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In the end it was the Grim nature of the Demons that was their downfall. Not all humans believed and these non-believers set out to expose the ‘gods’ lack of true divine power. The idea that true gods could be this wrathful, terrible and cruel, and that they would condone war, human sacrifice and suffering was too much to believe. An underground movement began, led by a direct branch of the Tremora bloodline. One Sorceress, who was strong in the Blood, came forth and they called her the Enchantress. She had gathered and trained many of those powerful in sorcery to become her loyal personal Heroes. They took on one of the most powerful cults, and when things went poorly for the demon, he called forth his minions from the Darkhalls and the truth was exposed to the Enchantress. These ‘gods’ were demons. During that great battle with the hordes of demons the Enchantress was captured and taken deep into the depths of the Darkhalls, there to become the food of Demon Lords as they tortured her powerful spirit for eternity.

The Fallen Heroes and the Darkhalls

But the Enchantress’ heroes followed even into that unholy place. To this day songs are sung of the heroic battles that her heroes fought. They were the first human force to ever penetrate the Darkhalls. Many heroes fell, yet they fought their way deep into the Darkhalls until they found their mistress. More fell, as the demons threw themselves at the invading humans, but the Enchantress was taken back from the darkness. Those that died to save her left their spirits in the Darkhalls. They became known as the Fallen Heroes, and their legend has endured through the ages, for since that time no human army has dared to enter the Darkhalls.

The Wrath of the Gargoyles

Returned from where no one could return, the Enchantress exposed the Demon Garos to his followers. The humans that had worshiped Garos had even changed their bodies to mimic that of their God. They were called the gargoyles. When the Enchantress showed them the truth the gargoyles threw down their false God, and exposed him to the rest of the world as a Demon Lord. Great was their anger when they learned of the demons deception. But other human factions that still followed other demons derided the gargoyles for their lack of vision and true faith. They told the gargoyles to join them and follow a true god. Feeling the betrayal of their faith as a permanent brand, the gargoyles went forth with zeal to expose the other false Gods. In their righteous anger the gargoyles set out to prove that they were not the only ones deceived. They went to war against any humans that continued to follow a ‘false god’. As each of the Demon Lords was exposed they fled back to the Darkhalls. Thus ended the Third Age.

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