Post by Max Liao (Callandryn) on Nov 16, 2003 8:43:16 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]This is not so much a Bio as it is Callandryn reflecting on current affairs.[/glow]
There were four of us who came from our beloved Myth. Four of us who set out to find a new home for our people after the ravages of centuries under alien rule. Four of us ... alone, but unafraid. Four of us ... trusted with the most important task our people would ever know.
We failed.
I was once a young brash child on Myth. Back then I was known as Callandryn Humanis. My great-great-grandfather changed his family name from dis’Vestrial to Humanis so that we would never forget who we are and how we are oppressed.
As a youth I tested every rule and mandate ever imposed on me ... on the people of Myth ... by the Shi-Tiec’. My mother always knew I’d be killed sooner or later by our overlords, and I was bound to make it as glorious as possible. Little did I know that by this time the seeds of revolt had been planted and I was a ripe fruit for our cause.
When Larric Shadowchacer himself came to me and ‘recruited’ me into the cause of our people ... our Humanity, I was a more than willing follower. So willing in fact that many times my reckless nature almost got myself and others killed. Luckily for me, I had Larric to guide me – sometimes with word and sometimes with punishment, but every time was a meaningful learning experience.
It is because of Larric that I grew into the General of the Legion of Myth; the most respected force on our world and the symbol of who the people of Myth are. Because of Larric we won the war and reclaimed our world! Because of Larric, I was given a greater cause than reclaiming our world. I was tasked with finding a way to save our home or finding a new home.
Many of our people had families on Myth and now that the war was over, they didn’t wish to separated from their loved ones. I couldn’t fault them for that. This war was about more than land, it was about rediscovering who we are as Humans. There were four of us who agreed to take on the mission: Colonel Rooks Shatterblade, Lieutenant Colonel Kodoss and Lieutenant Kha’max.
What happened next is detailed in our histories, therefore I won’t repeat all that here. But upon finding the galactic Empire, we were sure we fond a home. Everything looked so promising. Here is an organization led by humans, who are the pinnacle of technical achievement. Surely they could help us bring our world back to life, or help us relocate from it. Alas, it was not to be.
These terrorists we now fight, these Rebels, cause the focus of the Imperial economy and efforts to be focused on them. Such rabble popping up from holes in the ground, killing people in medical centers, and willing to throw their lives away simply to topple the security the Empire brings. It makes no sense to me.
Until this war is over, we can expect no help from the Empire. Their resources are being tied down by aliens and human madmen who do not see the greater glory of the order, security and stability the Empire brings. I can expect such nonsense from aliens, but humans?
Oh, how I long for my Myth.
But that is gone now. This war doesn’t look like it will be over anytime soon. With a lucky stroke that could only have been provided by some divine presence, these Rebels destroyed the super-weapon the Empire would have been able to use to end this war. Supposedly it was capable of and used to destroy a Rebel planet – a planet!
Good riddance, I say.
The Empire seems to have quickly recovered from its loss, but instead of a quick end to the war, now they are forced to fight pockets of resistance here and there. Damn these Rebels! Damn what they have done to my Myth!
Because of these Rebels, people are scared to talk to us. We try to recruit the best and brightest, but we are small. People seem to fear that since we are allies of the Empire and ‘true Imperials’ that we can provide little to no protection for them. They fear the Empire will turn on us or the Rebels will targets us looking for ‘easy prey’. Let them, I say ... let them!
The Legion of Myth is never easily quelled!
We are still here. We may be small in numbers; we may have lost Lieutenant Kha’max; Colonel Rooks and I may have changed our names to better fit in with this part of the galaxy; but we have grown! We are here and we will continue to be here! We will dominate and we will stand face to face with the challenges provided to us.
Many Imperials of late have been seen running or hiding from the rebels. Even strongholds like Theed are no longer safe simply sit and listen to some good music anymore. Where others may run, the Legion of Myth will stand ... to the last! We will be the heroes or the martyrs to give cause to the other Imperials out there who know that only through force can these Rebel terrorists be crushed!
We will stand!
I myself have gone from leading men behind a desk, to unifying them in battle, to tending their wounds in the aftermath. It is now time to show the honor and strength of my convictions as I stand in the front of the charge! A new change is about to take place for me ... one that will turn this General from Desk Commander, to Front Lines Commander!
We will stand! And I will be at the frontlines with the Legion of Myth!
I am General Callandryn dis’Vestrial; Supreme Commander of the Legion of Myth; ally of the Empire, its ideals, and goals and I order it!
There were four of us who came from our beloved Myth. Four of us who set out to find a new home for our people after the ravages of centuries under alien rule. Four of us ... alone, but unafraid. Four of us ... trusted with the most important task our people would ever know.
We failed.
I was once a young brash child on Myth. Back then I was known as Callandryn Humanis. My great-great-grandfather changed his family name from dis’Vestrial to Humanis so that we would never forget who we are and how we are oppressed.
As a youth I tested every rule and mandate ever imposed on me ... on the people of Myth ... by the Shi-Tiec’. My mother always knew I’d be killed sooner or later by our overlords, and I was bound to make it as glorious as possible. Little did I know that by this time the seeds of revolt had been planted and I was a ripe fruit for our cause.
When Larric Shadowchacer himself came to me and ‘recruited’ me into the cause of our people ... our Humanity, I was a more than willing follower. So willing in fact that many times my reckless nature almost got myself and others killed. Luckily for me, I had Larric to guide me – sometimes with word and sometimes with punishment, but every time was a meaningful learning experience.
It is because of Larric that I grew into the General of the Legion of Myth; the most respected force on our world and the symbol of who the people of Myth are. Because of Larric we won the war and reclaimed our world! Because of Larric, I was given a greater cause than reclaiming our world. I was tasked with finding a way to save our home or finding a new home.
Many of our people had families on Myth and now that the war was over, they didn’t wish to separated from their loved ones. I couldn’t fault them for that. This war was about more than land, it was about rediscovering who we are as Humans. There were four of us who agreed to take on the mission: Colonel Rooks Shatterblade, Lieutenant Colonel Kodoss and Lieutenant Kha’max.
What happened next is detailed in our histories, therefore I won’t repeat all that here. But upon finding the galactic Empire, we were sure we fond a home. Everything looked so promising. Here is an organization led by humans, who are the pinnacle of technical achievement. Surely they could help us bring our world back to life, or help us relocate from it. Alas, it was not to be.
These terrorists we now fight, these Rebels, cause the focus of the Imperial economy and efforts to be focused on them. Such rabble popping up from holes in the ground, killing people in medical centers, and willing to throw their lives away simply to topple the security the Empire brings. It makes no sense to me.
Until this war is over, we can expect no help from the Empire. Their resources are being tied down by aliens and human madmen who do not see the greater glory of the order, security and stability the Empire brings. I can expect such nonsense from aliens, but humans?
Oh, how I long for my Myth.
But that is gone now. This war doesn’t look like it will be over anytime soon. With a lucky stroke that could only have been provided by some divine presence, these Rebels destroyed the super-weapon the Empire would have been able to use to end this war. Supposedly it was capable of and used to destroy a Rebel planet – a planet!
Good riddance, I say.
The Empire seems to have quickly recovered from its loss, but instead of a quick end to the war, now they are forced to fight pockets of resistance here and there. Damn these Rebels! Damn what they have done to my Myth!
Because of these Rebels, people are scared to talk to us. We try to recruit the best and brightest, but we are small. People seem to fear that since we are allies of the Empire and ‘true Imperials’ that we can provide little to no protection for them. They fear the Empire will turn on us or the Rebels will targets us looking for ‘easy prey’. Let them, I say ... let them!
The Legion of Myth is never easily quelled!
We are still here. We may be small in numbers; we may have lost Lieutenant Kha’max; Colonel Rooks and I may have changed our names to better fit in with this part of the galaxy; but we have grown! We are here and we will continue to be here! We will dominate and we will stand face to face with the challenges provided to us.
Many Imperials of late have been seen running or hiding from the rebels. Even strongholds like Theed are no longer safe simply sit and listen to some good music anymore. Where others may run, the Legion of Myth will stand ... to the last! We will be the heroes or the martyrs to give cause to the other Imperials out there who know that only through force can these Rebel terrorists be crushed!
We will stand!
I myself have gone from leading men behind a desk, to unifying them in battle, to tending their wounds in the aftermath. It is now time to show the honor and strength of my convictions as I stand in the front of the charge! A new change is about to take place for me ... one that will turn this General from Desk Commander, to Front Lines Commander!
We will stand! And I will be at the frontlines with the Legion of Myth!
I am General Callandryn dis’Vestrial; Supreme Commander of the Legion of Myth; ally of the Empire, its ideals, and goals and I order it!
