Eternal Empire

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The Eternal Empire is a faction of Wraeclast. People who originate from this empire are known as "Eternals". It is one of the factions that can be fought within Domain of Timeless Conflict. The Eternal Empire functionally collapsed as a result of the Cataclysm.

Members

• Tarkus Veruso
• Caspiro

• Phrecius family
  • Alano Phrecia
  • Romira
  • Izaro

• Perandus family
  • Cadiro Perandus
  • Chitus Perandus
  • Janus Perandus
  • Icius Perandus
  • Medici Perandus

• Commanders
  • Marceus Lioneye

• Rebels
  • Victario
  • Marylene

Tarkus Veruso

Tarkus Veruso founded Sarn and with it the Eternal Empire. After his death, he was succeeded by Caspiro.

Caspiro

Caspiro succeeded Tarkus Veruso as Emperor of the Eternal Empire, but was killed shortly into his reign by a "dark being" speculated to be the Vaal Oversoul.

Perandus family

Main page: Perandus family

The Perandus family was an aristocratic family of the Eternal Empire, the wealthiest in its history. Its members include Cadiro Perandus, Chitus Perandus, Janus Perandus, Icius Perandus, and Medici Perandus. Janus Perandus is the only known member to still be alive.

Phrecius family

The Phrecius family was an aristocratic family of the Eternal Empire. For the majority of its history, the Eternal Empire was ruled by an "unbroken line of Phrecia emperors". The Phrecius family was known for extensive inbreeding, resulting in their final descendant Izaro being impotent. His inability to produce an heir marked the end of the Phrecius family and its rule over the empire.

Emperor Romira

Emperor Romira ruled the Eternal Empire at some point prior to Izaro. To the great shame of his subjects, besides being incestuous as per Phrecius family tradition, he was a cannibal. In protest of the Emperor's activities, Sarn was burned to the ground and Romira was desposed in an event known as the Night of a Thousand Ribbons.

Marceus Lioneye

Main page: Lioneye

General Marceus Lioneye is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a general of a Gemling legion who defended Lioneye's Watch from an assault by Kaom. Killed in that battle, Lioneye is now encountered as the Legion general of the Eternal Empire army in the Domain of Timeless Conflict.

Victario

Main page: Victario

Victario is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a Sarn poet who was killing during the Cataclysm. He has no in-game depictions.

Marylene

Main page: Marylene

Marylene is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a Sarn rebel who fought for the Purity Rebellion. She was killed in the battle of The Grain Gate. She has no in-game depictions, but was prominently featured in Origins: Death to Sin, Book 2 of the Path of Exile comic books.

History

Founding (Imperialis Conceptus)

The Eternal Empire was founded by "eighty thousand tribesmen and women" of the Azmeri, led by Tarcus Versuso shortly after The Fall. They descended from the Azmerian ranges onto Azala Vaal, the former capital of the Vaal Empire.

"The Vaal closed their eyes to flesh and stone, to blood and bronze. We are not Vaal. We are Azmeri. For now and forever, our eyes are open."

- Tarcus Veruso, on founding of the Eternal Empire

Veruso founded Sarn, capital of the Eternal Empire, on the ruins of Azala Vaal. "To care for this Empire with eyes open" became a "traditional vow" made by the High Templar upon the coronation of an Eternal Emperor.

Reign of Tarcus Veruso

Emperor Veruso sealed and quarantined the "ancient Vaalish centres of power and knowledge", outlawing thaumaturgy in an effort to ensure that the Eternals wouldn't fall to the same fate that befell the Vaal. The Tears of Maji, gems, were collected up, taken to Highgate and buried under the mountains there. He introduced the system of Legions and legionnaires and conquered many "lands beneath the Mantle".

Reign of Caspiro

After Veruso's death, his successor was decided by the "Lord's Trial", an Azmerian tradition that had brought Veruso to power and would go on to inspire Izaro to build The Lord's Labyrinth. Caspiro, a "low-born legionnaire", was the only survivor of a "labyrinth" that had killed Veruso's only son, and was soon crowned Emperor Caspiro.

Caspiro's reign was cut short, just 5 years after Veruso's death. He was "dismembered" by an unidentified entity known only as "a dark being".

Azmerian writers of the time were "unified" in their description of a "portion of [their] Empire [being] cast into perpetual night", a "pervasive darkness" that enveloped what "would become the imperial heartlands". Wraeclastian historians are uncertain of the cause of these events", suggesting alternatives such as "peculiar weather patterns" or "thaumaturgical residue".

Given the many parallels between this "darkness" and the darkness encountered by the player in Act 2, dispelled upon the defeat of the Vaal Oversoul, it is theorized by some Wraeclastian historians that this "dark being" was in fact the Vaal Oversoul.

Reign of Alano Phrecia

General Alano Phrecia to avenged the death of the emperor, defeating the "dark being", dispelling the darkness and returning "the gaze of Solaris" to the "lands stretching from the foot of the Mantle to the Axiom Ranges".

"... our legions drove the dark being deep into the recesses of its lair and sealed it away for eternity"

- Alano Phrecia, first Sacrato of Lurici, 35 I.C., on defeating the "dark being".

In the absence of a clear Veruso succession, Alano Phrecia was crowned emperor and the Imperial heartlands were named in his honour. This began an "unbroken line of Phrecia emperors" that ended with Izaro.

Night of a Thousand Ribbons

Emperor Romira came into power. To the great shame of his subjects, Romira was a cannibal.

In protest of the Emperor's activities, Sarn was burned to the ground and Romira was desposed. This event is known as the Night of a Thousand Ribbons; after Sarn's reconstruction, royals of the Eternal Empire would continue to hold festivities celebrating this event on the same day. This event is notable for being the celebration during which Emperor Chitus was betrayed and murdered assassinated by Mayor Ondar during the Purity Rebellion.

Reign of Izaro

Emperor Izaro Phrecius was the last Phrecian emperor of the Eternal Empire. Decades of incest and inbreeding had rendered him impotent. Unable to produce an heir, he turned to a "forgotten tome on a forgotten shelf" of the Sarn Library to decide his successor - a tome entitled 'Ancient Traditions of Azmerian Ascendancy'.

Izaro was inspired by the "Lord's Trial", a "rough-hewn maze festooned with wild animals and brutal traps" created by the Azmeri to determine their "chieftans"..

Tarkus Veruso himself, the "Prima Imperialus", was tested by one of these "trials" to a become the leader of the Azmeri.

The Lord's Labyrinth

Inspired by the "Lord's Trial", Izaro decided to build The Lord's Labyrinth as a way to allow The Goddess of Justice to choose his successor. Izaro's labyrinth involved traps such as lava and "boobytrapped decoys", the latter of which killed a trapbuilder, Xirgil, in an accident during its construction.

Related items

Item	Flavour Text
Combat FocusCombat Focus Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Prismatic Skills cannot choose Fire With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Prismatic Skills deal 50% less Fire DamageVoll stood at the gates of Sarn, and a nation stood behind him. He thought of the righteousness of his cause, and of the glory he would bring to the empire he would soon lead. But as Chitus and his gemlings advanced, he thought only of the fight.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Voll stood at the gates of Sarn, and a nation stood behind him. He thought of the righteousness of his cause, and of the glory he would bring to the empire he would soon lead. But as Chitus and his gemlings advanced, he thought only of the fight.
Perandus SignetPerandus Signet Paua Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(25-30) to maximum Mana (45-65)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 2% increased Experience gain 2% increased Intelligence for each Unique Item Equipped 3% chance for Slain monsters to drop an additional Scroll of Wisdom"Our warehouses are bursting. Our vaults are full. But our minds are still hungry." - Medici Perandus, Prefect to the Treasury	"Our warehouses are bursting. Our vaults are full. But our minds are still hungry." - Medici Perandus, Prefect to the Treasury
Seven-League StepSeven-League Step Rawhide BootsEvasion: (13-18)50% increased Movement Speed Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden)"Death can be outrun with these, but beware! In running from death, you may forget to live." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 202	"Death can be outrun with these, but beware! In running from death, you may forget to live." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 202
The Perandus PactThe Perandus Pact Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: LargePassive Skills in Radius also grant <random stat>It was more than luck that allowed the Perandus line to turn even great misfortunes into golden opportunities.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	It was more than luck that allowed the Perandus line to turn even great misfortunes into golden opportunities.
Crest of PerandusCrest of Perandus Pine BucklerChance to Block: 31% Evasion: (51-66) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 8, 26 Dex3% increased Movement Speed+(60-80) to maximum Life Regenerate (5-7.5) Life per second +30% to Lightning Resistance 0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life +5% Chance to Block"With piety and justice." - Perandus family motto	"With piety and justice." - Perandus family motto
Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsA large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone.	A large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone.
Zerphi's Last BreathZerphi's Last Breath Grand Mana FlaskRecovers 170 Mana over 4.50 Seconds Consumes 10 of 30 Charges on useRequires Level 1850% increased Charges per use Grants Last Breath when you Use a Skill during Effect, for (450-600)% of Mana Cost"Proof that if you devote yourself to a god of death, you may be spared from its wrath." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 408Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.	"Proof that if you devote yourself to a god of death, you may be spared from its wrath." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 408
Xirgil's CrankXirgil's Crank Coiled StaffWarstaff Physical Damage: 27-57 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 28, 43 Str, 43 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+15% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff (60-80)% increased Spell Damage +(70-100) to maximum Energy Shield +1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems Reflects 1 to 150 Lightning Damage to Melee Attackers 20% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Block"Since one with knowledge of machines might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill, Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down." - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words.	"Since one with knowledge of machines might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill, Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down." - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words.
Umbilicus ImmortalisUmbilicus Immortalis Leather BeltRequires Level 30+(25-40) to maximum Life(8-12)% increased maximum Life Regenerate 2% of Life per second Flasks do not apply to you Flasks you Use apply to your Raised Zombies and Spectres"The power of rebirth rivals that of immortality." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3	"The power of rebirth rivals that of immortality." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3
Veruso's AmbitionVeruso's Ambition Shackled BootsEvasion: (111-156) Energy Shield: (23-33)Requires Level 34, 34 Dex, 34 IntGrants Level 20 Ravenous Skill Enemies display their Monster Category (80-120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(13-23)% to Chaos Resistance (20-30)% increased Movement Speed"Follow me if you desire better for yourself, and for your families. Follow me if you hunger for more than this!"	"Follow me if you desire better for yourself, and for your families. Follow me if you hunger for more than this!"
TrypanonTrypanon Great MalletTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: 43-88 Critical Strike Chance: 100.00% Attacks per Second: 0.62 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found, it seems surgery before thaumaturgy was not so delicate." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546	"Though ingenius instruments have been found, it seems surgery before thaumaturgy was not so delicate." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546
AllelopathyAllelopathy Satin GlovesEnergy Shield: (56-72)Requires Level 41, 60 IntGrants Level 22 Blight Skill (100-120)% increased Energy Shield 10% increased Area of Effect Blight has (20-30)% increased Hinder Duration You cannot be Hindered"Nothing is more natural than competition. One feasts, another starves. One blossoms, another withers. And one cannot catch the golden sunlight without casting a bitter shadow." - Cadiro Perandus	"Nothing is more natural than competition. One feasts, another starves. One blossoms, another withers. And one cannot catch the golden sunlight without casting a bitter shadow." - Cadiro Perandus
Emperor's VigilanceEmperor's Vigilance Steel Kite ShieldChance to Block: 26% Armour: (1606-1837) Energy Shield: (330-385) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 Int(16-22)% Chance to Block Spell Damage 1000% increased Armour and Energy Shield Damage taken from Blocked Hits cannot bypass Energy Shield Damage taken from Unblocked hits always bypasses Energy Shield Glancing BlowsChitus' success stemmed from his cunning, taking calculated risks so that greater dangers could be averted.	Chitus' success stemmed from his cunning, taking calculated risks so that greater dangers could be averted.
Winds of ChangeWinds of Change Ancient GauntletsArmour: (154-173)Requires Level 47, 68 Str+(30-60) to maximum Life 30% increased Projectile Speed (10-5)% reduced Movement Speed 10% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit (30-50)% increased Projectile DamageIzaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court and powerless to stop it once he had; a captain sailing his own ship into rocks.	Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court and powerless to stop it once he had; a captain sailing his own ship into rocks.
Empire's GraspEmpire's Grasp Goliath GauntletsArmour: (574-800)Requires Level 53, 77 StrSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Knockback +(400-600) to Armour Knockback direction is reversed"I like my vassals at sword point, but my enemies as close as the hilt." - Emperor Chitus	"I like my vassals at sword point, but my enemies as close as the hilt." - Emperor Chitus
Chitus' ApexChitus' Apex Necromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (55-64)Requires Level 54, 112 Int+(20-30) to Strength +(20-30) to maximum Mana 5% increased Experience gain +10% to all Elemental Resistances (10-20)% increased Elemental Damage"It takes true strength to hold power, and my grip grows tighter by the day." - Emperor Chitus	"It takes true strength to hold power, and my grip grows tighter by the day." - Emperor Chitus
Rebuke of the VaalRebuke of the Vaal Vaal BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (95-144) to (187-226) Elemental Damage: (49-98) to (101-140), (49-98) to (101-140), 1 to (210-250) Chaos Damage: (49-98) to (101-140) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.43-1.56) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Dex+460 to Accuracy RatingAdds (49-98) to (101-140) Physical Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Fire Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (210-250) Lightning Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Chaos Damage (10-20)% increased Attack SpeedThough the Vaal revered peace, it would have been suicide for any culture to rouse them to war. - Icius Perandus, Scholar to the Empire.	Though the Vaal revered peace, it would have been suicide for any culture to rouse them to war. - Icius Perandus, Scholar to the Empire.
VarunastraVarunastra Vaal BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (136.8-182) to (298.8-372) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Dex+460 to Accuracy Rating(80-100)% increased Physical Damage Adds (30-45) to (80-100) Physical Damage Grants (2-3) Mana per Enemy Hit Counts as all One Handed Melee Weapon Types"Painful suicide in the hands of a fool, Creative death in the hands of a master." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 2992	"Painful suicide in the hands of a fool, Creative death in the hands of a master." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 2992
Ahn's HeritageAhn's Heritage Colossal Tower ShieldChance to Block: 29% Armour: (783-1202) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 67, 159 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life(50-100)% increased Armour +(60-80) to maximum Life -1 to Maximum Endurance Charges -10% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage +6% Chance to Block +2% to all maximum Resistances while you have no Endurance Charges You have Onslaught while at maximum Endurance Charges"It's not Karui, Azmeri or even Vaal in origin, but one thing is certain. It is very, very old." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 46	"It's not Karui, Azmeri or even Vaal in origin, but one thing is certain. It is very, very old." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 46
Ahn's ContemptAhn's Contempt Praetor CrownArmour: (257-444) Energy Shield: (81-139)Requires Level 68, 62 Str, 91 Int+(15-20) to all Attributes (60-140)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(60-70) to maximum Life -1 to Maximum Power Charges Gain (8-12)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage while at maximum Power Charges You take 50% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes while you have no Power Charges"To touch it is to be overwhelmed with the need to carve your name into history. A face no one remembers, yet once you have seen it, you will never forget." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 48	"To touch it is to be overwhelmed with the need to carve your name into history. A face no one remembers, yet once you have seen it, you will never forget." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 48
Ahn's MightAhn's Might Midnight BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (115-150) to (249-304) Critical Strike Chance: (5.75-6.25)% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 213 Str, 113 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy RatingAdds (80-115) to (150-205) Physical Damage (15-25)% increased Critical Strike Chance -1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges 10% increased Area of Effect +100 Strength Requirement +50% Global Critical Strike Multiplier while you have no Frenzy Charges +(400-500) to Accuracy Rating while at Maximum Frenzy Charges"Impossibly heavy, yet the ancient edge is keen as any modern blade. A reminder that, in the end, when we lie in the bellies of worms, it is what we make that makes us." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 47	"Impossibly heavy, yet the ancient edge is keen as any modern blade. A reminder that, in the end, when we lie in the bellies of worms, it is what we make that makes us." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 47
Veruso's Battering RamsVeruso's Battering Rams Titan GauntletsArmour: (532-778)Requires Level 69, 98 Str(8-13)% increased Attack Speed (120-180)% increased Armour (3-5)% increased Movement Speed 50% increased Stun Duration on you 4% increased Melee Damage per Endurance Charge You cannot be Shocked while at maximum Endurance ChargesWith unending determination and resolve he destroyed first the gates, then the constructs guarding the tomb on the other side.	With unending determination and resolve he destroyed first the gates, then the constructs guarding the tomb on the other side.