Skull Priest

"Some people shun magic because of its destructive potential. We had our fair share of mystical heroes, mages using their arcane knowledge to defend the land. Of course, we also had a number of folk abusing it. The Skull Priests fit within the latter group, sadly."

- An unknown Okotan explaining the views and usage of magic to an unknown Toa. The Skull Priests are believed to be remnants of an ancient order of mages.

History
Not much is known about the Skull Priests. Legend says that they were once a part of an organization of mages, charged with studying and harnessing the mystical energies present on Okoto. They sent out enforcers to insure that none would misuse the arcane arts, keeping order between magic-users and those uninterested in using the arts. For the most part, they were neutral towards any political parties around, and usually avoid conflict.

This lifestyle became stranded when one of the cities nearby fell under siege by Skull Creatures. One of their mages, Folgur, was a native of the settlement, and was dismayed when news of its fall reached him. He gathered a number of like-minded warlocks and launched an assault to reclaim the city. While he and his group succeeded, it created a rift between them and some of the other mages.

Years after the attack, another assault rocked the organization. This time, their headquarters was caught in the middle of a war between two political bodies. It was destroyed in the chaos, and the surviviing members were forced to take shelter in some nearby caverns. Fulgor, outraged by this, set off to take matters into his own hands again. He lead a small strike team of mages againist the cities, eventually forcing both of them to sursender and forge a peace treaty. While this act did bring about peace, it also fueled the tension already present within the organization.

TWB...