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Upon Galle's return to Jugdral, he founded the [[Loptyrians]], a religion based around the worship of Loptyr. Its then-unique access to magical powers of dragon origin served to quickly supplant the relatively powerless primal religions of Jugdral and control the society; this eventually culminated in the foundation of the Loptyr Empire in the year Grann 448, following the cult's obliteration of the continent's prior superpower, the Grann Republic, a year earlier.<ref>''"The holy workers before the Loptyr church commonly practiced rituals of the primal religion, and in reality they had no special abilities other than that they could read and write, had knowledge in herbs, and performed basic doctoral techniques. However, one of those people, Galle, acquired the power of Loptyr and came back to the country. After that, holy workers of the newly constructed Lopto church used special spellbooks and staves and was able to acquire supernatural powers. Then, they controlled the world using those powers as its backbone, and eventually founded the Loptyr Empire with Galle as its emperor."'' - Designers' notes from {{title|Treasure}}, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref> The Loptyr Empire's rule imposed a strict caste system upon the society, condemning followers of other faiths to the lowest caste of society and to slavery, unless they were capable of paying enough money to enter the Loptyrian cult themselves.<ref>''"Then the Loptyr Empire developed an absolute caste society. Especially followers of the other religion who was in the lowest caste became the Empire's slaves, and was forced to live a life worse than poverty. On top of that, in the current situation the majority of civilians were followers of another religion because they were too poor to enter the Loptyrians, meaning they were slaves. "'' - Designers' notes from {{title|Treasure}}, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref> | Upon Galle's return to Jugdral, he founded the [[Loptyrians]], a religion based around the worship of Loptyr. Its then-unique access to magical powers of dragon origin served to quickly supplant the relatively powerless primal religions of Jugdral and control the society; this eventually culminated in the foundation of the Loptyr Empire in the year Grann 448, following the cult's obliteration of the continent's prior superpower, the Grann Republic, a year earlier.<ref>''"The holy workers before the Loptyr church commonly practiced rituals of the primal religion, and in reality they had no special abilities other than that they could read and write, had knowledge in herbs, and performed basic doctoral techniques. However, one of those people, Galle, acquired the power of Loptyr and came back to the country. After that, holy workers of the newly constructed Lopto church used special spellbooks and staves and was able to acquire supernatural powers. Then, they controlled the world using those powers as its backbone, and eventually founded the Loptyr Empire with Galle as its emperor."'' - Designers' notes from {{title|Treasure}}, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref> The Loptyr Empire's rule imposed a strict caste system upon the society, condemning followers of other faiths to the lowest caste of society and to slavery, unless they were capable of paying enough money to enter the Loptyrian cult themselves.<ref>''"Then the Loptyr Empire developed an absolute caste society. Especially followers of the other religion who was in the lowest caste became the Empire's slaves, and was forced to live a life worse than poverty. On top of that, in the current situation the majority of civilians were followers of another religion because they were too poor to enter the Loptyrians, meaning they were slaves. "'' - Designers' notes from {{title|Treasure}}, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref> | ||
For two centuries, Loptyr ruled over Jugdral through a successive line of seventeen emperors, all named Galle and all possessed by him through the Loptyr tome. During his reign, the people of Jugdral were subjected to innumerable horrors, including numerous major massacres and the rise of the practice of [[child hunts]], where children were rounded up to be sacrificed to Loptyr. In Grann 535, Loptyr rejected the work of [[ | For two centuries, Loptyr ruled over Jugdral through a successive line of seventeen emperors, all named Galle and all possessed by him through the Loptyr tome. During his reign, the people of Jugdral were subjected to innumerable horrors, including numerous major massacres and the rise of the practice of [[child hunts]], where children were rounded up to be sacrificed to Loptyr. In Grann 535, Loptyr rejected the work of [[Maera]], the brother of the Emperor Galle of the time who sought to harmonize the existence of the Loptyrians with the prior religions of the world, and had Maera exiled, unwittingly securing his genealogical link to Jugdral's future. The first true concentrated effort of resistance against Loptyr first arose in Grann 611, with the rise of revolutions across all of Jugdral; however, by Grann 632, the resistance had been mostly crushed and confined to [[Darna]], where in that year the [[Twelve Crusaders]] were born in the [[Miracle of Darna]] after [[Naga]] learned of Loptyr's role in the misery facing Jugdral. Sixteen years and a Holy War later, in Grann 648, the Loptyr Empire finally fell with the defeat of Galle XVII. With the death of his last host, Loptyr returned to dormancy within the Loptyr tome, which was taken into the custody of the remants of the Loptyrians. | ||
===Modern Jugdral=== | ===Modern Jugdral=== | ||
As Galle XVII died childless, the Loptyrians sought to create a new host for Loptyr using the descendants of | As Galle XVII died childless, the Loptyrians sought to create a new host for Loptyr using the descendants of Maera, bearers of minor Loptyr Holy Blood, who continued to live in seclusion in the Spirit Forest of Verdane. Their quest finally succeeded in Grann 760 with the marriage of [[Arvis]] of [[Velthomer]] to [[Deirdre]]; the two were half-siblings, both children of [[Cigyun]] and bearers of minor Loptyr blood, with the added benefit of Deirdre being the heiress to the throne of [[Grannvale]]. The two had two children, [[Julia]] and [[Julius]], and as planned the latter possessed major Loptyr blood. In Grann 770, Julius was presented with the Loptyr tome by [[Manfroy]], the present leader of the Loptyrians and architect of the plot behind Julius's birth; Loptyr's influence immediately took hold of Julius, turning him against Deirdre and Julia (both bearers of the major blood of Naga, enemy of Loptyr); Deirdre [[Warp (staff)|warp]]ed Julia out of Julius's range and was killed. | ||
Under Loptyr's influence, Julius wrested control of the Grannvale Empire from his father, Emperor [[Arvis]], and began to twist it into a facsimile of the Loptyr Empire. Under his rule, Grannvale mercilessly subjugated all nations of the continent, restored the Loptyrians to a position of power and reinstated the child hunt practice. However, while Loptyr did have a strong corrupting influence over Julius, the actual possession was not complete until Grann 777, in which Julius/Loptyr were challenged by Julius's elder half-brother, [[Seliph]], and his revolutionary army against Grannvale. In a final battle, Julius/Loptyr was slain by Seliph and Julia, and in Julius's dying moments Loptyr briefly took full control to curse Naga's name and threaten that he would someday return so long as humans have evil in their hearts. | Under Loptyr's influence, Julius wrested control of the Grannvale Empire from his father, Emperor [[Arvis]], and began to twist it into a facsimile of the Loptyr Empire. Under his rule, Grannvale mercilessly subjugated all nations of the continent, restored the Loptyrians to a position of power and reinstated the child hunt practice. However, while Loptyr did have a strong corrupting influence over Julius, the actual possession was not complete until Grann 777, in which Julius/Loptyr were challenged by Julius's elder half-brother, [[Seliph]], and his revolutionary army against Grannvale. In a final battle, Julius/Loptyr was slain by Seliph and Julia, and in Julius's dying moments Loptyr briefly took full control to curse Naga's name and threaten that he would someday return so long as humans have evil in their hearts. | ||
