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Order of the Bards

**The Order of the Bards**is an elite group of bards who are able to use their instruments to cast spells. The Order are a secret group of people who act as protectors for the Village of the Bards.

## History

After the Great Bard migration, resulting in the founding of the Village of the Bards, one of the reasons why they migrated to one spot was due to the secret about the true power of the bards was becoming loose. The main goal of the Order was to give power to the lesser folk whilst protecting the ancient art of music from the violent knights, thus keeping it alive.

When Ranoli Mauma died in 24 AS, the Order had no more living heirs to carry on the bloodline of the Order, so in a vision, the order appeared to Merek telling him his true identity.

The power of the Order comes from the music that they play, depending on certain chord structures and sequences.

## Members

* **William Greyveth**(675 BS - 584 BS)
* **Ranoli Mauma**(70 BS - 24 AS)
* **Grandfather Brai**(80 BS - 3 AS)
* **Merek Brai**(15 AS - 92 AS)

## Trivia

* The reveal of the Order to Merek was heavily inspired by Avatars reveal of the many avatars.
War of the Darkness

The **War of the Darkness**is the second largest known war to occur in Fly. The war is lead by King Brom, Merek Brai and Sanson Gillow against the "dark magic" of the Darkness.

* Greatest War This World Will Ever See
 * The Alliance
* The Human Realms
* Dwarves
* Elves
* Orcs
 531,222 dead
60,927 injuries
0 injuries

## Events

The war began after the company of Dragonbreath and the heroes arrived at the Elven Kingdom to ask for supplies. Knowing that the Duchon continent had fallen, the Elves said that they would help against the Darkness. A message was sent out to the known world however none of them responded. Upon arriving in Capital City, Hori asked for a meeting with the Council to discuss the war which ultimately resulted in a large debate. The heroes did not have time to wait for this.

Upon arriving in Staguni, King Brom was welcomed with mass support by the entire Eastern side of the world. The heroes ordered every single creature to head to Questoz which was the only place unaffected by the Darkness. Arriving, the forces of the world teamed together to go to war.

### The Southern Front

In early 32AS, six boat loads of orcs and three dragons attacked the city of Questoz. Brom had left the city a few days before hand which resulted in Lord Ethan to save the day. The dragons were killed by the elves and the orcs were destroyed by the dwarves and humans.

### March on the Core

The largest battle of them all, the entire army made their way from the entrance to the Bridge of the Lorekeepers to the Core.
Blackdart

**Blackdart**is an estoc sword, (later Longsword) used by Wislon Enamo and King Brom respectively. Made out of fresh steel (with a manganese edge), it is roughly 1.2 metres in length with an elven wood hilt.

## History

### With Wislon

The sword began it's life in the hands of Éthiel, an elven knight, who was sent on a mission to lower the guard numbers in Nifi during the Dispute of Nifi as the queen was so angry. Éthiel entered the city on horseback and demanded a knight to come forward to take the mission, to which Wislon stood forward and accepted the blade before heading off to do the mission.

When landing in Norfeg, Wislon was discharged from the ship by Dalerio Rinock for the murder of Éthiel so he spent many weeks in Norfeg, planning to head home to Nifi to become a farmer once more. Believeing that the need for Blackdart would not be necisarry, he gave it Tuldash's father as a gift for their kind hospitality.

### With Brom

During Brom's childhood, Tuldash gave Brom Blackdart as it was a gift from his father, "owned by a brave man known as Wislon." Brom was gifted a small longsword as king of Dragonbreath but wasn't keen on its skill, so he continued to use Blackdart although it wasn't good at cutting. A fine smelter in the dwarven city saw the weapon and asked to borrow Blackdart, in an effort to reforge it and make it into a longsword.
Black Shuck

A **Black Shuck**is a mythical and legendary creature that originates from the Roda and the Kyind continent and is common in many folk-horror stories from around the world. Although it actual existing is mass debating, there is many sources that say that it does exist.

## People who claim to have seen it

There are several people in the world of Fly which argue that they have seen a Black Shuck in the forests of Roda.

* **Yaxo Sisano -**the most famous claim; claims he saw the beast, drew the only painting of it before going insane and found dead in the slums of Capital City
* **Dalerio Rinock -**argues that he saw it when he was a child
* **Grand Alchemist Tozi -**says that he saw a, "black hound" in the underbush of the forest when heading east on the mainland.

## Yaxo Sisano's Account

The most infamous account of the beast was by Yaxo Sisano who lived during the early 200's BS as a farmer working in one of the villages in the Roda continent. As a child, he always wanted to be a painter and spent most of his days drawing the scenery around the area. When Yaxo was 20, he was missing three chickens to which the neighbours said that something had taken it in the night.

Angry and outraged, Yaxo went in the woods to find the beast who took the chickens and kill it. It is unknown the direct results but Yaxo said that it was twilight when he saw the hound.

*"Larger than an ordinary dog, eyes like torches! Fire and death! Fire and death! It snarled at me, horibble and disgusting. Paws larger than ponds. I feel it. Fire and death! He snarles at me once more, make it stop, make it stop! It...it was the size of a stallion and glared at me...fire and death. Fire and death! It comes! It comes!" -*An account from Yaxo Sisano

Upon returning home in the small hours of the morning, he spent the rest of the night in the barn with a candle drawing the infamous painting. The next day, residents saw that Yaxo's movements, speeches and behaviour was generally odd and peculiar. Two days after the event, Yaxo gave the account before dissappearing at midnight on the same day.

It wasn't until two weeks later when in the slums of Capital City, a body found with mass scars and blood pouring out of his orifices which had dried. The tale of the encounter became common folklore stories about Yaxo Sisano's meeting with the beast.

## Trivia

* A Black Shuck originates from British folklore, (Wikipedia page of Black Shuck)
House Griuss

**House Griuss**          *"Our Duty Is To Serve"*

**House Griuss** is an honourary vassal house in Rabar that serves the reigning house whether being House Wexley or House Terison. Members of House Griuss include Lord Jon Griuss.

   The banner of House Griuss is a griffin against a blue and red field.

## History

House Griuss' true origins is unknown but was originally loyal to House Wexley and King Sean I. During the Rabarian Civil War, Griuss originally followed the new king Sean II before later seeing him as a potential threat and a terrible ruler so they later sided with House Terison. House Griuss remains honourable to House Terison, often taking charge in any acts that they can do.
Songs in Fly

There are a varying amount of songs performed by bards and minstrels of the world. A key feature to the books is these songs as Merek Brai is a bard and there is several chapters written in the Village of the Bards. Whilst some are exclusively sung by bards, some dwarves, quaraths and other folk have their own songs.

## Bard Songs

* **The Flaeorian Flower** - Merek's favourite song describes, roughly, the Siege of Flaeoria and the events beforehand.
* **Lament for Muryn -**although this song is later performed in Rabar, it was written by Merek and becomes a key song in the bard's life.
* **Oiw, Oiw Robert** - written about soldiers of Rabar during the War of the Two Great Cities, the song later became beloved by all.
* **The Black Cloak -**written by William Greyveth, it describes Valcruez attacking Capital City. It is played exclusively by the Greyveths.
* **The Lowly Farmer -**written by Merek's grandfather, it describes the rough story of The Lowly Farmer
* **The Autumn Wanderer -**written by Ranoli Mauma, it was frequently played and adored by Merek despite it's peppy tune.
* **My Maid of Venus Blue -**a Jolland/Brai collaboration that was written as a sad song

## Non-Bard Songs

* **The Drunken King** - this song, beloved by dwarves, is based on the life of King Asmar IV and how he would often drink himself to death. However, there is a common belief it was written by a bard, although no bard ever plays it anymore.
* **The Dancing Leprechaun -**a common song amongst drunkards in taverns, it is sung about a fabled dwarf who could not fight or mine, but loved to dance.
Oiw, Oiw Robert

**Oiw, Oiw Robert**is a song written by a Jolland bard about the bravery of a Rabarian soldier during the War of the Two Great Cities. The song is entirely written in Tozish and contains broken Tozish, often making not much grammatic sense. The song is supposed a ballad to sing to the father who is going off to war, whilst heralding his bravery.

## Lyrics

### Tozish Rendition

Oiw, oiw Robert,

de rath lo nor, de rab lo roff de caths lo é quara.

Oiw, oiw sip Robert.

Rer, lo Rabar, rer oiw.

Oiw, oiw sip Robert lo Rabar.

Diw, diw bip. Diw, diw, fip lo é quara. Rer lo Rabar, ber lo Questoz.

Oiw, oiw sip Robert, rer no yio, aio, incio. Oiw, oiw sip Robert, ar, rer lo Rabar.

### Tolin Rendition

Brave, brave Robert,

we lords of ice, we men of sun, we peasants of the sea.

Brave, brave son Robert.

He, of Rabar, he brave.

Brave, brave son Robert of Rabar.

Scared, scared brother. Scared, scared father of the sea. He of Rabar, she of Questoz.

Brave, brave son Robert, knight, he of Rabar.
Muma

**Muma**is one of the 16 states of the Pacif continent in the world of Fly. It is one of the smallest states with the smallest population, having almost no-one living in the state as it is too unhospitable due to the crashing waves.

## History

Muma was classed as a state only recently in 161 BS when the only citizen of Muma at the time, an elf called Elen, demanded in Rabar that the area of Muma would become its own state. There was some hesitation as no-one lived there because it was the craggy region of the Pacif continent, facing the rough waves against the rocks to one side and the Brass Hills to the west. Other than a small road leading into West Fliea, there was no other entrance into the state. Since Elen's death in 129 BS, no-one lived in Muma for over 100 years when a small collector set up shop there to collect crabs in the rock pools of Muma.

## Trivia

* It is pronounced, "Moo-ma" and not, "mum-a"
* The author's inspiration for the area was the rockpools to the Welsh coast on overcast and stormy days.
Naporia

***House Naporia**"Face the Hammer's Justice"*

**Naporia**was a great human city and state placed on the Eastern coast of mainland Pacif continent, however it held several settlements in the Roda continent before it was burnt down.

## History

It was founded just after the first king of Rabar died, there was a debate on who would take his place for the two twins. The people of Rabar believed that one brother was the heir, but others believed it was the other. The people protested, so formed a new city to make the other twin king. This caused great arguments between the two cities, including several fights about who controls the River Amook. This later spanned to the War of the Two Great Cities.

## List of Kings

### **Houses**

* House Noland (reigning)
* House Salarish (once reigning)
* House Lawon (noble)

## About

### The City

With three main gates to gain access into the city, each with an individual names given by the king and his order. There is many other key parts of the city:

* **Dorathons Keep** is the large, black castle which holds many towers where the king of Naporia would commonly live.
* **Institute of Magical Arts and Sense**is a large school for people of the certain bloodline to learn how to cast spells.

## In Rise of Darkness & Shards of Fire

Although the settlement fell over a hundred years prior to the events of Rise of Darkness, it is still a key topic in discussion in the world of Rise of Darkness. You meet the Captain Diophis in Passage of Pines who asks Merek to sing the "Lament for Naporia" to his troops to comfort them into the afterlife. As for himself, he must live with the guilt of causing so many lives to be lost.
The Warrior

**The Warrior**is a religion held by the Assassins of the world of a great warrior who seperated it's soul into every living life form so that everyone has the soul of The Warrior and can be a great warrior.

## History

Much like the history of the Assassins, there is little ever written about the Warrior except that he lived sometime during the first war of the darkness as a brave warrior who was the God becoming a human being. The warrior played a major role in the war and killed an, "unthinkable amount of the enemy (Book of the Warrior: Verse 12)" After the battle, the warrior seperated his soul into every single living being that descended from him as a war to show his love.

For hundreds of years, the continent of Pacif and Squirin both were mainly believing in the Warrior but this changed when the Holders of the Earth came from mixing with the Lesser Elves to the far east of Roda and the Ice Ridge.
Nifi

The city of **Nifi,** also known as The Richest Providence or Company of Men and Elves, was a city located south of the Bronze Mountains in Duchon, and is the main city in The Lowly Farmer.

## Culture

Nifi is known as a living example of the relationship between Humans, Elves and Dwarves for the two former are residents in the city whilst a few dwarves visit from time to time to do trading.
Shard of the Star

**Shard of the Star**is a scythe used by members of House Suncrack, commonly forged out of bronze and aluminium. As a direct result, Shard of the Star heats easily, especially in the Desert of Roff sun, so simply touching the blade may cause a burn.

## History

Shard of the Star was forged around 800 BS when, according to the story, an iron plate located in the Sultan's palace flew into the air and hovered for several minutes. Alchemists and apothecaries hurried to inspect the iron plate but no-one went near it as it emitted great amounts of heat. The plate began to spin rapidly, and with a crack a curved blade fell onto the floor. The other portion of the blade also fell.

Many blacksmiths tried to rejoin the two metals but could not for unknown reasons, and told the Sultan that perhaps could be sharpened into blades. The curved blade became the Shard of the Star, a large scythe with a handle made out of snake skin and bronze. The plate was implanted on the Sultan's throne.

During the 2nd Saroff Rebellion in 797 BS, the Sultan was saved by Dions Suncrack using an iron dagger that was lost in the conflict. In response to his bravery, the Sultan proudly gave Dions the Shard of the Star scythe.

### With House Suncrack

With House Suncrack, Shard of the Star was used as a figurehead and key image related with that house. It commonly was in the posession of the prominant figure in the house. Demetrius Suncrack adored the blade with his life and even killed his own sister, Dioness Suncrack, who wanted to give the blade to House Qui.

When the blade moved in to the posession of Drand Suncrack, it was held in his belt for most of the days and nights, never leaving his sight. However, when Drand was murdered by elves, they stole Shard of the Star and was never seen from again.

### The Plate

The plate remained above the throne of the Sultan, taking place as the sun in the Saroff banner. Many thieves and criminals wished to own the plate for themselves, scheming plans and tunnels into the city. On one day in 450 BS, the plate was stolen by criminals related to Naporia who wanted to the plate to place on a shrine. The Sultan took the plate for himself and when he returned it back to its place above the throne, it shrone bright like a star before vanishing.
Merchant's Guild

**The Merchant's Guild**is a group of 5 merchants who became incredibly wealthy during the Technical Innovation. However, after the innovation, many of them fell into poverty before dying including Janesant and Titus with their names most likely forgotten.

## The Members

There is 5 members, all of which have a nickname that is a reference to their characteristics.

* Dalerio Rinock     ***The Distinquished One***
* Lómia ???           ***The Timeless One***
* Janesant Cobb    ***The Adventerous One***
* Rejelica ???        ***The Rebellious One***
* Titus ???            ***The Deaf One***
Siege of Flaeoria

The **Siege of Flaeoria**is a war between the elves and Assassins against the Lost Men. The siege took place in 31 BS and is a key part in the history of Fly.

 * Assassins
* Elves
* Rabar
 3,629 deaths
5,090 injuries
1,544 injuies

## History

Before the siege, there was growing tensions between the civilians of Flaeoria and the elves. Many civilians felt that they were being treated unjust, riots occured for several months before hand. The Elves increased their tax which resulted in the planning of war. Soon the Riots of Flaeoria took place and it seemed as if it was near the end of Flaeoria. The Lost Men with the civilians began to slay the guards and elvish lords of the city.

   The elf, assassin and Rabarian armies arrived to Flaeoria by boat by 8pm, but they were met with the Lost Men taking over the city. The assassins managed to clear the Western gate for a short period of time which allowed the men to charge. But it wasn't long before they retook the gate and sealed them in. Apparently they fired many crossbows at the sitting ducks.

A week progressed and not much had occured except that the Western dock was now open. However, the leaders of Rabar and the Assassins left the war knowing that it was a complete failure. The elves sent 500 elves inside however they never came back alive. Knowing their defeat, the elves left Flaeoria to the Lost Men and the civilians
Fallow's Day

**Fallow's Day**is a festival/holiday held on the 21st of October every year to coincide with the start of an Elvish New Year. This is an event because it is the only day in which both the sun and moon can be seen in the sky at the same time, (roughly 4 - 5pm, Western Time), which is a strong day as it helps plants grow quicker on Fly.

## History

### It is unknown when the first celebration of Fallow's Day was but it is often believed that it was originally held on the 22nd of October instead of the 21st. But as the planets orbit went on, it changed the 21st. There is an early reading from during the Era of Creation, carved onto stone found near the city of Staguni:

*"Ervan no sa ion nof roxk; Fallow Day is here. Xyuon fiyak bulanodwftw: 21st of October, festives begin."*

As the years went by, the Elves found it to be a holy day as told by the Forest Guardians and many elves felt more powerful on that day. They began to celebrate it with pumpkins, which grew especially at this time of year, and also believed it to be sacred as the leaves often went golden, the colour of wealth and power.

The centuries passed and soon every elf found it to be a day of coming together with family to worship the Gods of Nature.

## Trivia

* The holiday of Fallow Day is comparative with Thanksgiving, Halloween and the eastern holiday of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Norroff Passage

**The Norroff Passage**, also known as **The Smoking Sea**, is the small ocean that divides the island of Sidqui and Mount Axus and is infamous for being the only part in the sea that no ships can pass through\*.

## About

The Norroff Passage was named by Tozi by combining the Tozish word for ice, "Nor" with the word for fire, "roff." on his travels through Fly. The passage gains its name by lava coming from the volcano of Mount Axus mixing with the ice cold ocean of Sidqui, which forms obsidian and may occasionally melt the obsidian. It is common place for large amounts of vapour to rise up and make it almost impossible to see what is a few metres in front of you.

Throughout its history, only ever one ship has travelled through the Norroff Passage, and that was Captain Salindran who rode a metal boat across the ocean and came out of the other end mostly unscaved.
Alarish Kinovo

**Captain Alarish Kinovo**(645 BS - 610 BS) was an infamous quarath who became the figurehead in the self named Alarish Armada as a captain and a smuggler.

## Life

Born to poor parents in Capital City, Alarish was bullied by the baker's son. This constant hatred of the baker's son is one of the key reasons why he became a quarath in the first place. At the age of 10, he was kidnapped by a Naporian slaver who wished to sell him to a blacksmith as an apprentice. On the way, the ship was attacked by quaraths who took Alarish as an able bodied worker on their ship.

As he grew older, he eventually became the quarter master of the ship before landing at the dock of Rabar to buy a small ship of his known, named Good Hope, which he painted himself. He found forty young men working in the city as his crew and set sail. He began his career as a smuggler, bringing in contraband goods into Capital City, something he would do later in life.

He grew bored of being a smuggler so in 630 BS, he headed south to Questoz where he collected a small group of ships for his fleet. In 629 BS, he met with the great Quarath captains and planned on the Alarish Armada, a collection of ships that would raid, pillage and attack cities that single quarath ships couldn't take. He began this armada by attacking Sekkia, a small village on the eastern coast of Roda.

With his wealth that he stole at Sekkia, he gained more captains who gave him more ships and more men, as he began to attack more and more villages in Roda. But in 620 BS, he returned to Capital City with an idea in his head as he sought out the baker's son from his childhood. He found the son was now the proud owner and baker for the king. After finding the baker, he murdered him in cold blood before being arrested by guards. Alarish demanded a trial by fire, where he walked over hot coals. His feet were badly burnt as his skin began to peel away as chunks of flesh would fall of his feet causing agony. An apothecary helped Alarish by attaching the bones in the feett to a plank of wood with copper nails which he would have for the rest of his life.

In 612 BS, the Alarish Armada planned to take the castle of House Farworh in the River Quartri in Pacif where he stormed the castle and killed all of House Farworh. Alarish became a common name in Naporia and Capital City for this attack which became known as The Battle of Quatri Moors. After his great victory, Alarish had plans on Naporia as he would often dream of swimming in the golden halls that were the castle.

In late winter 610 BS, Alarish made a deal with the Elves of Ilkari for 200 elven raiders to attack the castle of Icarius in Naporia and in late spring, Alarish attacked Naporia in the Siege of Icarius.

After being captured Alarish was given a trial where he demanded a trial by fire again, but the king denied his ability as, "the wood would be ablaze and Alarish would not be harmed." So instead, a trial by jury was given and Alarish was set to be hung, drawn and quartered. For over six months, parts of Alarish's body were on display from the newly rebuilt North Bridge, know nicknamed The Alarish Bridge in memory of his failed attempt.
Karpin Terison I

Karpin Tersion I of Rabar

"*Though originally thought to be a weak-willed king, Karpin proved himself in the War of the Two Great Cities"*
*"*

―an excerpt from **Kings and Queens of Fly**
**King Karpin Terison I (221 BS - 155 BS)**was king of Rabar and became infamous for the destruction of Naporia in the War of the Two Great Cities.

## Life

Born as the eldest son to Alexander XX of Rabar, at a young age Karpin took promise in practicing swordplay and often played tricks on courtiers. According to one tale, he threw snuck into the kitchens one winters night and stole two barrels of wine before bringing it up to his room. When the guards finally discovered the prince had stolen it, he was already drunk and giving most of it away to the other wards and children of the castle.

At the age of 20, his father contracted a serious illness and for the princes safety, he was sent away to Capital City with the loyal lords of House Asgud. There he learnt how to fight and tactical strategies from one of the general's advisors and even expressed interest in him becoming a member of the Council. When Alexander's condition worsened, the kings dying wish was to see his son return again and a letter was sent out ot retrieve him as fast as possible. Due to horrendous storm, Karpin was two days late to his father's final moments and promised that he would pray for him every night.

A week later, Karpin was crowned the king of Rabar and his two children; Soin Terison I and Karpin Terison II, were named princes of the realm.

As a father he often hated the youngest, Soin, yet as king he was forced a dull hand during relations with House Noland. After arguments about who would control the Amook Lands including better control, war broke out known as the War of the Two Great Cities which weakened his reign. Many lords saw him as weak-willed and implored him to surrender however he did not. In an attempt to prove himself, he sent his finest knights to battle in what is known as the Battle of Brass in an effort to colonise the smoking ruins of Rakyee in the state of Fiacail.

The battle proved an utter defeat and left Karpin a broken man, however utilising his marriage alliance with Cántown he hoped to send an army to disrupt the Naporian castles in the Roda continent.

## Trivia

Alexander Terison XX | **KARPIN TERISON I**
**(199 BS - 155 BS)**
Dalerio Rinock

**Dalerio Srade Rinock**(147 BS - 72 BS) was a merchant sailor who earned millions from the Technical Innovation as a member of the Merchant's Guild. He had his own ship, The Basilica , where he sailed around the world from a young age.

## Life

As a young boy, his father worked the docks at Dugros as a merchant who would often travel around the world and only appearing home for brief intervals. It was one day when staying at home that Dalerio asked his father if he could explore his father's ship, to which his father responded, "I suppose it is time for you to learn the way of the waves."

According to several sources, Dalerio took to controlling a ship very well and avoided all of the ice glaciers in the southern ocean. His father praised him well and said that when he was old enough they could work together. At the age of 18, Dalerio and his father went to the docks for him to become a fully licensed merchant that would travel the oceans, much to great rejoicing in the family.

From 129 BS, Dalerio and his father took it in turns to sail the family ship, known as the Crimson Wart, around the world to sell and deliever to others. However it wasn't until the winter of 127 BS where degrading health took it's toll of Dalerio's father and where Dalerio became full-time captain of the ship. As full-time captain, Dalerio travelled to many places including Saroff where he befriended Drand Suncrack before continuing on.

However, when docked at Questoz in 119 BS that a gang of bandits stole The Crimson Wart and left Dalerio stranded in the ice city. He told the rich dockmasters of his plight who offered him a new ship that had just been built, to which Dalerio named it the Basilica. From 119 BS, Dalerio travelled the world in his ship, during these travels he made many friends including Drand Suncrack, Lómia Quentyn and Pibno Sunam.

Although Dalerio had modest trade, it wasn't until the start of the Technical Innovation that Dalerio earned a large profit as many merchants were in demand, but there wasn't enough ships for every merchant. It was during this time that Dalerio increased his profits tenfold.

After the events in the Lowly Farmer, Dalerio continued trading although his profits decreased from what had it had been during the Technical Innovation

## Trivia

* Dalerio was originally written to be a Quarath and not a merchant
* He was written to be similar to Stede Bonnet
Rise of Darkness Wiki

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## Welcome to the Rise of Darkness Wiki

This wiki is all about the hit fantasy book series Rise of Darkness and it's sequel, Shards of Fire. From the characters, culture, creatures and lore; the entire world of Fly is just waiting to be discovered!

## Key Pages

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Apothecary

An **Apothecary**is the job in the world of Fly, which involves the same features as a doctor and a scientist. Apothecaries are often from rich families but over the years, many common folk became apothecaries.

## Becoming an Apothecary

To become an apothecary, you must head to the Apothecary Academy in Capital City which was founded by the Great Alchemist Tozi. The studing of becoming an apothecary roughly takes from three to ten years depending on how greater up the scale you wish to be. The first three years involve the studying of the 5 main subjects:

* **Medicine**The main focus of becoming an apothecary revolves around medicine to be able to heal the sick and injured. The course is very demanding and upon the completion of the core first three years you can study each different subject personally.
	+ ***Botanical***The study of medicine by using plants to form potions and recipes, as well as learning about using certain twigs, berries and leaves to help cure or aid a sick person.
	+ ***Surgery***The ability to be able to help someone if they are severly injured from a war, this includes arm amputations and other processes which involve anesthetics.
* **Fauna and Flora**    The studing of the wildlife and animals, a good grade in this course helps in the Botanial course of medicine. (Fauna in Fly and Flora in Fly)
	+ ***Fauna***The study of rare animals which includes the anatomy of them, the biggest topic in this course is the area about Dragons.
	+ ***Flora (see Botanical)***
* ***​*Invention**
* **The Sociological World**
	+ **​*Religion***
	+ ***Magic***
	+ ***World Politics***
	+ ***Geography***

## The Four Great Apothecaries

Often found in many apothecary towers is a bust of all four of the Great Apothecaries which have been given for their contribution to a certain subject which has helped massively in the understanding of each subject

* **The Great Alchemist Tozi in Fauna and Flora:**Tozi is the forefounder of the entire apothecary business, learning basic in each subject including several cures in medicine but spent most of his life notifying the fauna and flora of the land.
* **Alchemist Toflin in Medicine:**Toflin was the basis of all modern medicine, and is known to have been able to find a cure to a terrible plague which killed 3/5 of the entire world population near the end of the Era of Literature
* **Mage Kathlina in The Sociological World:**Kathlina was the first person to draw an accurate map of the world, and was the first ever female apothecary.
* Inventor Migeaul **in Invention:**Migeaul Damos was the last of the Four Great Apothecaries but was the forefounder of the Technical Innovation and had many inventions, including the airship.
Rabarian Civil War

• House Terison
 • House Griuss
 • Many Rabarian peasants

• House Wexley
 • House Grinoc
 • Rabarian vassal lords

The **Rabarian Civil War**is a civil war fought between House Wexley (the reigning king of Rabar during the war) and House Terison in 743 BS.

## History

When the previous king, King Sean I died, it was the king's nephew, confusingly named Sean Wexley II, that would take the throne. However, Sean I's wife and bodyguard cited that it should be Sean's bastard son, Decland Terison I, who should succeed the throne. Decland took the last name Terison based on an infamous story of a knight by the name of Terison slaying the dragon Dalblist, this name change is theorized to help show authority to the folk of Rabar.

Although Sean had the royal guard, Decland quickly gained the peasants vote and soon became a much larger army, fighting for the throne of Rabar to Decland. Fighting became common through the streets and soon people were afraid to leave their homes.

### Icarius Massacre

Near the end of the war, Sean II's forces were losing and eventually locked himself in the Icarius hold. Decland ordered that he would surrender of face death. Sean II was waiting for the forces of Naporia to come and help keep his hold on the city, the forces were currently travelling through the Amook Lands.

On the 23rd of November 743 BS, Decland's patience became unworthy as he ordered the peasants to break down the door of Icarius. However, Sean ordered five of his sellswords to throw hot tar over the walls to the peasant attackers. This became known as the Icarius massacre, as a large amount of the peasant population was slain on the streets by the sellswords and the hot tar.

Several days afterwards, whilst many bannermen of Sean Wexley II changed to Decland Terison I's side, the loyalists opened the gates and charged at Decland's forces as they could no longer wait for Naporia's forces.

## Trivia

* The Icarius massacre is inspired by the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre in the 16th century.
Blacktear Noland

⚔ Sir Blacktear Noland

"*There is no knight greater than Blacktear, yet he was slain in fire."*
*"*

―Unknown
⚔ **Sir Blacktear Noland**(247 BS - 195 BS) was a knight who became famous for slaying a dragon.

## Life

At birth, Blacktear Noland was born with a horrible scar underneath his right eye that looked like a tar tear. His father, mocking this defect, named him Blacktear in the hopes to mock his son. Instead of mocking him, Blacktear took the name as a heroic boast and trained to wield the family blade, Thunderfury.

At the age of 12, his older brother Louis took the throne of Naporia becoming King Louis the Third, whilst Blacktear was thrown into regal dinners that he did not enjoy. So he stole Thunderfury and took a ship all the way to Capital City and the Roda continent. After 5 long years, Blacktear was attacked by bandits and stabbed in the stomach which caused mass bleeding. He sought the care of an apothecary who was ordered by King Louis III of Naporia and King John II of Capital City, to send the runaway knight home with Thunderfury.

Upon returning home, the ship was attacked by Quaraths who took Blacktear hostage in the hopes of selling him off to the king. Blacktear promised the quaraths that the king would kill them all, but they did not listen. Blacktear's promise was correct, and all of the quaraths were slain and heads placed on spikes surrounding the city. During a court meeting, Louis ordered Blacktear to return Thunderfury back to the throne or face an execution for stealing. Blacktear demanded a trial by combat where Blacktear won the right to keep Thunderfury.

Blacktear returned back to the Roda continent and explored the lands before meeting a dangerous dragon.
The Lowly Farmer (song)

**The Lowly Farmer** is a biographical song written about the life of Wislon Enamo. Written by Merek's grandfather, Grandfather Brai, it is commonly loved by many bards.

## Lyrics

From young farmland, the boy did rest,

Brave and bold, he kindly dressed,

Till talk of dragons from the folk,

With fire and flames, made to soak.

Demons possessing the foul boy,

All a part of an elven coy,

Masters, friends, companions of old,

Forming like icicles began to mould.

But they do ask, what of that man?

From the lands of the west to the east, he ran

Farmer, squire, sailor,

Knight, criminal, whaler.

For those are the stories forever told,

From child to man, of that brave bold,

With no mail and no armour,

Goes the tale of the Lowly Farmer
Sanson Gillow

Mini Ninja Sanson Gillow

**Sanson Gillow**(also known as **Mini Ninja**) is one of the three heroes in Rise of Darkness. Born in 31 BS, after the Siege of Flaeoria, his father died during the conflict and his mother fell in love with the Lead Ninja who wanted to kill Sanson. He later went to Dragonbreath and became the last ninja.

## History

His father, Palchoi, and his mother, Hanako, fell in love in the autumn of 33 BS before being married by winter 33 BS. A year later, Hanako fell pregnant with Sanson whilsts Palchoi was sent off to the Siege of Flaeoria where he sadly died during the conflict. Leaving Hanako alone with the incoming baby.

By early 31 BS, Hanako gave birth to Sanson and Hanako devoted her life to him. Sanson had a size issue, he never grew more than one metre tall which caused him to be mocked by the other ninjas. However, Hanako never told Sanson much of Palchoi for the pain was too much for her. It was because of this that Sanson spent most of his time in the temple.

Sanson showed much potential in embracing the spiritual side of the Ninjas, to which Sinja recommended that Sanson should become a monk for the Warrior to which he rejected. Sanson dreamed of becoming a fully fledged ninja and began to devote his life to be one of them.

Later, Hanako fell in love with the new Lead Ninja who despised Sanson and plotted to kill him, but before he could be killed; Sanson fled the island to go to Dragonbreath.

### Rebuilding the Ninjas

By early 31 AS, Sanson left the company to head to the Eastern Ninja Temple to teach others the way of the ninjas, whom he renamed the Assassins. For a year, he taught people the entire culture of the ninjas and became a monk in his later time.

## Trivia

* When Sanson first see's Ethan transformed he bows, which is a reference to Okami's version of the Japanese Goddess Amaterasu, which was described as a blonde fox/wolf.
* It is strongly suggested that Sanson and Dancia Suncrack were in a sexual relationship, however Sanson's beliefs prevented him from becoming a father.
Pibno Sunam

**Pibno Sunam**(141 BS - 98 BS) was the quartermaster of The Basilica, the ship commanded by the merchant Dalerio Rinock. Unlike Dalerio, Pibno started off as a beater for a printing press in Rabar.

## History

Pibno was born in Dugros in 141 BS, the son of a scribe who worked as the manager of a printing press that published Tozi's Diary. From the age of just 5, Pibno worked as the beater who laid ink onto the typeface, and spent a majority of his childhood working at this role. However, when Pibno was just 15, the printing press went under and the king of Rabar ordered the business to be shut down.

With no hope, Pibno became a dock worker on the grand Rabar dock where he worked loading the crates. During this time, Pibno learnt tricks of the trade including how to steer and manage a ship. PIbno continued to work at the dock until Dalerio visited and was impressed at Pibno's work, offering him a place on Basilica, to which Pibno accepted.
Cockatrice

**Cockatrice**are half roosters with a dragon tail that lived in the continents of Duchon and Squirin, but are also said to live in the Windlands to the far west, south of Kyind.

## Appearance

Cockatrices appear in many early stories, but the earliest is from the crypts of Dragonbreath which contains a great wall muriel depicting dwarves hunting cockatrices and eating them at a Zolog Day feast. Many were said to have lived in the plains of Éldor before the first humans migrated to Duchon and slew all of them, as they were said to be very tasty. The second mention of cockatrices come from the founding of Saroff, where on the third day of being trapped in the desert, they saw a swarm of cockatrices which attacked them. A few more cockatrices are said to live in the Realm of Lost Men with the clans and tribes, but never venture towards the city of Flaeoria or the town of Dugros, though the mayor did own one during one cold winter to keep him warm.

Cockatrices are said to breath fire and fly very low and close to the ground. The appearance of a cockatrice is to have white fur and feathers on it's torso but still retain the rooster's red frill. The beak, wings, feet and tail are all a sharp red colour.

## In Rise of Darkness

### In Lowly Farmer

* Tisias Axeblood has a cockatrice foot in the bar of the Dancing Leprechaun tavern along with many other strange items.

## Trivia

* The cockatrice is based on the folklore legend from Europe (Wikipedia link to Cockatrice)
Ethan Welton

**Ethan Welton**(1 BS - 72 AS) is a human prince to the throne of Norfeg and appears in the Rise of Darkness trilogy as a key character. Born to the king of Norfeg, Duncan Welton, Ethan is set to inherit the throne of Norfeg.

## History

Ethan was born in 1 BS to King Duncan Welton of Norfeg and Cassandra Welton on the 25th of September 1 BS. Cassandra Welton was from an ancient line of shapeshifters, and Ethan inherited this bloodline, gaining the ability to shapeshift into a Ronto. As a child, Ethan would shapeshift into a Ronto to look for ingredients and wanted to be a cook when he grew older, to which he confessed to his childhood friend, Brom.

## Trivia

* Ethan Welton and Candice Faldon are distant cousins, connected by Ethan's grandmother being Candice's grand-aunt.
Drand Suncrack

**Drand Suncrack**(121 BS - 98 BS) is a Saroffian who appears in The Lowly Farmer and is the grandfather of Dancia Suncrack. He plays an important role in Saroff society as well as in modern politics, causing the fall of the Elven empire.

 Race
 Birth
 Death
 Relatives
 Weapon of Choice

## Life

Born in 121 BS to Demetrius Suncrack, Drand spent most of his childhood in the Suncrack manor and exploring the city gardens, never once entering the poor district of the city
Story: The Loving Squire

***The Loving Squire**is a story found in the book, "The Lost Tales of Fly" and tells the story of the squire of Wona Terison around the time of the War of the Two Great Cities.*

## *The Story*

A peasant he was, compared to her. He adored every part of her, he wished to protect her and keep her safe but she did not allow it. One autumn morn, he asked the young Wona Terison if she too had feelings for the peasant. Her response was less than unsavoury, "What?" she cried in disgust, "Guards, send this rat back to the streets where he belongs!" and so the boy was left alone.

But his love for her only grew, it did not back down and so the boy joined the army. Hoping to protect her from any harm, he did it for her; and only her.
Rakian Empire

The **Rakian Empire**was a large collection of towns held under one emperor that ruled from 13,360 BS until 3,922 BS. The capital was located on the southern tip of Pacif, now in the state of Fiacail. Throughout its entire history, it controlled Pacif, Squirin, the Eastern Islands and the eastern half of Roda.

## History

It's true origins are unknown except for a man known as Kieran who, with an army of mercenaries from Capital City sacked Rabar. They hailed from the city of Fiacail and returned with an army to a successful coup. Once both Rabar and Fiacail was in their control, they headed northwards to attack Naporia. After weeks of fighting, white peace was settled and the forces of King Kieran left on an agreement of an armada of ships to take the eastern islands.
Story: Remember the Morn

***Remember the Morn**is a short story in between Act 2 and 3 of Mountains Embers. It is believed to take place near the end of the Stranger chapter (chapter 17) and follows the character of Hori remembering his family who died in the Siege of Flaeoria.*

## *The Story*

It was the dead of night, the halls were quiet and were left in the dark. Slow as a sloth, Hori edged along the wall holding a candle with him. Clothed in his bed wear, he crept to a small outcrop in the northern hall. Although he was old, he was quite ambidextrous as it took him nearly no breath to climb up an entire rock face.

Nearly dropping the candle, he held his beard back before continuing the ascent. Hori was crafty and cunning, doing this when not a singular dwarf would move through the hall, they would be too preoccupied with ale and wine.
He threw his hands over the ridge and pulled himself up, the monotonous sound of Hori gaining his breath became the ultimate sound. The candle was nearly out, so Hori got to work.
Engraved onto the wall was a small mosaic, he worked in private. He raised a small chisel he kept in his back pocket and began to carve into the rock.
Hours passed and soon he ended, leaning back he marvelled in his work. A painting of a little boy and a mother, clothed in elegant clothing which was finely woven as if it was made in a paradise. But this boy and mother was no ordinary people, they were important to Hori.
Dimming, the candle nearly lost it’s spark as Hori whispered to himself, “I’m so sorry…today is the forty-sixth since your demise in the Siege of Flaeoria.” A tear rolled down his cheek as he cried, “I will never do it again, if you can forgive me.”
And in the shadows he continued to cry, whimpering over his son and wife, until the anvils began once more and Hori left to work. But deep down he remembered, and he blamed himself, why did he take them to Flaeoria in such a conflicted time. If only…
Food in Fly

Throughout the world of Fly, there is a variety of different **food**held by varying cultures and geographic places. The following is a list of food that is eaten throughout Fly.

## Drink

### Everywhere

* **Grapeale -**a common drink held by all races and beloved by all, there is different varietys which can be changed by adding or removing certain ingredients.
* **Cántown Wine -**a rich and fruity wine malted in Cántown, it is mainly enjoyed by rich lords and kings.

### Questoz

* **Stardew -**a dark hot drink that is made by the mixture and heating of water and Coldplant together.

## Food

### Everywhere

* **Bread and Salt -**a common tradition when guests come to a city or home, the bread and salt is a sign of respect and welcoming.
* **Sausages and Egg -**a rich breakfast enjoyed

### Farzing

* **Spiced Scorpions -**a commodity in the city of Saroff, although disgusted by anyone anywhere else.
* **Rice with Laneesh sauce -**common white rice mixed with a sauce made out of nuts and spices from the desert flora.

### Duchon

* **Moonplant -**a type of fruit that can be stewed or boiled, but can also be eaten raw. Only ever grows in    mountains or dark places in the west.