Several centuries ago, Animalia was in chaos. The hundreds of tribes, clans, and villages were constantly bickering and quarrelling. Many times this disputes broke out into all out war, nearly sending some of the species over the brink of extinction. Then, one fall night, something came to pass, an event that the sages, druids, and priests of the lands had spoke about for eons. Through the night sky, for seven days, came a procession of firry objects, some large and some small, numbering in the thousands. Immediately the holy leaders of the clans began to gather. First amongst themselves, then as interspecies groups from nearby tribes and clans. Eventually, all of these groups, some with members of their communities following, made their way to Mount Shatterhorn, a tall, lonely mountain almost in the exact middle of the continent of Animalia. The religious leaders of every tribe, clan, and village arrived and began to work together. It was a true miracle, and those that followed and camped at the base of the mountain were astonished when they were able to communicate with others of different species. For some reason the gods had finally decided it was time to stop the petty squabbling between the species and it was time to unite them.
After 14 days on the mountain, the holy leaders came down from the mountain as one group. They declared to all those present, an encampment that had grown from several hundred to over a million during that two weeks, that Animalia would now be one land, shared by all, with peace and prosperity for all.
At first there was some resistance to the idea, but slowly, of the next few decades, the land became to transform. Villages were no longer consisting of one species, they were growing into small towns with numerous species living and working together. Roads began to spring up connecting these towns, and more importantly, connecting these towns to Mount Shatterhorn. The mountain that had been the meeting place of the religious leaders was now the home of all of the leaders of Animalia. Representatives from every species were present, spiritual leaders along with political and military leaders all working together as the temple to the Gods of Animalia was completed. As it neared it's completion, the leaders met in privacy for nearly a month. When they emerged, they declared that the Shamans of Animalia (the new name of the combined religious order) would go forth with the support of the Government and Military to choose the Guardians of the Temple, hence forth known as THE GUARDIANS OF ANMILIA!
These Guardians would not only protect the Temple of Animalia, but would represent Animalia to other lands, both on their home world of Sirus 5 (5th planet from the star Sirus), but to those other off worlders that might consider threatening their home. Part of this representation would be on the Pitch in Blood Bowl, a game that the Shamans had learned about from their communing with their gods. They would select the fastest, strongest, and bravest members from the species across the land to represent Animalia and win glory and respect on the Pitch.
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