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The rebellion was quashed
and now certain questions had to be answered.
A tribunal, headed by Miramar, the Evenhanded
with Daedalus, Proteus, Phaestus and Han-Tolneth
as members, was formed to decide the fates of
the traitors and Pazuzu. Proteus advised that
Ayar had spoken to him and decreed that he did
not wish the destruction of any of the leaders.
Still, punishment was not out of the question,
for these rogue Gods had almost succeeded in a
plan which would have devastated the order of
Creation itself. Proteus, who had loved the woman
Lorielan once was, advised that Lorielan be banished
to the plane of the Kx'Khrah, where she could
rule over them, but be limited from ever leaving
that plane. Miramar decided that it was fitting
that Khalas and Agatheis be forced to forever
serve Proteus, the main object of their rebellion,
in whatever context he chose, while Daedalus and
Han-Tolneth advised that a fitting punishment
for Han-Silnar would be eternal servitude to Lorielan,
who would no doubt release her frustrations on
him frequently.
Thus it was that Lorielan, along with Han-Silnar,
was forever banished to the Crystal plane, where
she rules over it still as the Jade Empress. To
replace the now extinct unicorns, Agatheis was
refashioned as one and had the majority of his
power and intelligence stripped. Khalas was not
destroyed, but imprisoned in a statue and placed
on the continent of Sapience to forever remind
people of the folly of rebellion against Proteus.
Pazuzu presented a more interesting question,
for he was a being that the Elder Gods had never
before encountered. He simply smirked during
the tribunal and would reveal nothing of his intentions
in this, save for cryptic remarks about those
he answered to. This puzzled the Gods, for Pazuzu
was a being of nearly God-like power and anyone
that he answered to must surely rival or surpass
the Gods. Proteus in particular was sure that
he would have long-ago detected any being that
approached or exceeded his own power, and he had
not.
In the end, it was decided that the Gods would
appeal to Ayar to create a plane to banish Pazuzu
to and, at the insistence of Thoth, Slith and
his undead forces too. Ayar consented to hear
their appeal and Proteus presented their case.
Ayar agreed and created the Plane of Chaos for
Pazuzu and the undead. He further removed all
planar travel capabilities from the inhabitants,
ensuring that they would not be able to break
out and cause more havoc.
An interesting side-note to these events was
the effective creation of a new race, the Trolls.
After the mercenaries of Arn had finished their
contract, some, including their leader Gruul,
decided to stay on Sapience. Though they died
off in their natural lifespans, Gruul and some
of his massive Arcanian bodyguards mated with adventurous human women, and their offspring
began the race of Trolls.
Thus ended the War of Humanity which, though
starting with Aldar hatred of humans, almost ended
with the death of many of the Gods. This most
pivotal event since creation itself would have
consequences far-reaching and never-ending. It
seemed that, for now at least, the trials and
tribulations were over.
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