Ancient Order of Guardians

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|    (0.0)          -= Herald of the Crusades =-               |
|  '=.|m|.='                                                   |
|  .='/@\.='     Before the Great Wars the scholars of         |
|     @8@      Aabrahan roamed free of title or obligation.    |
| _   8@8   _  They traveled to the far reaches of the world   |
|(@__/@8@\__@) to pursue history as it unfolded before them.   |
| '-=:8@8:=-'  Their companions were their pen and the owls.   |
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|     |:|        The King of Aabrahan drafted the organization,|
|     |:|    which we now call Herald, during the War of       |
|     |:|   Legions.  The greatest minds were brought under    |
|     |:|   this organization's roof as military advisors.     |
|     |:|   During this time the Church also created a sect in |
|     |:|   their orders commissioned to protect these         |
|     |:|   scholars in the battle field.  These protectors    |
|     |:|   were inducted into the organization and thus began |
|     |:|   the Crusades of the Heralds.                       |
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|     \:/       At the end of the War the King had died though |
|      ^    the battle had been won.  The Heralds were merely  |
| decommissioned and the Church's sect closed.  The times of   |
| peace allowed the scholars to rewrite the history books that |
| had been lost, or destroyed, during the battles.  They lived |
| passively only interested in restoring the great libraries   |
| back to their original glory.                                |
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|   As time progressed evil began to seep back into the world. |
| A proper bloodline was unable to be established to throne a  |
| new king and tyranny began to overcome Aabrahan once more.   |
| The scholars began to flee back to the Herald walls for mere |
| safety as wicked creatures killed their owls.  Those who     |
| were able to reach safety utilized the chance to disappear   |
| from the lands never to be seen again.  The halls of the     |
| once prominent Herald lay empty and dormant as fear gripped  |
| their hearts.                                                |
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|   As history was left unrecorded and its stories untold the  |
| Church once again opened its dusty tomes to the old chapters.|
| The protectors were once again unleashed and life began to   |
| emerge once more within the halls of the Great Library.      |
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