I truly would, but my two new companions are making this difficult. I digress. I shall begin where all stories should begin. At the beginning.
There are two factions I am aware of in these lands. The Citadel, consisting of the clergy who are rumored to have taken over control of the Empress. The Empress is the ruler of the human lands, a human ruler who outlives the normal span of a human life. In recent years, the Clergy have taken over and are now said to rule using the Empress as a puppet for their wants. The Clergy seem to only care for their well being and the people inside the Citadel walls.
The other faction is the Rebels. These are the people I have chosen to side with. At least for now. As I understand it, the Rebels want the power of the clergy to diminish and the Empress to come back into power. They look out for the good of the people inside and outside of the Citadel.
Of course I came into these lands not knowing what was happening. The attack by these shadow creatures have been given a title. The Taint.
The Taint is a disease, killing men with a single touch, killing whole villages in minutes, and how quickly it could kill the people of a sizable city...that may take mere hours. This Taint, this is what was being fought at the keep when my people were landing, this is what killed so many so quickly. This Taint is why now the Clergy have shut their gates to the rest of the lands. Trapping those withing, as well as those without.
Survival? Mayhaps the Clergy is trying to save themselves. I know for a fact that there has been a study on a disease in this land that the Clergy is conducting. I know now, better, what exactly this disease is. The Taint.
I also know that I'm not one to be kept locked out of a place that I was told to get in.
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