Chrysalis

The origins of the Deep Legion are though lost to history. What is known is thought to have more basis in myth than in reality. Partially this is due to the lack of records that survived the great Cataclysm, particularly here in the Tiberial Confederation.

What is agreed is that at some point during that world shattering event, where monsters from the deepest reaches of the Dungeon roamed free on the surface, causing destruction everywhere they went, a group of individuals gathered to found the Deep Legion.

The organisation grew rapidly, recruiting from the populace and was able to strike effectively and well against the monsters on the surface as well as counter attack into the Dungeon. Nobody can explain why they were so successful where other human forces were not.

To this day, some three thousand years later the Legion persists as independent military organisation that regularly monitor and explore the Dungeon, in some places they are still trusted with a regulatory role, overseeing access to the Dungeon in their customary strict fashion.

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Tribune Aurillia stared hard at the captive Mercenaries, bound hand and foot sitting on the ground before her. Two Legionaries stood guard on either side of the ragtag group, hands resting on blades, ready to execute their duty at any moment.

"So you are trying to tell me that a small acid spraying monster ambushed you, destroying your shield as you raided the lake and then followed you back to your camp, stealing a number of monster cores by digging under your wards".

Nystina, the mage, nodded vigorously.

"That's right, I never even managed to see the little bastard."

Aurillia massaged her temples. "For some reason I'm not even that surprised to hear about mercs getting outsmarted by a monster".

the larger men in the group shouted, "who ever heard of a

point, usually monsters in this area had exceptionally low cunning. There were a few evolutions that made for large and relatively dangerous foes but almost all of those sacrificed other

we sent days ago, why is your party still operating in the Forest Expanse against

started shifting their posture and avoiding looking the domineering Tribune

cursed at them internally, what you guys

the mage finally offered, "we didn't

strange? Or were you too distracted by the

one of the Legionaries standing

turning to the largest of the fighters and kicking him directly in the chest. The man fell backwards, gasping for air as he lay in the in the

way" another of the fighters protested, "we're

Aurillia drawled, "you're idiot Merc scum who got greedy and are going

the Dungeon in their possession and confiscate their licences. Children who can't play

turn. "If they complain too much feel free to give them

cores at the lake. It wasn't unusual for the local mercs to try and push the Legions authority to the limit, in

to the Queen about the Legion abusing its authority. Just another thing for the

training yard they had established as part of their camp. The exhausted trainees began pairing up and sparring whilst the commander watched them sternly, barking out instructions

joined him and explained the strange testimony

Why would there be such an intelligent member of this species so high up in the Dungeon?

the facts in his

two of them. If we agree it's the same one, then how in the hells did this one ant survive our sweep of the tunnels to