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The Elysium Brotherhood was an alliance of races under the banner of the god [[Astarot]], founded in opposition to the resurgence of the [[Hakarren Empire]] in the second century after its original fall.

The Brotherhood only lasted for a few years, long enough for them to help liberate [[Olbaron]] and the [[Cyclops|Cyclopean]] lands from the [[Hakarren]]. They looked set to crush the forces of the Empire at the Hakarren capital [[Thul'Mar]], but were betrayed by the [[Orcs]], who had up until this time formed the military backbone of the Brotherhood.

This betrayal prevented the fall of Thul'Mar, and caused the Brotherhood as a whole to be dissolved.

Despite its short lived life, the Elysium Brotherhood had a massive effect on the history of [[Elysium]], changing the course of the world.

Although the Orc leaders did not explain their actions, modern thinking looks towards the insidious growth of [[Gralnak]] worship within the Brotherhood; Though the Great Worm had not ascended to godhood at the time, he had contacted the orc shaman [[Nishgar]] centuries earlier, and worship of the demon amongst the orcs had spread ever since. Modern theologians speculate that Gralnak's following later became known as the Brotherhood of Gralnak was a deliberate way to mock the earlier Brotherhood which the Great Worm may have undermined.