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« Thread Started on Mar 5, 2007, 8:28pm »

In the year 2010, the world went to war on itself. At the same time, the newly anointed King of Wales was fighting a battle within himself, a battle that would eventually break his soul in two. Unbeknownst to the rest of the royal family and the surrounding Kingdom of Wales, King Iowerth was a lycanthrope. By the light of the full moon he would undergo the torturous process of change, to become what the villagers had begun to fear as the embodiment of Lucifer himself. The madness of the change drove Iowerth to visit his sister, the Princess Gwenhwyfar, whilst he was changing into the creature that he so feared becoming. He was certain she was the only one who would be able to help him.

After witnessing the change, Gwen was only able to share a brief moment with her brother, or what was left of her brother, in his lycanthrope form. Iowerth fled her bedchamber in the fear he would cause her harm if he stayed any longer, as lycanthropes do not distinguish between friend or foe. As he fled her chamber, he was unaware of the royal guard who had witnessed him leaving. Mistaking Iowerth for Gwenhwyfar, the guard informed the High Council and Gwen was captured and sentenced to death by way of a silver bullet.

Enraged at the murder of his innocent sister, and even more furious at himself for putting her in that position, Iowerth flew into a rage and murdered most of the High Council, banishing the rest from the country and, in a moment of madness, ordered them to take the rest of the royals and civilians with them. To his surprise, a small band of villagers stayed behind – revealing themselves to have similar abilities and powers to his own.

And so, Wales became a refuge for those that were different. Iowerth was initially comforted by the knowledge that there were more like him, however his inner battle eventually drove him crazy, splitting his soul into two parts. The more normal part of his soul, still posessing the lycanthropic ability but without the merciless bloodlust, went on to create the city of Gwenhwy with a small band of followers. The other part of his soul, the dark and cunning side, created the city of Caer Taran, also with a small group of followers.

And so the two great cities were forged, separated by the sprawling Plains of Rhyfel. Whilst Rhyfel is the Welsh word for war, Caer Taran and Gwenhwy have never engaged in battle. They have no reason to, and are quite happy living at a distance while still looking down their noses at eachother. Tension does lie in the air and as always there have been individual scuffles, however war was never justified.

In late 2049, the war torn United Kingdom petitioned Wales, requesting permission to ship their convicts into the country due to the overcrowding of their jails. The councils of Caer Taran and Gwenhwy reluctantly pulled together and came to a decision, allowing the convicts to be shipped in.

And so we find ourselves in the year 2050, with the inhabitants of Wales learning how to deal with the human race. Some are eaten, some are frightened to death and some find themselves living amongst the things that go bump in the night…

« Last Edit: Mar 5, 2007, 8:38pm by Shiaftrin »

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