St. Alastair

> St. Alastair: The Crown Jewel in King Sebastian's pocket. This place was built to last an invasion. Fortunately, this place was mostly spared.
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> Edmund Tress, King Regent of St. Alastair

## St. Alastair

### Leader

King of St. Alastair (formally)King Regent of St. Alastair

### Build Theme

Medieval

**St. Alastair** is a large town on the banks of the Blue Crossing. At the north end of the city is a Keep located on a small peninsula. It was build to withstand an invasion and it succeeded.

## Lore

### Third Era

The city was founded during the closing days of the Third Era by Alastair Haden--a Knight Errant and a Saint of the Order of The One. He received a vision of Westford burning by the Barodian Empire. Alastair sent a message to Westford requesting the aid of their King in defending the city; but, unfortunately, the King at the time was so sedated by the illusion that its "undefeated" army would stand tall against the threat. Alastair rode into the city of Westford and took volunteers to help defend the city.

For eight days Alastair and his 1,200 men build fortifications for the arrival of the Barodian Army. On the ninth day, they arrived. Mace Barodia arrived with over 10,000 soldiers that were well-equipped. The battle began and lasted only two hours. When Alastair's numbers dwindled to 300, Alastair ordered them to retreat. Alastair was able to temporarily blind the Barodian army to give enough time for the civilians to escape into the woods towards Westford.

Once this ended, Alastair was stabbed in the back by a horseman with a spear. Alastair struggled to take out his blade and impale it into the earth. Alastair later died due to his injuries. The Barodian Army left him there to die as his blood dripped onto the ground and a tree began to grow near his sword.

Westford burned later that evening due to the small walls making it an easy target. The civilians that joined with Alastair returned and mourned the loss of their champion. Edward Reeves, a common stonemason, proposed that they should honor Saint Alastair by continuing his work on protecting the people of Westford's descendants. Together they build a city around Saint Alastair and named it accordingly. Edward Reeves, with the approval of St. Alastair's elders, declared himself King and built a city to withstand the ages.

### Fourth Era

When The Hunger reached Verra, King Harold Reeves sent messages to the surrounding towns asking them to come to St. Alastair for shelter. When the townsfolk came into the city, the sky turned eerily dark as the land around St. Alastair began to die. The Hunger had come. All of the King's men, as well as the King himself, stood at the frontlines to defend the city from The Hunger's forces. The Battle of St. Alastair had begun, but alas, the King's men were losing and the Hunger's thralls were pushing against the strong walls trying to make an opening. All of a sudden, The One had appeared in the sky and wiped out the Hunger's forces. The One raised a portal in the center of town for the people to escape to the world of Reverie. As the people went through the portal, their last sight of Verra was The One battling The Hunger.