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	The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] into [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 157">Gazetteer II p. 157~~</ref>~~</ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them ~~into~~ [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any ~~one~~ of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into ~~one~~ of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] into [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]].<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 157">Gazetteer II p. 157</ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating\|reanimated]] them as [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any of [[the Living]] who foolhardy enough to dare to enter and [[transforming]] them into members of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].

	Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only ~~the~~ Il Aluk ~~environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]]~~ and ~~[[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with~~ its ~~[[wildlife]]~~.		Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The wave of negative energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption\|disruptions]] in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] in the [[domain]]. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]]. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. (Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only Il Aluk and its shrouded environs.)

	In ~~Azael~~'s seeming absence, the domain temporarily fell under influence by six [[demilord]]s, each newly empowered by the negative energy wave and each holding over a single [[regions of Darkon]].		In Azalin's seeming absence, the domain temporarily fell under influence by six [[demilord\|demilords]], each newly empowered by the negative energy wave and each holding over a single [[regions of Darkon\|region of Darkon]].

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	The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 157">Gazetteer II p. 157</ref></ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them into [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any one of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into one of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] into [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 157">Gazetteer II p. 157</ref></ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them into [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any one of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into one of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].

	Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only the Il Aluk environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]].		Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only the Il Aluk environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]].

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	The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II]] p. 157</ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them into [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any one of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into one of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 157">Gazetteer II p. 157</ref></ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them into [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any one of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into one of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].

	Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only the Il Aluk environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]].		Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only the Il Aluk environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]].

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	The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref> It occurred as Azalin [[sacrificed]] the lives of no less than 25,000 people<ref>[[Death Triumphant]] p. 57; the then contemporary number of lives in Il Aluk and the surrounding [[satellite village]]s</ref> in order to become a [[demilich]]<ref name="Death Triumphant p. 26>[[Death Triumphant p. 26</ref> Azalin had hoped to escape the bindings of his corporeal form and ascend to realms beyond as a purely [[spirit]]uall being. Instead, the Requiem dispersed his essence and merged it with his domain.<ref name="Gazetteer II]] p. 157</ref> Meanwhile, the negative energy wave struck every citizen dead but then [[reanimating]] them into [[undead]] of various types, collectively known as [[the Slain]].<ref>Gazetteer II p. 123</ref> Furthermore, an a impenetrable wall of [[negative energy]] enveloped Il Aluk, destroying any one of [[the Living]] to enter and [[transforming]] them into one of the Slain. Thus began an 5 year long era of fear and uncertainty called [[the Shrouded Years]].

			Beyond the borders of Il Aluk, the Requiem had a profound effect on the nation of Darkon and its people. The Requiem effectively cleaved both [[Vuchar River]] and the [[King's Highway (Darkon)]] in two, both heavily disrupting [[trade]] and [[transportation]] in Darkon and beyond. The people of Darkon thought the great [[apocalypse]] known as the [[Hour of Ascension]] was imminent, referring to the entirety of Darkon as [[Necropolis]]. ((Following the return of Azalin, Necropolis would come to mean only the Il Aluk environs) More over the wave of planar energy washed over Darkon, causing a number of [[disruption]]s in the ebb and flow of [[life]] and [[death]] within Darkon. In many places, the land became warped along with its [[wildlife]].

			In Azael's seeming absence, the domain temporarily fell under influence by six [[demilord]]s, each newly empowered by the negative energy wave and each holding over a single [[regions of Darkon]].

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	''It is a prejudice of you the living that the [[Requiem]] was a disaster for the [[The Living\|living]] alone. When in truth the suffering of many of the [[undead]] was far worse. Once the [[mortuary\|mortuaries]] and the surrounding [[village\|villages]] had been emptied and after every [[zombie]] unworthy of its [[flesh]] had been run down and torn apart, the [[ghoul\|ghouls]] could do nothing but devour one another. And the situation was bleaker still for the [[vampire\|bloodsuckers]]. The surrounding countryside was soon bled dry. Further afield, a spirited [[resistance]], secretly led by your beloved [[Kargat]], resulted in frightful rates of attrition. Half-starved, the [[vampires]] set to eliminating each other. The survivors, many having lived in [[Il Aluk]] for a century or more, embraced emigration for the most part. But this was not an option for the ''[[wrethfetin]]'', who would rise each [[night]] and, driven [[mad]] by their unsatiated hunger, would attack anything that moved, until they were themselves sent back to their [[grave\|graves]], from which they would invariably return, save for when it rained. Mercifully, [[Death]] finally had the damned [[halflings]] staked where they lay.''		''It is a prejudice of you the living that the [[Requiem]] was a disaster for the [[The Living\|living]] alone. When in truth the suffering of many of the [[undead]] was far worse. Once the [[mortuary\|mortuaries]] and the surrounding [[village\|villages]] had been emptied and after every [[zombie]] unworthy of its [[flesh]] had been run down and torn apart, the [[ghoul\|ghouls]] could do nothing but devour one another. And the situation was bleaker still for the [[vampire\|bloodsuckers]]. The surrounding countryside was soon bled dry. Further afield, a spirited [[resistance]], secretly led by your beloved [[Kargat]], resulted in frightful rates of attrition. Half-starved, the [[vampires]] set to eliminating each other. The survivors, many having lived in [[Il Aluk]] for a century or more, embraced emigration for the most part. But this was not an option for the ''[[wrethfetin]]'', who would rise each [[night]] and, driven [[mad]] by their unsatiated hunger, would attack anything that moved, until they were themselves sent back to their [[grave\|graves]], from which they would invariably return, save for when it rained. Mercifully, [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)\|Death]] finally had the damned [[halflings]] staked where they lay.''

	-[[Vice-Chancellor August Montalva]] of the [[University of Il Aluk]] in correspondence with [[Professor Abelhous Nicholsi]] of the [[University of Il Aluk in Exile at Karg]]		-[[Vice-Chancellor August Montalva]] of the [[University of Il Aluk]] in correspondence with [[Professor Abelhous Nicholsi]] of the [[University of Il Aluk in Exile at Karg]]

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	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 2-23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>

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	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

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			The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	~~The Requiem was a catastrophic event that occurred on the [[winter solstice]] of [[750 BC]].~~		Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

	Orchestrated by [[Azalin]], as the culmination of [[The Grim Harvest]], a massive wave of negative energy from the [[Doomsday Device]] transformed [[Il Aluk]] to [[Necropolis]].

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