The Enlightened

The Enlightened was a group of humans that ruled over their world. However, when their civilization was the verge of collapse, they saved themselves by teleporting to the world of Tortus, and ruled it as gods until only one remained.

History
Long ago, the Enlightened was the ruling elite of a highly advanced civilization. Each of them possessed magic that gave them control over their very universe. In time, however, their overuse of this power led to the devastation of society. With no other options, they saved themselves by teleporting from their homeworld to Tortus.

After the Enlightened saw how primitive the people of Tortus were living, they sought to rule over them in order to advance their civilization to what it once was for them. However, some of them sought to co-exist with Tortus’ population in peace. This led to a war between the two sides, with the peaceful faction siding with the natives of Tortus. In the end, those who sought to rule over Tortus won after killing all their former allies (while also severally altering Tortus’ topography due to having killed the guardian spirits that governed the land).

After thousands of years, when Tortus’ society had advanced considerably through the use of magic and technology, most members of the Enlightened sought to end their long lives, believing that they had done enough for civilization. However, one member opted to continue ruling Tortus, and became its god for countless years after.

Although the original members of the Enlightened had long since died off, their descendants would live on for many years after.

Known Members

 * Ehitruje†
 * "Apostle Template"†

Note: †; deceased