![]() ![]() ![]() It was clear that they still did not entirely trust us, but were willing to put aside their suspicion to welcome those who had broken the siege.Īs promised, I spent many hours in discussion with the commander of these Shadow Elves. Word from the Torchbearer spy network indicated that the forces of Melenis and the Shadowborn alike were converging on Sunbirth Citadel, so that’s where we, too, would march.įor the soldiers under my command, entering the walls of the strange elven city represented a welcome relief from the fighting it had taken to make it this far. ![]() With the Rockholme seals destroyed, the enemy lost interest in us. Runes of magic forum benevolent full#Faced with the prospect of sharing the fate of our neighbours, Bormac made the decision that it was better to break the seals ourselves than to allow Melenis’ flunkies to claim their power and add us to their armies, waiting until the enemy had committed their full force before unleashing the power of the seals to cleanse them from Athla. Runes of magic forum benevolent cracked#While we had been occupied defending Rockholme, a Necromancer loyal to the revenant of Melenis, one of Meandor’s wives during the time when the Keepers and the Cult of Storms fought over the Valley of Wonders, had rampaged through the lands to the south, using the power of the seals he cracked open to fuel the creation of an ever-increasing horde of undead. With Bormac’s leadership, we beat them off with little difficulty, but worse was yet to come. ![]() The first wave of attackers were the usual suspects – Shadowborn seeking to weaken Merlin’s warding by breaking the seals. A fortunate thing, too, as it was only a few scant months after I’d completed my dissertation (a study on how Draconian engineers might be able to use their ability to influence flame to safely make use of more potent incendiaries than engineers of other races) before the fragile peace was shattered by the exposure of Merlin’s seals in Rockholme. But I wasn’t going to allow whatever ancient grudge Bormac was nursing to deny me my own opportunity. After the negotiation of the truce between the two empires, Bormac returned to Rockholme to found a new academy – one which, true to the Torchbearer creed, would genuinely be open to all.Īlthough I’m sure I heard him muttering under his breath a few times about whether the Torchbearer creed was truly supposed to include Orcs when he didn’t think there were any students close enough to listen. One of these was a mountainous region on the northern coast of Athla known as Rockholme, from which armies of the Shadowborn and the Elven Court had been driven out by Torchbearer armies led by Bormac, an ancient and apparently ageless dwarf who was quite likely the oldest Dreadnought in the world. Some might be allowed to learn the basic skills of an engineer, in order to work in situations that were considered too unsafe to risk human or dwarf engineers, but we would never be allowed to join the ranks of the captains of the Commonwealth’s industries and armies.ĭuring the latter stages of the war, a number of territories were claimed by the Torchbearers away from the regions where the main fighting was happening, which they used to set up havens for refugees fleeing the conflict. It was well known that no Draconian would ever be accepted as a full Dreadnought. But the truth was that we knew that there was no point in even trying.įor all the Commonwealth’s lip service towards equality between the races, it was one of the empire’s worst-kept secrets that some were certainly more equal than others. My people have always preferred to make use of our natural strength and affinity for draconic flame over imitations comprised of chemicals and steel. The official line is that Draconians simply do not have the interest or the aptitude for technology to become a full Dreadnought, and there is a spark of truth in that. It was common knowledge that Draconians do not become graduates of the Imperial Dreadnought Academies. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |