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Different Perceptions: The Asmodians and the Elyos

Although the Asmodians evolved to look much different and perhaps more sinister than their Elyos kin, they're not innately evil. Who's right and who's wrong is a matter of perception. Let's take a closer look:

Through the Eyes of the Asmodians

Asmodians look fierce and defiant.

If you've rolled an Asmodian character, you've awakened in a cruel, cold, dark world illuminated by phosphorescent plants and inhabited by strange creatures that evolved to live in a hostile environment. You've evolved for the same purpose yourself. You have pale skin, and eyes that glow fiercely during combat, enabling you to see better. Your feet and hands have turned to claws. You have a mane.

Before the Cataclysm, you saw the Balaur systematically and ruthlessly destroying everything before them. Your people fought fiercely for their destruction for over 1000 years. You and your leaders were strongly opposed to the proposed peace treaty with the Balaur. How could anyone seek peace with beings who had destroyed lands and loved ones? You believe that those who sought peace lacked courage and resolve. Had they not engaged in a peace treaty, and invited the Dragon Lords into the Tower, the two worlds would never have shattered.

Hundreds of years after the Cataclysm, you view the Elyos as smug and arrogant. They are to blame for the destruction of The Tower of Eternity, and for the harsh reality of your own existence. Only their destruction, and the destruction of Elysea itself, will preserve your dying world.

Through the Eyes of the Elyos

Elyos look beautiful and righteous.

If you've rolled an Elyos character, you've found yourself in a lush environment full of beauty. The sun shines on your world, and although it's not without its trials, your land is filled with abundance. You are one of a race of beautiful and robust people. Clearly, your people are the chosen of Aion, and this knowledge fills you with pride.

Before the Cataclysm, your leaders saw that the Millennium War looked to be a war without end. They came to believe, as you did along with them, that their goal was not to annihilate the Balaur, but to preserve and defend their god, Aion. You knew that victory against the Balaur might not be possible, and that even if it was, the cost of that victory was too high. The only solution you saw was to negotiate peace between your people and the Balaur. Had Lord Azphel and his cohorts not disrupted the peace negotiations and slain one of the Dragon Lords, the conflict between your people and the Balaur would have ended, the Tower would have held strong, and the two worlds would never have shattered.

Hundreds of years after the Cataclysm, you view the Asmodians as hateful, vainglorious warmongers. They are to blame for the destruction of the Tower of Eternity, and they are clearly a lesser people, deformed and twisted by their own rage. Only their destruction, and the destruction of Asmodae itself, will preserve your dying world.

A World Divided

Are the Elyos really arrogant elitists? Are the Asmodians really vicious warmongers? The answers aren't clear cut, and that's what's so intriguing about Aion's lore. At its heart, Aion is about a fundamental misunderstanding of the true nature of those people you once called brothers, and now view as others. It's a story of how righteousness, rage, indignation and disdain have torn a world, quite literally, in two. Which side will resonate with you? And, even if you're not a roleplayer, how will it enhance your gaming experience? Those are questions you'll have to answer as you discover Atreia for yourself.