Order Of The Oaken Tree
The Order was created during the War of the Elder Races, it was a small faction created by elves and dwarves that wanted to see the war end peacefully. It grew in size and influence after the events of the War of the Elder Races. When the Tarrasque was released, the Dwarves and Elves realized that they wouldn’t be able to defeat the terrifying creature alone, so they built an uneasy truce as they worked together to seal the Tarrasque, with the Order at the centre, navigating the truce between the two races. After using the artefact to seal the Tarrasque once more, they built a city over the now desolate plains in the heart of the Helstav Mountains, and the Order based themselves there. They would guard and protect the artefact from outside forces releasing the dormant beast. As centuries pasts, the city grew. The artefact and Tarrasque become a forgotten memory, only those from the Order remain vigilant and weary of what lies beneath Helstav.
Structure
The Order is run by Dwarves and Elves. Most of them are descendants of the original eight that formed the Order. The members are also scattered across the different Octants in high positions to keep watch over the city. There are two High Lords, a Dwarf and an Elf, and they lead the Order together. The Order is also the secret hand that rules over Helstav, with the Centre Octant only handling the things on the surface.
Public Agenda
The primary goal of the Order is to watch over and guard the artifact that keeps the Tarrasque at bay, ensuring that no one releases it.
History
During the War of the Elder Races, rumors of a powerful, war ending artefact reached both camps. The Elves and the Dwarves both sent out a group of elites to retrieve this artefact. The two groups traversed the mountains, racing towards the artefact. They finally arrived, meeting each other in the room of the artefact where a battle commenced. After seeing that there was no reason for unnecessary bloodshed and that the potential danger of the artefact could destroy the world, they reached an agreement to try to use it together to end the war.
As they left, however, the artefact's true purpose was revealed as the mountains began to shake as the artefact was removed. When the world was created, a group of Primordials were experimenting with some arcane life force. Their powers accidentally fused in a sudden rush of energy, and out of the depths of the dark pool of swirling energy, crossing over from what seemed to be another plane, a large creature emerged with an insatiable desire for destruction. The Tarrasque. After witnessing its strength and destructive power, the primordials decided that they needed to hide this being before the other gods found it, so they formed an artefact infused with their own blood that was capable of putting the creature into a deep sleep, hiding in the depths of the Helstav mountains. They created golems and stone creatures in the mountains to prevent anyone from coming across the artefact and releasing the deadly creature.
And so, the Tarrasque was awoken.
It burst through the mountains, completely flattening a large section of the mountains it was sleeping beneath. In time, the Elves and Dwarves worked together and initiated a truce between the races, using the artefact to seal the monstrous beast.
Trapping it back under the mountains, the Order was tasked with watching over and protecting the artefact from ever releasing the Tarrasque. And thus, the City of Helstav was created.
Founding Date
6945BR
Type
Secret, Brotherhood
Leader
Subsidiary Organizations
Location
Controlled Territories
Notable Members
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