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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Loptyr Empire was founded in Grann 448 by its first emperor, [[Galle ( | The Loptyr Empire was founded in Grann 448 by its first emperor, [[Galle (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Galle I]], who was possessed by the malicious [[Earth Dragon]] [[Loptyr (dragon)|Loptyr]] after blood-bonding with him at [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]. For nearly two hundred years and under the rule of seventeen successive emperors, all named Galle and all possessed by Loptyr, the Empire held a brutal stranglehold on the Jugdral continent. The Loptyr Empire's regime was characterised primarily by its indiscriminate slaughter of the common people, with several prominent massacre events occurring such as the Great Purge (100,000+ dead), the Massacre of Edda (10,000+ dead) and the Sorrow of Miletos, an event which may have been the origin of the practice of [[Child Hunts|sacrificing children to Loptyr]]. | ||
It was not until Grann 611 that the first concerted effort to fight the Loptyr Empire arose. Warriors from across Jugdral rose up to form the revolution against the Empire, but their efforts were met wtih brutal force from the Empire's immense might. Despite their best efforts, by Grann 632 the entire revolution harmy had been forced to retreat to [[Darna]] Fortress, resigned to their inevitable downfall. | It was not until Grann 611 that the first concerted effort to fight the Loptyr Empire arose. Warriors from across Jugdral rose up to form the revolution against the Empire, but their efforts were met wtih brutal force from the Empire's immense might. Despite their best efforts, by Grann 632 the entire revolution harmy had been forced to retreat to [[Darna]] Fortress, resigned to their inevitable downfall. | ||
Meanwhile on Archanea, the Divine Dragon King [[Naga]] came to learn of Loptyr' reign of terror on Jugdral. Having just emerged from their own war with the Earth Dragons, Naga knew well the threat they posed to humanity, and so despite her initial misgivings, she convened a group of eleven allied dragons to go to Jugdral and assist in the only way they could<ref>''"In the beginning, Naga didn't realise that Loptyr was planning something on another continent, until she discovered the existence of the Loptyr Empire, which Galle had created using the dragon tribe's power. In order to restore order to the world, Naga allied with 11 other dragons and decided to give humans their power in the form of the Holy Weapons."'' - Designers' notes from a '' | Meanwhile on Archanea, the Divine Dragon King [[Naga]] came to learn of Loptyr' reign of terror on Jugdral. Having just emerged from their own war with the Earth Dragons, Naga knew well the threat they posed to humanity, and so despite her initial misgivings, she convened a group of eleven allied dragons to go to Jugdral and assist in the only way they could<ref>''"In the beginning, Naga didn't realise that Loptyr was planning something on another continent, until she discovered the existence of the Loptyr Empire, which Galle had created using the dragon tribe's power. In order to restore order to the world, Naga allied with 11 other dragons and decided to give humans their power in the form of the Holy Weapons."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref>. | ||
==The Miracle== | ==The Miracle== | ||
The twelve dragons descended upon Darna Fortress and assumed [[Manakete|human form]]. There, they performed a blood bond with twelve chosen warriors: in the process of blood rites, they made small cuts on their fingers and offered the blood to the warriors<ref>{{Cite|Each god performed blood rites with one of the 12 chosen warriors. [...] After making a small cut on their fingertip, they offered their blood to the warriors.|[[Lewyn]]| | The twelve dragons descended upon Darna Fortress and assumed [[Manakete|human form]]. There, they performed a blood bond with twelve chosen warriors: in the process of blood rites, they made small cuts on their fingers and offered the blood to the warriors<ref>{{Cite|Each god performed blood rites with one of the 12 chosen warriors. [...] After making a small cut on their fingertip, they offered their blood to the warriors.|[[Lewyn]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>. Upon ingesting this blood, each warrior was "reborn" as a member of the [[Twelve Crusaders]], now possessing the holy bloodline of their respective dragon. Each dragon then gave their Crusader a weapon, each with a powerful [[dragonstone]] inlaid and bound to the blood of the dragon, passed on a few words of wisdom to Crusaders, then departed Jugdral<ref>''"Q: How do the Holy Weapons work?"''<br> | ||
''"A: The dragon tribe has the ability to transfer their power and will into dragon stones (what humans refer to as orbs). The [[Falchion]] from {{title|Monshou no Nazo}} and powerful magic like [[Aura]], as well as the orbs on the 13 Holy Weapons of Jugdral, are all dragon stones. Humans can obtain tremendous strength from these dragon stones, but they are also in danger of losing their own will. Usually, only those who have formed blood pacts with the dragon tribe can use the power of the dragon stones, but there are exceptions if the seal on the orb has been broken."'' - Designers' notes from a '' | ''"A: The dragon tribe has the ability to transfer their power and will into dragon stones (what humans refer to as orbs). The [[Falchion]] from {{title|Monshou no Nazo}} and powerful magic like [[Aura]], as well as the orbs on the 13 Holy Weapons of Jugdral, are all dragon stones. Humans can obtain tremendous strength from these dragon stones, but they are also in danger of losing their own will. Usually, only those who have formed blood pacts with the dragon tribe can use the power of the dragon stones, but there are exceptions if the seal on the orb has been broken."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref>. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Following the Miracle, the resistance army emerged from Darna and engaged the Empire with renewed vigor, now led by the Crusaders, in a war now known as the [[Holy War]]. Seventeen years later, in Grann 648, the war finally came to a close with the death of Emperor Galle XVII at the hands of [[Heim]], the Crusaders' leader and wielder of [[Naga]]'s [[Book of Naga|power]]. With the end of of the Loptyr Empire, the Crusaders spread across Jugdral and founded their own nations: seven of them founded [[Grannvale]] and its six duchies, while the others founded [[Isaach]], [[Silesse]], [[Agustria]] and [[Thracia]], which would later split to form the [[Manster District]]. The descendants of the Crusaders carried on their [[Holy Blood|holy bloodlines]], experiencing increased power and, in some cases, the ability to wield the matching holy weapon. | Following the Miracle, the resistance army emerged from Darna and engaged the Empire with renewed vigor, now led by the Crusaders, in a war now known as the [[Holy War]]. Seventeen years later, in Grann 648, the war finally came to a close with the death of Emperor Galle XVII at the hands of [[Heim]], the Crusaders' leader and wielder of [[Naga]]'s [[Book of Naga|power]]. With the end of of the Loptyr Empire, the Crusaders spread across Jugdral and founded their own nations: seven of them founded [[Grannvale]] and its six duchies, while the others founded [[Isaach]], [[Silesse]], [[Agustria]] and [[Thracia]], which would later split to form the [[Manster District]]. The descendants of the Crusaders carried on their [[Holy Blood|holy bloodlines]], experiencing increased power and, in some cases, the ability to wield the matching holy weapon. | ||
As the centuries passed, the twelve dragons who descended in the Miracle passed into the local mythology and religion, and came to be regarded by the people of Jugdral not as dragons, but as gods<ref>{{Cite|Seliph, I'll just cut to the chase. The gods you and I know from scripture are of the same Dragon Tribe as Loptyr is.|Lewyn| | As the centuries passed, the twelve dragons who descended in the Miracle passed into the local mythology and religion, and came to be regarded by the people of Jugdral not as dragons, but as gods<ref>{{Cite|Seliph, I'll just cut to the chase. The gods you and I know from scripture are of the same Dragon Tribe as Loptyr is.|Lewyn|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>; a similar interpretation was made of Naga by the people of Archanea. | ||
==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
