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From Pond to Paladin Or The Origins
of Froglok and Man by Glupurp Stoneskipper Paladin of Marr
My noble kinsman, I bring to you the knowledge of our origins, as well as the
origin of Man that has been bestowed upon me by the scholrs of the City of New
Tanaan, and those who have visited the Halls of Honor, home of our Lord
Mithaniel Marr. I am but a humble Paladin of Mithaniel Marr, born like many of
our kind in the swamps of Southern Antonica, and deserve no adulation for
penning these words. This work is in honor of all Froglok, current, past and yet
to come.
In the early ages of Norrath, before the arrival of Man, the Marr Twins did walk
the face of Norrath. The children of a God of Power, Tarrew Marr the Water Lord,
the Marr twins searched amongst the mortals of Norrath a cause to champion and
embrace with their divinity. The gods of Nature puzzled of the Marr Twins
absence of a divine purpose, and the Gods of Influence scoffed at the twins for
seeking such a purpose among the mortals.
The most malicious of the Gods, Innoruuk, and Cazic-Thule, saught to corrupt the
young twins to strengthen the forces of hatred and fear. Innoruu, the twisted
God of Hatred and Spite sent his mortal followers to Tarrews daughter, Erollisi
Marr, to tempt her and seduce her into the darkness. With the wisdom imparted to
the Goddess by her father, she saw through the Teir'Dals deceptions, and their
wickedness was more visible to her eyes than even their physical forms.
So it came to pass that Erollisi journeyed to the lands of Tunare's fair elves,
to escape the sickening advances of the Tier'Dal. It was in the early kingdoms
of the elves, that Erollisi did find warmth, peace and beauty in the harsh realm
of the mortals and it was there that she embraced and was in return by a most
mortal of traits. It was there she found love.
While Erollisi fended off the advances of Innoruuks mortal agents, the forces of
Cazic-Thule beset her twin brother, Mithaniel Marr. Serpents, phantoms, and all
manner of frightful creatures conjured and commanded by Cazic-Thules mortal
minions came to Mithaniel to assault his body and mind. Mithaniel was no mortal
however, and his will is strong, the minions of Thule could not instill within
him the fear of their dark lord. They did suceed however, in luring the brave
Mithaniel to the swamps of Norrath, the deadly, dank, land where the creatures
of Cazic-Thule were the strongest and most numerous.
An army of Trolls, Lizard Folk, and forgotton creatures of unspeakable horror
beset Mithaniel Marr, and so it came to pass that he became a captive of the
minions of the Lord of Fear.
Mithaniel, imprisoned in magical bonds provided to his captors by Cazic-Thule,
and tortured by relentless monstrosities, prayed to his father day and night for
forgiveness and salvation. The prayers continued, unanswered, until the brave
God, weary from tortue and weakened by the dark magic of Cazic-Thule fell into a
deep slumber.
It was then that Terris-Thule visited the slumbering God to inflict his sleep
with nightmares more horrible than the events he had endured at the hands of his
captors during his waking hours. However, at the beseeching of her father, Cazic-Thule,
Terris was not permitted to inflict such terror onto Mithaniel Marr until after
she first deceived him through his dreams and stole the gift of life from his
body.
So Terris did as her father commanded and then the slumbering horrors began.
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