Stormwing's Crossing

During the Third Galactic War, the forces of the Nazdrovie Pact captured the capital of the old Alamo Empire, Varkkinsett. With both the Nazdrovie Pact and fragmented Veriol Alliance forces closing in, Stormwing's Crossing was opened up across the lake that Varkkinsett overlooked. The capital's airspace was controlled by the Empire's enemies, and an anti-magic field had covered the city, mandating that escapes had to be done on foot and through mundane means. High Emperor Derrin Stormwing IX, the final High Imperator of the Alamo Empire, left the safety of the imperial palace to rally broken soldiers and terrified civilians as one of his last acts as ruler. As Varkkinsett burned, Stormwing's remaining generals deliberately drew fire from the Nazdrovie and Veriol forces by deploying obvious "escape" ships that were empty save for their loyal pilots. With time bought from this distraction, Derrin Stormwing IX directed a mass evacuation of the city across the lake to reach mages waiting on the other side, where the anti-magic field ended.
Famously, though possibly not historically accurate, an Alamo Empire soldier -- identified in some accounts as Joskur Quellstone -- grabbed Stormwing by the hand and pleaded for him to escape with them. Stormwing, however, denied the opportunity to escape, as his city was still aflame, and there were civilians still deeper within the city that could not escape, trapped by the dual forces crushing the Alamo Empire. The quote, "Where I go, I go to end this war," is ascribed to Stormwing's response to the soldier, whereupon he pushed the boat away from the shore and remained there himself until all the boats reached their destination on the other side. At this point, Stormwing returned to his throne in the imperial palace to meet his eventual executioners. Just as he is thought to have said to the soldier, Stormwing's death ended the Third Galactic War, and the Millennial Calm eventually took hold of Ealdremen.
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