Creation
In the beginning, the great old one, Ryn sacrificed himself to create everything. From his bones and blood the world was made, and from his scales the dragons were born. The dragons reigned supreme over the world, and all other races were subjugated to their power.
Dragon Rule
For hundreds of years the dragons reigned, until one person Aked of Ryllian began to fight back against the dragons. Rallying the other races around his banner, he fought against the dragons. However his rebellion began to fail, and in desperation he turned to outside forces, forging a pact with the Devil, Bel. Aked of Ryllian sold his soul to Bel in return for power, and then he began to lead his people to victory over the dragons at the head of an army of devils. Victory was not his however, as his generals banded together to take over his rebellion, concerned that replacing the dragons with devils would leave Ryllian in a worse spot than it started. These generals, led by Yndra, poisoned and killed Aked of Ryllian. They then used Yndra's dragon lover, Verboden, to enact a spell that would invest their group with Ryn's Godhood. They succeeded and drove the dragons out of Ryllian's main continent, forcing them to the fringes of the world.
The Young Gods Reign
Yndra led Ryllian with a benevolent but iron fist for centuries. During this time the Four Nations of Ryllian grew and prospered under her hand. The other gods served Yndra. However, eventually disaster struck. Magic began to run out. One of the gods, Boru, led an organization of mages and great minds, The Spirited Mind, to find a solution. This solution was found in the form of a mineral called Ectominol, which when processed into its liquid form, Ectin, was able to replenish magic and power enchantments. The catch was that this mineral was very rare in the Four Nations, but was mainly found in The New Frontier, a region to the West. Ferngas, one of the gods, afraid of what could be found in The New Frontier and The Cursed Lands to the North, closed off access. Yndra's reaction was swift and harsh, sending her armies to decimate Ferngas' capital city of Orion. The aftermath was Yndra once again having full control of Ryllian and Ferngas disappearing into hiding.
Demons and Dragons
Time passed and The New Frontier began to flourish, mining companies growing powerful. At the same time a shadow was creeping over Ryllian. Demons were infiltrating from The Abyss. Several portals had opened throughout Ryllian and Yndra's assigned guardians were failing to stop all of the demons from coming through these portals. Asmodeon, recently returned to Ryllian from The Nine Hells, set about to close these portals. He succeeded in closing all but one. At the final portal, Yndra stepped in, once again afraid of Asmodeon gaining too much power. The two fought to a stalemate, and in the aftermath of their battle the guardian of the portal lay dead. Asmodeon used his remaining power to resurrect the guardian's power, but in that moment Yndra struck. She captured Asmodeon, and in his weakness the guardian's power shattered into pieces, and a prophecy rang out.
Born of a dragon
On the back of his bones
The battle commences
When two Brothers meet
One born in blood
The other born in death
The Murderer defeated
The summoning complete
A gate will be opened
The prophecy fulfilled
The Prophet speaks softly
The World Eater wakes
O how majestic her form
That Warrior of light
Her Lover lies broken
She carries the fight
Awaiting the Sword
That foe of old
The Gatekeeper opposed
But a Knife in his back
Draws King and Queen together
While the Fool mocks
Ware the Betrayer
He watches and waits
For the perfect time to strike
His blade filled with hate
The General stands in shadows
Biding his time
Til the Warrior grows tired
Her fight waning alone
Will the Sword find her hand
Or fate meet its match
World Eater quivers in silence
Needing only her death
To unleash his vengeance
On his foe of old
That great dragon
World born in his blood
His sacrifice broken
By the forgetting of time
Will anyone stand
when foundations quake
Or Will heroes die swiftly
Before they can band
Run and hide from his fury
When the Brother awakes
His death but a catalyst
For the storm in his wake
After the battle, Yndra locked Asmodeon away in a prison, then gathered as much of the guardian's remaining power as she could and divested it in a new guardian.
Many years later, the power of this guardian placed in a new vessel, a young woman named Kira Delgado, a group of heroes banded together, released Asmodeon from his prison, gathered the Blood Soaked Pieces of the guardian's power, and returned them to Kira Delgado, fighting a powerful demon called the World Eater, and saved Ryllian from the demons. They were not able to close the portal, but having returned the guardian's full power to Kira Delgado the portal was safely protected, at least for now. Yndra herself appeared to the party, missing Asmodeon hiding inside the body of one of the party's slain members, and tasked them with a new quest. Yndra had discovered thatThe Spirited Mind was actually made up of dragons, hiding in plain sight. Yndra's divine powers had been holding the dragons back from entering Ryllian's main continent but something was sapping her powers and allowing the dragons to return. They had formed an army, led by an ancient foe, Nero the Necrobutcher. Nero the Necrobutcher's sword had been linked to the dragon's power and had been draining the magic from Ryllian. The heroes needed to gather allies, lead the Army of the Gods, and destroy Nero the Necrobutcher before his sword could fully destroy Yndra's power.
The heroes, led by Havok Gulbrand, Yndra's champion, successfully united the peoples of Ryllian under their banner and destroyed The Spirited Mind's army, killing Nero the Necrobutcher and shattering his sword.
The assassination of the gods
Some time later Asmodeon returned to Ryllian after a trip through The Nine Hells and The Abyss, with a soul in tow. He set his sights on killing Yndra and the other gods.