Storyline pt. 6

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## Old Kovia, the Lost Provinces

Located west of Monterre were the Westlands; where humanity originated from and, now, just refered to as Old Kovia. It’s capital, Ancis, was once a prosperous city and also the capital of the Empire, but had since been relocated after a major civil war. As a result, the Westlands’ human population had thinned out throughout the years, making way for different Minotaur and Cimmeran tribes to lay claim to the lands as their homes. However, the way all these various groups and factions share the land is problematic as they frequently clash against one another due to their difference in nature and thinking.

The companions arrived at Westford, a makeshift fort at the edge of the Empire, where it meets with the Westlands. Westford was there to secure the borders from Minotaurs and Cimmerans encroaching into the Empire's territory. The companions spoke soldiers stationed there in the hope of finding information about Bayard. There had been sighting in the area of someone who fit his description and the soldiers believed he was captured by an aggressive Cimmeran tribe, the Stenhus. Having overheard their discussion, Hiddan Whispers, a local tracker, said he might be of assistance as he had on-going relations with a friendlier Cimmeran tribe, the Natulv. After some “negotiating” with Haddan the Nutaluv, the heroes learnt that Bayard was being held at a location deep in the Stenhus tribe's territory. Making their way there, they found Bayard laying in one of the Cimmeran villages and braced themselves against the hostilities of the Cimmerans who despised outsiders. Fighting wave after wave, The heroes escorted Bayard away from the city to safety so that they can regroup.

While regrouping, they found Bayard to be in a delirious stat still clinching onto the Vile Gestater while cries of a tortured soul echoed from the cursed dagger. Upon closer inspection of the weapon of the Prince’s murder, they concluded that Medard’s soul must be contained within it as the ritual had failed. Reynar took the dagger from Bayard, thus ending his (Bayard’s) cursed torment and handed him over into Lord Margrave’s care. Reynar was determined to save Medard’s soul from the Vile Gestater, and the companions continued westward to Ancis, the old capital of the Empire.

## Ancis

Ancis, once was the capital of Empire, now just a charred and abandoned city where the empty windows greet visitors like soulless eyes. Ancis was the starting point of the War of the three Emperors, where Tertian retaliated against and prevailed over the betrayal of his brothers. He had become the new Emperor of Kovia, marking the beginning of a new Era and gave rise to Reynar, a champion of the War.

20 years prior, as there were once three brothers who had a chance of the throne, Tertian and his retinues had been tricked and lured into Basilica, surrounded and rumors of the dead rising. The Emperor Tertian had married seven months prior, and Reynar Vanek was in charge of escorting the royal Empress, Empress Amalia Calsada Vir Meiz to Ancis. However in the last few miles of the escort missions, they were meet with Grand Delegate Ordric from the church who insisted on taking over the role of escort mission. Empress Amalia was part of the elven race, as well as skilled mage herself sensed the vile arts reeking from the Delegate, and declined. With the mask unveiled, Ordic summoned the undead and tried to capture Empress Amalia. After a fierce resistance, they managed to reach the Temple Gates that once was held by the elves. Through the noble sacrifice of the soldiers, Reynar and Empress Amalia managed to escape.

Reynar along side the Empress, the night of the escape managed to rescue the Emperor Tertian from within the Basilica. As an aftermath of such a betrayal, Reynar alongside the Emperor Tertian razed the city of Ancis to the ground, tore down all of what stands and hunted anything that moved. The land was salted, the structures torched, the skies wept of cold ashes. With determination and a quest for control, thus the Civil War of the brothers unfolded and concluded. Reynar was regarded as a loyal subject beside the Emperor after the rescue, and was made captain of the Iron Crown guarding the Imperial family. But the biggest betrayal of the night was not of Emperor Tertian and his brothers, but from his trusted subject who had rescued the Empress. Nine months later, Prince Medard was born...
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## Lord Margrave, the foreshadowing

Within the glow of a campsite fire, Bayard laid resting in a bed inside of Lord Margrave’s spacious tent.

Under a starry sky, Lord Margrave had achieved one of his goals that night; XXXXXXX. Lord Margrave, reflected on the past of which the entrapment of Basilica, where he was one of the retinues of Emperor Tertian. He had been part of the battle of which he gazed on the Rift of the Eye, and uncovered some hidden past of which was purposefully hidden. Margrave, had gained the knowledge, had seek the truth of what once was the rise and the power of humanity. Elves had ruled the land, with no moral whims and hunted as a leisure. Animah, a being that had signed a pact with humanity, rose and brought humanity into freedom, with Animah's blood merged and forming the Imperial Bloodline. As the years went on though, the truths have been blinded by the church,the rituals had been forgotten, and the God Emperors of Kovia had been suppressed aside. The pens of which was used to unlock the rituals to the old powers of the Emperors, not just limited to one that had failed the ritual, but are many more that had been forged and some had been found. The destruction of Kovia, the claws of the hordes, the orcs, ogres, and minotaurs multiplying like vermins, and as well as the rise of the elves are imminent

Lord Margrave and the Council are to bring back some of the powers. Of Animah. Of Enkidu...

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