Stargate: Millennium
Scene: 1 Prologue
Chapter 1) Dawn of the Gods
Five millennia ago the Earth was ruled by a race of star-gods, who came and embodified their ancient gods in spirit and body. The greatest of the Gods the almighty Ra ruled over Earth until aided by those from the future the peoples of the Earth rose in a rebellion against the gods and buried the gateway to heaven for all time.
A decade before this Ra was challenged by another system lord known as Anubis. Ra led the fleet of the system lords into battle against him entrusting command of the earth to the Pharaoh who was in turn aided by his High Priest and the other Millennium Mages, the seven chosen by Ra to wield the dangerous and powerful might of the millennium items.
But Earth was not safe, attacked from within as well as from without by his own cousin (The high Priest who hungered for the power of the Pharaoh) and by the Thief King (a corrupt Goa'uld who obtained his power from robbing the tombs of the dead) and by the worse horror of them all the Dark God Zorc who's evil was only equaled by that of the soon to be banished Anubis.
As one of the mages fell to Zorc's influence and another killed by the Thief King his item stole and twisted to suit its new bearer, the Pharaoh and High Priest dueled a dangerous duel to settle their argument over the betrayal that the High Priest committed. Defeated and shamed, the High Priest refused to fail again and with the unlikely and reluctant help of the Thief King the seven united Millennium Mages destroyed Zorc and his consort Diabound.
Ra returned from his battle with Anubis victorious, Lord Yu of the Chinese Empire himself struck the fatal blow that finished of Anubis. When he was told of what had occurred in his stead, he pardoned the Thief King who was allowed to leave the Earth peacefully, and rewarded the Pharaoh and High Priest with a planet each (the first of the Millennium Worlds.)
The Millennium Mages went there separate ways, but links once forged can never be lost or ignored.
The Millennium Mages) 3000 years BC
Millennium Items
Can all transport the
user to a realm of shadows where 'shadow games' can be played
(often with high stakes such as life or death.)
Some can summon monsters from other realms to this realm temporally.
Can inflict 'penalty games' upon losers or cheaters of 'shadow games'
Each item has its own special powers.
The Pharaoh
A Goa'uld and servant of Ra, he ruled the Earth for a short time in place of Ra where he became known as the Nameless Pharaoh a strict yet fair ruler. He is the bearer of the Millennium Puzzle.
The millennium Puzzle can increase the user's chance of success in games and the bearer's endeavors (judging by the bearer's skill and activity.) It allows the user to 'Mind Crush' separate the good and evil aspects of a person, and can also banish one of the aspects to the shadow realm a very painful process to be put through (it can not affect another Item bearer however.)
The High Priest
A Goa'uld and son of Sutek, despite his relationship to the soon to be banished system lord, the High Priest proved his allegiance to Ra and was spared the same punishment as his father, although he and his cousin the Pharaoh were bitter rivals they overcame their differences in order to save the Earth from the wrath of Zorc. The High Priest is the bearer of the Millennium Scepter.
The Millennium Scepter conceals a hidden dagger within its shaft. The Rod grants its bearer the gifts of Telekinesis and Telepathy with the ability to control the minds of others.
The Thief King
A fallen Goa'uld who instead of taking on the role of a God became the king of thieves. He is a Tomb Robber who desecrated the pyramids of the Pharaohs. He killed Mahado the bearer of the Millennium Ring and stole his item to use as his own.
The Millennium Ring can transfer the soul of another being into inanimate objects. It can split the soul of the bearer into fragments allowing each fragment to be transferred to other objects. Can detect and locate whatever the bearer desires, but other items are easier to locate.
Akhenaden
A Goa'uld who had lost one of his host's eyes in order to use the power of the Millennium Eye.
The Millennium Eye can read the minds of others, although well structured or disciplined, alien and the minds of other item bearers may be able to resist this power to some extent. With each soul that this item chains in bondage in the shadow realm the power of this item increases.
Shadi
One of the wisest and older of the Goa'uld a strict believer in the old ways and a keeper of tradition, Ra's custodian, the keeper of Ra's legacy, a shadowy figure whose motivations are not clear. The bearer of the Millennium Ankh
The Millennium Ankh grants the user the ability to unlock a person's soul and change that soul as they see fit. Can make the user and other invisible and also has the power of teleportation. It can also sense the disturbances created when an item exchanges hands.
Kalim
A warrior Goa'uld who almost died during the battle against Zorc, badly injured after the final battle he was last scene been placed into a sarcophagus and has not been seen since. The bearer of the Millennium Scales.
The Millennium Scale can weigh the heart of a person against the feather of truth, if the person lies while in the presence of the bearer while this item is been used on them the side opposite the feather lowers, if this causes the scale to reach the bottom, the soul of the liar will be devoured the demon Ammit monster of the Abyss, The victims of this appear as though they suffered a heart attack.
Isis
The Goa'uld consort of Osiris, she did not bear her item for long, but was the bearer during the battle to defeat Zorc. Bearer of the Millennium Tauk
The Millennium Tauk allows it's bearer to see through time, the past and both the near-future and the far-future, the outcomes of the futures of item bearers can not be predicted by this item and knowledge of the future can effect the present and knowledge of the past can affect the present and therefore the future.