History of Taborea
A Fanciful and Sinister Imagination
Taborea was born when Ayvenas began recording his visions of an extraordinary world in a book. As he wrote, the god created peaceful races and idyllic lands for them to inhabit. But, as we all know, a happy story is a boring story, so one day he had a thought that would prove very dangerous indeed:
“What if the story weren’t so peaceful?”
This insidious thought so consumed him that he began painting Taborea in a darker palette of colours: Wise men became fools, gentle elves developed brutal tendencies and gracious dwarves were spoilt with greed. Even the provisions intended to protect the creatures of Taborea were twisted and corrupted.
Ayvenas recognised the gravity of his interference in a world no longer under his control, so he decided to let the Taboreans write their own ending to the story. He tore the unwritten pages into pieces and scattered them across the land – and thus began a new era.
Triumph and the Danger of Power
After Ayvenas’ withdrawal, Taborea was besieged by the vicious Naga. Humans and Elves combined forces, and, using the elven sword Arclight, among other weapons, the allies were able fend off the serpentine assailants and confine them within a magical barrier.
Inspired by their great triumph, the peoples of Taborea founded the old kingdoms in order to impart their knowledge to others. The Humans were most interested in the runes and in the scattered pieces of Ayvenas’ book because, according to legend, these “oracles” could be used to control the future and determine history.
However, as the humans learned more, their thirst for knowledge and power took on dangerous proportions. Intoxicated with greed and aided by arcane magic, some of them transformed into terrible demons and began the greatest massacre in the history of Taborea, the War of Balanzasar. Once again, an alliance was needed in order to restore the peace, which they accomplished by banishing many demons to the Void they had created to contain them.
The Rise and Fall of the Guardians
The alliance prevailed, but there was a heavy toll: Many were killed, and their knowledge died with them. The Humans in particular had lost most of their power over the runes. But the little that remained was enough to create mighty guardians who would protect them from the last of the demons.
Before long, though, Taborea needed protection from these protectors. The guardians threatened not only the demons, but the entire world at large. Only the dragons were strong enough to face them, but their battle ended abruptly when the guardians suddenly fell silent.
In the “Age of Punishment”, the peoples of Taborea were in a constant state of fear. They lost their knowledge, their culture…but not their courage. The Humans who dared to start anew left for the continent of Kolydia, while those who stayed behind were hardened into a race of barbarians. The Elves fled to the continent of Candara.
A Race Divided by an Ancient Curse
On Candara, the Elves were able to escape the guardians – but not the “Curse of the Elven Twins”. According to an ancient legend, a pair of twins would create a great schism amongst the elven folk. This prophecy came to pass once when the Elves fought against the demons…
And history seemed doomed to repeat itself when a second pair of twins was born to the royal family. In order to finally break the curse, one of the twins, Kentailon, decided to leave his home for the good of his people. But the rift was unavoidable: The queen couldn’t bear to see Kentailon go off alone, so she followed her son into the unknown.
The Adventures of Sig’aylas
While the elder brother, Yabis’an, ascended the elven throne, Kentailon roamed the continent, travelling all the way to the magical barrier surrounding the Naga.
It was here that the elven twin, now calling himself Sig’aylas, fell in love and found true happiness – until the attack of the Cyclopes, which devastated the land. In desperation, Sig’aylas tore the elven sword “Arclight” from the barrier and with it sent the Cyclopes running.
Although the one-eyed beasts had been defeated, an even greater danger was awakened: Sig’aylas had released the Naga. There was only one hope left for the Elves: the Humans. So once again, these two races waged war on the formidable Naga hordes.
The Allure of the Past
The harrowing struggle with the Naga, and then the prosperity which ensued, caused people to forget about the past. Only organisations such as the “Eye of Wisdom” were interested in delving deeply into Taborea’s history.
The investigations of the “Eye of Wisdom” in Kolydia revealed intriguing evidence of secrets which drew the organisation ever closer to the Elves on Candara. And that brings us to the beginning of our time – an age of discovery…
Game Chapters
Chapter I – Rise of the Demon Lord
A once peaceful land is at risk of going up in flames. Find out how the story of Chronicles of Arcadia began.
Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy
An ancient menace has brought the Elves back to Taborea. Find out what they must face to protect their empire.
Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms
Cruel tyrants threaten King Callaway and his subjects. Unreavel a thangled web and get to the bottom of the intrigue.
Chapter IV – Lands of Despair
A dark shadow plagues the land. Discover who’s behind the recent occurrences and put a stop to their demonic plans.
Chapter V – Fires of Shadowforge
The shadowforge Dwarves arrived in Taborea. Awakened from their deep slumber, they are now searching for their King.
Chapter VI – Lights of Paradise
A peaceful Paradise suffers from the darkest corner of the darkness. Defeat the darkness and find the light of Paradise.
Chapter VII – Cyclop’s Apocalypse
Five years from now, Taborea heroes destroyed Cyclops territory and humiliated their leader Ugada. While we were all discovering new area’s and defeating new enemies, the Cyclops had prepared their army to destroy the world.
Chapter VIII – Chariot of Goddess
In times long ago, giant guardian golems were created by man, the guardians turned against them and destroyed much of the land. Taboreans banded together in those desperate times and managed to overcome those terrible tyrants and turned the halls into lava flowing ruins.
Chapter IX – The Return of Pakal
Once upon a time in the lands of Taborea, there was magnificent city called Tikal. One dark day evil troups attacked Tikal and occupied it completely. Will you help Pakal and his subjects to obtain key to closed portal and rescue the princess?
Chapter X – Chamber of Elements
Life in Taborea had flourished after the downfall of Wrakal. For the first time in 500 years, the Kingdoms were at peace. And then… Loki vowed to turn the Kingdoms to ashes. Glacis grew more powerful, as he sat on his ice forged throne and built the largest army in the world. Moreover, the Black Codex opened a passage from our world to a realm ruled by Astaroth and his demons.
Chapter XI – Stories from Talaghan
Atlantis felt the urge to expand, settlers stranded on the unexplored lands of Talaghan. While preparing the construction of their just founded land, strange unexplainable events happened. Recently the lands of Talaghan were shrinking. A dark core keeps expanding its darkness, consuming everything to darkness. The expanding of darkness must be stopped to save not just Talaghan, but also the rest of Taborea.