Eva's Journal

The author of this book is listed as 'Princess Evangeline, daughter of Queen Rowena Winterstone, last ruler of the Kingdom of the Northern Reaches'. The word 'last' appears to have been added recently. Eva has evidently been making a record of her travels, beginning with her journey to Aman'lu to petition the Elves for the Aegis of Death. She writes that after the death of Valdis, she traveled with Vix back to the Northern Reaches, but did no find what she hoped:
'The Kingdom has fallen, and my people are scattered. Nothing remains but to lead those who are left—lead them where I do not know.
Many heroes perished defending our strongholds from the ravages of my uncle Valdis, but even in death he succeeded in his plan of destruction. He broke the cursed Sword before he died, releasing the power that tore Aranna asunder.
The long fight exhausted what few resources the Kingdom has left, and the second cataclysm, brough about in part by my own hand, was the final blow. Was there truly no other wya to defeat him? Foolish prince, why did you break the sword?
A few survive in our broken strongholds, but with no Queen, no law, and no commerce, survival is all they can hope for. We all held hope in our hearts for the Age of Man, but now it will surely never come.
I had hoped to lead my remaining people to the Humans settlements in the southeastern deserts, but rumors reached us that they, too, were all destroyed. At Vix's suggestion, we turned south, hoping to reach the garrison at Windstone Fortress. But the ancient roads, treacherous at the best of times, were completely impassible.
Along the way, we met another band of refugees, led by Burk of Tirene. He told us of an outpost perched on my southwestern border, built by Dryads. We will attempt to reach it; we do not know what kind of reception to expect. The Dryads have been friendly to us in the past, but hard times turn allies into strangers.'
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