Gantrick

The Ancient Kingdom of Gantrick

### History

Formed sometime in the early years of the Historic Era, Gantrick’s creation is shrouded in mystery. Believed to have been founded by a lone wolf, Gantrick’s creator is rumored to have been in contact with some dark, mystical but highly advanced powers, allowing them to control the earthly elements, shaping the lone Gantrick mountain in such a way that it forms a castle on the top of it. And along with it, came the village of Novaria.

For unknown reasons, the founder of Gantrick left his Novarian home never to be seen or heard from again, leaving behind just the buildings and gear that he had produced in his advanced blacksmiths. With the kingdom lying vacant, there have been many attempts to take over Gantrick by foreign invaders - The Nashar Legion, to be more precise. Fortunately, all invasion attempts have been proven futile, with the last one being commemorated as the Battle of Gantrick field, which brought the definitive end to the first Nashar invasion, thanks to the honorable Knights of the Withered Rose. With the passing of time, no one ever dared to revive this wonderful yet mysterious place. Until a person shrouded with dark and mystical energy, similar to those that the founder of Gantrick was in contact with, came from the far west, and made this area her home.

And her name is Shade.

Shade knew about this place, since those dark and mystical powers that once helped shape Gantrick were connected to her through her deeply rooted ancestry.

With plans to bring Novaria back into its former glory, Shade decided to completely tear down Novaria, and rebuild it in her own style.

Not long too after Shade coming to the castle, A lone warrior from another world stumbles upon the kingdom Gantrick. Having meet Shade and learning the history of Gantrick, the warrior decides to help Shade build up Gantrick in hopes of learning more about the world of Drevhall and maybe even finding a way home. The name of this warrior is NCArchie. Due to unknown reasons, Shade abruptly dissapeared leaving NCArchie to rule over Gantrick.

Sometime after the events of the Sculk Disease during the First Era, Gantrick suffered the most, as their ruler had to abandon his nation and seclude himself in the Nether in order to stop the spread of the disease that he contracted. With no one to look after the nation, Gantrick became a popular destination for pirates, especially after the Captain of the Black Sea, Tilly, shipwrecked there. After NCArchie was cured of his disease, and once the pirates were destroyed and their guild dismantled by the Knights of the Withered Rose in the Battle of the Pirate Bay, Gantrick was left vulnerable, with only NCArchie to take care of the vast lands.

During the events of the Elemental Trials, NCArchie found his true faith as he got baptized in fire and became part of the Enlightened Church of Fire, which was the main religion of the neighboring kingdom of Thoronor. This prompted NCArchie to contact the High King and Ruler of Thoronor, DaviDustin, with a request to annex Gantrick and make it all be part of Thoronor, uniting the wealth, prosperity and religion of both nations. A meeting was held amongst the rulers of Thoronor, Gantrick and Epheria to complete this annexation and divide what used to be Gantrick Lands between Thoronor and Epheria, with Thoronor giving Epheria all of the Magical Dark Forest, while Thoronor took the rest. This marked the end of Gantrick's existence in the Riverlands.

### Holdings

#### Port Haven

Gantrick's Industrial city. This is where Gantrick's supplies come from. Be it armor or food this is where it was made. It was also where the Battle of Gantrick Field took place.

#### Novaria

Novaria is a city where the majority of people who lived in Gantrick settled. Located near the Dark forest west of Gantrick, the village had a homey and secluded atmosphere.