Erudite

Erudites are a splinter of the Human Race, descended from a faction that left Qeynos to found their own intellectualism-based culture. Good-aligned Erudites live in the white castle city of Erudin, while evil-aligned Erudites live in the necromantic city of Paineel.

Erudite characters can be created as a Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Shadowknight, or Wizard.

History
Erudites split off from Humans under the following of Erud in order to found a culture focused more on knowledge, order, and discipline than on base instincts and warfare. They founded the city of Erudin on Odus, and brought sorcery and magic back to the Human race as they amassed incredible levels of knowledge through a network of spies across Antonica.

Spies from Neriak brought back the knowledge of Necromancy, causing a rift between those who valued its potential and the majority who found its very existence abhorrent and called them Heretics. This rift eventually led to a civil war, resulting in the Heretics fleeing to start their own city of Paineel, and the rest of the Erudites retreating back to Erudin in horror of the destruction caused by the war (see: The Hole).

Notable Erudites

 * Erud
 * Miragul
 * Al'Kabor

Further Reading:

 * Story: The Erudites, Necromancy, and the Rise and Fall of Miragul