Legend of Dulo

The
following passage is a translation of Pre-Cadere (before the fall of the gods)
Elven scripture:

An age ago in the
kingdom of Pharin, a war is brewing on its eastern border. The conflict between
Pharin, and Namowen, had been building for the last 12 years. Tensions rapidly
rose at the height

## The Legend of Dulo

Pre-Cadere Elven scripture, depicting a tale of bravery and loyalty; despair or treachery.

### Author

Fife Greasis

of the summer, as temperatures soared and water became
scarce, territorial skirmishes broke out between villages. Wild fires swept
across dry grasses and broke out on the edges of forests. The military of
Pharin was split between keeping the peace and fighting the fires.

The
king declared a state of war and enlisted his people in the effort to fight the
fires in order for the military to focus on the war effort. He lead by example,
and joined the front lines. Bravery and loyalty is what he expected of his
soldiers and the best way to enforce his expectations was to fight alongside
his men. And so, the king left with his armies, riding alongside his captains
to the front line; leaving the kingdom in the capable hands of his wife.

War
took its toll on the King and his kingdom. His skill on the battlefield
improved exponentially and he earned genuine respect from his men. He was no
longer just a figurehead to them, he was a man to be admired, a man who will
take it upon himself to protect his country. His regal demeanour slipped, he
became a warrior.

While
he was away his brother, Dulo, served as the queen’s close adviser, guiding her
through her new responsibilities. Behind her back he spread rumours in the
court. Whisperings of adultery spread like wild fire amongst the nobility, the
queen’s supposed affair became the talk of local taverns.

Next follows talk of
tax raises to fund her greed; compulsory enlistment for all those able bodied
above the age of 14; her affair morphed into conspiring with the enemy. The
Queen and her son were nothing more than traitorous scum, that betrayed the
kingdom.

Dulo set his plan into
motion. An assassination plot was formed and by his own hand he slaughters his
sister-in-law, and young nephew. There are riots in the streets, the common
folk rush the castle demanding blood. They do not settle until the queen’s limp
form hangs from the castle’s window by a thick rope around her neck, and her
son hangs beside her.

In light of the Queen’s
death, and with the king still away at war Dulo takes the throne. The kingdom
rejoices, praising the new king.

News of Dulo’s rise to
power and the death of the queen reaches the front lines. The King becomes
reckless in his grief. Pushing himself harder than he ever had before, fighting
day after day, the only rest he took was to plan the next day’s attack.

A group of knights
gather behind the King and offer their aid in returning to the castle. The war
is largely won, only a few towns are left loyal to the Namowen crown, the
others have bowed their heads to Pharin.

With six knights at his
back the king returns home to face his wife’s killer, his brother.

At this point the king
has been away at war for 3 years, he is met with…

---The last few pages of the book have been torn out. There is a
scrawled piece of elvish writing on the back cover ---