Using the powers granted to them by Korax, as well as the relics already in their possession, all of humanity quickly fell under their spell.
In return for their allegiance, Zedek, Traductus, and Menelkir were rewarded by Korax with the dark gift of Unlife.
Cold, calculating and devoid of concern for anything but the advancement of their own status, these leaders were the first to fall under the sway of Korax, the second of the three Serpent Riders. These men are the ultimate embodiment of power on Cronos. Together or separately, these three groups control every aspect of human life.Įach organization is lead by a single man Zedek, Marshal of the Legion Traductus, Grand Patriarch of the Church and Menelkir, Arch-Mage of the Arcanum. The Church acts as a bridge and buffer between the Legion and the Arcanum, using a mixture of magic and military training to maintain the balance of power while secretly furthering its own interests. The Arcanum is the center of learning for all magical studies, and as such it determines who will or will not have access to its wealth of arcane secrets. The Legion represents human military strength, using brute force backed by magical weapons to impose a strict and inflexible order upon the populace. In an uneasy balance often threatened by petty squabbles and escalating power struggles, these three organizations share absolute dominion over all humanity. Within this strict order, three organizations maintain the fabric of human society the Legion, the Arcanum, and the Church. Wielding magical powers and arcane artifacts, these men overshadow every other human force on Cronos, suppressing individual thought and action in the name of the greater good. From this harsh realization a disciplined and orderly society has developed, one where every citizen knows his place, and where the vast majority of common men are held in thrall to a few ruthless, powerful leaders. The humans have learned from painful experience that while magic can be a powerful tool, it also contains more destructive potential than any other force in their universe. One such dimension is Cronos, the world of Hexen a human world, but one where the forces of magic are both stronger and more strictly controlled than those of the Elven world. They were hard at work sowing the seeds of destruction in several other dimensions. His victory was hardly insignificant, but while he battled D'Sparil, the other two Serpent Riders were far from idle. Heretic chronicled the adventures of a heroic Sidhe elf who challenged the forces of D'Sparil, the weakest of the three dimension-traveling Serpent Riders.
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