The Dark Legion


The Beginning
Imperial, not having a very strong foothold on the inner planets and thirsty for glory, struck out to colonize the fartest planet of the Solar System. Upon landing the settlers reported to have found some sort of tablet enscribed with an unknow language. They were never heard from again...

Soon after technology, under the influence of Dark Symmetry, began to malfunction. Some machines seemed to turn on their operators, others had any sort of mechanical malfunction, computer systems became scrambled, and still other machines just quit working. The entire economy crashed, worse than even than the now legendary Great Depression, inhabitants of the Solar System now in 24th Century turned to rioting and eventual to war. Thus began the First Corporate War.

The war continued for nearly two centuries until it was all that anyone knew. Humanity seemed doomed to fight itself for eternity when out from Bahaus came the light. A man Nathaniel Durand discovered that a dark force was at the root of this carnage and sought to bring it to an end. Having discovered The Art, and with funding from the major corporations and even from private citizens, he formed The Brotherhood. Nathaniel constructed the First Cathedral in the heart Luna, from which he spread his knowledge and turned humanity again to peace. The Dark Soul was forced to retreat into the unknown.

However nearly a thousand years later, the patience of the Dark Soul was to soon pay off, mankind thriving once again had forgotten the horrors of war and the Dark Soul. Even the greatness of The Brotherhood had grown beyond even legendary status. Imperial, having made public discovery of a tenth planet which it named Nero, announced its plan to explore it. Upon landing the explorers once again found some sort of artifact, later to be found out as the First Seal of Repulsion, and as one reached out to touch it his hand disappeared and it seamed to devour his entire being. The Dark Soul was unleashed and was now able to manifest itself. Horror like no other filled the hearts of the explorers as Ilian Mistress of the Void first appeared. Following her were her four dark brothers; Algeroth Apostle of War and Technology, Muawijhe Apostle of Visions, Semai Lord of Spite, and finally Demnogonis the Befouler. Needles to say that this group of explorers was never heard from again.

The five Dark Apostles of the Dark Soul began to move like a tidal wave taking the farthest human outposts and launching a full scale attack on the unknowing human race. Each Apostle having its own pattern of Dark Symmetry. The most noticible was Algeroth, whose horrific minions waged full scale wars on Venus and Mars. Demnogonis brought plague and pestilence on the lands. The remaining three took to the demise of the human race from the inside. Each began turning humans from the light of the Cardinal and into heretics under their power.

Even on the face of Mars' moons the power of the Dark sould appeared when the symbol of Muawijhe appeared on one and that of Semai on the other. So much so that they were visible from the surface of Mars. Humanity seemed the Dark Soul's for the taking when Cardinal Durand, with the aid of the other megacorporations formed the Cartel.

The Cartel was formed specifically to fight the evil now nearly completely taken over Venus. The Cardinal took his army of the Brotherhood combined with the recently formed Cartel and launched an attack on the minions of Algeroth. Having driven his armies back to Algeroth's dark citadel then invaded it. Suffering massive casualties eventually Cardinal Durand stood before the Dark Apostle himself. The two fought nonstop for three full days. Finally the Cardinal struck Algeroth with a deadly blow nearly splitting him in half, but not without receiving a fatal blow. With the death of Algeroth's first incarnation the Dark Soul realized that complete dessimation of the human race was not going to end in success. The other's knowing this slowed their efforts. After Durand's death the next Cardinal took his place and once again the Dark Soul has been stalled. Currently Algeroth, in his second incarnation is still warring on Venus and Mars only now with more caution. The others are spreading their influences slowly and carefully. Luna home to the Cardinal is relatively unknown to the horrors of the front lines of the other planets.


What is Happenning Now
The presence of Dark Symmetry is currently seen much as a cult, and it's heretic members just an excuse to keep The Brotherhood and Cartel financed. That is at least to those who do not fight face to face with the the Dark Soul's legions on a daily basis. Surprisingly most of humanity does not know of the Dark Legion or its goals.


Patterns of the Dark Soul
Ilian
So far the most interesting pattern to me is that of Ilian. So subtle yet so powerful. Ilian herself pretty much travels the system as she pleases. Most often she resides on Venus and Mars as she really wants to steer clear of the Cardinal. However rarely does she go to Luna.

Optional Rules: There have been special rules written up by Vincent for followers of Illian to aquire stigmata. For rules on how these are aquired and their effect on characters, Click Here.

Algeroth
Simply put Algeroth is probably the one you have to think the least on. We break, crash, bash, mangle, destroy, blow up, incinerate, and rip whatever we're told. However we try not to get caught. Algeroth walks the surface of Venus when he is not on the outer rim. Algeroth avoids going to Luna at almost all costs. However, it seems, he is always plotting to assassinate someone.

Muawijhe
As of yet no one has been extremely interested in becoming a heretic of Muawijhe much less try to pronounce his name. As the Lord of Visions his pattern is nearly as impossible to understand as his methods and planning. He has a citadel on the first moon of Mars.

Semai
One of the more interesting patterns, Semai's followers often spark tension in meetings and often are at the root of the more hostile takeovers. Most of the other Apostles don't understand his methods nor his goals. Currently he has built his citadel on the second moon of Mars.

Demnogonis
Probably the second most visible apostle, as the work of his pattern is almost unmistakeable. Here is a pattern easy to understand plague and pestillence. Followers of Demnogonis seem to have but one goal to spread disease and other such nastiness into the planets. Demnogonis houses himself on Earth, that is when he travels to the inner planets.


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