The Emperor

The Emperor was an extremely powerful human who ruled Great Lushlands (Great Misbah Desert after the War of the Dark Ages) for at least 1,800 years, far before the Enlightened ever came to inhabit it. The Empire he ruled, the Akkadian Empire, lasted for nearly 2,000 years under his reign and became so advanced that it was likely as civilized as the people of today.

The Emperor drew his magical power from his scepter, which prolonged his lifespan and was revered by the people of the Empire as a God, this became heavily apparent during the War of the Dark Ages, when he has helped his citizens and refugees to safety. During the several hundreds of years of his life, he had hundreds of children: it is stated that some of his children were born when his grandchildren died. Many great buildings were also created under his reign, such as the Akkadian Royal Residence and possibly Mesopotamia, also called the Citadel.

However, the Emperor's 26th son, Al'Khaazar, began growing greedy and envious of his father's power. Thus, he ventured outside of the Empire's walls and travelled across Aurelia, where he learned that the Emperor was not the only individual able to harness magic and that his status as a "God" was false. Outraged, Al'Khaazar returned to the Empire in 100 BC and confronted his father. After a brief quarrel, Al'Khaazar leaped at his father and killed him, taking his scepter for himself. What Al'khaazar didn't know, is that the Emperor placed a curse upon the scepter, which created a massive sandstorm that raged on for years and buried the entire empire under the sand. After many years, the entire Empire was buried under the sands. It wouldn't be uncovered until many centuries later.