The History
Many, many years ago The Divine and The Damned were in constant battle with each other, using powerful magic without one defeating the other.
They both play a role in Divinity. The Divine will play a role in this first part where the damned might play a role in the add-on or the sequel.

Several ages have past as we reached the Age of Lies the game takes place in now. In chronological order the ages are named:

Once there was a council of seven races, named "The council of Seven". The wisest from each race were sent to the council to represent them, resulting in peacefull times. Each of the races was equally represented in the council which consisted of Dwarves, Elves, Humans, Lizards, Orcs, Goblins and Mages.
The mages were not a separate race, all races have magicians. The wisest of them was sent to the council to be the leader of the concil.
There was however an opposing order, named the Black Ring.

The Present
The council of seven no longer exists and there is nothing that keeps the races from fighting each other. There are stronger forces now feeding the hatred between the races and bringing the world under their domination. The domination of the Dark Ring. However in memory of the white council a new order was founded, the Divine Order to pass on the Wise Men's knowledge of magic from generation to generation

An ancient prophecy from ages ago tells about the coming of the Divine, a saviour.

There is war between wizards and witches. The wizards are vanishing one by one and the witches grow in power.

Racial hatred between dwarves, elves and humans is increasing and a war seems to be eminent.

Orcs are on the march, and they're singing warsongs, killing everything that's on their path.

Pestilence and terror plague the world and makes it hard to tell a friend from a foe.

And you, you are just minding your own business while walking through a forest, unaware that at the same time somwhere else the Dark Ring is summoning a Divine being. According to the prophecy a Divine being would one day destroy the Dark Ring and their plans in taking control over the world of Rivellon.

Then you get ambushed by orcs, you draw your sword and manage to kill the first one, but there are just to many to fight. So you decide to do the wise thing and make a run for it. But one of the orcs has a bow and before you get out of their range the arrow enters your leg and you fall to the ground

In the meantime the leader of the Dark Ring raises a ceremonial sword and tries to kill the Divine being. But instead of dying she splits up into three beings and vanishes. This was not what the Dark Ring had planned.

While you are on the ground a orc is standing above you and raises his weapon for the final kill. Then suddenly the earth starts shaking and thunder is rolling and from the earth beneath you a bolt of energy is surging through your body. The orks are running away in complete panic and you are lying in the gras, seemingly unconscious.

After a while a little white cat with very intelligent eyes strolls up towards you, and sniffs at your face. Your muscles twitch, the cat looks up in surprise and then runs away.

Unaware of what happened you wake up in a small village called Alleroth in the house of a man named Joram. This is where your adventure begins towards your destiny that has been defined for you at the moment one of the parts of the Divine Creature surged through your body and made you one of the Marked Ones.

Traveling through the world in these times is not an easy task. Yet you have no other choice. You are compelled to move onwards in a world full of war, deceit and trachery untill you fulfill your own destiny. A destiny you can not change.
But the Dark Ring wants to stop you from reaching your destiny as once you do you will have the power to destroy them. You and the two other Marked Ones. There will be a marked wizard, warrior and survivor and you will play one of them.