Dulan 524

Orcs and humans returned to their own territories, but peace did not come. Instead of being besieged by warriors and battles, the whole land began to be plagued by diseases, locusts, rats and magical pests. Everyone struggled just to survive. Zian knew the people needed a hero once again, and he set out to find what was causing such great destruction, helping everyone regardless of their race.

But a warrior can't fight disease with his sword, and Zian soon fell ill and died. He had helped so many that not just humans mourned his passing - many orcs and some from other races were sorry to hear that the hero Zian was gone.

After the war

Zian had no family, so King Ladeus III prepared him for burial. He decided Brumhart should go to the grave with him - but when he picked up the sword he found both the magic seal and the Archon were gone. He checked on Gaiahon, but it was also missing its Archon. No one knew who had taken them. The Archons were lost once again.

What happened was that Gracia had heard of Zian's death, and was worried the Archons no longer had a hero to protect them. She was nearing the end of her life, but she was able to sneak in to Dulan and take all three of the Archons hidden there. For a brief time, she possessed four of the five Archons, but she had no desire for the power of an ArchLord. She hid them in secret places.

Gracia knew their power should only be wielded by worthy, strong heroes, and none were to be found. Worse yet, rumors told of a dark shadow moving over the Lake of Anger in the northland one night when the fog was thick. An army of dark, terrifying beasts led by a dark figure. It was Dikain, wielding the power of the Wind Archon. In his solitude and fear he too had gone down a twisted, evil path and had raised an unholy army. He was now seeking the power of the ArchLord for himself, and was willing to plunge the continent into chaos to get it.