The Birth of The Frost Druids

[youtube:https://youtube.com/watch?v=0l5og3S9U\_8]Story Script:

[url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/the-invasion-of-ajury-article] Nearly 1,000 years ago the nether forces opened a portal near [/url] @[Ajury](settlement:fae63b32-8d1a-4371-bb2f-373cc52fa9a0), the capital of @[The Arbor Druids](organization:d33d628e-7d95-4965-a01a-f287f203d86f). Although the combined armies of [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/the-arbor-druids-article]druids[/url] and @[Port Breigh](settlement:773686ca-56b0-482e-9fb8-6e5776b86b8d), defeated the [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/piglins-article] zombie pigmen [/url] and closed that portal the damage was done, @[The World Tree](species:0aa0e481-e8fb-49d1-ac69-e30202c14bbc), the source of @[The Arbor Druids](organization:d33d628e-7d95-4965-a01a-f287f203d86f) power, was burned down.

[url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/ming-article]Keeper Ming[/url] the leader of @[The Arbor Druids](organization:d33d628e-7d95-4965-a01a-f287f203d86f) chose the path of rebuilding, regrowing @[The World Tree](species:0aa0e481-e8fb-49d1-ac69-e30202c14bbc), and building on his new friendship with [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/bard-donao-article]King Bard[/url] now of @[Port Breigh](settlement:773686ca-56b0-482e-9fb8-6e5776b86b8d). @[Ajury](settlement:fae63b32-8d1a-4371-bb2f-373cc52fa9a0) pulled out of isolationism and rejoined the world. However not all [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/the-arbor-druids-article]Arbor Druids[/url] agreed with this direction.

[br][url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/howst2C-the-first-article]Seeker Howst,[/url] @[Ming](person:e60eeb6d-1a01-47d6-9fcf-c8956080f85f)'s brother and most trusted aide argued for years to go on the offensive and use the arbor druids magic to attack the nether forces. finally, the rift between them grew too large in [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/howst2C-the-first-article]Howst[/url] set out to find something more powerful than he and his followers could use to preserve the world, instead of regrowing it.

[br][url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/howst2C-the-first-article]Howst[/url] journeyed far to the west traveling for many moons through the snow-covered hills and Plains until finally, he found what he sought. [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/realm-of-vasten-fixxitt412/a/the-arrow-of-thania-article] an artifact from the first age, [/url]so powerful house should not wait to regrow the world after the fires of war nearly consumed it, but instead, he could save his world, to protect it from death. This is the story of @[The Frost Druids](organization:f47383a1-e126-4b2e-a580-593d18092e54) the people who follow them and their quest to preserve the world in ice.

People In the Story:

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[li]@[Ming](person:e60eeb6d-1a01-47d6-9fcf-c8956080f85f)[/li]

[li]@[Howst, The First](person:a5c8080a-db77-413d-8444-9183945dc3c6) [/li]

[li]@[Bard Donao](person:f0e92721-97b6-4f5a-9ee9-b5dcae43d356)[/li]

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Locations are shown in Cinematics:

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[li]@[Celaya](settlement:8b940647-f400-402a-afa9-2fd23d054195)[/li]

[li]Thumbnail: Order of Man Libary @[Celaya](settlement:8b940647-f400-402a-afa9-2fd23d054195)[/li]

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