I have known many heroes and had the great privilege to call some friends. While my efforts helped in these wars, the deeds of my friends and other heroes like them are what led us to victory. ...
2025-03-28 13:59:06 +0000 UTC View PostI do not like to boast of my accomplishments. Intellectually, I am aware that I contributed greatly to the Last Dragon War. I will not suffer the false modesty I’ve seen many espouse and claim th...
2025-03-28 13:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostNot all surface dwellers were so convinced however. Faust’s agents had infiltrated many nations prior to the invasion, and through subterfuge or greed many were brought to the evil god’s cause....
2025-03-28 13:56:17 +0000 UTC View PostWith the aid of adventurers serving as emissaries, most having come to prominence on the Day of Heroes, the Hardune won over many nations to their cause.
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2025-03-25 15:35:43 +0000 UTC View PostThey long feared how the surface dwellers would react to new that Faust’s Avatar resided in the center of Basin.
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2025-03-14 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe dwarves were forced to reveal themselves and their duty to the surface world to garner aid for the defence of the continent.
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2025-03-10 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEnough Hardune survived the attack to reclaim sufficient fortresses to reopen enough rivers to prevent immediate doom, but their number were too depleted to wage a war, even with the aid of t...
2025-03-07 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe initial action of the war occurred with the surface world none the wiser. Some of the rivers lost their flow as their opening to the oceans were blocked, but at the time, none on the surfac...
2025-03-03 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe last dragon war began in the shadows, when fel dragons in service to Faust unified the forsaken races against the surface.
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The Iron Knight is the name given to the Bearer of Ryn’s Blade. While not an Archmage herself, Ryn was the master blacksmith that forged the blades that were eventually turned into the weapon...
2025-02-24 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Farstep Knight in the name given to the Bearer of Boldyn’s Blade. Archmage Boldyn was a master of the Font of Space. The blade granted the wielder the ability to teleport as well as the a...
2025-02-21 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Storm Knight is the name given to the Bearer of Zyglin’s Blade. Archmage Zyglin was a master of the Font of Lightning. The Storm Knight gained the ability to use Lightning offensively, as...
2025-02-17 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Aegis Knight and Rive Knight bore Galyn’s Shield and Tolyn’s Blade respectively. Twin Archmages Galyn and Tolyn created the items. Galyn elected to craft a shield with his soul stone to...
2025-02-14 09:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Temporal Knight is the name given to the bearer of Palyn’s Blade. Archmage Palyn was a sorcerous wizard with a deep affinity for the Font of Time. While the Font of Time resides in an unk...
2025-02-10 12:04:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Arctic Knight was the name given to the bearer of Iyckel’s Blade. Archmage Iyckel the Arctic Storm had a great affinity for the Font of Ice. Iyckel’s Blade has been lost to Illandrios a...
2025-02-07 11:44:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mirage Knights originally were three. Light, Sound, and Mind. This grouping always reformed, even when a bearer died, the survivors would choose successors until the orphaned blade chose so...
2025-02-03 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the wizards were the backbone of the Illandrian military, the Bladed Knights were their elite units, serving in much the same capacity state sponsored adventuring parties do today. Many o...
2025-01-31 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe greatest archemages of Illandrios, near the ends of their lives, destroyed the ensouled artifacts they’d used through their lives, forging them instead into swords. These swords were held...
2025-01-27 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEnsouled rings may greatly enhance the wizardry of their creator, but that same ring may never find a bearer to awaken its magic once its creator dies. Weapons and armor however have clear purp...
2025-01-24 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSoul stones, when used to create an ensouled item, use the affinities and skills of the creator, and the intent of the object they are crafted in to create an ensouled artifact with a purpose. ...
2025-01-20 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe arch mages of Illandrios were the flashiest and more memorable assets, each supported by armies of lesser mages and soldiers, but they were not their only core magical force. While the mean...
2025-01-17 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe military of Illandrios always had a strong basis in magic, While no successful military on Kaltis could protect their home long without magical support, Illandrios formed their armed forces...
2025-01-13 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostOf the Bladed Knights of Illandrios, the Mirage Knight is the one most widely known. Many outside of Illandrios could be forgiven in thinking the cities connection to the Font of Illusions was ...
2025-01-10 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostKeev’s origin as a demi-god of heroics was simple, though that doesn’t take away from his achievements. He grew up the son of a wealthy merchant, but strove to use his position to help others. ...
2025-01-06 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe sea drakes grew massive in this time, and soon took to taking down ships for their precious metals on board. While these beasts killed thousands in their hunting of ships, their existence c...
2025-01-03 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBefore the Flood, their access to metals was restricted to the few surface deposits of ore they could find—and the metal to be found in their fellow sea drake’s bodies. Their growth was slo...
2024-12-30 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe sea drakes were more nuisance than monster before the Flood. The magical beasts were a creation of Assuine, a precursor to her eventual triumph in creating the dragons. The sea drakes, as t...
2024-12-27 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHis isolation ended when his magnum opus escaped from the wilds to terrorize civilization. Combining drake, snake, and troll biology, Rettew created the hydra of legend. With the body of a drak...
2024-12-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTo stop the beast, Rettew created even more beasts, hoping they would be the key to capturing it peaceably. The griffin, hippogriff, chimera, sphinx, and many more beast were created in his end...
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