NEXUS NEXITES NEXUNS 'KEEPERS OF THE BALANCE' RHYME METER (918)
Balance. What is it to be balanced? Wise men have asked that question, and no answer has been the same. Apathy may be considered a balanced point of view, but those of the Nexus feel quite the opposite. In fact, those who are apathetic encourage a lack of balance in the world. Those who dwell within the Nexus actively maintain the Balance between the major forces of this world - Good and Evil, Order and Chaos - but also seek to make certain that Magic remains strong, but not dangerous. The life of a Nexun can be a lonely one. Serving only the Balance, a Nexun can never truly be a friend to anyone who stands too strongly at one end of the spectrum. To serve the Balance, a Nexun may need to save the life of a paladin one day and kill the same paladin the next. The powers of the Nexus are vast and varied, but nearly all deal with the Bond. Members of the Nexus are the most deadly in combat when they fight in pairs - magi and fighter. The various traits and skills of the fighter are in some ways transfered to the magi, and vice versa - making the pair much stronger than simply the sum of their parts. Though rare, priests who serve the balance of Nexus may bond with either fighters or magi, and will naturally act as the opposing type. Any race and class combination that is True Neutral (Neutral in alignment and Neutral in ethos) may join the Nexus. **Drained of its power after the sounding of the horn of fate, the Nexus no longer accepts any applicants.** See also: THE VEIL, THE BOND, RELINQUISH