Fiction:Caligaduro Provectus

"There are things darker than the Shiarchon lurking in the shadows of Koldenwelt - things as old as the land itself."

- Random Klaxxa

Caligaduro Provectus (Old Tongue: Caligaduro Provectus - The Burning Darkness of Old) is an ancient being mentioned in numerous legends that delve into the Prehistoric Age of Koldenwelt.

Legend
According to the oldest mythos of Koldenwelt, Caligaduro was self-created from the darkness of The Source and as such, was the first true dark being. Religiously, Caligaduro became the personification of shadows, the void and malevolence and spread his evil over the entirety of the planet. It was believed by some that Caligaduro ruled the world for millenia until the Sea Giants, Soldalatel and numerous other immortal beings had banded together and fought Caligaduro's powers.

Caligaduro was defeated and imprisoned miles under the Archipelago, according to legend. The Eye of Koldenwelt was placed as a nexus for the Source and, according to legend also, was a key to the prison of Caligaduro. Caligaduro's powers have been said to cause all the psychic disturbances in the Archipelago.

The Shiarchon believe that Caligaduro remains under the Archipelago, and some claim that the Shiarchon's goal in the War for the Eye was to release Caligaduro.

In current times, the name Caligaduro Provectus is considered a taboo name across the entirety of Koldenwelt for its almost-apocalyptic dark overtone. As such, different languages have taken to calling him Ateronash Mordrakis in most western tongues and Laknaggr in Undertongue. It is thought that most southern cultures in Koldenwelt have little knowledge of Caligaduro's existence although living the closest to his prison.

After the defeat of Caligaduro, a polytheistc religion arose worshipping the Colossi, revering Caligaduro as 'The Adversary'. Scattered throughout Koldenwelt lie ruined temples dedicated to Caligaduro and other Colossi, more in the north than the south. It is also believed that the Shiarchon are attempting to find all of them and restore them to their former greatness.

Powers
As the first archaic evil being, Caligaduro was said to have powers that overcome all the other colossi combined, and could split the heavens apart. Caligaduro was powerful enough to spread his darkness across the planet, of which the immortals and colossus of Koldenwelt had suffered from for hundreds of thousands of years. Caligaduro's channel of power, the Gladiitenebris was considered to be the most powerful dark artifact in existence until the immortals were said to have shattered it into 7,777 pieces after Caligaduro was imprisoned.

Caligaduro was also capable of numerous other dark powers such as famine, plague and even a mass genocide at the cause of magic. Because of that, the Screebles did not come to power in the last 30,000 - 20,000 years.

Other sources claim to say that Caligaduro created the monster Vargash - and is an extension of him and his living weapon. Others say that Vargash is merely Caligaduro in disguise, and others say that Vargash is Caligaduro's spawn.

Servants
Whilst Caligaduro was possibly the most powerful being ever to walk the earth, he had a number of Colossi and dark beings under his control. Most notably, the Colossus Vargash.

Servants
''Praetende ira mea trans universi, servus. (Extend my wrath across the unvierse, servant.)"''


 * Ambhíqolosemos - "..."
 * Vargash - "Extenditur. (An extension.)"
 * Patriarch Kalarah - "Vas. (Vessel.)"

Enemies
"Fiunt unum cum tenebris. (Become one with the darkness.)"


 * Inato - "Oculus incarnatus. Perdam ex vobis est. (The eye incarnate. You shall be the one I destroy first.)"
 * Soldaltel - "Lux vestra decrescente. (Your light is waning.)"
 * Sea Giants - "Maria quietet. (The seas are calming.)"
 * Other Immortals - "Caelum opacat. (The sky darkens.)"
 * All Mortals - "Mortem. (Death.)"

Quotes from others
"I don't believe in such myths."

"Abysso lustraverit in vos."

"I have been watching you for millennia and I shall continue to watch for millennia."

"MEA ODIUM TUI URIT PER CAVERNOSUM ABYSSIS."