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The Shapers (or Formers) were a race of humanoid creatures who once ruled all of Eo. Although by the time the games take place they are long gone extinct the technology and knowledge that they left behind plays an important role in shaping the fate of world.

Background[]

Early days[]

The shapers alongside Dragons were the first sapient creatures that inhabited Eo, born directly from the seed of life that Aonir planted at the beginning of time.

All Powerful[]

By the time of -45,000 BC the shapers had created an empire that spanned all across the world, with their understanding of technology and magic reaching levels that present day races could not even dream of.

Catastrophe[]

A shaper couple discover Archfire and share their discovery with their people, marking the beginning of the end for the shapers. Although it is true that Archfire grants its user immense power it will also alter the mental state of that person and drive them to commit atrocities fueled by greed, a fact that the shapers realized too late. Noticing the decline of their civilization the shaper government looked for those responsible and punished the couple by putting them in a death-like stasis.

Fall[]

Shortly after, the Dragons, afraid of enslavement, arose from their nests on Godeland and waged a devastating War on the Shapers. Only a few survived the fall of their empire and and hid in a different part of the world. Some fled to the forest of Finon Mir and became the ancestors of Elves, others to the Windwall mountains of Fiara becoming the ancestors of Humans, yet some more hid near the Grimwarg mountains becoming the ancestors of Dwarves, and finally, a few found their shelter afoot the mountains on Xu, eventually becoming the people of Kathai and the Hazim.

Culture[]

Shapers were in tune with magic more than any race before and after them, this allowed them to explore Eo and discover new things at a very fast rate. After having discovered the Archfire, they began mentally controlling and brainwash others be it for scientific purposes or slavery. It is very likely that they opposed the idea of gender equality by having two languages, one for the males and one for the females. Presumably the shapers lived very long lives since their descendants certainly do, excluding humans.

Government[]

Little is known of the shaper government but since those that punished the shaper couple are referred to as plural one could assume that they were likely ruled by a council of sorts.

Religion[]

The shapers worshipped the guardians and seemingly particularly favored Tiara and Hirin. It was perhaps as a result of this that they opposed the predators from beyond the stars by developing artificial intelligence to detect and destroy them. It is unknown if there was a religious intent involved in the creation of the spider guardians of Daenai, if so then this would mean the shapers also worshipped Nor.

Notable Shapers[]

SpellForce 3 Shapers[]

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