The Calm Before the Storm

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The dark-skinned Bednine child wandered the great desert of the Anorauch,alone, thirsting,and starving.It had been three days since the great sandstorm.His head ached from a flying stone that knocked him out.The young Bednine child awoke from the blow almost completely buried in sand and without memory of how he got there or who he was.The great desert was known for extreme dangers and violent climates, but this the child did not know that anymore,his memory had been stolen from the blow to the head,leaving him confused without direction.So he walked.....

The desert was vast,the heat was devastating.The child pushed on.The heat and lack of nourishment was beginning to take its toll,but the child knew if he fell he would not get back up.Mirages began to create images,taunting the child with cool shaded oasis's ,just to find more sand,more disappointment.Maybe nightfall would bring refuge.Maybe it will bring death.The child would find out soon...The day was close to ending and he walked towards the setting sun.

Nightfall came....Weary beyond comprehension,the night made sounds,terrible sounds to the child,his imagination ran with wild abandon.Nightfall in the Anorauch was even more dangerous than the day,for it brought out predators hunting for prey.A weary boy child would make a pleasing meal for those that lurk in the darkness.Nevertheless,the boy continued on.In the distance he could hear the sounds of howling beasts,or was it the wind?He could not tell...The howling began to close in,the beasts were getting closer...It was not the wind!!

(The story of Vader Kataklysm leading to his arrival in Sundren)

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Dark clouds gathered above...The sky was taking on a menacing appearance.A low rumble of thunder could be heard overhead,a storm was gathering .The howling persisted and the boy child prepared to stand his ground,he knew he would die,but he would go down fighting,tooth and nail if need be.With the storm,the beasts closed in!!

Lightning flashed in the heavens and thunder shook the ground!!No longer howls broke the night's silence,but snarls and growls,thunder And lightning.The beasts had the boy child surrounded.He crouched in a defensive stance,his primal instincts taking over.The beast's eyes glowed,their fangs stark white in the flashes overhead.They appeared to be large wolves,but more menacing,more vicious!!The boy child dug in...awaiting his death..

Little did he know,one of the beasts was not what it seemed.Wisdom and intelligence stirred within the eyes of the largest,their leader.The savage beasts prepared to feast!!
Overhead thunder crashed and lightning split the sky,the likes of none had ever seen.Within the havoc above, deep resonating laughter could be heard.Powerful laughter,godly laughter!!The creatures began to cower,but the boy stood unaffected,ready to meet his maker,weary from exhaustion.The wolf-like creatures attacked anyways.Right before reaching their target,lightning from the heavens accompanied by laughter,stuck the boy child,infusing him with the will of a god!!From the boy, electricity flew in every direction striking the beasts!!The scent of cindered fur and burning flesh could be smelt from the destruction...All were left to the scavengers,save the boy and largest of the beasts.

The two stood still looking into each others eyes...Electricity circulated within the boy,his eyes, orbs of energy and his skin darker than before.
The lone wolf beast cowered and lowered its head....Two words were spoken by the beast in a guttural,distorted voice of a man....Kozah...Talos.Laughter resonated loudly once more from above and the boy child collapsed...Kozah had left the boy drained..The god favored this one...And the beast became man!

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Slowly the boy child opened his eyes,blinking several times.His eyes hurt and he was in pain.Laying on his back he scanned his surroundings.Plants and tress shaded a spring which looked overly enticing to the boy.Making his way to his feet he collapsed,he tried again,with a few steps he fell once more.Too worn,too fatigued to let himself walk,he crawled to the shaded spring,casting aside his pride for the sake of nourishment.Arriving on all fours the boy cupped his hands and drank the cool water furiously,as if he would never drink again.A voice from behind him spoke."Boy!!Do not drink too fast,you will become sick!!"The voice startled him,he couldn't remember the last time he even heard another's voice.The boy's eyes narrowed at the man."What has happened to me?How did i get here?Why am i not dead?!"The man laughed hysterically."Slow down with the questions young one,you will have your answers soon."

The place had the appearance of a large oasis..It was quite comfortable to the youngster.There was water and there was ample shade.It was much better than his situation prior,so he accepted the mans words without argument.Staring at his reflection in the spring,he noticed his odd eyes,they were almost white..Thinking hard he wasn't sure if that was normal or not.Though his skin..His skin was no longer brown like before,it was now almost completely black.This bothered the child.He remembered the spectacle above and the beasts,then the laughter with the power he felt,then everything was blank after that.He looked over at the man...He sat there inthe shade of a large palm..His skin a light brown.He wore a thin brown robe and around his neck a pendant of some sort hung,a dark metal in the shape of three lightning bolts.The child whispered "Kozah."Why he said it he didnt know,but he wanted to know more.Something inside him stirred making him feel as though the symbol around the mans neck should be his.It made him feel alive just gazing at it.What as this feeling?It felt like the power he felt before awakening in this place,that night he thought would be his end.But the power wasnt nowhere near as strong or potent.The man saw the boy child staring at his pendant in awe."Soon boy,soon boy."

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It was midday..The sun was blazing overhead,beating down upon the middle aged Bednine.Every time when the sun was at its peek in the vast sky,the man known to the others of the oasis as Teylanz,would condition himself.He was always conscious of his health and his physique.Never let to his age cripple him.Teylanz was a druid,a druid of great power and knowledge.He worshiped and paid homage to the fury known as Malar.It was he that discovered the boy child alone in the desert.It was he that witnessed the great power of Kozah!!The large Oasis inhabited up to 12 druids,all worshipers of one or more of the Four Furies.Not all were Bednine,some were from the northern wastes of terrible cold,others from the sea side.The followers of Malar had traveled from forests that surrounded the great desert,save for Teylanz.The followers of the great Kozah have always been in the Anorauch.The Oasis was known as The Circle of the Four.

Once a year the druids of the furies would travel to the oasis.They would stay for 3 months,conversing with each other and relay information of the realms.Also they would condition their selves and pay homage to the four as one..To the followers of Kozah,the Circle was their constant home.Kozah reigned supreme over the others furies,he was the mightiest and revered by all!!

Teylanz brought the boy there after his amazing display of power...It was a mystery to him that one so young was thus gifted with such powers.He was actually on his great trek to the oasis,it was that time of year.Teylanz was from the eastern side of the Anorauch,thus his journey was less rigorous than most.He handed the limp body of the boy child over to Sulteth a lesser druid of Kozah,but still powerful compared to most.Teylanz told his story to the Talassan druid...Sulteth accepted the child and laid him upon a soft bedroll...Teylanz took his leave and Sulteth watched the dark skinned child dream..."You are a gift young one.."

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It had been a long but enlightening ten years for the young boy..Sulteth trained him and taught him the ways of combat with the spear..Taught him how to control the furious energies inside the boy at least to the point that he may use them.When the child arrived to the glade,he was without name,without a memory of his past.So in the Oasis,he forged a new life,a rebirth of sorts and was given a name...Kataklysm,Vader Kataklysm.The name fit him well.His first five years were like a cataclysm for him,his power raw and untamed he destroyed much almost killing a few....

Now the boy was a man...Muscled,body well honed for combat and spells.Wisdom bestowed upon him from the many druids that walked the lands and visited the circle.He was now a force to be reckoned with..

Upon his tenth year in the Oasis, it was time for the young Tallasan to set out on his own.To experience the world and learn from it..Sulteth had trained him well in the dogma and verse of Talos,of almighty Kozah!!Vader would follow the storm..Trust in Kozah to set him on his path...A path that led to a coastal region known as......Sundren