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The Fourteen
Born on the same day, of the same year and the same moment, the Fourteen are the personification of the Sins and Virtues of the sentient races. No one, not even themselves, know what sparked their birth or what their purpose is, but it is an undeniable fact that members of the Fourteen are the most powerful beings on Xiola.
Virtues
Humility
Kindness
Patience
Diligence
Charity
Chasity
Temperance
Sins
Pride
Envy
Wrath
Sloth [Taken]
Greed
Lust [Taken]
Gluttony
The Great War
The Great War is known by many names by the various nations around the world. Some call it the War in Heavens, some the Sin War, regardless of the name, the war is widespread and has caused immense strife for the last one hundred years. This has not been a continuous war as there are brief moments of respite before the sides clash once again. Moments of peace in a lifetime of conflict.
The war started between the Sins of Wrath and Pride over Lust. None save those three know the fine details of it, but it is a widespread belief that the two great Sins were involved with Lust and their jealousy led to the conflict. Many believed such a spat would be over quickly for while Wrath was a great warrior, Pride was the greatest of the Sins even if that margin was only just.... But it did not end quickly. As it escalated, Lust, the Sin who was the root cause of the conflict, joined Wrath. Then as if some unseen hand had knocked over the first domino, it all started to fall. Greed joined Pride hungry for the loot and spoils that would come with victory as they fully expected Pride to emerge victorious. Envy then joined Wrath, a move that was unforeseen and unexpected by everyone. Some say it was due to Envy being, well, envious of Pride's power and taking this chance to finally break it and claim it for themselves.... But no one but Envy truly knows their reasons.
Of the other two sins. Sloth and Gluttony remained neutral and out of the war. Sloth because he was too lazy to bother with what was 'Not His Problem' and it did not effect Gluttony's desires or whims, so they had no reason to stick their hand into the blender that was the Great War... but despite their neutrality, the war continued to grow. The hatred and mistrust between the fighting sins deepened until even the Virtues could no longer stay out especially as the fighting grew closer and closer to their borders and the influx of refugees fleeing the conflict escalated. An intervetion was called, the Virtues attempting peace talks.
They failed.
And the domino continued to fall. Humility, ever the foe of Pride, joined Wrath. Chasity joined Pride to curb Lust and her whims as it was those same whims that was drowning the world in blood. Patience followed for Pride so they could, as Chasity would combat Lust, they could stop Wrath's rampage. Diligence, much to everyone's surprise, joined Pride. Most expected them to stay neutral, some whisper it is due to their dislike of lust or their desire to bring the war to an end.. but none but Diligence can answer.
Temperance remained neutral, never giving up in the idea of peace and constantly attempted to approach members of either side for an armistice. Kindness and Charity stayed neutral, instead of focusing on war or diverting resources to defense, they, instead, did everything in their power to help the desperate taking in refugees and caring for them, sending food supplies to villages in need when they were able [although it wasn't uncommon for these relief efforts to be raided or stolen.]
Despite the numerous forces aligned in this conflict, it seemed to be drawing to a closure as Pride and their forces had started to win the conflict. They had Wrath out manned and outmatched, but Lust had one last card to play and convinced Gluttony to join them, no one knows how Lust did this or what Lust offered the Sin, but no one can deny the results. The war, once again, became a standstill, the fresh forces and supplies of Gluttony reinvigorating Wrath's forces, however, at the apex of the war, Sloth's child was slain by Wrath in battle at the Durn Plains. While Sloth had not joined the war, the nation he was... 'aligned' with tended to send volunteers to Pride's forces whom held public sympathy. Corvis, Sloth's son, had been leading these men and women. Despite the death of his son, no sin nor virtue expected Sloth to go to war. Sloth was... Sloth. Sloth never did anything, but they were wrong, Sloth entered the war against Wrath. The balance of the war, so finely balanced on the knife-edge was pushed. The momentum Pride had now was undeniable, and to all but end it, Temperance joined Pride. Not for conquest, not for glory, or martial victory, Temperance joined because they realized this was their chance. With Sloth and Temperance on the side of pride, any chance of victory for Wrath and Lust was gone, and Temperance used that fact to leverage for a peace summit between the two sides to end the war that was all but decided and save the lives of thousands of people, Pride and Wrath reluctantly agreed.
The summit would take place in the dominion of Charity and both Charity and Kindness would serve as the mediators.
Born on the same day, of the same year and the same moment, the Fourteen are the personification of the Sins and Virtues of the sentient races. No one, not even themselves, know what sparked their birth or what their purpose is, but it is an undeniable fact that members of the Fourteen are the most powerful beings on Xiola.
Virtues
Humility
Kindness
Patience
Diligence
Charity
Chasity
Temperance
Sins
Pride
Envy
Wrath
Sloth [Taken]
Greed
Lust [Taken]
Gluttony
The Great War
The Great War is known by many names by the various nations around the world. Some call it the War in Heavens, some the Sin War, regardless of the name, the war is widespread and has caused immense strife for the last one hundred years. This has not been a continuous war as there are brief moments of respite before the sides clash once again. Moments of peace in a lifetime of conflict.
The war started between the Sins of Wrath and Pride over Lust. None save those three know the fine details of it, but it is a widespread belief that the two great Sins were involved with Lust and their jealousy led to the conflict. Many believed such a spat would be over quickly for while Wrath was a great warrior, Pride was the greatest of the Sins even if that margin was only just.... But it did not end quickly. As it escalated, Lust, the Sin who was the root cause of the conflict, joined Wrath. Then as if some unseen hand had knocked over the first domino, it all started to fall. Greed joined Pride hungry for the loot and spoils that would come with victory as they fully expected Pride to emerge victorious. Envy then joined Wrath, a move that was unforeseen and unexpected by everyone. Some say it was due to Envy being, well, envious of Pride's power and taking this chance to finally break it and claim it for themselves.... But no one but Envy truly knows their reasons.
Of the other two sins. Sloth and Gluttony remained neutral and out of the war. Sloth because he was too lazy to bother with what was 'Not His Problem' and it did not effect Gluttony's desires or whims, so they had no reason to stick their hand into the blender that was the Great War... but despite their neutrality, the war continued to grow. The hatred and mistrust between the fighting sins deepened until even the Virtues could no longer stay out especially as the fighting grew closer and closer to their borders and the influx of refugees fleeing the conflict escalated. An intervetion was called, the Virtues attempting peace talks.
They failed.
And the domino continued to fall. Humility, ever the foe of Pride, joined Wrath. Chasity joined Pride to curb Lust and her whims as it was those same whims that was drowning the world in blood. Patience followed for Pride so they could, as Chasity would combat Lust, they could stop Wrath's rampage. Diligence, much to everyone's surprise, joined Pride. Most expected them to stay neutral, some whisper it is due to their dislike of lust or their desire to bring the war to an end.. but none but Diligence can answer.
Temperance remained neutral, never giving up in the idea of peace and constantly attempted to approach members of either side for an armistice. Kindness and Charity stayed neutral, instead of focusing on war or diverting resources to defense, they, instead, did everything in their power to help the desperate taking in refugees and caring for them, sending food supplies to villages in need when they were able [although it wasn't uncommon for these relief efforts to be raided or stolen.]
Despite the numerous forces aligned in this conflict, it seemed to be drawing to a closure as Pride and their forces had started to win the conflict. They had Wrath out manned and outmatched, but Lust had one last card to play and convinced Gluttony to join them, no one knows how Lust did this or what Lust offered the Sin, but no one can deny the results. The war, once again, became a standstill, the fresh forces and supplies of Gluttony reinvigorating Wrath's forces, however, at the apex of the war, Sloth's child was slain by Wrath in battle at the Durn Plains. While Sloth had not joined the war, the nation he was... 'aligned' with tended to send volunteers to Pride's forces whom held public sympathy. Corvis, Sloth's son, had been leading these men and women. Despite the death of his son, no sin nor virtue expected Sloth to go to war. Sloth was... Sloth. Sloth never did anything, but they were wrong, Sloth entered the war against Wrath. The balance of the war, so finely balanced on the knife-edge was pushed. The momentum Pride had now was undeniable, and to all but end it, Temperance joined Pride. Not for conquest, not for glory, or martial victory, Temperance joined because they realized this was their chance. With Sloth and Temperance on the side of pride, any chance of victory for Wrath and Lust was gone, and Temperance used that fact to leverage for a peace summit between the two sides to end the war that was all but decided and save the lives of thousands of people, Pride and Wrath reluctantly agreed.
The summit would take place in the dominion of Charity and both Charity and Kindness would serve as the mediators.
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