"I do this not out of a Sense of charity or compassion, but because it is what has been ordained that I must do.  I write because as a Child of Order, you must know."
       -- The Seventh Hammer, from The Tome of Discord

Across the face of Norrath and into the Age of Turmoil were born the Children of Order.  A force known as "Order" had made itself manifest.  These chosen few have been set apart for the rest of the creatures of Norrath.  While they can recognize another of their kind, regardless of race, they seem oblivious of their gift.  They swear loyalty to or disavow known gods.  They murder, steal, love and champion the causes of the Unchosen, those who were not born of Order.  But to each other they are always civil for each Child of Order is under the "protection" of this benevolent power.  While tempers may flare, they seem unable to harm each other except by mutual consent.  While it seems that such "protection" would be a boon, as with anything freely given, this gift is not appreciated until it is gone.  An agent of another being known only as "Discord" has arisen.  This Preist of Discord seeks to disrupt the mysterious experiment of Order.  He teaches that true power can only be gained by embracing Discord.  Some are listening to these seductive words.  By rejecting Order, they have lost their protection and prey upon each other with ruthelss abandon.  It seems to Order can never be expunged from them completely.  Even those who have embraced Discord can only harm those who have also abandoned Order and are of nearly equal power.

Having walked across Norrath for many years, the Priest has broken seals across the world, hoping to release chaos into its very heart and drive Norrath to madness.  Without Order, the peoples of the world would go insane and tear each other apart like wild animals.  Yet that is the Priest's crazed dream and mission, and the promise of nearly unlimited power in Chaos has won him many followers, who are either unaware or simply do not care what the reprocutions of his actions would be.

Only one knows of his true origins and desires, and that is the Priest of Order.  Where this powerful being is, though, no one knows...