Side Story: De Monterre

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## The Town of Monterre

The Town of Monterre,

A small province located next to the Westlands, one of the oldest province in the Empire. There, Lord Favriels of Monterre, also known as the Sword of the Emperor, secluded from the political struggles of the Imperial Courts, and lived an earnest life as a noble. The town now, smells of blood and death as the eerie figures of undead had risen and contaminated the land. In vast numbers, the Undead had crawled out of their graves and had a inborn hatred of those that still held a pulse. Amid the stench of death, an eerie silence greeted the heroes as they entered the town but it wasn’t long until the sounds of clanging metal could be heard in the foreground. Piles of dead bodies could be seen indiscriminately across the streets. The alleys had been stained with browned blood from days of slaughter, and with red pools collecting on the floor.

The companions followed-through with their intent, making their way through the undead to the Monterre household to find answers. Inside, they saved the servants from the undead that had gather and questioned them on what had transpired between Bayard and Lord Monterre, as well as what had brought the undead to such a small province of the Empire.

## The Butler's Recant of Lord Bayard's Visit

As a butler that served for many years, it is the duty to serve and manage the household of the Monterre family. Lord Bayard arrived late in the afternoon, with a ragged look of urgency, eyes haggard with shifty nature. Though, these quality is not of importance to speak, as the duty of the household servant is to serve guest until the master's arrival, not to mention the guest is of highest nobility being the nephew of the Emperor. The Lord Monterre, greeted the unannounced guest, and with news travel to the Lord Heir Armel who also came to greet the guest. The look of Lord Armel's face of shock and frozen stature while Bayard's face contorted with rage and malice. Gazing upon the guest, is not a face of a man of nobility, but a demon.

The crackles of flames in fireplace silenced as the wisps solidified, felt as if the world had frozen over as Bayard drew a dagger from his cloak. The movement of the blade swiped the word from being spoken as Bayard inserted the blade within Lord Heir's chest. Clawing into the young master, Bayard had ushered a cry, "SHOW ME YOUR HEART," repeatedly as he stabbed into the young master. With the villain's murder completed, he had escaped, with Lord Monterre held our young master's body, commanding a team to pursuit, but came back empty handed.

The Lord Heir's heart...his heart had been pierced multiple times, but he did not die. Thick, black blood oozed from the gaping wounds, already festered and his heart had been beating with a frenzy. The priests were called, but were powerless against the black rot. With no other options and time seeming to run out, Lord Monterre, in his despair, decided to bring him to the Mausoleum after days staring at his dying son. Lord Monterre claimed that the seat of the Old Blood of Monterre, of his ancestors, there is power there that could be of use.

Three days after he set out was when the dead came.

## Mausoleum of Monterre

The Mausoleum, the location of which the ancestors of the Monterre family were put to rest.

Lord Monterre in his despair, brought his son's body into the tomb in order to borrow the an ancient power which he believed resided within the tombs. The act of which the ancient powers that resides within the tomb lead to the rise of dead across the small province.

Lord Armel, lain on the central table with candles dimly lit beside him as an estate cleric that was loyal to Lord Monterre proforming the ritual in acts of reviving his son. A glowing beam pulses from the chest of Lord Armel as the ritual continued. Disillusioned by the prospect of a chance to revive his son, the companions tried to drag some sense back into the noble, claiming that the murder of Prince Medard was his son, and for Lord Monterre to cease these unnatural rituals that are harming his territory. Lord Monterre, grief struck from the potential lose of his solo heir to his estate, rejected the companions plead as he had fallen in a state of despair and interrupted by the arrival of the companions, had driven Monterre into a corner. With the assistance of sworn Estate Cleric Gillaume Feur at his side, fought back against the companions.

After a bitter fight within the tomb, Lord Monterre was beaten onto the ground, with the life draining away, he speaks of how this had happened.

His son went to Westland, and was ordained by the disciples of an Old Empire, the Old Blood who had the lost rituals and ways of which activating the powers of the ancestors. Armel claimed he had seen Ancis for how it was at it's peak, a look past the curtains that have been blinding the public of which the Blind Saints casted. Following the believes of the Old Empire had lead Armel spiral into actions against the current Empire. With the ritual unable to be continued and Lord Monterre breathing his last breath, thus ends the noble lineage of the Monterre family, and the once so called Sword Emperor of Kovia.

With the conclusion of finding out the murder of Prince Medard, the companions seek out Bayard in order to unlock more information on the so called Old Blood, and hte cult of which Armel had followed. The companions had to Westlands, the plains of which now are in control of the Minotaurs.

 **Bayard** |  | Bayard traveling with the Vile Gestater at hand, visited Monterre in order to kill Armel under the state of corruption. After stabbing Armel with the dagger, he quickly escaped the pursuit and continued westwards.