Type of Event
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Historical Event
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When
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Many turns ago
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Prior to the arcane Houses of Nodd existing the Council experimented heavily with magic and its relation to the world around them. One such experiment is said to have involved the nature of chaos and a mephitoad.
This experiment resulted in a corrupted mephitoad - something far more than what the Council could contain. The creature was now not only sapient, but a godlike, rapidly-spreading organism. It began to take over the city, its growing mass assimilating terrified citizens and spawning hundreds of partially-corrupted mephitoads. As it did, the city itself seemed to grow, new architecture erupting from the chaos-dense soil.
The Council sought out the city’s most powerful mage, Illa Phasmere, offering her a position in the Council if she subdued the rampaging, rapidly-multiplying mephitoad.
On this night, the citizens, too, were embroiled in a civil war - some were entranced by the prospect of being a part of something far greater, the promise of unending bliss groaning from the slack jaws of the freshly-assimilated. Others, less enchanted by the idea of being part of an ever-swelling sentient ooze, sought to fight for their individuality and freedom.
Phasmere and her followers were able to destroy most of the Mothertoad - and much of the city, in the process. Before the mephitoad was entirely eradicated, it was offered a seat on the Council, which it accepted.
Illa Phasmere and The Mothertoad were now the Council’s two official cityspeakers - called the citygods - founding the House of Umbrasia and the House of Viviria, respectively. The house of Viviria would represent life and corruption, whereas Umbrasia was to represent death and destruction.
Consulting the two godlike entities for guidance, the Council formulated new laws in an attempt to orchestrate a controlled chaos.
The forming of the two houses seemed to yield a sudden increase in magic usage and prowess, as they brought together those of similar goals and views to further develop their skill. This trend led to the theory that more belief would garner more energy, and GodGrinder was established as a sort of follow-up experiment.
