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The Caesar sat on his ivory throne—
His iron legions came.
To break a king in a land unknown,
And a race without a name.
Far from merely being Orcus on his throne, Menalus the ruler of Molthal has begun to look south and westwards again. His legions were repulsed from Belgrath the previous year so he's begun to consolidate power closer to home. Belgrath, Alliria, Bhathairk, they will all kneel to Him but that moment of triumph is far in the future. For now he is content to seize control the Gulf of Ryt and tighten his stranglehold on the lands northwest of the Spine. The board is set and the pieces are moving though perhaps only the wisest of the loremasters in Fal'Addas or Elbion suspect its real purpose.
Of course this is above the heads of the average inhabitant in the wild northlands. For them it's meant increased numbers of Blight Orcs and others in the livery of Menalus. An increase in border skirmishes and higher intensity for the endemic warfare of the frontier. Tribals are conscripted or exterminated, elven clans forced into migration, even giants feel the rippling effects. Forges in the southern dwarven holds step up production while emissaries rush to old allies to request aid.
The idea is to write about the clash between the different sides in a region about to be rent asunder. This is meant to be on the lower end of fantasy so expect something more akin to The Black Company or The Warlord Chronicles than Dragonlance or Wheel of Time. If you're insanely powerful or a mage who can take out hundreds, this probably isn't the thread for you. Part of the fun of it being far away from the more established powers means it's a chance for the lowlier heroes, lonesome reavers and hedge wizards, to take on the iron might of Molthal. It's perfect as an all powerful antagonist and I feel the poor villains haven't had as much of a presence as they should. Similarly, if you take more of a comedic bent, then it's probably not going to be suited either.
It's a big region so don't feel like you've to be writing hand in hand with my characters all the time. You might just want to explore your own journey against the backdrop of the conflict and that's fine too. Every worm has their own point of view afterall! Feel free to ask questions here or on Discord.
First thread: https://chroniclesrp.net/threads/tgnw-is-fearr-rith-maith-ná-droch-sheasamh.1213/
His iron legions came.
To break a king in a land unknown,
And a race without a name.
Far from merely being Orcus on his throne, Menalus the ruler of Molthal has begun to look south and westwards again. His legions were repulsed from Belgrath the previous year so he's begun to consolidate power closer to home. Belgrath, Alliria, Bhathairk, they will all kneel to Him but that moment of triumph is far in the future. For now he is content to seize control the Gulf of Ryt and tighten his stranglehold on the lands northwest of the Spine. The board is set and the pieces are moving though perhaps only the wisest of the loremasters in Fal'Addas or Elbion suspect its real purpose.
Of course this is above the heads of the average inhabitant in the wild northlands. For them it's meant increased numbers of Blight Orcs and others in the livery of Menalus. An increase in border skirmishes and higher intensity for the endemic warfare of the frontier. Tribals are conscripted or exterminated, elven clans forced into migration, even giants feel the rippling effects. Forges in the southern dwarven holds step up production while emissaries rush to old allies to request aid.
The idea is to write about the clash between the different sides in a region about to be rent asunder. This is meant to be on the lower end of fantasy so expect something more akin to The Black Company or The Warlord Chronicles than Dragonlance or Wheel of Time. If you're insanely powerful or a mage who can take out hundreds, this probably isn't the thread for you. Part of the fun of it being far away from the more established powers means it's a chance for the lowlier heroes, lonesome reavers and hedge wizards, to take on the iron might of Molthal. It's perfect as an all powerful antagonist and I feel the poor villains haven't had as much of a presence as they should. Similarly, if you take more of a comedic bent, then it's probably not going to be suited either.
It's a big region so don't feel like you've to be writing hand in hand with my characters all the time. You might just want to explore your own journey against the backdrop of the conflict and that's fine too. Every worm has their own point of view afterall! Feel free to ask questions here or on Discord.
First thread: https://chroniclesrp.net/threads/tgnw-is-fearr-rith-maith-ná-droch-sheasamh.1213/
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Great first post!
Yes if Menalus achieves a lasting peaceful victory it might be in their interests to undermine him. From their perspective, it would depend if other factions got involved in fighting him, if they did it might be more chaotic to let them all fight him and keep that going for a while. Lots of fun twists and ways to play it.
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