Ren’Kyreth Tribe
The Origins
You’ve heard the tall tales of Damun, Hammerhand Slaughtergutt, and Valkyr Soulrend. But there is another ancient troll whose legendary deeds rival the aforementioned, but her purpose was not to be known, to be adored. It was to purify. Ren’skall The Eternal believed creation cannot just spawn from nothingness, that the aether was once part of The Void itself, just reshaped, changed, and evolved. She believed that the world itself was just one large shard of The Void, and such that every soul that resides in this universe is simply a void shard waiting to be purified and returned to The Void.
Ren’skall carried no weapons, nor armor or shield. Yet she could walk through a battlefield unscathed. Taking lives of her opponents and purifying their souls, without ever wielding her own sword.
She made many enemies of all kinds. Other trolls, other monsters and even griks wanted her dead. So they began to band together, fighting her on the field 2 against one, and then 5 against one, then a hundred. It took 1000 fighters to subdue Ren’skall. The trolls who took part in that battle spanned all races, and so the Ice Trolls took her heart, and buried it in the depths of their frozen caverns. The Mountain Trolls took her head and hung it at the highest peak, as a warning to not follow in her footsteps. The Forest Trolls took her legs, and they sprouted into giant trees, to undo some of the damage she had caused. The Hat Trolls took her arms, the females took the right and the males took the left, so that her hands may never cause harm to another again. Finally, The Void Trolls took her legacy, and made sure in the future that none would know the name Ren’skall The Eternal.
Membership Requirements
Aspirants must enter fights completely unarmed and unarmored and kill 5 people with their own weapon. These purified souls must be recorded in some way. Whether it’s scratched tallies on a piece of leather or a full written record of the kills.
OR
Aspirants must find one willing soul to ritually purify. The specifics of the ritual are up to the aspirant, and the purified soul must still be recorded in some way.
The Toll of Purification
Purifying these souls takes a feat of great strength and willpower. Eventually the toll of this process will start to show. Many followers of the Ren’Kyreth Tribe mark down every soul they purify by marking a tally somewhere on their garb. These signify to other trolls a sign of great strength, but those with more tallies are often less than sane.
Who are the Devo’kyr?
The members of the Ren’kyreth Tribe act as heralds of Ren’skalls return. Oftentimes they are considered heretics, traitors, and villains. This great opposition creates obstacles in our quest to bring about her resurrection. Those who believe their strength to be worthy of this quest may declare themselves a Devo’kyr Acolyte, and may attempt a set of challenges to liberate the different pieces of Ren’skall. A series of 5 challenges, one for each piece that has been guarded through the ages. Upon completion of all 5 trials, the acolytes are granted the title of Devo’kyr.
Trial of The Heart
Take your blade, and strike them down. Their ice cannot protect them
Trial of The Head
Give them no warning. Make these fools know to fear you…
Trial of The Hands
Show your enemies the only safe direction is away from you…
Trial of The Legs
Their roots cannot help them here, cut them down to size!
Trial of The Legacy
Ren’skall was erased from history, make sure they cannot do the same to you
(The specifics of these challenges are still being adjusted and worked on. Only flavor text for now)
Known Members
The Battle Against Ren'skall The Eternal
The Prologue
These accounts were compiled by Banjax, The Chronicler from the descendants of the survivors of this battle, in an attempt to understand all that took place. By assembling the pieces of this ancient archeological puzzle, we have a vague idea of the story. However, time warps the memory of those who find themselves on the wrong side of history so there is no telling if these stories are the full truth.
The story always goes that the Kulpa was composed of two diametrically opposed entities, The Void and The Aether. These entities locked in a constant fight for control, lasting for all time, before time itself even came to be. It's been told that The Aether grew separate from The Void, and shattered it into millions of shards. As the skies of The Aether opened up and death began falling from the heavens, The now shattered Void’s jealousy, anger, and resentment rained across the land. In the wake of The Void, The Aether created heat, light and souls. Creating world after world all lying in wait for the future, awaiting what comes next. Across these worlds life began to appear, and it spread unencumbered. Growing through everywhere like a parasite ripping through its host, growing itself to be more powerful, but stripping the world to nothing. All of these beings from varying races and civilizations, independently reducing their own worlds to ash. Returning these planets to The Void. If The Void was once all that existed, if it was truly one cohesive entity, then The Aether grew from The Void. The separate destruction of so many worlds at the hand of The Aether’s creation, shows that The Void’s influence lies dormant within everything. So these souls, born of Aether, can be purified into Void Shards and returned to The Void. This idea is widely considered impossible by most people in existence. Scholars across both sides of this cosmic feud refuse to believe this theory. But there are those who still know the ancient stories of the first one to be successful in the attempts to purify The Aether. There are those who still fear the name Ren’skall The Eternal.
She was the first to discover this power of purification. Her natural prowess and attunement to The Void made her incredibly powerful and influential. She began to amass a following, calling herself The Void Made Manifest. Her claims of being the incarnation of The Void spread through the lands, and the numbers of her devoted followers quickly began to grow. Her influence could only reach so far, so she began sending her most trusted followers across the world to spread the power of Ren’skall The Eternal. The Order of The Alvo’kyr, which was comprised of five trolls, the most blindly loyal to her cause. The first hailed from the mountains, and he was feared across the realms. His cries of war echoing through the peaks and canyons. The second hailed from the frozen wastes, and was as heartless and unforgiving as the ice. Her acts of pure malice showed those who defied her, just why they should be afraid. The third hailed from the forests, and was as immovable as the world tree. His constitution showed those who chose to resist, that their greatest efforts would fail. He showed them they had no hope. The fourth and fifth were both nomads, as striking as the moon. Moving swiftly through the darkness, showing the innocent and uninvolved that not even their beds provide sanctuary from them. Ren’skall and the Alvo’kyr were the only people in existence to learn this power of purification. They guarded this secret with their lives, and would show those who questioned a swift and merciless end. They made their way across the realms leaving nothing but ash in their wake. Villages razed to a smoldering pile of wood and burning flesh. Many empires crumbled into silence and rubble. If you saw this army approaching your home, it was already too late. As they made their way through the realms, you could hear only the pounding of drums, and the battle cries of the truly wicked. As they made their exit of each settlement, you could hear nothing but deafening silence. Through their crusades they amassed hundreds, if not thousands, of followers and they became known as The Ren’Kyreth Tribe. This name became synonymous with the boogie man, it became a bedtime story mothers would tell their children to make them behave. This colossal army of the most brutal trolls from across the universe seemed like an unstoppable wall of death. The mere sight of them would make the meek pray, and attempt to make peace with their gods. There appeared to be nothing that could stop their destruction. Every attempt to fight back was quashed in an instant.
Across the entirety of existence, there are those who cannot see Ren’skall’s vision of unity within The Void. Dormant armies who refuse to go gentle into that good night. They silently, yet steadfastly, stand against Ren’skall and the Alvo’kyr. Each army individually would be no challenge for them. They all knew that. But correspondence began to fly between these armies. These warriors from across the realms gathered. These armies set aside petty squabbles and pointless wars to unite against the only threat that mattered. With this newfound unity they took up arms against Ren’skall. Each group knew their role, and knew they must stick to the plan, if they stood any chance. The battle was persistent. The clash of steel and screams of the fallen were all that echoed throughout the world for these days. One elongated clash between all of these armies and The Ren’kyreth Tribe. All leading to the final blow; the strike heard around the world. What you are about to read are first hand accounts of the battle collected from many of the armies that participated in it. Their stories are told by a handful of survivors, and are meant to document the experiences of those who are not around to tell their own stories. These are the tales of why these armies joined this fight, and how they fared in the aftermath of this war. May this knowledge never be forgotten. May none ever follow in the footsteps of Ren’skall The Eternal.