To the southeast lies the land of the Vangors which is led by the Sentry Asprion Colchat. His people are believed to be related to or even decedents of the elves that once walked this world. Tall and lean in stature, Vangors are extremely logical in what they do and how they think. Their intense eyes are completely blue, and their ears are slightly pointed. It is said in the old records that the elves that once ruled over these land, that they two had eyes that were completely colored, but as to what color that is not known. Much of the history recorded of the Predorn Age has been lost, but what is known is that both are closely related.
The Vangors home is called Thradone the city of blue sapphire. The stone and tall towers that make up Thradone are made up of the color blue sapphire. On sunny days the light catches the towers, and an array of blue beams are thrust out in every direction, a sight like no other to witness. The blue city is considered one of the most beautiful spectacles in all of Nelbring and the Vangors are very proud of it. The stones that make up the city are comprised of a magic that turned the stone into the blue sapphire that they are today. It is said that the walls that surround the blue city are some of the hardest in all the land, but the dwarfs are anxious to test that for they believe theirs are stronger.
Trade and commerce are a big part of what make Thradone thrive. The Sea Dragon Port supports a lot of traffic from around Nelbring, and together with the Pearl Port are able to allow Nelbring the ability to transport good from the south to the north that otherwise wouldn’t be able to. Likewise, things form the north transported to the south that otherwise could not be. The Vangors pride themselves in their sea fairing ways. They are master boats men, and when called upon during troubling times can dispatch a fleet for support. Their ground capabilities are impressive as well. Their soldiers are highly trained and are extreme tacticians.
Asprion himself is the Sentry that leads his people, and he has lead them for a long time. No one knows the life span of a Vangor. Some say that they are immortal, like the elves of old. Asprion lived before the time of the great war, and saw his people be slaughtered and enslaved by The Dark One. The Vangors suffered greatly during The Dark One’s rein. Asprion found himself locked away in the mines under the dark fortress that he meets at today. For years his people and he slaved away mining for precious metals and rune stones with magical properties for The Dark One. The Dark One had a tainted magic that made all Vangors weak and unable to fight. It was a dark magic that was unknown to the Vangors. Asprion and his fellow captives went days without seeing daylight. All seemed lost and soon Asprion lost all connection with this world believing it would never end and soon he too would be under the influence of The Dark One.
Asprion had a love interest that he had not seen in a long time. One day when they were above ground she came to him. Her name was Lalein, and Asprion did what he could to be with her. Lalein had seen that Asprion was losing hope and ever growing more under the influence of The Dark One, and knew something had to be done or forever lose Asprion to the darkness. For you see the Vangors were chosen to be the slaves of The Dark One. He could twist them in to a dark and evil force to do his bidding. These evil beings became part of the dark castle, and once turned were forever its slaves to do dark and terrible things. Vangors, unlike Mystics which were comprised of magic, had magic flowing through them but were not composed of magic. This allowed The Dark One to taint the magic flowing through them and through time turn them into his personal dark army.
The Dark One had many dark forces orcs, goblins, dragons, fire demons, and many more, but none for terrifying than the Accursed Sentinels. Much like the Sentries, however the Accursed Sentinels numbered far more and lacked free will. They served the will of The Dark One and marched forth creating havoc and enforcing The Dark One’s will in all the provinces. They slaughtered all who opposed them, or defied the will of The Dark One. Their strength like no other army alive that day. Soon Asprion was finding himself starting to fade and become Accursed. If not for Lalein, Asprion and this council would not exist today.
Lalein knew what was happening to Asprion for she had seen it many times. She worked in the castle helping with the runes stones and precious metals that were mined. She and many others procured the magic from these relics to help feed The Dark One’s thirst for power. She witnessed many Vangors suffer the fate of being transformed into the Accursed Sentinels and knew Asprion was soon going to have that happen. So, she devised a plan to save him, but at a cost so dear.
Lalein sought a council with The Dark One so that she might plead for the life of Asprion. She pleaded on her hand and knees and begged The Dark One to free Asprion of the accursed magic flowing through him so that he might live. The Dark One listened to Lalein and in his twisted mind he proposed an offering to her. He would spare his life in exchange for her own, but unknown to her The Dark One had no intention of freeing Asprion as well. He would instead free Asprion to honor the deal but later turn him once she had long been turned herself. The Dark One knew though as Asprion would work back in the mines he would once again start to be tainted and eventual be turned once again. The Dark One’s intentions for all Vangors would be to turn them all, and he would never free one completely. To him he saw this as an opportunity to easily acquire two for one and so made the deal.
Lalein’s heart heavy from making the deal found Asprion afterwards. He was indeed free of the tainted magic and his head was becoming clear. His eyes found Lalein and a moment of joy found him for he had been lost for so long. He embraced her, but right away he knew something was wrong. Upon asking Lalein, she told Asprion of the deal she made with The Dark One and it crushed Asprion, but Asprion thought he could save them both from the fate of being turned. As Asprion’s head cleared more and more he remembered while under the influence of the tainted magic he started to link with The Dark One himself. He saw his plans and saw the inner workings of his dark magic. Asprion had started to devise a plan that would free them of the tainted magic and free them of The Dark One. Asprion was going to free all Vangors from his rule. The Dark One himself did not know of Asprion’s visions and knowledge that he had gained.
Now that Asprion was free The Dark One sought out Lalein for he had a surprise that would devastate Asprion. In his dark fortress The Dark One worked his evil magic and through a vision found Lalein. Unknown to her and Asprion of what The Dark One was up to, The Dark One using a great deal of his magic grabbed Lalein from his fortress in his vision. Where Asprion and she stood suddenly Lalein shook and her body was in pain. Asprion had no idea why or what was happening. Lalein screamed out in pain as she began to float above the ground. Soon a blackness arouse from her mouth and eyes. Her body started to transform, and all Asprion could do was watch. He watched as The Dark One twisted her and formed her. He watched as The Dark One transformed her into an Accursed Sentinel instantly instead of slow as he once was becoming. It was another trick The Dark One had planned and though it took a great deal of magic he would have his Accursed Sentinel.
Asprion mad with anger and rage was on his knees because what stood before him was no longer his love but a cursed black spawn of The Dark One. The dark demon left Asprion when done transforming to join The Dark One. Asprion was in shock and knew that this was not the deal that Lalein had struck and that The Dark One had tricked them. He then knew that he too would be turned if he returned to the mines. It was at this moment that Asprion gathered himself and made a vow to defeat The Dark One and free the Vangors.
Through weeks of preparation and planning Asprion gathered what was needed. He started talking to all the Vangors he could talk to and had many of them spread the word of what he was doing and of the plan. The Vangor people started to rally behind Asprion. He had found a way to free themselves of the accursed by way of magic. He found out that a black fire was constantly lite in the great room to which The Dark One constantly over saw and kept. It was this black fire that fed the dark magic and tainted the magic flowing through all Vangors. The Dark One had poisoned the mines and the fire kept the poison running through the mines tainting the very air that the Vangors breathed. Asprion kept himself out of the mines unless necessary to enter. When he did go to the mines it was to gather the magical elements that he needed to accomplish his goal. His plan was to create a sickness within the tainted magic that would forever destroy the magic turning the Vangors into Accursed Sentinels. As like all Vangors they could see the flow of magic and could read its properties. When Asprion was under the influence of the tainted magic he got a glimpse into how it worked and was able to create a means of good magic to counter act it. As for the Vangors that had already turned he did not know what would happen to them.
In about a month the magic was ready and placed in rune stones. Asprion would have to take it to The Dark One himself and through it into the fire that fueled the tainted magic to destroy the source. Days before the meeting was set Asprion went into the mines and with the help of other fellow Vangors they spread other rune stones about the mine that started to clear the tainted magic away. Carful to never be seen by the guards and other evil watching eyes, the runes were placed about the mines none the wiser as the runes looked like the rocks of any rock quarry. Soon all tainted magic was gone and the Vangors were recovering their strength. The time had come and Asprion sought a council with The Dark One. Upon entering the room, that the Sentries congregate in currently, Asprion wasting no time found the fire and without hesitation through the stone to the fire. The Dark One caught off guard could not stop it. The rune stone landed and sent out an extreme explosion that rocked the tower that they stood in.
The explosion spewed forth glass shared and stone about. As the smoke cleared Asprion found himself on the ground gathering his wits. Soon he saw that The Dark One was up searching for him within the smoke. Asprion gathered himself and ran from the room taking notice that the fire was destroyed. The explosion was the signal that the other Vangors were waiting for. Since the fire was gone and the tainted magic destroyed the Vangors had regained their strength allowing them to once again stand and fight. They gathered their forces and fought what forces that stood against them at the dark fortress. A battle that saw the first glimpse of light starting to show in Nelbring, but The Dark One was not without his Power as well. With the dark magic destroyed and nothing to keep the Accursed under his will The Dark One cast one more spell that saw to it that the Accursed Sentinels currently turned could not leave the Castle nor lose the tainted magic from within. They would stay accursed and would never leave the side of The Dark One. He would not lose what he had worked so hard far.
It was a Bitter sweet victory for the Vangors as they had freed themselves from The Dark One’s power, but had not freed their fallen people. Gathering the forces that remained Asprion and the Vangors fled back to their homeland to do what they could to fight The Dark One. No longer under his influence The Dark One knew he had an enemy that was strong and would be hard to destroy, but this was only the beginning as soon others would soon join in the fight against him. The great war would soon be under way.
Asprion and the Vangors that were free left to go to their homeland. Through year of hardship and battles with The Dark One’s forces they survived and built their homes and finally built Thradone. Their fortress was a means of light to be shown throughout Nelbring. It was a light of hope to come together and fight The Dark One. After the day of freedom Asprion lead his people becoming the first Sentry of all races. He started something that would echo throughout all Nelbring, but never lost sight of the love he lost. Upon leaving the dark fortress he stopped for a moment to look back and tears in his eyes vowed to one day come back, but this time not as a slave.