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Lich of the North

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The Lich of the North is one of the most dangerous creatures in contemporary Ulvenor. Originally a gn…

Lich of the North › A gnome who sought answers in death

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…d knowledge, technology, precision, and the ability to understand the world down to the smallest detail. While other gnomes turned their atte…

Lich of the North › The Birth of Necromancy

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…air. She worked with what remains after the interruption of life. With the echo of consciousness, the memory of the body, the residual power …

Lich of the North › Journey to the Frozen Stones

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Around the year -100, he made his way to the Frozen Stones, the northernmost regions of Ulvenor, where the r…

Lich of the North › A spell turned against its master

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His greatest experiment was to be the highlight of his life. He wanted to cross the line between life and death, disconnect his will fr…

Lich of the North › The body that waited

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…ven more. The former kingdom has become the Void of the North, and most of the living have learned that some gates are not meant to be opened…

Lich of the North › The Awakening of 1177

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In 1177, an expedition was sent to the north that found his body and with it records written in a language that almost no one understood…

Lich of the North › Silent Lord of the North

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Since his awakening, the Lich has not ruled openly. He does not display an army, send out proclamations, and claim no thro…

Lich of the North › A threat to Ulvenor

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The lich from the north is dangerous precisely because it does not hurry. He lets the living nations …

Urgior › Durbuluk of the new north

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Urgior became one of the most prominent goblin leaders of his time. He carried the title Durbuluk not only as a sign of po…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › An attack where no one expected it

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After the defeat at the Luna River, everyone expected that the new king Leo II. it will mainly stabilize th…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › Dividing the opponent

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The gnomes and their allies were forced to split their forces, losing one of the main advantages they…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › From Campaign to Empire

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The northern campaign eventually led not only to the weakening of the gnomes, but also to a series of…

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Raid against the new empire

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Towards the end of Engelbrekt's reign, the empire faced further raids from the northeast. Orc groups relied o…

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Formation against chaos

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At the Northeast Wall, the new imperial military logic collided with the enemy's old style. The goblins …

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Victory of the new army

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The result was not important just because the raid ended in the defeat of the goblins. More important…

Albarit › Dragons and the Northern Ruin of Ulvenor

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Another essential trace of Albarit is the dragons. According to old interpretations, part of the dragon …

Stone Crown › The Northern Gate and the Threat of the Lich

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At present the greatest fears turn toward the Northern Stone Gate. It was raised as the last of the four gates a…

Great Plains › Goblins on the Northwest of the Plains

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The Great Plains never belonged to the kobolds alone. To the northwest, in distant times, goblin grou…

Great Plains › Northern and Southern Face of the Plains

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The northern part of the Great Plains is more conflict-ridden. It is here that the steppe centaurs of…

Frozen Stones › The Northernmost Land of Ulvenor

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The Frozen Stones lie in the deepest northern regions of Ulvenor, and for most of the year they are a…

Frozen Stones › Decline of the Northern Kingdom

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Over time, the Kingdom of the Frozen Stones began to lose its shape. The mines that had once brought diamonds an…

Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia

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…agnus declared himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a symbolic elevation of his previous domain. With this move…

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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Shortly after the coronation, non-healing scars began to appear on Magnus's face. At a time when illnesses were exp…

Magnus III Young › The law of the youngest son of full age

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Magnus III therefore decided to make an extremely important change. He established the rule that after the death…

Magnus III Young › Family, marriage and branching of the family

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Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four wives and a total of fourteen children. Hi…

Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power

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The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began to…

Otto II Defender › The first war of kings

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In -723, the First War of Kings broke out when the kingdom of Trabazar attacked Magnursia. The conflict lasted…

Otto II Defender › The family and future branches of the dynasty

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…Leo, a famous warlord and later Duke of the Western Sound, became the seed of a powerful sideline of the house. Philip I the Thinker then too…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A crown against the will of many

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Yllona ascended the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more distant …

Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice

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In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppress by force,…

Magnus IV Merciless › The death of the Sorcerer and the fear of a new power

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The most famous and at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer…

Magnus IV Merciless › Spring coup and the fall of the tyrant

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After the murder of Cristiano, even some of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-cal…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › The golden throne and the image of excess

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At the end of his life, Ferdinand gained so much weight that, according to the chronicles, he could no l…

William I. Mag › A young king on the verge of change

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William sat on the throne very young. He came of age just two days before his father's death, making his accession o…

William I. Mag › Interracial laws and the first conscious administration of a diverse empire

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At the same time, William was one of the first monarchs who began to openly think about the fact that Ma…

William I. Mag › The historical significance of William I.

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William I is rightly considered to be the bridge between the classic period of the Silk Kings and the coming era of the Magic Kings. He had…

Richard II Sick › The silent fall of an era

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…ring great reforms or famous wars. Nevertheless, his reign is significant as an example of dynastic fatigue. After a generation of rulers who…

Otto III Weak › The first campaign outside the borders of the kingdom

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When the nomads asked Magnursia for help against the orcs, Otto saw a historic opportunity. For the first …

Henry I. King of the Blood › Ruler only for a temporary period

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…or Henry, who was originally to fulfill the role of temporary ruler. Such a temporary arrangement was not unknown in history, but it always c…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Blood purges of the clan

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…nches from which a future candidate for the throne could emerge. In all, he had thirteen of his relatives killed and spread fear throughout t…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard

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…lso brought about a distinct decline of the state. Many of the earlier measures, including some of the Interracial Laws, ceased to apply, coo…

Henry I. King of the Blood › A king without a future

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…queror. His energy was directed towards the survival of one man, not the stability of the whole. And that is why his regime could not last lo…

Henry I. King of the Blood › End of the Silk Kings

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The death of Henry I did not just mean the fall of one tyrant. It marked the definitive end of the er…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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…I. he was literally lucky for months on the succession. If he had been born a little later, the crown would have missed him. Even so, his old…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The second war of kings and a new way of fighting

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When Ignatius assumed the crown, the war with Trabazar and Jitron was not yet over. However, it was at this stage that his …

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The Battle of Jitron and the First Battle Mages

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The most significant landmark of his reign was the Battle of Jitron. It was here that for the first t…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Schools of Ruinous Magic and the Legacy of Government

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In the second part of the reign, Ignatius began to systematically support the creation of schools focuse…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › A legacy of exhausted victory

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When Laurel ascended the throne, court and army alike knew well that Alfred's end was near. The succession therefore took …

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Disintegrating supremacy and closed Northern Trade Route

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…ening situation on almost all sides. In the north, the pressure of the gnomes grew, in the west, kobolds began to penetrate the weakened prov…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Defense of the empire instead of further expansion

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… on multiple fronts cannot be won by another headless push forward. Therefore, he took the opposite approach from his most famous predecessor…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Battle of the Luna River

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The climax of his reign was the Battle of the Luna River. Against Magnursia there was a huge alliance…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Significance of Laurel's reign

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… names, but its meaning is deep. He was the last king to carry on the Great War in a fully royal form, before the emergence of the imperial i…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Assassination and the end of the first imperial generation

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In the end, Magnus didn't die in battle or of old age. He was murdered by his own stepmother, who wanted…

Martinec I. Merciful › Onset after blood and the first gestures of reconciliation

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Martinec ascended the throne after the murder of his father Magnus VI. The very first steps of his reign made it clear …

Martinec I. Merciful › An emperor who knew how to listen to the structure of the empire

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Martinec very quickly noticed that the empire was swelling not only territorially but also administratively after decades of expansion a…

Martinec I. Merciful › The final phase of the Great War

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Nevertheless, Martinec was still the emperor of the war age. In the north he faced goblins, whose raids tu…

Martinec I. Merciful › The beginning of the golden age

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…ew era began. Trade routes were opened, the dwarves entered into a treaty of alliance, investment began to flow into the provinces, and the e…

John II Builder › Palace, cities and the new heart of the empire

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One of the most visible acts of John II. there was an extensive reconstruction of the Imperial Palace in Mag…

John II Builder › The laws of great cities and the symbolism of the coat of arms

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…n projects, John II intervened. also to the administration of large cities. He issued new laws that directly dealt with their management, the…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › The emperor of the growth period

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…hat grew not only in power, but also in the number of inhabitants, the importance of cities and the movement of people across the provinces. …

Richard IV Friend of the elves › An extension of Magnur

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The most visible transformation of Richard's reign was the expansion of the capital. Magnur has grown…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › Migration and new laws

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…ternal migration. People and people of other races migrated for work, safety and opportunity. Richard therefore passed several laws aimed dir…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › The elven princess and the new blood of the dynasty

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… It was an act that symbolically capped the new alliance between the elves and the Empire, and at the same time transformed House Magnurs its…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › Death Friend of the Elves

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Richard's end was sudden and at the same time almost grotesque in a sense. He died of alcohol poisoning after a party during which he…

Untred I. Half-elf › Rise of the Unicorns

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Resistance rose against these changes, resulting in the long Uprising of the Unicorns. This conflict was often political rath…

Untred I. Half-elf › Orcs, the Southeast, and the end of the Golden Age

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…red seemed destined to reign supreme in the Golden Age. But then came the first really serious blows. In the east, orc tribes began to plunde…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The last son of the Long Emperor

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Ferdinand was not a man for whom the throne was an unshakable certainty from his youth. Untred I was survived by two older sons and a …

Ferdinand III Retreating › Magical universities and a new layer of the empire

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…oncessions. It was during his time that the level of magical education began to rise significantly, and it became clear that the older teachi…

Henry II Passionate › The uprising of the nobility and the battle for John's Bridge

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…t just a period of celebration. In both the West and the East, he faced rebellions by a section of the nobility who opposed the strengthening…

Henry II Passionate › The passions of the emperor and the tranquility of the empire

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Henry had a total of six sons, the last even at the age of fifty-five with his second and last wife, Helena. His fertility and priva…

Magnus VII. Builder › The Battle of Skal Reker and the Third Line of Defense

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The greatest lesson of Magnus's rule was the encounter with the orcs in the north. They demonstrated …

Magnus VII. Builder › Statues of the emperor and the public face of power

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At the end of his life, Magnus VII. he became one of the first emperors who consciously worked with the …

John III Prolific › Southern Disturbances and the Departure of the Elves

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The biggest internal problem of John's government was taking place in the south. The elven population…

John III Prolific › New Settlement of the South

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The mass departure of the elves turned the south into a sparsely populated area, but at the same time…

John IV Childless › The privileged son and fragmented inheritance of John III.

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John IV he did not ascend the throne as a man whose accession would be accepted by all without opposition. He was the privilege…

John IV Childless › A war of brothers

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John IV tried to break the crisis with a quick and hard intervention. He had Albert imprisoned at the crossing between the c…

John IV Childless › The Riches of the Winner and the Rise of the Renders

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The victory in the war of the brothers brought John IV. and immense material gain. Thanks to confisca…

John IV Childless › A childless emperor and the end of certainty

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After the end of the war, John IV. devoted mainly to the stabilization of the country. It was necessary to …

Untred II. A half-elf › Massacre at the wedding and the end of the family

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But the decisive clash never came in the form of a major field war. The renderers took a much scarier and…