The Architect
Backstory of The Architect:
In 2228 CE a group of enterprising scientists created a machine to harness the unique power of physic's acclaimed Grand Unification Energy, sai. This machine, dubbed the Architect, interacted with the minds of humans to manifest thought into electromagnetic energy, strong and weak forces, and gravity -- the component parts of sai. The control of these forces essentially granted the ability to alter reality. With a majority vote the United Nations approved the machine to be put into use on a global scale, to allow everyone on the planet to enjoy an easier and more luxurious life. World peace was finally attained.
Unfortunately, the makers of the Architect failed to forsee the power of the subco
nscious mind and the effect it wrought upon it. Human emotion and naturally destructive impulses poisoned the delicately telepathic, wish-granting machine. As a result the Architect began to create a host of living nightmares that gradually destroyed the world. Monsters that preyed upon humans in overwhelming numbers, the nightmares swarmed around centers of population and destroyed civilization as it was known. During a period of time known as the Shadow Wars, humankind was reduced to tribal life, with only scattered flying fortresses and a legacy of dreaful monsters as a testament to its former power. A small group of powerful minds led an expedition to cripple the Architect, thankfully allowing intelligent life to continue.
Centuries passed, and little by little the population regrew, shaping itself into a series of feudal societies centered around defense from the nightmares that infrequently sprang from the Architect's world-spanning network. A group of powerful Architect-manipulating sorcerers rose to power and helped form the Empire of Myrsena, where our story takes place.
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