Osmont Golden Age

The Osmont Golden Age was a period when House Osmont furthered the Maras genocide within the Forestlands.

## First Queen of the PCR

Neries Osmont was the first Queen of the Forestlands during the Golden Age. Neries coronation in 150 SM is known as the beginning of the Osmont Golden Age. She was spiteful of Maras because she could not use the Arts, but she did not want Maras to be banished or murdered. In 151 SM, she signed the Outlawing of the Arts, criminalizing using the Arts publicly in the Forestlands. This popularized Neries reign amongst the Zuts.

In 164 SM, while visiting Tealoch, the royal family was attacked by rogue Maras. Her husband, Lord Finch Tealoch, and her children Derion, and Kardia were murdered. In 165 SM, nervous that other houses planned the attack at Tealoch, House Osmont aligned with the Citadel. In 167 SM, Queen Neries’ daughter, Bowen, was kidnapped. In response, Neries created the Preservers of the Cleansed Race (PCR). In 170 SM, rouge Maras delivered Bowen’s tortured corpse to the Black Castle. In dismay, Queen Neries signed the PCR Decree, allowing the PCR to enter any city, town, settlement, or village and persecute Maras to their discretion.

The Peaceful Period of Queen Neries reign lasted from 171 SM to 206 SM. The highborn and historians call this the Peaceful Period, but commoners and peasants know it as the Dark Years because of the PCR’s constant persecutions.

## The Reign of the PCR

Wynne Osmont became Queen of the Forestlands in 206 SM. Wynne was a weak queen who listened to what the Citadel and the PCR said. In 209 SM, she married Quint Knotley, the leader of the PCR, even though Neries Osmont disagreed with the marriage. In 210 SM, she had one child, Blight, and died a fortnight later.

After Wynne’s death, Quint placed the two-week-old Blight on the throne. Many highborn were displeased with this decision. Tristan, the last surviving child to Queen Neries, demanded to become king and began to get other houses to back him. In 211 SM, Tristan disappeared, and Queen Neries went into a vegetative state. It is believed that the PCR was behind both incidents.

In 212 SM, Blight Osmont was officially declared the King of the Forestlands with his father, Quint, as his protector and advisor. During Blight’s reign, the PCR had more power and taught the public that Maras were products of Unmos and Zuts were pure in Axone's image. The PCR excluded demi-gods from their doctrine because many of them are related to the Arts. In 224 SM, Blight married Sisuca, a woman Quint approved. Blight, however, was in love with the baker’s daughter, Irin. Enraged, Sisuca murdered Irin in 225 SM using her Arts. This was when the highborn of the Forestlands discovered that brainwashed Maras filled the high positions of the PCR. The PCR continued to hold power throughout Blight’s reign.

Remane Osmont became queen in 257 SM. Remane was a shy and quiet woman, similar to her father. With her mother, Calamity, in her ear, Remane continued to let the PCR do what they pleased extending the Maras genocide.

In 274 SM, Maven Osmont became king. Maven was an outgoing and beloved king who wanted to change the Forestlands. He hated the PCR and didn't let them manipulate him. As king, Maven began to slash the PCR’s numbers and banned them from doing persecutions in major cities. In 279 SM, Maven announced that he would create towns in the south where Maras could live free of persecution from the PCR. In 280 SM, King Maven went missing.

Prethes Osmont was named interim king in 280 SM, while the PCR searched for King Maven. In 282 SM, Prethes was officially crowned King of the Forestlands. As king, Prethes reversed everything Maven did to the PCR. The PCR called off the search for King Maven in 285 SM.

In 294 SM, Meyor Osmont became king. Nervous about the PCR’s power, he made his sisters Fawix and Devana his advisors and protectors. In 300 SM, Meyor met with the other kings of Mystos and created Lord Protectors and the Five Great Lands. The Lord Protector, Meyor Osmont, changed the kingdom’s name from the Forestlands to the Kingdom of Valley Pines in 300 SM. The creation of the Lord Protectors is seen as the end of the Osmont Golden Age.