The Bloodgods and Celestial Fratricide
Bhaal and Moradin ordered their creations to prepare for the upcoming battle, which would determine the true king of the gods.
Moradin's dwarves dutifully obeyed and began forging new armor and weapons. The orcs of Bhaal, on the other hand, were not so obedient. Some heeded his call, but most ignored it.
Enraged, Bhaal finally left the city of the gods and came down to the world to demand the orcs' obedience. But as he wandered across Gaia, the orcs surprised him and with the help of the magic Cyric had given them, they slew their creator. They then drank his blood and ate his flesh, becoming gods themselves and calling themselves the Blood Gods. Shocked by the death of a fellow god at the hands of mortals, the gods looked down on Gaia. They did not have long to come to terms with what had happened however.
When Bain saw that his brother had died, he reasserted his claim to the title of King of the Gods. While Bhaal and Moradin had been preparing their armies, he himself had created a new breed of goblin, bred for war. He claimed his new Hobgoblins were superior to both the Orcs and the Dwarves, as they obeyed him uncompromisingly and were more ruthless than the Dwarves ever could be.
Moradin suspected that Bain was involved in his brother's death and accepted the challenge with hatred. The two did not wait long and began their duel immediately. Bain struck Moradin with a poisoned blade, but the latter was able to withstand the poison. Moradin brought Bain to the ground and before he could give up, he crushed his brother's skull with his great hammer. Wounded and poisoned, Moradin took the crown and placed it on his bloody head. Soon the other gods fell into heated discussions. Who gave magic to the mortals? Should the magic be retrieved? Should Moradin have killed Bain? These and many more questions divided the gods and many left the city or turned their backs on each other.
Moradin finally succumbed to the poison alone in the empty halls of Olympus. In his last moments, he took the crown from his head and cast it away so that no one would ever find it again.
Meanwhile, Eris rejoiced in the glorious chaos and confessed to Cyric that he had won the bet.
Moradin's dwarves dutifully obeyed and began forging new armor and weapons. The orcs of Bhaal, on the other hand, were not so obedient. Some heeded his call, but most ignored it.
Enraged, Bhaal finally left the city of the gods and came down to the world to demand the orcs' obedience. But as he wandered across Gaia, the orcs surprised him and with the help of the magic Cyric had given them, they slew their creator. They then drank his blood and ate his flesh, becoming gods themselves and calling themselves the Blood Gods. Shocked by the death of a fellow god at the hands of mortals, the gods looked down on Gaia. They did not have long to come to terms with what had happened however.
When Bain saw that his brother had died, he reasserted his claim to the title of King of the Gods. While Bhaal and Moradin had been preparing their armies, he himself had created a new breed of goblin, bred for war. He claimed his new Hobgoblins were superior to both the Orcs and the Dwarves, as they obeyed him uncompromisingly and were more ruthless than the Dwarves ever could be.
Moradin suspected that Bain was involved in his brother's death and accepted the challenge with hatred. The two did not wait long and began their duel immediately. Bain struck Moradin with a poisoned blade, but the latter was able to withstand the poison. Moradin brought Bain to the ground and before he could give up, he crushed his brother's skull with his great hammer. Wounded and poisoned, Moradin took the crown and placed it on his bloody head. Soon the other gods fell into heated discussions. Who gave magic to the mortals? Should the magic be retrieved? Should Moradin have killed Bain? These and many more questions divided the gods and many left the city or turned their backs on each other.
Moradin finally succumbed to the poison alone in the empty halls of Olympus. In his last moments, he took the crown from his head and cast it away so that no one would ever find it again.
Meanwhile, Eris rejoiced in the glorious chaos and confessed to Cyric that he had won the bet.
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