Defector From Decadence: Difference between revisions

* The backstory of the ''[[Myst]]'' games, particularly the tie-in novel ''The Book of D'ni'', reveals that the entire D'ni race is one of these. When their original homeworld was dying, most of the population moved to the Age of Tehranee, a decadent world of perfect climate and boundless space. A small part of them, however, went to another world, D'ni (or Earth), where they would live underground and be forced to eke out a living through advanced engineering abilities. The purpose of this was, similar to the Amish movement, to prevent decadence from rotting society, and it failed: the exact same kind of sedentarity and elitism that plagued Tehranee also crept into D'ni society, and ultimately caused the downfall of both civilizations. At some time in the series of the games, Atrus builds a new Age, Releeshahn, for the D'ni survivors, and founds a new society meant to address these issues by introducing such policies as social equality.

* Whether Abysswalker Artorias is this or a [[Fallen Hero]] is the subject of much debate in ''[[Dark Souls]]''. Artorias was one of Lord Gwyn's four great knights, making him one of his top lieutenants, and one of the most important character in his court that isn't an outright god. An unknown number of years ago, the Darkwraiths (Humanity devouring dark knights of the Abyss) appeared. They were so [[Godzilla Threshold|dangerous]] that it eventually resulted in outright sacrificing an entire city. Artorias was charged with hunting the Darkwraiths, but instead joined them for reasons that are not known. He died sometime after, also for unknown reasons.

 

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