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By the time the Osmium King had reached ten years of age, a lifetime for the short-lived proto-Hive species, he had become senile and insane. In his madness he had begun to lock himself in the Royal Orrery and obsess over the orbits of Fundament's 52 moons.<ref name="Two">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/ii-the-hateful-verse '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: II: The Hateful Verse'']</ref> He feared that their orbits were being altered somehow and would align to form the Syzygy, which in turn would create a massive tidal wave that would destroy all of Fundament's civilizations. He confided his fears in Aurash, who would later resolve to find a way to stop the Syzygy.<ref name="Four">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/iv-syzygy '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: IV: Syzygy'']</ref> | By the time the Osmium King had reached ten years of age, a lifetime for the short-lived proto-Hive species, he had become senile and insane. In his madness he had begun to lock himself in the Royal Orrery and obsess over the orbits of Fundament's 52 moons.<ref name="Two">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/ii-the-hateful-verse '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: II: The Hateful Verse'']</ref> He feared that their orbits were being altered somehow and would align to form the Syzygy, which in turn would create a massive tidal wave that would destroy all of Fundament's civilizations. He confided his fears in Aurash, who would later resolve to find a way to stop the Syzygy.<ref name="Four">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/iv-syzygy '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: IV: Syzygy'']</ref> | ||
Taox, a sterile Mother and the teacher of the royal offspring, knew the Osmium King's death was imminent, but feared that all of his daughters were too wayward and weak to ascend to the Osmium Throne and rule effectively. Secretly, she invited the rival Helium Drinkers of the Helium Court to invade the Osmium Court, assassinate the royal family, and make her regent of the continent under Helium King.<ref name="Two"/> The Helium Drinkers subsequently invaded and killed the Osmium King, though the King's daughters managed to escape, vowing to one day return and take revenge on Taox for her treachery.<ref name="Three">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/iii-the-oath '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: III: The Oath'']</ref> | |||
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