History of Kamalear Part 3: Rise of Algar Peredhil by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Kamalear Part 3: Rise of Algar Peredhil
Here the once tribal Lear settled down and built many villages and farmlands. There they prospered until as Bardan was feeling the sting of old age, a dark worlock came upon his lands. He was an old enemy of the Lear, Ephraim Vonner, who was among the followers of Atif in his destruction of the Elven Empire. He brought with him a great corruption that followed him about do to a curse he gained when he made a deal with the lord of Sloth, Savaz. It poisoned the land with a terrible blight that blackened and killed the Lears' crops and redert the surviving plants inedible. The dark mage also brought with him horrible things enslaved goblins, and sprites twisted by his dark magic. With these armies he raided the Lear taking many of their people away as slaves, even being so bold as to sack the Fondori holy city of Newiek. Bardon led many defensive strikes against this enemy but he was no longer the young man who fought in the Fomorian Crisis and he feared what would happen to his people when he was gone, and sent forth messengers seeking to find his successor. At this time a young lad named Algar Peredhil had just fled from his home to escape being conscripted into the warlock's army. He ran through the woods chased by several humans and goblins when he ran into a wandering elf. Nîdor Feiror was his name, a former servant of House Barave who was serving in the elven armies when Barlonin fell under mysterious circumstances losing most of his family during the Disaster. Upon hearing of the disaster he would dissert the doomed Inlawsween armies and travelled home to find it a haunted ruin. He was a wizard and used his magic to hide surviving the the fall of Inlawsee and the devastating purges of the forces once loyal to Atif, and brought him to the forest of Avalor. Here the two were brought to the fay citadel of Krim to meet with the lady of lights Iolanda Silver-rift. She spoke with a soft sweet voice. “Welcome my young friend to my home… what brings you here?” “I'm just trying to escape Vonner’s horde.” Spoke Algar “So came here. To hide from the shadows with the light… I good strategy but this is not your destiny young man.” “What is my destiny than?” “ That is for you to find out… Seek the daughter of Bardon Pendil… She knows what you seek.” With that the sprite disappeared. Meanwhile the Lear were preparing their defence against Vonners raiders Just six months prior five warlords bribed by Vonner’s promise of eternal youth came upon the keep of Bardan Pendel and attempted to lute and pillage the place, but they were fought off by The old chieftain and his daughter with two of the warlords Morgim Verhelm and Osintar Gavonon being slain. Bardon was old and knew he had not long left and so sent his daughter Edith to find someone to become the new chieftain when he was gone. So Edith went off and made a challenge that if any could defeat her in single combat they would become the heir of the Lear and as a further incentive she also offered her hand in marriage. Edith was a beautiful young woman inheriting the looks of her elven mother as so many young men came to attempt of wedd her thinking that they could easy beat her. They were wrong however as Edith was not just a pretty face but also a capable fighter, having slain Morgim Verhelm, a tough Honif warrior during the raid six months ago. The fact she was skilled with the sword caught many of the champions off guard and many were defeated by her including Ribald Bealdwine a skilled Nodic warrior from the North. It was than did Algar and Nîdor, enter the tournament camp. They had come to meet with Edith and follow the Sprite’s instructions. As they entered the Camp they witnessed the swordsman Beric Lovegood attempt to daul the young woman but even with his skill in battle he was no match for the swift strikes of Edith and soon was forced to yield. Edith yelled if anyone else wanted to face her causing several knights to step back revealing the young Algar. She asked him if he was here to compete for her hand, and Algar smitten by her beauty and believing this is what the fairy was talking about agreed. The two began their fight and in the beginning it looked as if the woman would win yet another victory. Than as he was about to collapse from the great blows of the Edith Algar was filled with renewed strength, and recovered returning the blows back at the woman. He did not know where this strength came from but he did not question it as it turned the tide of the fight in his favor. With one blind and skilled strike he stuck at Edith’s gauntlet causing her to drop her sword. She was surprised by this skill and yielded to the young man before taking him to see her father. Bardon was surprised by this as he had not known who the boy was and asked his name, to which he replied Algar Peredhil. Bardon smiled at this and procamed Agar his heir and made him the new defender of the Lear. This surprised Algar who attempted to leave, but he was stopped by Edith and Bardon’s guardsman Trotter Engelard. Bardon told him that his people needed a new leader and that the sprite Iolanda Silver-rift had sent him here to help them. Algar hearing this reluctantly agreed and set forth to gather followers. He was quickly joined by Edith and Trotter as well as the failed champions Beric and Ribald . The group left the camp and headed south to the lands of Cousland, a holding of the Lear left untouched by Ephraim’s followers. Here they convinced the fearful leader of the village Oeric Marsh, to help stop the warlocks rise, and join their company. Oeric quickly gathered his best warriors and joined the young Algar’s march. Before leaving the found Aldith the daughter of Ephraim Vonner, trying to sneak into the town.They questioned her believing her to be a spy but found out that she in fact had run away from her father after learning the truth of her mother’s death, one of many sacrificed in his search for immortality. She had originally come to hide in the village but instead she joined with Algar to help stop her father. The group journeyed around the lands of the Lear recruiting many young warriors to their cause including the silent Aloc Winfos, and the bold Ricbert Toller. And they met many heros that joined them. In the village of Lancaster they met the archer Justin Fletcher who offered his skills to Algar and company inorder to defend his people. Around that area they met Lordac Jaltorn a half elf who lead a group of woodsmen in fighting off Vonnar’s raiders. After much persuasion and bribes the men joined with the Lear leaving their woods behind. On the road north they met with Itholel Hoekje an Aldean Pureblood that had wondered the lands of Keyvaile all of his life. He wished to find himself and joined with the Lear. They also met the dragon knight Emma Halafi, who as a young girl was taken captive by bandits, she escaped her captors and was taken in by an elven veteran Neynio who trained her in combat. She wished to prevent such things from happening to others and learning of Vonnar’s kidnappings joined his enemies. Believing he had found enough followers he returned to Bardon to prepare to fight off the invaders. The Lear Marched on Vonnars fortress of Droskyn an besieged it. One night during the long sige Algar was visited by Iolanda who told him of his destiny in building a great kingdom, and gave him Loyalty, a sword that had belonged to the elf knight Kie Nessim before his death at the disaster of Retom. He took the sword and lead his forces into battle. A few days later the forces of Ephraim carved out from their dark fortress lead by Egbert Balbost. The fighting was harsh but the champions emerged victorious thanks to reinforcements from Andeal. Algar fought Egbert in single combat and won, but spared the knight of Vonner. The Knight swore an life oath to Algar and though he refused to help slay his former comrades he became very loyal to Algar ever afterwards. Eventually the forces of Lear broke thru the walls of Droskyn and charged into the dark fortress’ courtyard. The battle was fierce with many warriors dieing on both sides. Ephraims great orc bodyguard was slain by Edith and the Andeal traitor Phillip the Viper was killed by the young former farmboy Garrath Cheesewright. All of the Lears champions showed great bravery and Skill defeating many of the enemy. Eventually the two mages Nîdor and Itholel broke through the Warlocks defensive barrier and they charged into the keep to confront him. Algar fought the Warlock in single combat and slew him with the Blade of Kie Nessim. The remaining warlords surrendered as without Ephraim and his offers of eternal youth they had no real reason to fight. And the Lear were left in peace. Bardon lived for a few more years after this before passing on from old age at the old age of 99, leaving Algar the chieftain of the Lear. As chieftain he expanded their lands and power. Eventually he was crowned king by Iolanda and founded the Fay Blessed Kingdom of Kamalear for his people.
History of Sea-Isil part 5: the last empire by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Sea-Isil part 5: the last empire
The Inlawsween empire fell at the end of the Glorious age and emperor Kjiue would not learn of its destruction of it until months into the new Era of Sorrows when refugees began flooding into Sea-Isili territory fleeing the war and the newly released demon lords who made up for lost Time by spreading chaos and misery across the world. Sea-Isil was largely spared from this chaos through the aid of the sage Orodomo who cast away many demons with his great power. His wisdom and power attracted many followers among them prince Huang son of Emperor Kjiue and Quia Uo-Ceralua, the former Uo clan head. A rebellious child taking after his mother, and would escape his duties on the palace on several occasions going on wild Adventures. His life was saved by Orodomo on one such adventure and he would become a great student of the Great Sage of the Harorodo. By the time Kjiue died in the year 67 of the Era of Sorrows Huang was the greatest of the Elderly Sage's students and a great sage in his own right. He spent most of his reign defending Sea-Isil from demon incursions as his mentor did before becoming one of only two to hold the titles of both Emperor of Sea-Isil and Sage of the Harorodo. At this time was born his son Tajarian the dreamer, so named for the strange dreams he had from a young age seeing strange lands, a world believed to be the original homeland of the Sea-Isili, seeing the rise of nations, their waring over ideology and territory, the dark things that dwelled beneath the sea and the doom that would return from the sky. These dreams troubled the boy and Huang did all he could to help him. This grew to a head when in a meeting between Huang and envoys sent by Zāmor XVI of the Island Nation of Zamora. The young Tajarian would warn them that black sails were coming for Zamora and dead would stalk the tombs of Zāmor. Thinking this was a threat the envoys stormed off much to Huang's anger, only for a few years later the boys prediction to come true when the vampire lord Valmart Dusray invaded Zamora with a great fleet on black sails destroying that empire and slaying the last emperor of Zamor raising him and all those who came before him in Baleful undeath. It was than that Huang realised his son was a seer and sent the boy to the Temple at Yagonin for training. Here the Maidens of the Temple would teach him to control his gifts. He grew into a skilled and wise young man in these years. In the year 120 of the Era of Sorrows the demon lord Gulgor the devour came to Sea-Isil and brought death and destruction with him. Huang sworn to defend his land as both Emperor and great sage went to face the demon lord despite the warnings of his son who saw death in his dreams. The sage Emperor challenged the demon lord of Gluttony to single combat using all of his power against him. Despite his great power Gulgor, taking the fork of a great monstrosity with a gaping maw shrugged off all attacks. Eventually the beast swallowed Huang whole . Huang knowing he was doomed unleashed a final spell enveloping himself in a magical explosion which ended the life of the sage Emperor and destroyed the body of Gulgor forcing his spirit to flee and spend the next few decades recovering. Tajarian would succeed his father as emperor of Sea-Isil but in his grief his visions would become more and more prominent. Though they brought about his slow death, Tajarian used his dreams and visions to aid his empire, countering threats to his land before they happened. During his reign Morikuni Ge-Haga first encountered the Ogre clans of the Waintail Mountains he would meet with the great Chieftain Sagonagor . The proud Sea-Isili noblemen saw the Ogre lords as nothing more than dumb Brutes like the Trolls his people had encountered prior and he was not afraid to let the Ogres know this. This enraged Sagonagor who punched Morikuni with such strength that his skull was crushed and he died. His surviving Companions fled and returned to Gao-Wei telling of the brutish lords of the Mountains causing many clans of Sea-Isil to rally against them . Tajarian warned that this war would be long and brutal but Galaran Uo-Ceralua and Morikuni's son Koromo would rally their forces to war with many nobles of the East following them. Sagonagor proved himself more cunning than the Ge-Haga believed, rallying all the other Ogres of the Mountain, and their Troll and goblin minions, under his banner starting the decades long Ogre Wars. Tajarian did not survive to see the end of this war, slowly wasting away from exhaustion over his Seventeen year reign. Thus this war had to be finished by his son Koritsune and grandsons Hisashi and Topbog, who saw through the next few decades of war and chaos
Part 2: Breaking the Elven Yoke by Elvinkin66, literature
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Part 2: Breaking the Elven Yoke
The House of Ariandel ruled for the next few centuries under the watchful eye of the Inlawsween emperor Kinwe. In those years the dreaded vampire invasion reached Fondor when the Originator Deamon the Dealsman approached lord Damion of house Bloodstone. The vampire promised Damion incredible power, enough to overthrow house Ariandel and drive the Inlawsween elves out of Fondor. The ambitious Noble accepted without question allowing himself and his entire house to be turned into vampires by the Ancient Progenitor. Now joined to the Undead they joined the host of Hasdor the Warlord which emerged from the great swamp like a swarm of locusts. King Colpes Ariandel attempted to rally the great houses against this horde but due to the treachery of House Bloodstone the vampires were prepared for this and ambushed the royal host in the Farrin woods. Hastor would devastate the royal army of Fondor killing several lords of the Realm, however Colpes himself escaped . Zaros the Hidden was tasked with cutting off any Fondori lords who attempted to escape and slay them with his champions the Andavans, but he had been warned of impending doom by his lover, the mysterious Black Sybil, and had fled west to avoid this fate. Without any trouble from Zaros, Colpes was able to gather what was left of his army and fortify his capital of Newiek, forcing Hasdor into a long and bitter siege. They stalked the lands by night slaughtering any who attempted to enter or exit the city and by day they had the city surrounded by a horde of their zombified victims both to prevent escape and to terrorise the Defenders. This would continue for over a month until Daemon informed Hasdor of the approaching army of Prince Neathon Kessel, younger brother of Inlawseen Emperor Kinwe and a legendary General. Arrogant and sure of his swift victory Hasdor turned around his host to meet Neathon on the bank of the Hoff River. The elven prince pressed every advantage against the vampires driving them to the river Bank. But here Hasdor formed his line and made a bitter stand with his forces killing so many elves, Humans and Gnomes that the river ran red with blood giving it its name of Red Hoff. However Colpes would see this and gather as many men as he could, would Sally forth out of the city clashing against the rear of the vampire line. This would give Neathon the opening to push deep into the vampire ranks and cut down Hasdor the Warlord which brought Chaos to the Undead ranks leading to them breaking in defeat. Colpss was grateful for Neathon's aid and so when Kinwe was Murdered and the prince went to war against his niece Adrahel over the throne of Inlawswee, he was quick to support Neathon's claim. Fondori warriors fought alongside their elven allies Against those loyal to Adrahel and her western human tribes the Rugrez and the Rakanins. Colpes would Join Neathon and the Chieftains of the Bön invaded the heartland of the empire, the fertile Morgan Valley. Colpes was incremental in the capture of Retom the once great capital of the Morgan, his armies parading across its streets to accept the surrender of its lord. He joined with Neathon's host as they conquered much of the region until they reached the gnomish city of Robit The city with its great walls and high hanging gardens and farms proved to be far more a challenge for the conquering Neathon what was meant to be a few day long siege turned into months and later years. Neathon left in an attempt to reclaim Inlawswee leaving Colpes at the mercy of the counter attack of the Adrahel loyal Duriel Nesiem who slew him in single combat outside the walls of Robit. He was succeeded as king by his son Pelldan who unlike his father, was of a more defensive nature, spending the majority of the war within the borders of Fondor. This would come to aid Neathon as he fled east after failing to hold Inlawswee and the Morgan. He established himself in the northeastern provinces of Kama and Stelen (modern-day Stiletto) and with Pelldan controlled all the lands around the great swamp. With this new holding the two monarchs fought off the attacks from the newly crowned Empress Adrahel. King Pelldan proved himself a successful battlefield commander defeating many attacks by both the Node who the Emperess brought from the North to fight her wars and even the brothers Umbarto and Amarsino Breve, sons of the governor of Kama, Talagand. Soon afterwards Neathon converted to the Halmar Faith of his Fondori allies, perhaps to spite the Ecclesiarch who so Betrayed him. Many of his followers followed suit brining many new followers to the Faith. Months passed than years with periodic yet indecisive clashes between the two sides. It was in the bordering woods between Fondor and Kama that Birirth Urdreth's treachery was uncovered and Felio Artaresto,Derakus of Hunat and the Bön Mystic Halsaruk were slain by the dark mage, before he was driven off by Athol Rôlo. He fled to the land of Sea-Isil. Here he would be captured and brought before the young emperor of the east Kang Su-Gao where he told of the great wealth of the West and the potential brought by the bloody Civil War that spread through the empire. This would start the sunset war as the Sea-Isili sent their great champion Malarian Uo-Ceralua and his army to invade Fondor. Pelldan attempted to head off this army but was slain by a Volley of Sea-Isil crossbow bolts dieing on the field alongside many of his Bön allies. His brother Clovis would be rescued from this battle by the elven knight Elronen Getra and would be crowned the new king of Fondor and first of his name. Within the first year of his reign much of the land of Fondor was lost to the invasion of the Sea-Isili led by Malarian Uo-Ceralua and forcing him to ally with the forces of Emperess Aredhel Kessel, though he had previously fought against her during the Kinstrife in support of her uncle Neathon due to an oath his grandfather made. Together the human king and the elven Empress fought against the invaders from the east reclaiming Newiek and making it the headquarters for their war effort. And slowly but surely they drove back the invaders, painting much of Fondor in blood. The war was eventually ended by the treaty of Gormsey, which was signed in his land of Fondor. He would return to his land restoring his throne in Newark and slowly rebuilding his kingdom after over a decade of war. Clovis ruled wisely and well for many more decades bringing his kingdom back into prosperity before dying at the age of 67 . He was succeeded by his son Pellam. Even before his ascension to the Throne Pellam had proven himself a skilled Mariner and admiral destroying the fleet of the southern Emperor Zāmor VIII leaving him and his army trapped between the elven Legions and the sea where they were slaughtered. This victory gave him great fame which carried on when he took the throne. He used the vast wealth of Fondor to build a great fleet of ships in the Gold Harbour cutting down the edges of the Byüe angering the local goblins and Repamari but barely dwindling the size of the Great Swamp. With this fleet the Fondori were able to trade across the sea west to Inlawswee and east to Sea-Isil gaining great wealth, and making the city of Newiek a place of great commerce and travel. Many wanderers would settle here such as the Bönnic exile Arestrane who became a priest and healer of the Halmar Faith. But this was not enough for king Pellam who was overcome with greed and wanderlust. With the Backing of the Dwarves of Tor- Eradi he amassed a great expedition and took a good portion of his fleet to explore the Southern Continent. He was never seen again being succeeded by his young son Minalcar who was a boy of six years at the time of his father's disappearance. Various lords of the Realm fought amongst themselves over who would foster the child and guide his kingdom as regent, coming to a head when Duke Aedele of Lethland slew Duke Bormir of Lemongrave in a fit of anger ending House Brakan who had taken possession of the lands of titles of the fallen house Bloodstone. This of course brought worry to the Inlawsweens who feared a civil war in their client kingdom could further weaken their hold on the east and so intervened. Knowing that the lord of Fondor would probably mistrust an elven reagent they entrusted the task to the Rakanin Chieftain Hywel of Luvi, who had proven himself a skilled administrator and a charismatic leader. But as he and his entourage rode around the Byüe swamp they were attacked by demons led by Azlacu, demon of Conquest. During the fighting Hywel was separated from his men and would be found by his men wounded but alive. Upon reaching Newiek months later his demeanour slowly changed, becoming Grim and sullen, avoiding many of his companions. He had the young Minalcar pursue more and more martial endeavours and attempted to have the eight year old trained in combat which only managed to leave the boy in tears. He grew cruel in his teachings and the boy was frequently seen battered and bruised. This worried Elronen Getra an old friend of the boys grandfather who had come with Hywel officially to ensure that Inlawsween interests were kept but in truth had come to protect the young king still having great love for the House of Ariandel. The elf king tried helping the boy and confronted Hywel on his cruelty. It was than that the elf realised the truth that the man was possessed by the demon Azlacu as the demon flung him from a window. Elronen survived weather out of luck or providence and crawled his way to the Grand Cathedral of Halmar telling the Priests of the danger the demon of Conquest posed to king and kingdom. The Priests knew of Azlacu and his endeavours to start bloody Conflicts in hopes of freeing his master Carnôge, most infamously being among those who manipulated Kang of Sea-Isil into starting the Sunset War that killed Pelldan and many Fondori lords. Few however had either the skills or courage to defeat a demon of that power few but one Arestrane of Bön who among all the followers of Halmar the Martyr was the greatest in the art of exorcism. She would storm into the palace to find the panicked Azlacu attempting to jump from Hywel into the young Minalcar. Swiftly Arestrane jumped into action placing a barrier of radiance around the boy king. This angered the lord of Conquest. Arestrane would use this anger to goade the demon into possessing her instead, causing her bright soul and his demonic one to react violently causing her to burst into Flames. She died and was reduced to ash but Azlacu was greatly diminished by this encounter and would not trouble the world again for over a hundred years when his master was freed and the bleeding years began. Hywel fell unconscious after Azlacu left him and he and Minalcar were sprinkled by Arestrane's ashes which healed their injuries and even removed the demonic stain from Hywel. The Luvi was thankful for his salvation from the demon but felt unworthy of his position instead settling down and becoming a Priest of the Halmar Faith for the rest of his life, allowing Elronen to take up the role of reagent, a position he fulfilled well. The boy Minalcar grew up to be a wise and Noble king under Elronen's guidance leading Fondor into a new golden age. In his Era Fondor would become a hub of art and music, a cultural heart of the world even as the influence of Inlawswee slowly faded. His raign was peaceful and largely uneventful at least in Fondor as further west human rebellions began breaking out across Keyvaile Sensing the weakness of Inlawswee after the Kinstrife and the Sunset War. During this time Minalcar bore a son with his wife Myra of the House Marana who took power in Bloodstone Keep after the death of Duke Bormir named Charles who proved to be magically gifted attending Milli's School of the Arcane Arts from a young age and becoming an accomplished Wizard. He would succeed his father after a long and fruitful sixty year reign. Though Minalcar died of old age it devastated Elronen who returned to his northern exile in Elmerdin where his Descendants remain to this day. Charles for his part proved a successful king in large part due to his skill in Divination magic. With this and keen observation into world events he foresaw the doom of Inlawswee and prepared his kingdom for the coming events slowly and subtly separating his realm from Inlawswees fate. When the Formrinans of Funor destroyed the Merfolk Empire and invaded the Continent at the Blight coast Charles sent token forces to fight them off alongside the forces gathered by Emperor Alberich foreseeing that the orange horde would not reach Fondor. And he would be proven right as the Horde and their demon lord was defeated at Falstaf with relatively few Fondori losses, at the hands of the last great Collation of Elf, Merfolk, human and Dwarf. He would nor live to see this doom however as he died from the Green Death, a devastating sickness that spread west from Sea-Isil during the dying days of the Era of Sorrows. He was succeeded by his son Clovis II who he named after his great Grandfather who drove the Sea-Isili out of Fondor over a century earlier. Clovis would continue his father's endeavours in slowly removing Inlawsween influence on Fondor. And so when the Rugrezan Warlord Atif Landrin declared himself emperor of Humanity and declared his great rebellion against the Inlawsween empire Clovis merely and quietly declared Fondor an independent kingdom sparing it from the Brutality of the Following bleeding years of the Fall of Inlawsee. His father's predictions proved wise as Inlawswee fell and Atif's empire followed suit soon after with his assassination at the hands of Elonzo Pezzaro. And so Fondor became the last great bastion of Civilisation in those dark days of the early Era of Sorrows when warlords carved nations for themselves and demons stalked the lands. Fondor rose as the greatest kingdom of humanity and the heart of the now independent Halmar Faith. Newiek replaced Inlawswee as the heart of the civilised and Great Truth following world gaining the nicknames second Inlawswee and Jewel of Humanity. With Barlonin fallen and the elven house Breve so devastated that they had to call upon the aid of the foreign Lear Clovis and his Fondori armies carved a great realm form themselves in the first century of continuing their golden age despite the rest if the world descending into darkness and chaos . Unfortunately in the 21st year of this new Era of Sorrows the Loyal follower of Atif Ephraim Vonner attacked Fondor claiming Vengeance for their “betrayal of the Human race “ in not aiding his lord Atif's Rebellion. They were driven off but not before Clovis II was slain, being later proclaimed a saint of the Halmar Faith and several relics including the Ashes of Arestrane were stolen by the warlock. Still Clovis's son Colpes II would restore peace to the realm and would continue the age of prosperity Fondor had been enjoying for generations.
News of the Hour Archive 2003 by Elvinkin66, literature
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News of the Hour Archive 2003
12/18/2003 E.o.S Harasben, Venine A new group of Vampire Slayers has formed in the world of Venine . In the decades since the fall of Shevigate and seven years since the Padrana family was slain by one of their own in the mad Margaret the vampires of Venine have grown in power reclaiming many of their lost holdings. So it was that in the Forrest of Harasben a group of mages and Rangers have formed a new Hunter’s organisation known as the "Children of Toro" after the slain Padrana patriarch. Whether these hunters can stem the tide of darkness remains to be seen. 11/14/2003 E.o.S Maldarz Creator, Godrise After six months one of the parties of Adventurers sent from the Imperial Centre has succeeded in their goal. Uniting the six relics of the Titan, the Party consisting of the Ancient Dragon Trinity the Eater of Elders, the Great Barbarian Drog " The Bloodgod" Drog, Yammie the Psider, and the mysterious stranger Wolfsbaine, have successfully slain the Dark Titan Maldarz saving Godrise from his darkness. 9/2/2003 E.o.S Hagan, Timaralt A terrible earthquake has sundered the Hagan releasing a terrible wailing heard across the world of Timaralt. Council scouts have returned from the site with terrible news… the Hungering Titans, a trio of Echos of Aldare long imprisoned have escaped… and have begun to spread out across the area feeding on life and magic… this is dire news for anyone living in Timaralt. 6/24/2003 E.o.S Sea-Isil, Keyvaile The great empire of Sea-Isil celebrates the 100th anniversary of the rise of the Lu-Peait dynasty. Starting as a humble Retainer Peait Lu-Vetu would rise to power in the service of prince Laiu Su-Moros aiding him in overthrowing his insane brother Emperor Umaru. Unfortunately Laiu proved to be just as much a tyrant as his brother, though one defined by calculated cruelty instead of Madness, forcing Peait to overthrow him as well after 5 years. He would go on to be crowned Emperor in his own right founding an dynasty that rules to this day under Emperor Senarias. 5/4/2003 Imperial centre, Godrise In the world of Godrise many adventures have departed from the Imperial centre in an attempt to save their world from the Titans of that world. Long had they slept beneath the earth, until the Havasta Incident stirred them from their long slumber. One of these adventures a rather burly fellow named Drog was interviewed by the Raven staring that he was ready to and I quote "Rip and tear those nasty beasties!" We should probably wish them all luck…pray for them as well if your the type. 3/31/2003 Free Boro of Torisal, Free Boros, Keyvaile On the last day of Kilomarch Bation Lu-Peait has begun training under Sage of Gulivalt Abrich Kessel in order to further protect his people. As Bation is not a mage he could not succeed Abrich and replace the missing Jay Harah 3/15/2003 Soungi, Keyvaile A petty Stigari king Bjørn of Gallowgrave has uncovered the Black Helm of Ardarboex. Using the infernal relic he has proclaimed himself Chosen of Codan and king of Winter titles placing him as ruler of the Stigari people. Many kings among the Stigari such as Harold IV of Palestar and Ødger V Doomborn of Dreadwell refute this claim starting a great war in the North. 2/1/2003 Burthrope Due to the growing crisis The Republic of Athos along with its allies the New Republic of Kramera, Shritza Union and Greater Muldon, have each agreed to band together to Form a United Burthropian Peace Force. A combined armed force of peace keepers designed to protect the nations interests from threats such as the Thuzune, Grevals, Primsiver's Bledri gang, and the Krameran Royalists. All four nations are sending troops form their own armed forced to maintain this new force. 1/27/2003 Dübennach, Rugrez, Keyvaile In the midst of the Economic turmoil in the Kingdom of Rugrez, a local museum owner in Dübennach was forced to sell several objects of his collection in order to keep his doors open. He was saved from bankruptcy when the elven wizard Annarrgeal Rölo bought one of the pieces at great expense, an Onyx statue a dear with mysterious origins. The owner was grateful even though he did not believe his story about the statue once being his lost love. 1/10/2003 Barika The Abazi trade Alliance celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the birth of their legendary leader Crovas Magor who lead the Abanzi race into the stars by buying the knowledge of Faster than Light Travel from the Zargozans and building the precursor to the Grand Abanzi Trade Fleet
History of the Morgan Part 4:A dark return. by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of the Morgan Part 4:A dark return.
Vortamer Fedorie succeeded his father as king of the Morgan in the year 120 working to consolidate the realms his father conquered into a single kingdom of the Morgan. To police and protect this new realm King Vortimer would attract the service of many Adventurers to this end including the dwarven warrior Saege Yeowner'son, first born of Tor-Cantis and one of the few survivors of the Fortresses fall at the hands of the demon Paysheen. Dispite being the son of the famed warrior Yeowner Debonir'son Saege spent his youth in poverty as his family was driven from Tor-Cantis by Paysheen who slew his father and elder brother, and again from Tor-Mardu when that city fell to the Rakanin warlord Uthyn Udirgh. His family was among the many refugees from fallen dwarven holds to flee to Tor-Ordaen, the most fortified of the remaining holds in the Region. Unfortunately king Udron Dromar'son saw the mass of refugees and feared the problems caused by overpopulation and thus in an act considered by many to be cruel and by others to be practical he sent all the refugees entering his city to live in a depleted mining cavern rather then have them live in the city proper. Though the king gave supplies of food and had shelters built for the refugees there was not enough to go around and many starved. This desperation was seen as an opportunity for the Butati Syndicate, a gang of smugglers with ties to the Eternal Architects, who offered food and other essential supplies in exchange for the service of the young and able among the Refugees. Among these was a young Saege who served as an enforcer for the Syndicate. The gang grew more and more ruthless in their tactics, as the mad Warlock king Tolargar Azuf’son made more and more demands of them. In response the young Dwarf became more and more disillusioned with there cause, dreaming of being a great warrior in the lands above, to this end he began to skim coins from the protection money he was assigned to collect, saving up to buy weapons and armour as well as passage to the surface. This would go unnoticed by his supervisors who reported him to Butat Duka'Son himself, who decided that the young man would make a perfect example to show how badly crossing him would end. And so Saege was lured into a trap by his friend Borask Donanan'son, beaten into submission before being brought before Butat himself who ordered his slow death. However, before he could fully carry out this sentencing the compound was raided by the Kingdom of the Morgan , with a unit led by Dorian Aldanan, a venerable warrior who fought in the campaigns of Mark Fedorie. During the fighting Saege was found by Dorian who rescued him. In thanks and somewhat out of vengeance he led the knight to where Butat Duka'Son was attempting to escape where Dorian slew the gang leader, setting the Syndicate back for some time. In thanks and impressed by his endurance and fighting spirit Dorian recruited the young Dwarf into his group of warriors introducing him to his squire Azurdan Tecri, a man he would become very close with over the years. Over the next year Saege Yeowner'son honned his skills as a warrior becoming the knight he had always dreamed of being. His deeds and that of his peers led Dorian's warrior band to be named the Knights of the River, in 122 of the Era of Sorrows. Two years later, the Fomorians returned invading the blight coast once again. They slaughtered their way through the towns and villages along the Coast putting the city of Niraerd to siege. Vortimer was quick to send an army led by his son Osian, and the knights of the River in an attempt to drive them back into the sea. They would meet them near the ruins of fort Elarm outside of Torisal. They would have initial success until Funor unleashed his trap. Soon many Fomorian doppelgangers revealed themselves from among the Morgininan army striking many Knights of the River down from behind including Dorian whose throat was slit by a man he thought was his friend. This caused a great chaos that broke down the morale of the Morganians allowing the Formrinans to overwhelm and destroy the army, slaying prince Osian. Few survived of the host with only two Knights escaping the slaughter of their peers, Saege Yeowner'son and the gnomish knight Azurdan Tecri. With the Morgininan army defeated the Fomorians assaulted Niraerd destroying its garrison and killing its lord, yet Instead of levelling the city like they did with places such as Retom the Fomorians occupied the city treating its Inhabitants like cattle. They would rampage across the blight coast leaving many of its Inhabitants dead or displaced. The people of Torisal and Blighthaven both abandoned their homes and hid in the wilderness. Like with the Original Fomorian crisis they would harass the Horde with raids organised by Nicolau Corvor and Sage of Gulivalt, Marave Ondari. More successful than their predecessors due to Nicolau's tactics and knowledge of the Formrinans from their previous invasion, together they slowed the advance of the horde . Meanwhile Saege and Azurdan reached Dorianin telling King Vortimer of what had transpired. Unfortunately they would also find themselves embroiled in the political strife in the capital as the Cult of Greed attempted to murder the royal family. The Cult would murder Crown Prince Hador, and attempt to kill the rest of the Fedorie house. Their attempt on Vortimer was foiled by Azurdan Tecri but Princess Gwendolen, Vortimer's last living child would be infected with a terrible curse. She grew ill over the next few days slowly losing herself to a violent madness that no healer among the Morgininans could cure. Vortimer, desperate to save his last living child, sent the two Knights, Saege and Azurdan, on a quest to recover the Legendary Ashes of St. Arestrane, which is said to be able to undo demonic curses. Unfortunately fifty years prior the relic had been stolen by the cultists of Salvas during their sack of the Grand Cathedral in Newark. After the death of their master Ephraim Vonner The cult fled west eventually reaching the lands of the Antiguans. It was here that the two Knights were sent following the trail of a missing Halmar Cleric leading them to an odd temple dedicated to the cult of the void. After a long affair in which they rescued the cleric Lalath of Mondas and together fought their way through the entire cult of Salvas and recovered the ashes. They would bring the ashes to Mondas where the Priests of the Cathedral would use them to heal Gwendolen from her curse. Seeing the power of a Halmar Saint first hand Vortimer and the majority of his court would convert to that faith, leading to the religion spreading to the western half of the Continent. Then the Knights led a host of guards and soldiers in clearing out the Cult of Greed from Dorianin putting all the cultists to the sword without mercy, though their leaders still remained unknown. For there part in Gwendolen's salivation Saege and Azurdan gained the respect of king Vortimer who gave them the position to head a counter attack against the Fomorians at the head of a second army. Instead of engaging the Horde head on Saege Yeowner'son suggested they instead sneak through the dwarven underground to meet up with Nicolau Corvor's survivors. Here he would reunite with his sister Nofola Dumed'Daughter who told him that after the death of the heirless Udron Dromar'son Tor-Ordaen had been embroiled in a succession crisis between the king's two cousins, Barian Cartak'son and Pyrall Haladon'son. Due to Barian's desire to end the isolationism the city was placed under after the Dwarven Underempire's fall and the fact he was Nofola's secret lover Saege aided him in taking the throne exiling the house of Pyrall from the city. Barian was grateful for this aid and sent a host of warriors, many of which had been Pyrall supporter he wished out of the city while he established his power, to join the Army of the River. Together they marched on Niraerd. Here they liberated the city and lured Funor into its narrow streets. Here a deadly battle took place which left much of Niraerd in ruins but allowed Saege to engage Funor with both a crossbow and his mighty axe Aodh. Eventually Saege was able to lure the lord of the Formrinans into the tower of lords before setting off explosive runes to cause it to crash down upon him. The lord of terror would survive this but as he attempted to rise from the wreckage Saege would swing Aodh deep into Funor's skull marking his second great defeat. Such a devastating defeat this was for the Fomorians that the next time they would invade it would be in far off Sea-Isil. Saege was hailed as the Hero of the Morgan, and Champion of Niraerd. He became the new Grandmaster of the Knights of the Morgan inducting many if his followers during his quests into the ranks of the Newly rebuilt order. Slowly the lands of the Blight coast recovered as Vortimer finished his task of consolidating the Kingdom of the Morgan, gaining full support from his Vassals after this first great crisis.
History of the Kani: part one Origin of Lycanthrop by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of the Kani: part one Origin of Lycanthrop
To speak of the history of the Kani, those blessed werewolves of the Esper-Liqure, one must first go over the origin of Lycanthropy in Keyvaile. It is said that during the Sperit War the Great Wolf Likirè, Keyvaile's avatar of the Moon, discovered the dark schemes of Funor. The sperit of fear had used a fell tablet to corrupt a group of Repamari, and through the fear of those fleeing the destruction left in the Wake of the battling spirits and demons to create the Great Terrors , such as the Serpent Apenith and the Spider Ungolar, aspects of Primal fear. Likirẻ confronted his old friend on these terrible things he created only for the future lord of the Formrinans to violently attack him. The two fought for many days, with the Lord of Terror emerging victorious, forcing the Great Wolf to flee deep underground. He would hide in a cave where his blood formed a cursed pool as he healed and emerged in time to see the chaining of the demon lords. He would reveal Funor's treachery to the other spirits resulting in the lord of fear Being banished to the bottom of the Ocean were he would create the dreaded Fomorians but this tale does not concern such horrors. The Blood pool left by Likirẻ remained deep within the earth, remaining untouched as the Fay age went on. It was not until many centuries later when a group of wandering goblins, only a few generations separated from the original mutated Deep Gnomes that brought their race into being, found that ancient and forgotten cave. Overcome by Thirst and curiosity they foolishly drank from it and were cursed becoming the first werewolves. Their curse spread by bite to others of their kind deep in the darkness spreading far across the interconnected caverns. Eventually the sickness reached the rising under empire of the Dwarves, the tight tunnels being perfect for such a disease to spread. The worst suffering was the city of Tar-Geri of whom around 60% of the population were infected in the mid 18th century. It became so bad that High King Garm Han-Galdurn'son led his personal retinue to bring order to that holding, unfortunately during the chaos he was bitten by one of his werewolf citizens and infected with the curse himself. He attempted to cure himself through various means but managed to only make his transformations worse, eventually leading to the death of his wife Freada Fenir'daughter who bravely attempted to calm him in his beast form. In shame Garm abdicated the throne to his Eldest son Azaghâl and went into self imposed exile with many of his Lycanthropy infected citizens. They would settle in the black mountain. Unfortunately many of the werewolves lost control of themselves during the journey leading to the infection of the first human werewolves. Entire tribes of humans became afflicted yet due to the distance between human tribes and their lack of contact with one another it was not as devastating epidemic as what happened in the tunnels of the Dwarves. The humans were as diverse in their treatment of the infected as they were in nearly every other ways from the Rugrezan Werewolf hunts were those even suspected of being werewolves were tortured often to death to the Rakanin hill tribes who saw werewolves as blessed by their god Huruq, the lord of the hunt.
History of Vampirism: part 1 Origin of Vampires by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Vampirism: part 1 Origin of Vampires
The history of vampires in the world of Keyvaile is one of darkness, sickness and death. It is said their curse did not originate from any demon or dark mage of Keyvaile but instead the sickness came from another world. Dark legends speak of a great Vampire lord who managed to do what countless among his kind have only dreamed of and vanquished his world's sun. Unfortunately this devastated his world as plants, animals and eventually the Mortal cattle of the vampires all died one by one. As their food supplies dwindled the vampires turned on one another and the great vampire who vanquished the sun was himself slain by Zerhaka the Abatable using his own black blade Desimer. Gifted with the ability of planeswalking Zerhaka would gather 12 of the most powerful vampires to his side and evacuated his dying world. These 13 Originators would become infamous across Keyvaile with names such as Zaros the Hidden, Hasdor the Warlord, Senovia the Farcursed, Deamon the Dealsman, and Davro the Darkseeker becoming legendary terrors across Keyvaile. They would arrive in Keyvaile in the valley of Valirah and from here they would spread their deadly curse. The valley gained a dark reputation and Rakanin and Rugrezan alike avoided it put of fear and superstition. The Yantani on the other hand were bold and feared not the supernatural and so they sent their greatest warriors brave and skilled men who would one day be known as Boriang Volgarsh, Ragnos Redrain, Valmart Dusray, and Nostheath. The four crept across the mountain side into the Mist hidden valley. They would spend a day crossing the valley and slaying several fell Ghouls and lost ferals. During their second night in the valley they were approached by a strange hooded figure who told them that the leader of these horrors dwelled nearby a dread fiend by the name of Aamon the Damned. And so they ventured into his lair with the hopes that slaying him would leave the valley open for the Yantani to settle as protection from the Inlawsween empire. They entered Aamon's lair quickly and boldly catching the vampire lord unaware. They would make several strikes against the vampire before he could react . The vampire attempted to defend himself, knocking back Valmart and grabbing Nostheath by the neck and preparing to break the man of Yantani. However before he could do so Aamon was struck from behind by Boriang who pierced him through the heart and slew him. Unfortunately as the four were leaving the cavern they were stopping by the hooded man who revealed himself to be another of the 13 escaped vampires Zaros the Hidden who paralyzed them with a flick of his wrist. Seeing more use for the four warriors as simply meals he turned them into vampires, the Andavans, who would than lead an undead host in devastating the Yantani, killing many and dragging others into the valley to serve either as meals or as Sirelings for the vampires to Bolster their numbers. The Yantani would be reduced to only a fraction of their original number and would never recover from this blow being finished off by the Antiguans a bit over a century and a half later. Emboldened by this great attack the vampires spread their curse across the central Continent becoming a great menace for the elven Inlawsween empire. Though they could not turn the elves, and found their blood to taste sickeningly sweet to them, their Subjects and allies proved more than a feast for them, especially the humans who lived under their yoke. Some even willingly joined the vampire ranks in hopes of overthrowing Inlawswee, namely Damion Bloodstone of Fondor who allowed himself and his entire House to be turned by Deamon the Dealsman in hopes of using their new power to drive the Elves out of Fondor and replace house Ariandel as the Royal house of Fondor. The traitorous noble brought the Horde of Hasdor the Warlord into the heartland of Fondor where they would pillage across the countryside like a swarm of Locusts. King Colpes Ariandel attempted to rally the great houses against this horde but due to the treachery of House Bloodstone the vampires were prepared for this and ambushed the royal host in the Farrin woods. Hastor would devastate the royal army of Fondor killing several lords of the Realm, however Colpes himself escaped . Zaros the Hidden was tasked with cutting off any Fondori lords who attempted to escape and slay them with his champions the Andavans, but he had been warned of impending doom by his lover the Black Sybil and had fled west to avoid this fate. Without any trouble from Zaros, Colpes was able to gather what was left of his army and fortify his capital of Newiek, forcing Hasdor into a long and bitter siege. They stalked the lands by night slaughtering any who attempted to enter or exit the city and by day they had the city surrounded by a horde of their zombified victims both to prevent escape and to terrorise the Defenders. This would continue for over a month until Deamon informed Hasdor of the approaching army of Prince Neathon Kessel, younger brother of Inlawseen Emperor Kinwe and a legendary General. Arrogant and sure of his swift victory Hasdor turned around his host to meet Neathon on the bank of the Hoff River. After a battle so brutal that the river ran red with blood giving the battle its name, Neathon emerged victorious, slaying Hasdor in single combat. With their leader dead and them surrounded by both the elven forces and the host of Colpes Ariandel the vampires broke into a retreat. Many were cut down as they fled others were captured. Deamon was one of the latter and was brought before Neathon were he groveled before the elven prince. Neathon though later seen as a graven traitor was a compassionate soul and saw the captured vampires as victims of disease and choose Quarantine over extermination. And so the vampires were driven into the Bleaklands north west of Rugrez behind a great series of Forts joined by high and enchanted walls. This remained the Inlawsween policy towards the vampires for the remainder of the Glorious age, as Zaros and his Andavans waited in the shadows, until Inlawswee's fall and their great escape.
History of Samta part 1: the Antiguans by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Samta part 1: the Antiguans
The Ancestors of Samta land of war and crows can trace their origin far to the south of that land on the Summer isle of Antigua. A warm land where the sun tanned the skin of its Inhabitants and made their corn grow tall and Harty. They lived on their island in peaceful isolation until the coming of Zāmor the conqueror whose ambitions to unite the Summer isles under the empire he named for himself. The Antiguans approached these new comers with curiosity, having never seen other humans before, only to be brutally attacked. What little resistance the Antiguans gave was quickly crushed. From The Zāmor they learned of darkness, of cruelty, of Warfare, and of slavery which their descendents would become quite infamous for. They were put to work growing food to support Zāmor's further invasions as he conquered the rest of the archipelago, and the conqueror would drag many of them with his ill fated invasion of the Izatcai repamari. But even Zāmor's death at the hands of the repamari did not free the Antiguans as Zāmor's descendents continued his empire enslaving them for over a century. This long oppression hardened the hearts of the people of Antigua and they turned against their old faith believing themselves abandoned. They turned instead to the worship of Morgawse, the Queen of Crows, a sperit of Death. As they were not allowed to choose a leader for themselves and held nothing but contempt for the governor assigned by the Zāmor the chef priest of Morgawse took up the position of leader and Guide for the Antiguan people. It was one of these Priests, a man named Corvor who attempted to end this servitude through a dire act of desperation. The Priests of Morgawse would kidnap the daughter of Zāmor VII and wickedly slay her on a stone table spilling her royal blood in the Crow Matron's name. She would take notice of this blasphemous act and appeared before them. She would tell them to flee the Isle of Antigua and travel north to escape the wrath of Zāmor. She would promise the doom of their oppressors as they would fall to living death. And so they left their home isle of Antigua and sailed northward on makeshift ships, guided by the flight of Crows. The birds led them to the shore of Neramina after a long trip across the shattered sea. They arrived in the central continent with incredible timing. The great Inlawsween empire that controlled these lands was busy embroiled in a terrible war with the Eastern empire of Sea-Isil. With Maio Xia-Qi invading Fondor in the East and Malarian Uo-Ceralua beginning his invasion of Inlawsee in the west the province of Yantin relatively undefended. Here is where Antiguans landed quickly overrunning the local garrison the survivors believed to be sea-isli. With nothing in their way they invaded the lands of the Yantani destroying that tribe and putting what few survivors to labour building their new settlements. When they established a stronghold in the region they would turn there attention to raiding the Rugrezans of the north and the Rakanins of the east gaining them much wealth. However this attracted the attention of the fire Gnomes of Anshul allies of Inlawsee and firm opponents of slavery. The Gnomes rallied their armies against the Antiguans Swiftly crushing their armies who till this point had not experienced any real resistance. When the Treaty of Anililm was signed the Antiguans found that they were allowed to hold on to the former lands of the Yantani, whose culture was eventually assimilated into the Antiguan tribes, for more nefarious houses of the High elves such as Thunir and Garwin found their skills useful and would employ them as Enforcers. They would fulfill this role under Inlawsee for the next one hundred and forty years until the great rebellion changed their fortunes yet again. But that is a story for another day.
History of Rugrez Part 2 Of Atif Landrin by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Rugrez Part 2 Of Atif Landrin
For 500 years the Elven Inlawsween empire had ruled over the humans of Rugrez for 500 years they shaped the destiny of mankind. Only the empires of Sea-Isil and Olmar remained free of their influence. Many were so influenced by the culture of Inlawswee following their faith and speaking the elven tongue. But no empire lasts forever and after the Kinstrife between Aredhel and Neathon Kessel and the Sunset War against Sea-Isil of the east, the empire was left weakened and slowly but surely showed signs of decline. Within a few decades the empire suffered its first human rebellions among them a large Rugrezan Revolt led by Hunat's son Ramun but they were each defeated by the superior forces of the elves. The Rugrez would rebel a further five times over the next century and a half each crushed by the elven 8th Legion. As the 21st century of the Glorious age came a seventh rebellion was slowly forming led by the Mysterious Fulci Menisi, who appeared in Rugrez at the beginning of that century. He travelled the land preaching the freedom and empowerment of humanity. He would attract a great following among the Rugrez. Among these hopefuls was a young Atif Landrin, heir of the Hunat. Born in the nine hundred and ninety-third year of the Glorious age to lord Ragardan, great rider of the Hunat and the Shamin Eraestan, a priestess of Wuldluf, god of winter and brother of Sygmear. He would inherit his mother's faith devoting himself to the lord of Balance. It is said he heard his god calling him in his dreams, telling him it was his destiny to free humanity from the elven yoke. And so when Fulci was preaching freedom and gathering followers he was quick to join him, soon rising to a position of power within his ranks. But before Fulci's rebellion could begin, the Fomorian crisis began, destroying the Merfolk Empire before emerging upon the Blight coast in force, and destroying the city of Retom. In fear the Inlawsween Emperor Alberich Kiesel called upon all his subjects to raise troops to fight off these fiends including the Rugrez.All the great chieftains of the Rugrez were called to gather hosts to fight this threat. As the combined Rugrezan hosts rode southeast they were approached again by Fulci Menisi who encouraged them to instead turn their great host against the Elves while they were distracted by the invasion. Many agreed and there may have been a great rebellion decades earlier, had Atif not discovered the truth. For it was revealed to him that Fulci was not of the Rugrez or even human as he was instead a Fomorian Doppelganger, and Agent of Funor sent to stir up chaos among the vassals of Inlawswee in preparation for their invasion. Atif was horrified at this revelation realising he and his fellows had been used by this monster. Not knowing who else to turn to he would travel under the cover of night to the tent of Bardon Pendel, the young lord of the Lear, and one of the last few Rugrezans still loyal to Inlawswee. He told Bardon everything that he had learned about the true Fulci and his plans. The two would make an uneasy alliance and in the next morning as Fulci was again attempting to convince the Rugrez to betray their lords Bardon confronted him with accusations of his loyalty to Funor. He would deny this and was attempting to sway the lords against Bardon when Atif struck, stabbing him in the back and exposing his orange blood. Exposed, Fulci would flee, riding back to his master at the Coast, the Rugrezans marching after him. On their march to the coast they would be approached by the Host of the Parifin lead by Durant Eifel who had come wondering what was delaying them in their march. They would join with the elven host at the bank of the Morgan River and ride under their Banner to the disastrous second battle of Retom, where many lords of the Rugrez lost their lives. Atif would have been among them had it not been for the intervention of a young mage named Ephraim Vonner who helped Atif escape the slaughter on the Fields outside the ruined city. After Escaping the battle he would gather many of the now leader less Rugrezans to his side and led them for the rest of the War, into the battle of Falstaf where Bardon slew Fulci Menisi ending his manipulation of the Rugrez, and a group of heroes from various races defeated Funor for the first time. After the Battle the remaining Rugrez returned home with Atif passing through the lands of In-Dork. Here he and a young Dorki Torg Yagmainif met and became friends on their travels, bonding over their shared hatred for rule of Inlawswee, and made a bond of blood and Brotherhood to bring down the Inlawsween empire. The two made their separate ways each making promises to stoke the Flames of rebellion among their own people. When Atif finally returned to the land of the Rugrez he was hailed as a hero, and he would rise in popularity further as Bardon and his Lear lost favour due to their loyalty to Inlawswee. Years passed as Atif gained influence among the Rugrez gaining a following similar to the one Fulci had years prior. And further at this time he would inherit leadership of the Hunat at the death of his father. He would take up the mantle of leadership well and was respected by his people due to his deeds both at home and during the Crisis. Than the Green Death hit, a deadly disease originating from the Sea-Isili Continent and brought west through trade between that empire and Inlawswee. It spread across parts of the Inlawsween empire like wildfire, killing thousands. Though many humans would die the Rugrez would be unaffected for the most part due to the distance between tribes and their tendency to avoid contact with the larger elven settlements. All the while the elves, and their gnomish and Dwarven allies suffered greatly their great cites being filled with green splotched corpses. Furthermore leaders such as Atif and Torg would blame the plague on the Elves further turn their people against Inlawswee as murmurs and plots of rebellion spread even faster then the disease. Fearing the growth of these rebellions Alvan Nesiem called the great leaders of humanity to the fortress of Landrin. Atif attended as did Bardon and the other Rugrezan Tribal leaders. Here Alvan and Bardon, along with Athol Rölo, Arlene Innatarsh, and Elroy Eifel attempted to appease the human warlords. Perhaps it may have succeeded in bying the elves time to recover had it not been for the traitorous Assassin who slew The Archmage Athol Rölo. As she stumbled into the meeting with a sword in her back the elves blamed it on Atif, due to his well known belligerence against the Elves, and Arlene demanded his arrest. But in response Uthyn Udirgh , Nicolau Corvor, and Monda Luvin, drew their weapons and gathered their armies. Barden attempted to stop them but was knocked unconscious. Arleen Innatarsh only made out with her life with the aid of Elroy. So ended The Moot of Ladrin, and began the great human rebellion. Atif immediately rode back to Rugrez and called the great chieftains to him. He called for them to join him in driving out the elves and bringing their mighty empire down. All would support him naming him chosen of the gods and first king of Rugrez. All save Bardon and his Lear joined him, the Lear suffering greatly for their treachery, their homes burned and people driven to the lands of the Rakanins. The 8th legion attempted to prevent this uprising but were overwhelmed by the sheer number of the Rugrez and slaughtered, their legionary star was presented before Atif. He had it Melted down and Forged into a mighty crown for himself which he War in further campaigns against the Elves. Elven settlements across Rugrez burned smoke from their ruins reaching as far as the Utachi hills. Similar rebellions broke out across the Inlawsween empire and thus the elves soon found their forces stretched thin unable to focus on one enemy without the others gaining ground. Slowly but surely their grip on the world faded. But that was not enough for Atif who feared the elves may one day recover and so Atif decided their civilization must fall to a united humanity. And to this end he called the various human warlords to meet with him. Loyalist leaders such as Bardon and Elroy Eifel of the Parifin refused this meeting outright and King Frediger Arendel of Fondor instead made a separate peace with Inlawswee, quietly becoming an independent kingdom once more. However many lords came to him to hear what he had to say. The Rakanins saw this an opportunity to gain support for their holdings, the Atugans saw potential for loot, and the Node only wished to spill elven blood. Each had their own reasons and fought amongst each other over who should lead them. This was until Atif came and with the aid of the lord of Balance Alinor formed under him a human alliance, the first empire of Mankind. The now united human forces gained grown rapidly dividing and conquering the elven strongholds, with innumerable elves parrishing at their hands. At Merive they would win a great victory at Merive crushing the houses of Thunir and Lotmackt, braking the combined strength of the Loyalists, and capturing emperor Alberich Kiesel himself. The elves attempted to call upon their Dwarven allies but found them overwhelmed by a Goblin invasion. However Atif was still uneasy, for though the elves were scattered and defeated across their empire they could not be fully defeated as long as Inlawswee still stood. Of course sacking Inlawswee was easier said than done as even Malarian Uo-Ceralua a legendary commander with the might of an entire empire behind him could not Crack its walls. Even more worrying was news that Alberich had escaped from captivity with the aid of a mysterious warrior and now began regrouping the elven defenders, even as his northern allies were beaten back by what would become Elmerdin. And so desperate for victory he sent his closest supporters far and wide to look for an edge. Ironic it was when Ephraim Vonner found this edge in the fields of Falstaf of all places from the skull of Fulci Menisi. Upon returning it to Atif he had a vision of the imprisonment of the gods and of how he could free them. And so Atif and his followers entered the temple of Girt with Ephraim and the great chieftains of Rugrez attacking its inhabitants. Despite the bravery of the defenders and the aid of Tyne Rôlon and the council knight Belini Kiem Atif's host emerged victorious with Atif killing the Gnomish Keeper Treanton Pollock unleashing the beings he had kept long bound. The entities broke free of their prisons, overwhelming and destroying the defenders leaving only Tyne alive. Atif was approached by Sygmear himself who named Atif his champion. Elsewhere other human warlords were also chosen by other powers, empowering them greatly. They would lead their hosts with newfound power destroying entire legions of the elves. Soon they would join together into a great host that assaulted the vary heartland of the Inlawsween empire. They tore through the elven defenders putting their settlements and temples to the torch. Soon this host descended upon Inlawswee and put it to siege. The battle raged for days as elves and humans fought in the streets. No where in the capital was left untouched as elf and human clashed in every corner and alleyway. Not Even the great Temple was spared as a host of Dorki broke down the doors and sacrificed its priests to their gods. Atif meanwhile would attempt to hunt down Emperor Alberich but found the palace empty the emperor having been smuggled out of the burning city by Bardon and Elroy mere hours earlier. Still the city had fallen, the Inlawsween empire was scattered with only small pockets of elven power remaining. But his victory brought more complications for even as they celebrated their victory many of his allies realized that the empire of Mankind was little more than a loose coalition held together by their hatred for the elves. And with the elves defeated many of the warlords began wondering why they needed to follow a Rugrezan champion of a god they did not worship. And thus at the height of his victory Atif Landrin champion of Humanity was cut down by his own supporters run through by Elonzo Pezzaro. With him died his dreams for a united humanity as the warlords he united turned on one another carving petty Kingdoms for themselves from the territory claimed from the elves
History of Kamalear part 2: The Exodus by Elvinkin66, literature
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History of Kamalear part 2: The Exodus
In the years that followed the Fomorian crisis restless grew among the Rugrez as talk of rebellion grew among them. The loudest of these calls for rebellion came from Atif Landrin and his Hunat who began to speak similarly to Fulci Menisi but replacing the Wrath of the deep with the return of the Rugrezan god Sygmear whose popularity grew in those days. Bardon and Elroy attempted to calm this rebellion down but only managed to create a divide between Rebels and Loyalists. This all came to a head at the moot of Landrin where Alvan Nesiem attempted to appease the human leaders. Unfortunately Athol Rölo was murdered in the meeting and all fell into chaos and rebellion. Shortly after the moot Atif called his own meeting of the Great Rugrezan chieftains . Here Atif spoke telling that their god Wuldalf, the Rugrezan name for Alinor the lord of Balance, had spoken to him calling him to free humanity from elven rule. One by one the 14 great chieftains swore themselves to Atif declaring him their king. All save for Bardon who declared this act treason based on arrogance, and that the only leige he followed was in Inlawswee. The other chieftains would declare him a traitor to their gods, something that didn't bother Bardon whose ancestors abandoned the old gods generations previously. Angered Atif cursed him banishing him and his heirs,from the lands of Rugrez until they would again bow before the gods and their king. Bardon would be allowed to escape as to kill him at the meeting would be considered Tabbo to the vary gods Atif claimed power from. The Lear would be less fortunate as the other Tribes invaded Amris first rather then risk being attacked from behind by the loyal tribe. Lead by Sileret Prtenton, of the Zutak, the armies of Rugrez would bring much suffering to the Lear, for their betryal. Burning their hamlets and destroying their way shrines using the rubble to build shrines to the new gods of the Rugrez. Most of the Lear would flee their burning homeland fleeing east as swiftly as they could. Angered by Bardon's defiance Sileret would pursue the Lear seeking to wipe them out for their treason but was stopped by the intervention of the eighth legion. They would clash against the Zutak forces killing many before the other Tribes arrived. Though they elves fought bravely they were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of the Rugrezans and were cut down to a man. However their deaths were not in vain as the Lear were able to escape to the Lands of their allies. Bardon however would continue to aid the elves in their ill fated war, even as their empire crumbled about them. He fought at Emperor Alberich's side throughout the war even though the final fall of Inlawsee. As the city burned around him, he was among the group tasked with escorting the Imperial Kissel family out of the doomed city. During their flight from the city they would be attacked by Sileret Prtenton and a group of Zutak warriors tasked with killing Alberich. The two groups fought with Sileret attacking Bardon calling him a traitor, but in the end Bardon emerged victorious and slew Sileret. Eventually the survivors escaped fallen Inlawswee watching it burn from its outskirts. As the Era of Sorrows began Bardon parted ways with now former Emperor Alberich Kiesel and returned to his people who now dwelled with their Parifin allies. For ten Years the two groups lived together as one. As few among the Lear spoke Rakanin and few Parifin spoke, old Rugrezan elvish was used to communicate between the two groups. In the tenth year of the Era of Sorrows a hooded figure was seen in the Vale of Andeal. He requested to speak to the leaders of the Parifin and Lear and was brought before them though bound by fearful warriors. He approached the lords and spoke to them in Elvish remarking that fear has clouded the minds of the faithful before revealing himself to be the former Emperor Alberich Kiesel. Bardon shamed the Guards who bound him as Elroy undid his bonds. Upon being realised he would take from his sack gifts for each of the lords. To Elroy was given a crown of Silver and bright gems and again called Elroy a great king among men. To Bardon he presented with Tindecet, the Glinting Sword, which was made for and welded by the late Kie Nesiem, of who Bardon served with during the Crisis. As Bardon held it in his hand Alberich told him of his travels during the past ten years and of the chaos left in the wake of the rebellion and the freeing of the Demon lords. But also he told of good tidings and of a potential homeland for the Lear. In the province of Kama the ruling Breve family sat devastated, for shortly after the Fomorian crisis governor Talagand Breve along with his wife and younger children all Vanished one night , their fortress of Barlonin being left empty and cursed. Though his elder sons would have inherited Amarsino was slain in battle against the Dorki during the Rebellion, and Umbarto still lay unresponsive, his mind broken in the Monastery of Irmos. The last lord of Kama Odonia Breve now lay surrounded by foes and lost of his lands. The Emperor then said that should they go to Odonia's aid that Bardon may settle his people in Kama thus ending their long exile far from the other Rugrez who now turned against them. They would spend the winter together surviving the bitter frost of that year. Alberich would depart come spring and soon after Bardon would lead the Lear out of the Valley. Elroy went with him for a time through what is now Andeal. He would stop at the west bank of the river Levavers which one day marl the eastern border of Andeal. Here Bardon and Elroy parted ways for a final time. They embraced as brothers vowing that their people would remain friends for all time. With this bitter goodbye they went their separate ways never to meet again on the green earth of the living. After crossing the Levavers the Lear headed eastwards into the wilderlands which even in the Hight of the Glorious age the elves barely held. Now with the Inlawsween empire gone it was a dangerous wilderness filled with monsters and other hazards. Beneath mount Tolanar they encountered the dread dragon Fekus the Grim. The beast was large and grey flying above them. Bardon and his men braced for the dragon's fire, but it never came. For Fekus was one of the Fang Dragons, the cursed descendants of Valimwrkus the betrayer, a dragon who accepted a bribe from Zarnol that allowed the Sperit war of old to happen. Due to the sheer amount of Dragons killed in the resulting conflict his line was cursed, losing their ability to breathe fire and gaining a bite that drained their opponents. Eternally hungry he would hunt the Lear attacking in the night to grab and consume Members of the wandering group. Starting with stragglers he grew more bold by the day. As the death toll rose Bardon would gather many great warriors to hunt the beast. The fighting was fierce and brutal and soon only four of the original 20 who had tracked down the beast remained standing Hadar Engelard, Cador Lovegood, Lordac Jaltorn, Haladrin, and Bardon himself. They attempted to rush the beast but were knocked back by wind drawn by his wings. Haladrin attempted to strike the beast but was brought down by his jaws. It turned towards Bardon and prepared to lunge . Luckily Candor saw what happened and quickly intercepted cutting deep into the dragon's tail. The beast turned suddenly exposing his throat for Bardon to thrust Tindecet through his throat killing Fekus instantly. They were soon after snowed in by a winter storm . In desperation and against the warnings of Bardon many of the Lear survived by eating the Draconic flesh of Fekus . Though the flesh burned the inside of their mouths and they risked being cursed for eating an intelligent being it allowed them to survive the winter warm and well fed. Come spring they departed that land into the Valley of Falmoros. Here they encountered the Falmari, a human tribe who dwelled within. Here the Lear would first encounter the Curseborn, children who had suffered from curses that twisted their bodies before birth. Their skin was of a yellow pallor, and horns and bony spines broke through their bodies. Bardon pitied these children who had suffered for their parent's crimes and decided to help them. And so the Lear spent many months among the Falmari healing their sick and cursed and trading for food and supplies. Troubles would soon follow as the tribe's old healer Bathhad, grew jealous that these newcomers were taking her position from her. She would turn her magic from healing to harming and cursing the Lear. She was eventually caught by Chieftain Daegalin and was exiled. He expected her to die alone in the wilderness but she would survive becoming a dangerous hag who would trouble the people of the Morgan River in later generations. Of course neither the Falmari nor the Lear would know this as they settled together. Intermarring between the two groups was common at that time with many forgetting their promised land of Kama. But things would change in time. First rats of Gulgor appeared in the region, fell plague spreading mutants. The Lear Healers would attempt to aid their new allies but though they could treat the sickness they could do little for the nasty side effects it left on its victims. Chieftain Daegalin grew more and more desperate and soon fell back on the old ways . And so when an elven woman was caught travelling through Falmoros in an attempt to escape the purges of the west she was captured and brought to the village. She was about to be brutally sacrificed when Bardon intervened. He confronted Daegalin demanding he stop, but the chieftain of the Falmari refused resulting in a fight breaking out. By the end Daegalin was dead and the Lear were forced to flee from Falmoros, with the Elf maid Nithroel Dawraek, and around 100 Falmari who had taken Lear spouses. And so the Lear would continue their march east through the wilderness once again on their quest. During their travel Bardon and Nithroel would grow close eventually marrying and barring a half elven daughter Edith. The girl was around five years of age when the Lear arrived in Kama. Here they would aid Odonia Breve against both the Vonnari and the Fondori who both attempted to claim Kama for their own realm. Odonia was thankful for their aid and allowed them to settle in the lands of Kama where they lived peaceful until the rise of the dark warlock Ephraim Vonner who would threaten the Lear greatly and who the conflict against him would lead to the rise of Kamalear. But that is a story for another day.
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Jay Herah and the Sins of Aldare#160 by Elvinkin66, literature
Literature
Jay Herah and the Sins of Aldare#160
Jay continued on his travels having many adventures both fair and foul.  So many things he had seen across many worlds.  Encountering the Hesharun Witches and gaining an ally within the council itself along with encountering a dark entity on an old facility on the fear of being watched still worrying him. And so he traveled to a vary remote world in hopes of throwing off his pursuer. And a rarely explored world deep within the neutral zone between the Thata Federation and and Imperium of Sapens, a place traveled only by merchanters and space pirates neither the kind of people who would care about a single traveler hiding out.    So he traveled to this hidden place known by few traveled by less and made a temporary home along the coast of one of its unnamed Seas.  Here he lived for some time losing tack of it due to the planets strange day night cycle.   It was late evening some time after his arrival when he first spotted it, the silhouette of a city of some sort jutting out from the horizon.  This confused Jay as the world was supposed to be uninhabited, well at least by sentient beings. Had Jay somehow discovered a undiscovered race? He grew excited by that possibility also that of it being a hidden city of an ancient race, the Dominion or on of the Elder races, both the Irrasions and Eratuinians having territory nearby. And so Jay began to construct a boat using his skills as a scavenger to carve it and make an oar. He used this boat to travil to where he saw the city and waited until sunset where it became visible again.  The city was unlike any he had seen before completely alien though oddly familiar.  He spent some time searching for an entrance, banging on the wall until he felt a hollow bang of a door, a trick he also learned in his homeworld, quickly entering the city and looking around.  It was than Jay grew anxious as he recognized the internal architecture. It was similar to the Aldean ruins of his homeworld that he spent much of his youth looting.  Jay knew the dangers of these ruins and grew greatly cautious holding his staff tightly as he remembered the last few times he entered Aldean ruins, monsters,  constructs and empty children, and prepared himself for anything.  He walked through the halls slowly and carefully looking around for traps and defences fearing a repeat of his encounter with that mechanism around 10 years prior a event he still had nightmares about, and did not want to repeat. It was some time before he encountered a person.  A humanoid figure dresses in some sort of engineering uniform.  He yelled to Jay in a language he only partly recognized,  some of the words were Aldean which Jay recognised, the others were completely alien to him. The strange language and the fact he did not expect the facility to be still habited.  This allowed the man to grab a communication device and call security before Jay could do anything.  He was soon swarmed by armed guards wielding ancient Aldean Arcecannons  Jay had never encountered a working one and did not wish to experience what they did and so complied with their demands. He was brought through many halls into a city an Aldean style city with architectural designs Jay recognised both from the ruins of his homeworld and from the School of Melini's central tower.  They people also looked and dressed like the ancient aldeans which made Jay wonder if they were… bit something was wrong.  Jay had met Aldeans before even pure bloods such as Headmaster Tyrogyth and they didn't feel like Aldeans to Jay's empathic sense, and they had a hint of wrongness about their own bodies, similar to a person that had been transformed or one who's gender did not match their bodies.  Had they been transformed into a Aldeans?  Who would do such a thing? Who could do such a thing?  All these things went through his head as he walked through the city. Soon he neared the tower, built in the style of many Aldean towers scattered across the universe. .. though the symbol was one he had not seen before.   He was brought up the tower before their leader an aged man in scientific attire.  "Who are you? " he asked  "Jay of Torisal. " he said vaguely  "What place is that?  Not part of the great Aldean empire." "No… it's a village. A free Boro." uttered Jay as the man drew some of his blood. "Free… how foolish. Nothing is truly free." He spoke as he put the blood into a machine "hmf. It would  seem you have Aldean blood though it is heavily diluted, have my people so lost their way they would breed with such low creatures." "Says the one making 'lowly' creatures into aldeans." Spat Jay "I brought them ascension into a better form of life." "I doubt they would see it that way if they knew the truth. " "How dare you question my designs mud blood. You know nothing. If I did not need you I'd slay you myself and siphon that little bit of Aldean DNA from your corpse." "You need a lowly mongrel like myself? I thought I would be beneath the needs of your 'glorious city.'" Spoke Jay with his usual wit about him.  "You are as lowly as I say. Bit in the muddy blood of yours is enough Aldean blood to serve my purpose. " "And that is?"  Spoke Jay impatient  "Hiss." Spoke the mad scientist angry at being Interrupted. " there is a station built by my people filled with technology that rightfully belongs to the Aldeans,  technology I can use to help restore this universe to our noble rule. Unfortunately it's door is biocoded to the Blood of aldeare and it is infested by vile undead. I would have my men deal with them buy the lock does not see them as Aldean… and the fell ghost who runs the place will not let me near enough to open it. You however.. have enough Aldean blood to open the door. Bring me the data cube from the center of the facility it will contain all the knowledge I need. Succeed and I will let you free, fail me and you will die… either by the undead, or by painful experimentation." And so was sent up to the station by a makeshift portal being escorted to the door by a pair of the false Aldeans.  Jay pressed his hand to the door causing to to glow and part opening a way into the base. He and the two entered the facility walking through the dusty corridors.  Jey soon had the feeling of being watched which he tried to tell his two watchers but they did not listen. Soon they found a fork in the corridors, where the three spilt up and one of the false Aldeans was not seen again.  Jay and the remaining gaurd went deeper into the facility a dark and erry presence overwhelming them. The feeling of being watched only grew from there, and soon they heard something crawling in the vents.  It slowly moved closer and closer until Jay heard a horrible screaming behind him, and he was overwhelmed by the feeling of sheer terror.   He saw his gaurd being dragged away by an unknown assailant his screams echoing throughout the hall. Jay seeing the poor man as but a victim in this ran after him trying to save his life,  but unfortunately by the time he caught up he found him dead, with what looked like a small feral child biting into his neck.  Jay looked on is disgust at this action as the girl looked up at him with inhuman eyes.  "V..vampire! " Spoke Jay realizing what she was. "Good guess." Smiled the girl the purplish blood the the false Aldean dribbling from  her mouth. She sniffed about catching Jay's sent.. " has old glasses starting using humans to make bootleg Aldeans now?" "I'm not one of those mad man's pets." Spoke Jay offended  "Yet you do his bidding. " She says moving tworeds him. "When the choices are get him that cube or dieing horribly. The choice is simple. " "Yes… unless you relise what he will do with the data cube. What horrors he could unleash upon an unsuspecting universe. " "What choice do I have, die?" "That is always an option!" She yelled as she jumped upon him despite her small size she was quite strong easily pinning Jay to the ground.  She prepared to feed upon him but as her Fangs near his neck, she was stopped by a ghostly voice.  "Amalia stop!" This caused the vampire child to immediately stop her attack and stand up "what is it now. " "I wish to speak to this one he is not our enemy." "He is an intruder… a servent of doctor Mahator." "But not a willing one.  And definitely not one of his unfortunate creation."  "And? He can not be allowed to bring the Cube back." "Who said I was giving him the cube. Amalia go finish your meal over there and clean up his remains… I'm going to talk to my guest. " The vampire child huffed and went back to feeding on the dead man, as a ghostly woman appeared before Jay beckoning him to follow her to another room. Jay not wishing to witness the unfortunate feeding of that man compiled going into what was once the command center.  "To who do I owe my rescue." He asked  “You speak to Xenaia Mytonia, One With Nothing.” She spoke solemnly "I am sorry about your poor reception Amalia here has been on edge ever since she first heard of that shadow binder who acquired a profane dagger said to be able to destroy ghosts, so much so  that she took the title ghost assassin." Jay Responded  "I have heard of her Nasty fellow from what I hear.  Caused a bit of trouble on her homeworld of Stromgarde." "True. They say the rulers of her home country bound the ghosts of their great kings to their tombs, or they did until she uncovered the dagger and slew them one by one… gave them a fate worse than death… oblivion." She says coldly   "How did she even gain such a vile item." Wondered Jay aloud.  "I know not. But I fear other powers are at play here." *She spoke ominously* "With her acquired such a horrible object, that explosion felt all over the universe a few months back, and then the Hasherans took control of the Courseway. Things are moving quickly and I believe deliberately." "You think someone is scheming across the entire universe? " spoke Jay confused.  "Sounds crazy when you say it like that but that is what I believe given the evidence before me. And being a dead woman trapped in this place I have little to do beside observe the universe. Buy I expect you are here for more  than to talk about that vile assassin of ghosts."  "Yes ma'am.  I a bit ago encountered something strange.  A race made into the shape of the Aldeans but they were not. Something reshaped them as such , and created what looks like some mimicry of Aldean architecture." "They are trying to recreate Aldare of old? Or at least some mockery of this? Not even the Saldei have such a perverted sentimentality. Aldaare is fallen … and by God it should stay that way." She says anger being felt from her aura. "How can you say such a thing. Aldare was the first and greatest of the Elder civilizations, home to the Jewl of creation,  birth place of magic, the great capital of Eternity.  It's falk was one of the greatest tragedies to befall the universe. How can you say it was a good thing it is gone? Was it not once your home?" Yelled Jay in anger and confusion.  The Ghost of Xenaia spoke to Jay, sternly but calmly explaining her point. “ Aldaare was great and golden.  And yes it was my home when I was a living woman of flesh and blood. But it was twisted and cursed for some time before it was broken apart. Its corruption starting  with a terrible war that took place when I was but a girl,  and ending when God destroyed it to save the universe from its corruption, which happened a few years after my murder.”  "Great war? Corruption what are you talking about? " Asked the wayward sage.  "We Fought a great war against our foes Djinn, Aracanie, Eratuinian, and others the universe awash with blood. We made weapons and monsters, heroes and horrors. and in the end the Djinn now remain imprisoned in their jars and Lamps, the Aracane are cast out and trapped in their sullen domain, and the Eratuinians were utterly destroyed.” "The Great Universal war? I had heard of it from stories.Was it truly as bad as they say? "Worse I'm afraid.  Civilization burned in the fires of war. Trillions of deaths on every front, mutations and abominations to life and the life giver were left across galaxies some still living in deep dark places where no one dares go. The losers of this war were punished greatly as I mentioned.  But the winners faired little better in the end. Our allies suffered, the Cradok were wiped out in the war, destroyed in a mad quest for power,  the Irassions were devastated as well, but it was plague that finished them from what I hear. And we Aldeans fell to our own arrogance,  our heros turning against us as we Betrayed everything we stood for. " "Heros betraying you?? What do you mean by that?" Asked Jay, remembering the Aldean hall of heroes he found months earlier. “Take my husband Woodrow Creekin, he was once a kind man, a champion of justice and a defender of the innocent, but towards the end became a violent extremist following a madman , crippling a child , killing so many. God forgive me but I hope he met his fate in the disaster he and his friends helped to start.” She spoke sorrowfully.   "I'm sorry… I didn't know." "Its alright. .. it is the past… I have learned to live with it… for lack of a better word." She sighed. "What now? " spoke Jay worried. "You return to that foolish scientist with this. "She said motioning towards a cube left at the end of a table.   "But did we not establish in great detail how much of a bad idea giving him the cube was!" Spoke Jay entirely flustered.  "Ah yes it would be. .. if It were not for the contents of this particular cube.  For instead of the information he seeks inside is  a little surprise , something that should keep him busy for some time." ' "And when they realize our trick and start shooting at me!" Spoke Jay not wanting to be sacrificed for some feud. "Worry not. When it takes effect it should shut down his power. .. including any devices he would use to prevent your escape." "I see. I guess I will do as you ask… its not like I have any other choice. " And with that Jay went back through the facility seeing his two dead escorts on the way back.      Making it back to the Aldean city he was confronted by the false Aldeans.   "Where is Zukal and Shaz?" Spoke the gaurd at the gate. "Dead! There was creatures in there.  I barely got through alive."  "How do we know you did not kill them yourself. " "Why in God's name would I return to you if I killed them? " "That… makes sense. " He said "Do you have the Cube?" "This cube?' Jay said showing it for all to see. "Found it in the facility.  I hope it's the one you want I wish not to go back in there. " "I believe so!" He said back "take him to the boss!"  And so Jay was dragged back to the command center and brought before the mad doctor Mahator. "Bring me the Cube."  "Its here! Its here!" Say said nervously handing the cube to the scientist. "Yes! Yes! It's finally mine!  The last piece to make my Aldean paradise is within my hands!" He spoke excitedly placing the cube on the receptacle. Instantly the computers around the room began to buzz with activity as the information was downloaded into the servers.  But a few moments later they started to flash and sputtered turing red and giving off an awful noise! Soon the power of the base sputtered out leaving all in darkness.   Sensing treachery the gaurds began to charge up there disrupturs marking to Jay it was time to leave and he tellaported out before they could fire, escaping this encounter with his life. Upon Jay returning to civilization he would find out he was gone for months,  entering the world of Xananu it now being the beginning of the year 2002 of the Era of Sorrows the start of a new year. 
Jay Herah and the Betrayal at Burthope by Elvinkin66, literature
Literature
Jay Herah and the Betrayal at Burthope
Jay eventually left Madrapor. Not even the relative safety from the Council he had there was worth trying to survive the wrath of many of the criminal factions of the world. While the Council merely wanted to arrest him, these folks would love nothing more than to torture and kill him; that’s what he got for helping people. And so Jay randomly jumped from planet to planet until he ended up on the war-torn world of Burthrope.  From what Jay remembered, Burthrope went through a technological boom as new technology was invented across the world, centered around the Republic of Athos who became the dominant power on the planet. They brought an era of greatness. Though it was not all peaceful, as Burthropian humans began to resemble Adolar Lorgarn’s Empire of Atofa and the Imperium of Sapens. Specifically, they started to believe in the superiority of humanity and soon the various factions and parties within the republic and it’s sphere of influence started to exploit many other races such as Satyrs, who, as the nature they once revered became deforested and polluted by the boon in technology, were left vulnerable to such exploitation.   As the Republic grew wealthy on the backs of underpaid Satyr laborers, the Athosian Republic grew prosperous and their influence spread across Burthrope, with the great city of Athos being proclaimed the unofficial capital of the world around 200 years ago. But the golden age of Athos would not last; like many nations that used the republican government, it slowly fell to corruption as people began to elect popular presidents over those who would truly do good for the nation and soon enough an organization known as the Lumanus Council gained great influence over the nation, all the while claiming to want what was best for Athos. This was what Jay didn’t know.   That was the state of the planet at the time of the Havasta Incident whose after-effects hit Burthrope as much as it did the rest of the universe. This radicalized a local cult known as Thuzune who believed these calamities were signs of the return of their goddess and they performer several attacks across Burthrope, during which they killed several Athosian senators, planted bombs in several of Athos’ academies and overthrew the client state of Dexita. That was the mess that Jay found himself in the midst of this time.  This time he appeared in a cave. Nothing that unusual, as he was teleported to worse places, but this one’s smell was heavy and musky, wet and warm. It also wasn’t exactly unoccupied, as was apparent by the human bones and other nasty things lying around. And then he heard a scream in the tunnel in front of him. Immediately and without thought, Jay ran to help the poor person who got themselves in a mess; here he came to a chamber filled with many dead men in military uniforms, a large mangled corpse of some monstrosity and the covering form of the one survivor of what must have been a military squad.  And he immediately noticed the young mage.  „Who are you?! Say your name!” He shouted weakly and aimed his gun at Jay. This wasn’t the first time that someone was aiming something deadly in his face, and Jay immediately started to defuse the situation. „I am not your enemy! Just a visitor.” Spoke Jay in a calm and cool voice. The gun he was threatened with didn’t budge. „How did you even get here? Don’t you know this is a warzone?!“ yelled the gun-wielder. How should he explain? „Oh don’t worry sir, I just fell out of the sky due to an ability I can barely control, don’t mind me!“ Jay held in his sarcasm and continued speaking as if he was comforting a scared child. „War you say? Good to know. Now how about you take that gun out of my face? It’s a bit awkward when you’re just trying to have a conversation.“ For a moment Jay thought that was his end, as the soldier took nearly a minute to slowly put down his weapon. Jay internally breathed out; thank the Spirits that people were still reasonable. Then the man started to talk once again. „Look, sorry for that. Most of my squad has just been slaughtered by a group of bastards like that giant thing over there,“ he pointed at the corpse behind them. „I’m a bit jumpy. Name’s Granam by the way, my first name is Carsinir, but only my friends and mother call me by that name. And seeing as they all are lying here on the ground, well…“ The soldier shrugged. „Sorry for your loss. My name is Jay Herah. If I help you get up, would you please tell me about this war?“ The man still looked at him with suspicion, but shrugged once again. As Jay helped him on his feet, Granam told the planeswalker of what was going on. He told him about the fall of Dextia and how Athos sent their army in an attempt to restore peace around here. Unfortunately, the brutal fighting had left the region in ruins and the resulting suffering and despair attracted a pack of Grevals, nasty monsters like the mangled corpse he saw earlier, which made things far more complicated, and now the whole land was a mess. The higher ups, said Granam, would probably tell him more, but that was what he himself knew. Jay still appreciated the information he got. As Jay’s new companion talked about the state of the land, they arrived back at the camp. The perimeter was surrounded with trenches and killboxes, all battered and broken as the men who manned them. Many graves dotted the line of sight, as well as a pit full of monstrous Greval corpses. Jay could feel the anxiety in the air as he walked through the camp as well as the fear and despair of the remaining soldiers. This place was doomed and they all knew it.  Jay, being himself, tried to help the troops with his healing magic and even cured a soldier of shadow sickness, a nasty ailment that was slowly turning his skin gray and slowly immobilised his muscles. To his surprise and sadness, his empathic abilities sensed paranoia among the troops. Now to his shock, the stressed soldiers surrounded him, causing a great commotion with many aiming their weapons at him and shouting in panic.  „He’s a Greval! He’s doing something to Phil!“ shouted one of them. Other soldiers were aiming their weapons at him and Jay could see that they were waiting for him to move just so they could start shooting “What’s going on!” Suddenly a female voice yelled from the entrance of the medical tent. A young woman with black hair and pasty skin ran out of there. Her clothes were dark and dirty, with a sword of blue-ish metal at her hip. Jay was confused as to why she was there and could only guess who she was. She pushed through the crowd and drew her sword on the young mage. „It’s you!“ she growled. Now this confused Jay. He knew only a few women in his life, one of them being responsible for why he was an exile anyway, and he certainly didn’t remember this one. The confusion soon cleared though. „Are you Jay Herah, that renegade from Gulavault?” she said.  „Depends on who’s asking. Who are you?“ The woman gave him a hard look. From this distance, her eyes had a surprisingly nice shade of green. „My name is Annette Primsiver, knight of the Order of Kiem.“ Oh, bollocks! Of course that Council had one of their watch dogs around here. Still, Jay kept his disinterested tone of voice. „That explains the sword on my throat. I guess that the Council finally managed to track me down and sent you to arrest me?“ Primsiver snorted. „Are you truly arrogant enough to think the Council would send a Knight to dispatch one little dark wizard? No, I am here to assist these men. You just so happened to oh so helpfully turn up. You have my thanks for that.“ „Ah, I see!“ said Jay with a smile. Always smile in the face of danger, it throws it off guard. But it would seem Primsiver knew this tactic as well, since she returned it with one of hers. „Now if you would be so kind and surrender voluntarily, I might ensure your safety long enough for the Council to come arrest you…“ she didn’t get much further than that, as Jay cocked his head to the side. „And if I don’t?“ Primsiver looked around the soldiers and gave him another sweet smile of hers. “Then I will look the other way while these good men relieve their stress.“ Jay looked peripherally around himself. The men were pointing their guns and it would seem they tracked his every move.  Making his mind, he sighed. „I guess I have no choice. I surrender.“ He raised his arms. Primsiver looked at soldiers behind him. „Put him with that boy until my colleagues arrive. Maybe this will finally get their attention…,“ she said solemnly. Two pairs of arms roughly gripped Jay and started to lead him to a battered building. As the soldiers threw him in and locked the door, a voice sounded from a corner. „Well would you look at that; they got another fool like me. What’s your name?“ Jay looked from where the voice was coming and saw a brown-haired young man, maybe around his age. „Are you that boy they mentioned?“ His…co-prisoner? Brother in chains? Eh, whatever. The young man sneered. „I’m twenty-five years old, thank you very much. My name is Valdamir Kausar, once an heir to Kausar Krystals. Your name?“ he asked. Jay stood up. „Jay Herah, traveller. How did you get here? You don’t look like a deserter or a bandit.“ His companion sighed. „Yeah, that's a history.“ And he started to tell his story. His family owned a mining business involving Izize crystals, which were used to make the power sources for Athosan biotics. This made his family reasonably wealthy but attracted the attention of the influential Harkun Sneed, tech-baron and member of the Luminus Council. He wished to buy out their mines for his own operations but the Kausars refused and died in an explosive “accident“ shortly afterwards. Valdamir, who was half-insane with grief, was obviously suspicious of this, especially after Sneed supporters took control of his family’s mines for “protection.“ He swore revenge and joined an anti-Athosian group that eventually found their way here. „…and that bitch had me locked in here after killing my group. I only escaped that fate when one of those soldiers recognised me.“ said the former heir angrily. Jay was sympathetically nodding. Then they heard footsteps, as if several people were walking just south of the prison. Jay then heard a calm male voice speak. „Ah Lumie. Right on schedule.“ Valdamir laughed and opened a small listening hole, beckoning Jay to join in. „Ah, Zulrich. You have arrived. Though I see you have neither the supplies or reinforcements we requested.“ Jay recognised Knight Primsiver’s voice. „Me and my associates are doing all we can to convince the Senate to act.“ said „Zulrich“ in a grim tone. „And I thought your little council controlled the Senate?“ Annette replied. „We do not know what is it you are talking about, Knight. We merely guide and occasionally slightly nudge the state, we do not rule it. Any rumor that says otherwise is just that, a rumor.“ said Zulrich. Annette sighed. „Well, have you brought us at least something or are you here to simply gloat?“ „I am here to warn you. There is a large pack of Grevals heading your way.“ „And you are going to help with that?“ „I will give you command over two of my hunters. Nova! Aruna! You are to aid Knight Primsiver here in killing the beasts.“ „I am pleased to serve my glorious republic!“ said a young man. „What’s going on?“ asked the woman, her voice audibly influenced by alcohol. She was presumably older than the man, but by just a bit. „We are going to save these fellows from Grevals.“ explained the man. „Alright then.“ said the woman and both then presumably wandered off. „…a sycophant and a drunkard is what you send me?“ said Annette, fury and annoyance hearable in her voice. „Well, they were the only hunters that were available.“ explained Zulrich. „Oh, and what of your personal squad, „Team Silver“ I believe they were called?“ „They are, erm, busy. Before you ask, further information is classified.“ „Of course,“ said clearly annoyed Annette. Both of them walked away from the jail cell and out of Jay’s earshot. Days passed and both men remained in the cell, with only Granam’s occasional deliveries of food and news from the camp. Since he didn’t know they already overheard it, he told them about the coming Grevals. He was still visibly shaken from the ordeal in the cave. He also told them about General George Vespadan, a wealthy politician who got his position by virtue of being Harkun Sneed’s son-in-law, and of his growing paranoia and fear of his men plotting against him. Since his near-assasination by Valdamir, his fears were getting only worse. He was limiting his officers’ privileges in an attempt to prevent them from conspiring, threatened to hang his men for slightest signs of cowardice and was making plans for a reckless attack against the Fawn rebels who were just as trapped by Grevals as his own men, all for the vain attempt of getting some glory from this failed campaign. He was even pushing for Valdamir and Jay to be hanged to „boost morale“, but Primsiver talked him out of it. Even though there were so far no signs of mutiny, it was very clear the troops were losing patience and with the Athosian Senate being as useless as usual, they cared more about politics than sending aid to the exhausted army. Many of the soldiers were therefore looking at Knight Primsiver for leadership. The mood in the camp only got worse when news of the approaching Grevals got to the soldiers. Some of the monsters attacked the camp ahead of their horde, and though they were easily dispatched, they only served as a dark reminder of what was to come. Days passed as the horde drew closer, the rebel camp the army was sent to extinguish went silent and wasn’t even sending their men for supply raids. Athosians dug in and prepared for the inevitable attack; their fear and despair only made the beasts go faster. What followed Jay only heard about later, but on the eleventh day of his imprisonment, a group of rebels led by a young Satyr called Henrietta Steal came up to the camp with a white flag of surrender. She told the Athosian soldiers that their camp was overrun by Grevals who killed their leader and most of other troops, which left them the only survivors. They came to the Athosian camp in the belief that they had better chances with Athosians than Grevals and begged for help. General Vespadan asked for their immediate execution, but Primsiver persuaded him not to, since Grevals were only a few hours away and they needed as many guns as possible. Henrietta’s group was allowed to stay and man the walls. By the sunset, the Greval horde came, still stained by the blood of the rebels. Hundreds of eyeless horrors were charging into the firing line, but the soldiers’ aim was true and they held firm. More of the monstrosities were coming. Athosians and rebels alike drove bullet after bullet into the horde, nearly making a hill out of their bodies. But the Greval tide did not stop; in fact, it was as if it only grew in size. They finally broke through and spilled into the encampment, spreading panic and death all over. One pack charged to the prison; Granam thankfully noticed it however, and ran to free Jay and Valdamir. He gave Valdamir his sniper rifle back and Jay was glad he had his glaive in his possession again. „Fight for your freedom! Fight to survive!“ yelled Granam and fired with his assault rifle at the clawing hordes. One of the beasts tried to jump the medic from the back, but Valdamir blew his brains out, his sniping skills still untouched even after his tenure in prison. Jay joined in the killing, slashing and burning through the pack, his glaive’s great reach cleared the path. Then a particularly large Greval jumped in his path and Jay made the mistake of trying to empathically reach it. The only thing he felt from it was the need to kill.  The beast blew the young mage away with its claw. Jay got up again and magically stunned it and it’s compatriots, but not before one bit into his hand. The slaughter continued as Jay and his allies cleared the path through the camp. Eventually, they reached Primsiver’s position. She was holding her own, decapitating monsters while also burning them with her fireballs. „Hold the line! Hold the line!“ she yelled. She was back to back with the rebel commander Steal. They were standing on a mound of bodies. Jay and his compatriots fought their way up, only adding to the pile. For a second, Annette gave Jay a look. „You are not the person I pictured from your dossier, Herah.“ She burned another four Grevals with a stream of fire. „I was sure you would teleport away once you had the chance.“ „I couldn’t just leave these people behind.“ He whirled his glaive and another two monsters fell down dead. „Besides, my Planeshift spark decided it was lazy today.“ He grinned. Primsiver ran through another Greval. „You are more honorable than that coward of a general. He fled as soon as they breached the fortifications. I like you…I hope you survive the night! FEIRDA!“ She yelled before sending a whirlwind of flame through the horde’s masses. The five fought tooth and nail against the Grevals; they killed so many of them that the ground was covered in pools of the horde’s corrupted blood. Finally, the horde was beginning to break under the pressure of Athosian defense. They were soon beaten and slain to the last. It was however a costly victory; many men died that night, along with several of the rebels, of which not even one ran from their position. All four who fought at Jay’s side were wounded in some way, along with Jay himself who was tired, battered and cut.  But the day was won, and dawn’s first light fell on the bloodstained ground. The survivors of the battle gathered at the center of the camp, wading through Greval bodies and picking up the ones of their fallen comrades. They counted that at least a good third of their numbers died. Soon, General Vespadan came back from where he ran off to, with Aruna Raine trailing behind him like a lost puppy. Annette approached him. „And I thought a true battle would have awoken a tiny shred of bravery within you. I was wrong.“ she growled. Vespadan started sweating. „As a General, it is my duty to report to live and report to the Senate!“ „As General, it’s your duty to stay by your men!“ „What do you know of leadership, knight?“ sneered Vespadan. „Your Council always sends just one of you, do they not?“ he said contemptfully. „Every one of us is worth twenty like you.“ scoffed the Knight. „Hmph. I must thank young Aruna for getting me out of that mess. Nasty business, it was.“ spoke the General in frustration. „At least he did something right this once.“ spoke Annette in annoyment. „He is the more reliable hunter of the two that Zulrich left us. Unless, of course, you think that drunkard is superior.“ said Vespadan smugly. „That „drunkard“ as you call her, Nova is her name, bravely stood her ground even as it was overrun, while you cowards fled.“ „We were overrun? When did that happen?“ said the aforementioned hunter, as she currently stuffed her face by the nearby table. „Anyway!“ he looked at Jay and Valdamir as they were talking nearby. „Why are those prisoners out and without irons? They should be waiting for a trip to Athos, where they would be judged and then summarily executed.“ spoke the General matter of factly. „They fought bravely, unlike some.“ said Annette venomously. „Had it not been for their intervention, the battle would have likely ended up far worse.“ „You know little of tactics. And you Council folk spare potential enemies, especially the ones that help cultists overthrow an allied government.“ „We didn’t help the bloody cult!“ yelled Henrietta. „We just took advantage of them wiping out the Dexitan government to start our own nation!“ „Silence, terrorist!“ shouted Vespadan and slapped the Satyr rebel. „That was uncalled for, General Vespadan!“ yelled Prismiver. „Let’s just get these men home. I will speak on their behalf myself once we get to Athos.“ „Back to Athos?! No, we were ordered to hold this camp until the situation in Dexitos is resolved.“ Annette stood agape. „You cannot be serious, Vespadan! We barely survived last night; we won’t survive another night like this.“ „Orders are orders, girl. If you don’t like it, go back to your dear Council.“ „You are insane! What will you do next, reclaim Grav?!“ „If that is the Senate’s will.“ said the general. That was his last mistake, as once he said it, Annette pulled out her sword and cleanly cut off his head. Grave silence filled the camp, only to be broken by Granam. „You…you killed him!“ stuttered out the poor medic. Meanwhile, Valdamir was overjoyed to see one of the people who destroyed his family lie on the ground headless. „Never thought she had it in her.“ He said, grinning. The rest of the troops stood silent and shocked. None knew what to do. Annette saw it in their eyes and stood in front of them, thrusting her still blood-drenched blade into the ground in front of her before starting her speech. „You have two choices: either bring me to “justice“ for what I did. You can once again be the pawns of the Senate and a nation that doesn’t care about you no matter your sacrifice.“ she said solemnly. „Or you can join me! We will live in more secure areas. You can cast off these leaders who are unworthy of you, fight for your freedom and survival!“ The men weighed her words, knowing how desperate their situation was. They knew this position was unholdable and that only death awaited them. And so, seeing no choice, the soldiers bent their knees and swore themselves to the Kiem Knight, joined by Henrietta and her remaining rebels. Valdamir was all too pleased to side against Athos, while Carsinir did so reluctantly, muttering to himself about how his life led to this. And so began Annette’s band of renegades, but before they left for safer location, the now rogue Kiem Knight had to speak to Jay. „Surviving this attack and me now going rogue…with your other exploits, this only proves your unfair luck.“ she said. „I wouldn’t put it that way.“ said Jay as he remembered some of the darker parts of his life. „My life’s been always a mess. This year alone, I nearly died at least two dozen times.“ „Ah, but you survived every time, didn’t you? Not many can say the same, especially those on the Council’s black list.“ „Says the one who’ll be there soon herself.“ „Eh, they will probably first investigate why I went silent anyway. But they will probably be still taking care of the aftermath of Havasta’s little accident before they will notice me.“ „So, what will you do now?“ asked Jay. „I am going to head into the swamp with these fellows and start a community in relative safety. Grevals don’t do well in the swampy terrain, either because of their blindness or the dark magic will be affecting their empathic abilities. Either way, we have a high chance of living in relative peace. We will survive off the land and if things will be desperate enough, we will take some things from that failure of a state called Athos. We will survive.“ She stopped her in her musings. „And what about you? Where will the hedgemage like you go now?“ Jay looked into the distance. „Not sure. Probably I will keep on wandering.“                                            To Be Continued...
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11/14/2003 E.o.S Maldarz Creator, Godrise After six months one of the parties of Adventurers sent from the Imperial Centre has succeeded in their goal. Uniting the six relics of the Titan, the Party consisting of the Ancient Dragon Trinity the Eater of Elders, the Great Barbarian Drog " The Bloodgod" Drog, Yammie the Psider, and the mysterious stranger Wolfsbaine, have successfully slain the Dark Titan Maldarz saving Godrise from his darkness.
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