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Orna Lore
Orna Lore
- Orna takes place in 993 DCE. 11 years ago, ‘Mammon’, a great deity born of mankind’s
sins and hubris, started to make happen a huge world-changing event called ‘The Falling’, it
is not really known how
- Balor mystic ‘Apollyon’ foresaw this and tried to stop it by destroying the lands, especially
Lyonesse, an unorthodox solution to the problem which ended with him getting exiled from
Balor
- Apollyon continued with his plan and marched on Lyonesse with his followers (The
Heretics), but was defeated on the way by the great witch Morrigan, ensuring the Falling
went ahead, and she was then corrupted herself
- Falling ensured many monsters and banished groups returned, as well as changing people
and throwing Orna out of balance
- Many civilized factions, such as Annwn, Avalon, Lyonesse, the Elves, Nothren etc have a
sharp decline in power, except Balor, who thrive
- At some point a crazed witch called Carman comes with her three sons, raises an army of
statues and gargoyles, and starts causing even more chaos, nobody knows where she
came from
- Powerful individuals such as the founders of the four player factions (Great elemental gods,
mentioned below) and other kingdoms have been ‘tainted’ by the fallen. When the old gods
died, they muttered Mammon’s name, perhaps some sort of devotion to him
- Some such beings have used the falling to grow in strength – an example being the
Wyvern brothers, of who Tiamat is of (Although he is the weakest, his intelligence still makes
him the harder foe) (Tiamat also banished his brother, Typhon, to the underworld)
- As the falling carried on, great races like the Titans, dwarves and High Elves were almost
wiped out
- During all of this conflict, wars were started such as Annwn/Balor, Dokkalfar/Ljosalfar etc
Known Factions/Groups
Dragons
- The ‘Great Dragons’, Tiamat, Typhon are brothers, with Fafnir also presumably a brother
- It is unknown why these brothers are warring, but Tiamat is the one who is in charge
- Other minor unnamed dragons are ‘children of the great dragons’ but whether this
means they are literally the sons and daughters of Tiamat, Typhon and Fafnir, I’m not
sure
- Tiamat is named as a great dragon, but also a wyvern at other times, and has the same
sprite as a wyvern, so we can assume that dragons and wyverns are the same species
- The dragons killed Sir Balan, the brother of Sir Balin, which is why Balin seeks revenge
- Somehow, for some reason, in someway, Fafnir is cursed
Draconians
- Created by the Dragons to protect them from the Fomorians and Humans
High Draconians
Lizarr
- Lizarr come from the sea, some say failed experiments of dragons
Fomorians
- Once a great, flourishing race, but they were enslaved to fight for Balor
Ankou
- Reapers are the soldiers of Ankou, they are presumably also ex-Balor
Balor
- An unnamed Balor king exists, but there may be multiple
- Balor flourished after the falling, submitting themselves to evil deities, some say they even
contributed to the falling
- Balor are the undead legions of the underworld, and it is heavily implied they are allied with
demons and mammon
- Balor portal is a gate to the underworld, destroying them halts Balor’s advance
Ljosalfar
- Their king can be seen, seemingly unaffected by the falling, but it isn’t clear
- Known as the light elves of the bright sun, and they only come out during the day
- Flourished after the falling and banished the Dokkalfar to the underworld
Dokkalfar
- Once a proud race of elves, but their distaste of the sun meant they lost the war to the
Ljosalfar after the falling
- Dokkalfar are only seen out at night, when the moon is high
Dark Elves
- Strangely, a seemingly different race of elves to the Dokkalfar, much less prevalent, and
weaker, too
Woodland Elves
- An elven species of the woodland can be seen, but they are less pronounced than the
other five, and never venture out of their forest homes
Snow Elves
- A rare subspecies of Elf that live exclusively in the snow, less pronounced like their
woodelven kin
High Elves
- A fifth Elven species, on the brink of extinction, known members include Dalan and Sala
- The High Elves once lived in the mountains, but the return of the dragons destroyed them.
Dalan and Sala look after those who remain
Dwarves
Gnomes
- Gnomes are not often seen, but they exist, one known member is Nolan, the master and
presumably their leader
Annwn
- Had a great merchant named Hermes, and a great warrior called Enid
- Former King of Annwn was ‘Gwyn’, who gave up the throne and now roams the land killing
Balor warriors
- ‘Kingdom of Majestics’
- A fallen kingdom that once controlled Arcanic, Majistrate, Realmshifter, Majestic and Grand
Mystic
Earthen Legion
- Legionnaire Boulder is one of the highest ranking in the Earthen Legion, who has stopped
the Inferno Knights and Frozenguard from destroying the land in war
Stormforce
- A new group of warriors that harness powers from the sky, no clear goal can be found
- One of the founding members of Stormforce, Storm Knight Gale, loses hope for Orna’s
wellbeing
Knights of Inferno
- Pledged to fight Balor whatever the cost, and aid the kingdom of Annwn
Frozenguard
Avalon
- Was led by King Arthus, the greatest ruler the land had ever seen, before the falling took
him
- Had a famed sorcerer, Merlin, but the falling also took him (His apprentice, Beatrice, still
searches for him)
- Had a famed bard, Aldon, a famed inventor, Cade, and a famed scholar, Gilles (Who
believes he can reverse the falling with his research)
- Used to be ruled by King Gradlon, who left Avalon, created Lyonesse, and then was exiled
from Lyonesse. Gradlon has had an adventure.
- A fallen kingdom that once controlled the Atlas Vanguard, Titanguard and Charmers
classes
Nothren
- The king of the Nothren at the time of the falling was named Borr, who left Nothren in
search of trinkets and treasure
Goblins
- Unclear whether Hobgoblin’s are allied with Goblins or if they are different races entirely
Morrigan’s Army
- Morrigan is a great witch of curse and plague, who defeated Apollyon before he could
stop the falling. It is unknown why
- Morrigan has several sisters: Sister Badb (A rogue/assassin), Sister Neman (A warrior)
and Sister Macha (A sorceress)
- The banshees are known to be followers of Morrigan
- It is unknown what Morrigan’s intentions are, or why she stopped Apollyon from
preventing the falling
- (One such theory of why she defeated Apollyon is that she has good morals, and did not
agree with Apollyon’s sacrifice of Lyonesse, but after the falling she was corrupted.)
Carman’s Army
- Carman travelled to the land of Orna with her three sons, but it isn’t known who they are
Ankou’s Followers
- Lord Ankou was once a noble of Balor, an elite warrior, but was exiled for his views
- The reapers and other undead beings are his reanimated followers
Ra
- Ra’s followers are the various forms of Gazer, it is said he sees all