill of Euphanasia. Extremely wise.
Sire Vorlay	Current Lord of Sabbat.
Ashar	Current Overlord of Daig and easily the most powerful so far. His evil is difficult to measure but in the eyes of Elondil, it is absolute as only the most evil of men would want to bring about Armageddon.

For more information on the Realm of Midnight, try these links ;

The Witch King - Arûn
The Witch - Sidhe
The Witch - Madisra

For whom the bell tolls... Doom doom doom

The Witch - Kishra
Lands of the
Midnight Sun
The Chronicles
of Ragnek Stormcrow