The Pantheon

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Xyza
Rungekutta
Riallus
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Fizzfaldt
Krazar


Aityhrein
Fastolph
Kaleb


Arzosah
Nyrisia
Shamutanti


Tiltan
Rellion


Ashanti


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Tziensarith
Jeriath
Istrovir

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Areas of Influence: Duality, Unity Symbol: Yin and Yang (formerly the Majestic Lion) Alignment: Neutral Neutral (True Neutral) Race: Giant

After a brief time walking Thera as a 'ghost', Kaleb made a spirit journey. Details of this journey are sketchy at best, but it is known that Kaleb became aware of some great threat to the universe. It is said that the threat he perceived was so great that even the Pantheon became concerned. The Pantheon is said to have convened a great meeting and even the Dark God's agreed that such a threat could not go unchecked. However, for some inexplicable reason, even the greatest of Gods could not fully perceive the nature of the threat, only it's existence. In fact, of all the beings in the universe, it seemed that only Kaleb was attuned to this threat. So, at this meeting, it was also decided that the best hope for Thera and the Pantheon was for Kaleb to be accepted amongst them. And so it was that Kaleb ascended and became the Eternal Guardian of the Heavens.

Kaleb became one of the immortal Lords of Enforcer. His beliefs were centered around Service, Duty and Unity. But, Kaleb found that after his death the house was slowly falling prey to the greed and temptation that were always seeking to undermine it. Kaleb at first sought to guide the house along with Lord Wervdon and Lord Malistien, but when it became obvious that the mortals of the house were not fit for the duty they had been assigned, Kaleb stepped down from the protectorate. Meanwhile, the evil that Kaleb had sensed for so long seemed to reveal itself. The Brethren came into being. Sponsored by Lord Rungekutta himself, it was no wonder their presence had been shielded by the Pantheon. Kaleb was not prepared to stop the very threat that he had ascended to avert. It nearly broke his spirit. Instead, Kaleb saw that for the land to overcome such a threat, the land must unite. Feeling that Enforcer was unfit for such a task, Kaleb went to the Immortal Lord of one his long time rivals, Lord Xeonauz of Legion. Speaking with him, Kaleb convinced him that Legion could use his aid. Xeonauz agreed and Lord Kaleb took his place as a Lord of Legion.

This lasted for a while and Kaleb attempted to bring some semblance of nobility and honor to a house whose history was one of simple bloodshed and domination. In time, partly because of his influence and ties with Enforcer, both entities merged into the force known only as The Empire. The Empire attempted to combine the best of both Enforcer and Legion into a force that would both protect the land and unify it under a single governing body. However, the nobility of the thought quickly gave way to the iniquities of mortals and the Empire soon began to waiver and eventually collapsed.

It was around the time of the Empire's collapse that Kaleb finally discovered the true nature of the supposed evil that was threatening all of reality. Kaleb traveled deep into the cosmos to face the evil. He was not seen for some time and, when he finally returned, he was greatly changed. Instead of the giant ranger covered in furs and animal skins, Kaleb now appeared in a full suit of armor half of which was black as the darkest night, while the other half was the purest white. Kaleb described his ordeal to several people.

Instead of finding some great and powerful evil threatening the universe, Kaleb instead found...himself. Apparently, when Kaleb ascended to the Pantheon, he decided that to be a proper immortal for Enforcer, to be impartial and unbiased as a Lord of a house whose very principle was equality under the law regardless of belief or path of morality, that he must purge himself of all influences of both the light and the darkness. It turned out that this act was what actually caused the event that, left unchecked, would destroy all of reality. It turns out that the light and the darkness inside Kaleb, now part of an all-powerful, immortal being could not just be cast aside into the ether. Instead, the two parts of himself gained sentience and a purpose, a singular purpose, that being to destroy the other. Pure light and pure darkness in such proximity to each other and, aware of each other's presence led to an inevitable conflict. However, the energy released from such a conflict was so great that it sent ripples through space and time tearing at the very fabric of reality. It seems that Kaleb's ascension to the Pantheon was his destiny regardless of the catalyst which prompted it and that the tearing at the fabric of time allowed his spirit to gain precognizance of the battle and all that it could cause if it were to go unchecked.

When Kaleb found his two counterparts facing off against one another his immortal mind quickly determined what had happened and he understood the only way to stop them would be to integrate them back into himself. However, he found this to be more difficult than it had been to purge them from his system. The two beings that Kaleb had created from himself had grown too powerful in their own right for Kaleb to simply reintegrate them. So, Kaleb instead designed and created a special suit of armor and found a way to draw the energies of his two parts into this containment suit and, donning it uses his own godly power to balance the opposing powers. He never removes the suit for fear of releasing the destructive energies.

It was after this that Kaleb's demeanor changed. In his first immortal incarnation, he was much like he was in life. His speech, despite his obviously godly intellect, was still as simple as it had been in life. His appearance and raiment were indicative of a battle worn giant ranger. After his transformation, Kaleb became much more serious in demeanor. His speech is regal and refined. His appearance is mostly masked by the full body armor that he now wears constantly, though his size is still immense. One of the most notable of changes was that of his belief system. Before going on the journey, Kaleb espoused the virtues of Service, Duty and Unity. These tenets followed Kaleb from his childhood and his mother's explanation of his father's death. However, after his ordeal, Kaleb realized that there was a more powerful force in the Universe, that of Duality. Duality is the law of opposites which is prevalent in almost everything in the Universe. His own exposure to his own dual nature showed him the power and the inevitability of duality. Kaleb could not get rid of his own duality without causing a nearly cataclysmic event. Kaleb is now the Lord of Duality. His major tenets are Duality and Unity with his lesser tenets being Service and Duty. His old symbol of the majestic lion was replaced with yin and yang, to represent Duality.

After his return, Kaleb found that Enforcer had again returned to the land and Kaleb decided to return to the House he had served in life and abandoned as a God to help guide it to be a better house than the one he had left. However, this was not to be. Enforcer was a flawed entity. Little did anyone realize, Enforcer was simply an arm of an ancient and secret society whose very existence was centered around the need for law and order. They created Enforcer in order to maintain the law without revealing themselves. However, after Enforcer's final attempt, the Ancient Order of Justicars decided it was time for them to take matters into their own hands. And so they established themselves as the governing body of law in the land and Kaleb, as always, was there to watch over them.

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