The Day After

Chapter 1
''“The Sky darkens with Blood From whence the vessels of the world Rupture The World Will Unite Until Torn Asunder Winter will grip the land And with its frozen grasp will he rise Only Then Will he Sing the Song Which Will Bring the End ''-The Chronicle of Prophet Gyrinan

...Thus will be the end of the world, so says the Great Prophet who founded the Exemplari Faith. The Power which has been released into the world is the beginning of our downfall. And so, it is up to each and every one of us faithful to refuse the power of the Brothers and the Father. For to wield such a tool is to believe ourselves to be their equal, which will only lead to strife among one another.

We are not worthy of such power, and so the creators of this world have tempted us with potential power in a test of our faith! We must prove to them that one day, we are indeed worthy of becoming their next apprentices and by casting aside all notion of sin, including the gluttony of power can we achieve such worthiness. I implore that each of you consider you train yourself in the art and disicpline of the original Apprentices. Join the Exemplari faith, and deny the temptation of sin that may grasp you.

-Excerpt from a Log from an unknown priest's sermon preached in Lindistin, a town in western Melenar a week after The Battle of Cortesia

Chapter 2
Sultana Irene, 1st of the Fangs

It is with the fondest of respect that I write to you dear Sultana, we both served the master faithfully and you have proven yourself time and again to be a diplomat faithful to the people of Agralan. It is for that reason however, that I request you to lay down your arms and release your servants for the good of our country. This world is ever changing, and if Agralan is to survive the passage of time, then it must be led by a leader who can stir the hearts of its people. Instead you choose to embrace the same fear the master and your former lover wielded. But understand that it was this fear that caused the Men and Women of the Jointed Provinces and Balidoun to unite in arms against the master and lead to his demise. It was this shortsightedness that empowered the people with magic, and by continuing this rule, you, and the remaining Fangs will fall one by one. So I implore you once more to step down from this foolhardy war before Agralan suffers any further.

Truly Yours, Cyrus, 7th Fang of the Godking

Chapter 3
For thousands of years, the people of Balidoun were staunch in tradition. We all resided in the comfort of our clans and families. We had no need for government or ruling doctines aside from the Rules of the North that were taught to us by the great liberator Halvor Houndmaster. Our Land has always rewarded the strong, there are perhaps hundreds of clans that have been buried beneath the snow and ice, or have been ripped apart by our enemies.

It was the People of Balidoun who conquered this harsh land. It was the People of Balidoun who fought back the Gimmersvin and chased them below the surface. It was the People of Balidoun who rose up against the reaper: Orix Deathsong, and conquered death itself. It was the People of Balidoun who held no shame to make allies with the outsiders such as Dinokyah who fought against the monster known as Skorn to conquer the tyrant once known as Kodaavey.

Balidoun will never fall, On this dayThe Wavebreakers, Steelstone, Carraway, Skymouth clans will unite. Not as a new clan but the most powerful force our land has ever witnessed. To be led by the one who traveled into hell itself and returned. On this day, We name Bjorn Kodaavgahrot Vulankriaan our first High Warlord of Balidoun!

- Warlord Aldor Blackeye speaking at the Moot in Expansion:5699. Seven years after the Battle of Cortesia

Long may the reign of High Warlord Vulankriaan stand! Never may the rule of Skordilaw Pact languish! Long live Balidoun!

- Warlord Mackrai Bonedust