The Worshippers of the Dragonkin

The Worshippers are a powerful empire spanning across the northern waste lands that we know as the Wilderness. They hold their own religion, built from the discovery of a dragon cache in the past and they believe that the Dragonkin are dieties betrayed and usurped by the False Idols that the south call Gods.

Formation
The history of the Worshippers is very scarce, not even the Worshippers remember too many details of their fomation. Once they were a small tribe in the Wilderness whos name was lost to history, fighting to survive in the harsh enviroment they were left in. This was all until the tribe stumbled upon a cache that had come to their leader in a dream; following the dream and escaping an attack from a rival tribe, the tribe found the cache in a small cavern, dug into the side of the Wilderness crater. Within the cache they found a bounty of treasures, arms and armour left by the Dragonkin.

The tribe elders discussed what would be done with these great tools and it was decided that the armour would be gifted to the strongest and most capable of the tribes hunters overpowering them over most other tribes.

As the tribe remained in the cavern they came to study their artifacts and learn of their divine importance. In the meantime the tribe began to grow, gaining control of numerous resource sites and finally able to survive. It is from these discoveries and the power it granted them that they came to revere the Dragonkin as saviours. Thus the Worshippers of the Dragonkin were born!

The Birth of the Caste System
The Worshippers soon outgrew the cavern from where they were born and began to expand, destroying the rivalling tribes with its members either being killed or assimilated into the ranks of the Worshippers.

As the worshippers expanded, a range of different people with different abilities joined their ranks, with these the Worshippers began to form distinct sub groups, to house those of different skills, with the greatest and most talented warriors joining the Prometheans. This was the birth of the caste system.

The Conquest of Daemonheim
As the might of the Worshippers continued to consume the Wilderness and all its many tribes, the Worshippers discovered Daemonheim, a great and majestic fortress on the coast. They quickly mobilised, marching upon the citadel with a great and awe inspiring force.

The Fremmeniks did not stand a chance, outnumbered and overpowered they soon fell and those that were not slaughtered in the initial attack were taken into the ranks of the Persae. The slaves. The Worshippers saw these folk as fool-hardy and outlandish, to caught up in their own traditions to fall into the Worshipper ranks, therefore none were assimilated.

The Misthalani War
The Worshippers, now holding overwhelming power over the Wilderness, three strong cities to rule over and a mighty army unmatched by many in the south, they prepared themselves for their greatest challenge. To achieve their greatest goal, to cleanse the south of heretics!

They first made their move on Misthalin, quickly gaining control over its lands, however now with such great power the Worshippers were noticed and the South gathered together to repel the onslaught. Thus began the Misthalani War.

As the fighting continued a number of factions found themselves involved in the fighting, these included the Worshippers, the Coalition (a group of allies all fighting against the Worshipper threat), Terrowin's army and the Chosen Battalion.

As the war waged on, many died and great disasters such as the flooding of Lumbridge took place. In the end a cease-fire was agreed upon and the Worshippers retreated to the dead lands of Forinthy, now with a damaged military but a fine force of slaves taken from the south.

The Grotworm Caves
The Worshippers, now a feared fighting force continued to rebuild and grow. Their castes grew stronger as did the empire and the new population of Persae kept them very well supplied.

During this time, the Worshippers learnt of the Grotworm Caves and travelled into their depths, fighting off the many beasts that dwell within until finally they discovered the great Dragonkin site at the end of it. It was then that the Kronesian appeared dissapearing into a mysterious portal within the final chamber and not being heard from for weeks on end.

When he returned he brought a force of spirits with him that attacked the Worshippers and left them fighting for their lives! When this finally died down the Religious Caste maintained a strong presence there and all was well.

Battling Russia
During operations in the south a group of Specialists learnt of an attack on Varrock staged by the Zamorackian Warlord Russia. For reasons known only to those within the Worshippers they marched into the city of Varrock and aided in the fighting, helping cause a crippling blow to Russia and with the specialists even managing to stab him in an attempted assassination!

Religion
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The Kronesian
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Notable Worshippers
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Worshipper Territories
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The Castes
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Lifestyle
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The Language
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