TRIBUNAL

TRIBUNAL
 
     During the great War of the Demon Lord Malchaeius, the
castle of the Knights of the Crown was sacked for the first 
time in known history. Under the guidance of the Green Lady,
Eshaine,the power of the organization known as the Justices 
of the land was broken, and all Order was shattered. Val 
Miran was buried beneath a verdant sea of grass and foliage,
while Miruvhor was taken and gripped in an iron claw by the
ever-opportunistic Syndicate. Chaos seemed to have won a final
victory over its old opponent, as the royals of the land were
driven into hiding, and the guardians of the law, destroyed.
 
     And yet, as with all things in these Forsaken Lands, 
after an ebb, there comes a rising flow. So it was with the
Tribunal. What forces of the law remained, coalesced and 
formed a strong union in Maelbrim. Governed by the royals 
and rulers of the cities, and with the remnants of the old
Justice serving as their defenders and inner core, slowly 
they gathered strength, as Maelbrim became their last outpost,
their last stand.
 
     Soon, their rank of the self-titled 'Militia' swelled 
with refugees and more remnants of the scattered Justice, 
until they became a mighty force in their own right. Sculpted
and shaped by the mind of Izlimak, a powerful psion, the 
royals and the lawmen of old meshed, becoming that which 
the old nobility could only dream of ruling: a true Empire,
known as the Tribunal. No longer would they be content to sit
passively and protect; instead, they would actively 
administer and rule. From the ashes of the Justice and the
Nobles, rose this new organization; harder, stronger, and 
often more ruthless, in the name of Order. They drove back
the Syndicate from Miruvhor, reclaiming it, then did the 
same to the Watchers within the ruins of Val Miran, rebuilding
it.
 
     The Tribunal empire, unlike the Justice of old, is
welcoming to those of all paths and all faiths, so long as
they share their dedication to the law. Ruled over by the
Council, and protected by the Adjudicators, their rule over 
the three major cities of Maelbrim, Val Miran, and Miruvhor 
is absolute and indisputable. Challenging it results in 
swift and often terrible punishments.
 
 
SEE ALSO: HELP COUNCIL, HELP ADJUDICATOR