Okay gang, I have the basics covered with a long established secret order bent on controlling every facet of major Norrathian affairs, but the manifestation of a black lotus into the past is proving difficult. I came up with one idea which I will post below, but I don't quite like it. I strongly encourage people to give me your input or post a story of your own creation.
------My idea for materializing Black Lotus into our guild's past--------
During the Age of Blood when Soulesk Ro was converting the Elddar Forest into what is now the vast desert of Ro, many elven druids fought against the Lord of Flame's curse to keep the lush forest alive. Alas, without the direct aide of Tunare, the elves were fighting an already lost war. After the fall of Takish-Hiz, the elves dispersed throughout Norrath, most taking refuge far away on the continent of Faydwer.
The beginning of our guild starts with a group of once proud elven nobles but now simple gypsies wandering through the seemingly ceaseless desert of Ro. They cursed Soulesk Ro for destroying their empire as well as the lush land that once was around them, but one cursed Tunare more for her absence during the elven plight. As the nobles trudged through the sea of sand dunes, one tripped and fell into a desolate crevice that was once a flowing stream ripe with lily pads and wildlife. As the elven noble picked himself up, he noticed a single flower wading in the sea of sand. It was a lotus flower that was blackened by the curse of Soulesk Ro but surprisingly still alive despite it. The noble quickly scooped up the black lotus and stored it with his belongings.
As days passed, the elven noble's envy of the flower's power to ignore the gods' combined will grew as did the noble's fascination with the flower's success. The elven noble vowed to build a society that was free from the will of the gods much like the flower did. The elven noble kept the flower as well as his animosity towards the gods a secret from the others as it would be looked upon as heresy.
Much of our history is lost past then, but it is rumored amongst our guild that the noble gypsies joined with a group of wandering barbarians in the now Qeynos Hills. Due to their noble upbringing, the elves were able to impart much wisdom and powerful magic to these barbarians. The once noble elves taught many generations of these barbarians as elves live much longer lives than the children of Marr and with each passing generation, the bonds between the two races grew. Eventually crossbreeding occurred and thus humans arrived onto Norrath.
Our founder, the wielder of the black lotus, passed down his wisdom and teachings to each of his children when they were of age while urging his offspring to keep his dream of a resilient society as well as the black lotus a secret. On his deathbed, our founder entrusted the care of the black lotus to his most apt and intelligent child. This secret tutelage was the genesis of our great guild.
-----the end?----
Our leader can then be the wielder of the black lotus or something. Everyone's thoughts? Good? Bad? I suck at writing? Less sand, more elf on barbarian action?
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