Long Live the Queen

Long Live the Queen is a quest in Second Human Book.

## Background

After defeating Lord Arganus Teran, they plan for the ultimate mission and the reason why they are in the Elven Kingdom: to overthrow Queen Renova, put a muppet in place and prevent the Elves from leaving Arkain and use them in his battles against his enemies.

## Interlude: Death of a Legend

After defeating Lord Arganus Teran, King Gardon Bloodclaw set up camp and called in his council to discuss his plan against Queen Renova: and he plans to use, depending on player choice, Salana Woodhunter or Larine the Exile, after Lord Brian the Fallen￼ said to him that he cannot face an Elf in a duel, an Elf can only challenge an Elf leader in combat. But he declined the political marriage Merlon Seabright suggested, as he has other plans for the matter, then commanded Thanok to fetch Scarlett Retka.

Meanwhile, in a Golden Guard prison, several Kasrkin soldiers broke out, Aedale in tow, reluctantly. They found Blen Greymoore dying after suffering mortal wounds during his torture, regretting that Aedale walked the path of Demonic magic. They broke out after the Imperial General died.

Scarlett Retka was taken to King Gardon, and Cora Redfist was there too. Depending on your actions in either giving her the Shadow Orb in both Rebellion and End of an Uprising, Cora begged Gardon for Scarlett's powers to empower her. Korras Retka's sister just wished that he will kill Renald Van Durce on her stead. But if you not give her the Shadow Orb, you can either execute her or spare her. The former, the same wish she has. The latter, she will be added to the force, and Cora mocked his decision.

## Opening

Salana Woodhunter was on her post, when an archer asks her of what would she chose, when a Swordsman called Salana over for a parley with Gardon.

Moments later, Queen Renova asks Highpriest Durin what is happening, that either Salana forsook her allegiance to her and joined Ironfist, or Larine has returned and going to take her place, which alarmed the Queen and her children with the Emperor. Rahandir Drakeskull appeared afterwards, and killed Durin after he offered that the kids will be safe at his hands away from Gardon, as he knew her mother many years ago.

Councilor Birram's mages are killed one by one by Lady Riana's spell on the palace gate, so Gardon had to eliminate the remaining loyalist on her side.

## Quest

### Main Quest:

* Destroy the base of Lady Riana (Pink).

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### Side Quest:

* Destroy the base of the Elven Army (Teal).

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## The Battle

Gardon, Salana Woodhunter or Larine the Exile focused in building enough defense to ward off the Elves and Golden Guard attacks. Saphira Whisperwind meanwhile prepared her Splecir Nexus against any Golden Guard attacks and sends any spare Frost Wyrms for Gardon to use. Gardon chose the best ability on the Leadership Boni and prepared a strong force. They then repelled an Elven attack, then attacks the Elven Army near the base. After destroying the Elven Army base, Knights of Kome arrived and assisted their master in mopping up the Elves, then built a base on the ruins. Then, they pushed on after replenishing their troops.

Lera the Huntress then defected after she surrendered, along with a Red Guard detachment under her. This enrages the loyal Red Guard commander and poses for attacking them. Also simultaneously, Captain Ironside had enough of the pressure, defected to Gardon and also his detachment of Golden Guard defects too. This also earns the ire of Captain Pureheart. So, Gardon and his forces decide to relieve them both. With a strong force, they initially sent forces to assist the rebel Golden Guard repel the loyalists, then built a defense and a forward operating base around the rebel camp. Then they assisted the Red Guard defectors repelling the loyalists and also built a defense and a forward base on the camp too.

Then, using Frost Wyrms, he sniped the Elven Assassin structures to stop cloaked Elves from attacking them. Then, focusing first on the Golden Guard loyalists, he built a force assisting the defectors in battling the loyalists. They crushed Captain Pureheart's base, then encircled and crushed the loyalist Red Guard base. He built bases on the Gold Mines of 2 bases, then built a defensive line on the foothills near Lady Riana's base. But her base was fortified with Golden Guard and Red Guard defenses, her Sludge experiments are strong, and her forces are strong on their own. So Gardon and the defectors combined their forces to end the Elven experiments from attacking them and crushing their base.

## Aftermath

Saphira Whisperwind gets her revenge by killing the Queen. Salana or Larine will take her place as the Queen and commanded others to follow Gardon.

Lord Bryan took Queen Renova's shadow and asks her something.

## Outcome

Should you ally with Salana, she will be Queen and Larine was given a seat in the new Elven council. Should you chose to retreat during Derryn Outpost Liberation, Larine will be the Queen, and Salana, dying, was found and taken by Rahandir afterwards.

Should you destroy Lera's Hunters, the Red Guard Defectors will not be defecting. If you not destroy them, Lera the Huntress pledged her bow for the cause, alongside her loyal followers and Golden Guard defectors.

## True Story

* Larine being queen is canon, as well as Cora absorbing Scarlett, no matter what. Cora Redfist joined the group at the beginning instead of joining after the western Elven Castle is destroyed.
* Knight of Kome units has Revenge for Kome as an active skill instead of Charge.
* Two Scrolls of Town Portals can be found in Ironfist base, in lieu of Arcane Vaults.
* The Golden Guard is renamed and separated into Holy Battalion, consisting of the strongest units led by Sir Gerias the Glorious, and the Conscripted Battalion of weaker units that was conscripted by force and led by Captain Ironside and Pureheart. The Rohir Nexus replaced the Splecir, but retained the Frost Wyrms.
* Captain Pureheart is put into the Conscripted Battalion just like Captain Ironside, with both assassinated during the battle by the Triumvirate, resulting in the Conscripted Battalion replaced by Ironfist counterparts and Ironbarks.
* Red Guard had stronger forces, with Grandmaster Elath appearing as a demi-hero unit.
* Jadira is involved in the trade dispute with the Elven Kingdom, and terminated the last deal before the Ironfist invasion.
* Salana Woodhunter shows her traitor-phobia, which was intensified thanks to Gardon's enchanting of her amulet, and has doubts about Golden Guard declaring Gardon and the Ironfist a traitor, as well as Gardon choosing Larine, an exile and so-called "traitor" to be queen. She implores Mina Trueshot to join the Red Guard just before she goes to meet Ironfist. She was then met by the Triumvirate during her way to negotiation, and being brutally cut multiple times by Ferdal.
* The scene when Salana was heavily injured was relocated to the intro, when Saphira and Haran'tel-kazor (replacing Rahandir Drakeskull and Ornasion) intervened, blaming the Triumvirate for not leaving her a whole corpse. They brought the corpse for recuperation with the approval of King Gardon. This was marked as the first fall of Gardon-Undead alliance.
* Mina Trueshot is contacted by Jadira, who wants to convince her of abandoning Renova in favor of Larine the new queen. She is then given time to reflect on her choices, conflicted by Renova leading the Elves to ruins and her distrust of the Ironfist. She eventually did after Grandmaster Elath the Magnificent of the Order of the Iron Lance ordered the Red Guard to drive the Ironfist back, killing Karina the Guardian and convincing half of the Red Guard to defect to the Ironfist during the battle, instead of Lera the Huntress if she's spared.
* The epilogue has been split into several parts:

+ Larine also sent all Renova loyalists to Thanok for "re-education".

+ Captain Tormin has been ordered to stay for the Elven Kingdom's defense affairs, Commander Herdal has been ordered to stay in the Elven Kingdom for training the Elves and researching the Ironbarks, while Ferdal has been ordered to stay side by side with Gardon so as not to be involved in Elven affairs, as well as avoiding the retribution of Undead, due to him brutally killing Salana.

+ Larine has been wearing Ironfist suit after she becomes Queen, with most of Elven people as well as the Ironfist attending the coronation.

+ Mina Trueshot refused to be Larine's second-in-command due to her distrusting the Ironfist despite her insistence. Queen Larine acquiesed to it, letting her think until the time is right.