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Originally known as the [[Zog Cabal]], the Followers of Armageddon were great [[NPC]] villains in the history of Ultima Online.

They announced their coming by appearing (either at the funeral of an early victim of theirs, or at the West [[Britain]] Bank depending upon which source one uses), and speaking the following ominous words:

:"All of your heroes, all of your institutions, all of your ORDER
:will FALL to US.
:WE are the ZOG CABAL.
:WE are LEGION.
:WE DEVOUR STRUCTURE.
:AND GIVE BACK CHAOS.
:MAKE YOUR PEACE WITH LIFE.
:FOR IT SHALL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN."

Generally speaking, the Followers fought for chaos (at least at the time this was not the same as [[Blackthorn]]'s [[Chaos]] though since then Blackthorn's Chaos has unfortunately succumbed to evil), destruction, and decay.

Some say they were associated, weakly, with other villains (such as [[Juo'Nar]]), and some say they were more or less on their own.

They were pursued by [[Crawworth]], in revenge for killing a member of his family early in their evil "career," and by [[Halston Montil]], for reasons that are considered more conventionally virtuous.

They acquired their second name by their acquisition of the [[Armageddon]](or Doomsday) spell from the [[Wisp]]s, and then their use of that spell.  Though they failed to acquire enough [[Blackrock]] to destroy the world with that spell, they did considerable damage along the way, among other things causing geologic events which accidentally opened up the [[Lost Lands]].

The Followers were commonly considered more or less dead until 2008, having allegedly met their end in the [[dungeon]] [[Shame]].

Vestiges of them could still be found.  The Evil Mages on one of the levels of the [[Wisp Dungeon]] or [[Sorcerer's Dungeon]] in [[Ilshenar]] are linked to them, as is evidenced by statues and various other items found in that dungeon.  Also, an offshoot group appeared when [[Blackrock]] returned to the realm, as part of the [[Inu the Crone]] Chapter of the [[Warriors of Destiny]] event cycle.

The followers of the Followers were also occasionally seen as villains in RP.

However, in the Summer of 2008, the FoA came back in a major way, participating in the slaughter of the [[Royal Council]], as a form of tribute offered to the foul [[Shadowlords]] in the [[Hope for the Future]] Chapter of the [[Warriors of Destiny]] event cycle.

==See Also==
*http://uo.stratics.com/secrets/bio/b_zogcabal.shtml
*http://codex.ultimaaiera.com/wiki/Bones_of_Zog
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