as written by Tiko
The moon sat high in the night sky as it illuminated the sprawling pyramids of Mintinca, and long shadows crept through the stone streets and arcaic buildings. The Holy City of the Tal'asan was a spectacle to behold with the rising of the sun, but cast in darkness it held an almost decrepit eeriness to it on this night. The surrounding jungles that cloaked it from the outside world had fallen silent in the wake of murderous intentions.
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The Tal'asan were once a vast civilization claiming dominion over much of the Arteghian rainforests, but their great society fell to foreigners from across the seas, when after a violent and bloody conflict, many of their cities were destroyed. Nahuatl, an albino naga foretold to be their salvation, gathered the remaining Tal'asan together for a pilgrimage far into southern Ungarra. It was there that they found a new home within the lost city of Mintinca, the equivalent of their 'holy city' which had been built around and named after the ancient temple of Mintincua. Nahuatl swore to protect the remaining Tal'asan for as long as they remained within Mintinca, and from there they retreated from the world.
Historically Tal'asan worshiped the gods of nature - especially that of the sun and rain - and were known to partake in the practice of ritual sacrifices. Their leaders, the High Priests, also served as their societal leaders, resulting in many strict religious laws. The High Priests were typically viewed as nothing short of divine themselves, and sacrificing of blasphemers who would speak against them was a common practice. In modern days the practice of ritual sacrifice has been outlawed, but it still exists among cult groups and devout followers of the old ways. These Tal'asan look to Nahuatl's male counterpart, Venomagia, a herald of destruction. It is their belief that Venomagia will be the cleansing fire that reclaims their ancestral lands once more.
The cleansing fire that sought to take light on this night within the heart of Mintinca.
'Venomagia!'
The cries rang out over the sound of steel clashing with steel as Tal'asan fell upon Tal'asan with zealous fervor.
Their numbers were few but they had infilitrated the city beneath the cover of darkness and moved cloaked through its streets unhindered in their path towards the temple, Mintincua. It was here that they had struck, leaving a bloody trail in their wake as they sought to push into the temple before proper resistance could be mustered. Priests of Nahuatl were cut down without mercy and left to bleed out upon the cold stone alongside the temple guards as the intruders pushed onward.
The moon sat high in the night sky as it illuminated the sprawling pyramids of Mintinca, and long shadows crept through the stone streets and arcaic buildings. The Holy City of the Tal'asan was a spectacle to behold with the rising of the sun, but cast in darkness it held an almost decrepit eeriness to it on this night. The surrounding jungles that cloaked it from the outside world had fallen silent in the wake of murderous intentions.
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The Tal'asan were once a vast civilization claiming dominion over much of the Arteghian rainforests, but their great society fell to foreigners from across the seas, when after a violent and bloody conflict, many of their cities were destroyed. Nahuatl, an albino naga foretold to be their salvation, gathered the remaining Tal'asan together for a pilgrimage far into southern Ungarra. It was there that they found a new home within the lost city of Mintinca, the equivalent of their 'holy city' which had been built around and named after the ancient temple of Mintincua. Nahuatl swore to protect the remaining Tal'asan for as long as they remained within Mintinca, and from there they retreated from the world.
Historically Tal'asan worshiped the gods of nature - especially that of the sun and rain - and were known to partake in the practice of ritual sacrifices. Their leaders, the High Priests, also served as their societal leaders, resulting in many strict religious laws. The High Priests were typically viewed as nothing short of divine themselves, and sacrificing of blasphemers who would speak against them was a common practice. In modern days the practice of ritual sacrifice has been outlawed, but it still exists among cult groups and devout followers of the old ways. These Tal'asan look to Nahuatl's male counterpart, Venomagia, a herald of destruction. It is their belief that Venomagia will be the cleansing fire that reclaims their ancestral lands once more.
The cleansing fire that sought to take light on this night within the heart of Mintinca.
'Venomagia!'
The cries rang out over the sound of steel clashing with steel as Tal'asan fell upon Tal'asan with zealous fervor.
Their numbers were few but they had infilitrated the city beneath the cover of darkness and moved cloaked through its streets unhindered in their path towards the temple, Mintincua. It was here that they had struck, leaving a bloody trail in their wake as they sought to push into the temple before proper resistance could be mustered. Priests of Nahuatl were cut down without mercy and left to bleed out upon the cold stone alongside the temple guards as the intruders pushed onward.
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