Wyrr

## The Fourth Era

*Written by Adensionia*

A man named Verel Silverman (also known as Father Verel) and two women, Kimmy Delane and Igrid Belthé (Sister Kimmy and Sister Igrid, respectively) were one of the firsts to move into the new settlement, creating their home in a hillside. Unbeknownst to Gainler, trouble was brewing underneath that small, unassuming hill. This small group created the first of a myriad of unfortunate events, none originally linked, yet still intertwined deep within the fate of Wyrr.

 The group worshipped a false god, the records of which have long since been turned to ash. Verel, the leader of this cult, was aware of his actions, aware that the god they worshipped didn’t truly exist. After sacrificing a young 16 year old runaway named Michelle Sandoval, Verel broke under the guilt of such an act. The group fell into an uneasy, uneventful period, until Ironklaw appeared.

 An orc named Ironklaw, whose origins are still unknown, made himself known after mercilessly slaughtering a dwarf that had recently joined the cult’s ranks. Ironklaw asserted himself into the cult, and soon realized that their god was no more divine than a bar of soap. The orc raised himself to power, holding the puppet strings of the cult “leader” before the two cultist women fled.

 During these events, the cult also had a bit of a feud between two Leviathan zealots, frequently having standoffs in the small town of Redrock. This feud reached a peak when one of the zealots killed Verel with the help of Ironklaw. Soon after, Ironklaw turned on the zealots, condemning the two to death. Due to these actions, Ironklaw was banned from Redrock.

 After a small period of peace, an extremely powerful necromancer made themself known by sending a shambling undead towards the gates of Redrock in order to ask for Redrockian corpses. As fate would have it, Ironklaw also entered the scene. The Redrock general negotiated with the large orc, and soon they agreed that if Ironklaw took care of the necromancer, he’d be allowed back in Redrock. Ironklaw, having agreed, turned to head to the powerful mage. One his back was turned however, the general and some of his men attacked. Ironklaw, having been attacked and believing himself to be a victim, opted to side with the necromancer.

 After working with the necromancer for a time, Ironklaw soon learned of a child who was killed by an undead, only to be raised back into unlife. Furious that a child was caught in the crossfire, the orc yet again switched sides. After a long, tiring battle, the necromancer was defeated. And still, peace only reigned for a short time.

 Blackridge, another settlement gaining traction, came onto the playing field. The two civilizations left each other be for a time, though things were often tense between the them. Redrock became known to have frequent violence and homicide, while Blackridge came to be the leader in suicide rates. Once the necromancer was dealt with, Ironklaw joined forces with Blackridge, having built a sizable orcish army to add to Blackridge’s forces.

 Soon after, an insane fire mage burnt down a Redrockian home and was arrested and held in an outdoor cell to await trial. Some time later, however, the woman whose home was burnt to the ground visited her along with the king of Blackridge and his squire. After taunting her, the fire mage became enraged and escaped from her now fiery, rubble ridden cell. The mage fled, never to be seen again, though the destruction left in her wake would be remembered for quite a while as a good portion of Redrock was decimated.

 Rando, being told that the king and his squire helped a terrorist escape custody, sought after the king and his squire for justice. Before they were able to leave Redrock, after the fiery massacre that came after the mage’s escape, the squire was captured while the king fled.

 The king of Blackridge was summoned to testify at his squire’s trial, only to be asked for Blackridge to become a vassal state. Gainler threatened war should Blackridge not comply. Ironklaw, having accompanied the king to the trial, was outraged at the mere idea of Blackridge being put under the heel of Redrock.

 Ironklaw and the king struck out in the courtroom, attempting to assassinate Rando Gainler. The many guards in the court fired upon the two, Ironklaw escaping and the former king allegedly passing away. Enraged, Ironklaw and another orc burnt down the whole of Blackridge in defiance.

 Amongst the chaos, the former head of the Redrock guard, Fainte, defected and joined the haphazard remains of those who fought for Blackridge. The king of blackridge, revealed to be alive, invaded Redrock with the help of Ironklaw and the former head of the Redrock guard.

A bloody battle ensued, resulting in the death of then King Gainler. Rando’s legitimized bastard, Theodore Gainler, escaped the carnage. A bloody war still rages on, Wyrr being a war torn battlezone. The cruelty and slaughter caused a number of former Wyrrian residents to migrate to Anduir, a continent made up entirely of scattered islands, allegedly a more peaceful place.