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Yllona I. Unsuitable
Yllona I is one of the most tragic figures of the entire early dynasty. She ascended the throne as the first reigning qu…
The reign of Yllona I and the crisis of the first queen
Yllona I became the first Queen of Magnursia, but her reign was beset by mistrust, rebellions, and outside pressure from…
The reign of Yllona I and the crisis of the first queen › Autonomy of Western voices
…nt the Voice of the West extremely wide autonomy. In doing so, it temporarily saved the state, but at the same time weakened the center and ope…
Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice
…ed her distant relative Ivo a very wide autonomy over the Western Voice. This gave him the right to administer this part of the kingdom practic…
The First War of the Dwarves and Cave Goblins › Western Stone Gate
The decisive clash came at the West Stone Gate - one of the largest and most important entrances to the dwarven realm. K…
Loss of Northwestern Provinces
The loss of the northwestern provinces was one of the biggest geopolitical shocks of Frederik II's reign. Supported by small…
Loss of Northwestern Provinces › Northwest as a weak point of the empire
The northwest was one of those parts of the empire that remained more vulnerable than others. The defense system here wa…
Loss of Northwestern Provinces › Three quests and one humiliating awakening
Frederik II he responded with repeated sweeps. The first expedition failed to stop the enemy, the second was exhausted w…
Loss of Northwestern Provinces › A border that never came back
…accept a truce and accept that the northwestern provinces would be lost. A new centralized state did not emerge here, as the kobold way of orga…
Western Continent › World and Geography
A distant continent west of Ulvenor.
Autonomy › Recurring Lore Terms
Partial self-government within a larger whole.
Important Places › The Unknown Western Continent - Origin of Elemental Magic
…e beyond the Green Sea lies the unknown western continent from which the Sorcer brought the knowledge that changed Ulvenor. No one from Ulvenor…
Stone Crown › The Fall of the Western Stone Gate
The Western Stone Gate fell during the attack of the cave goblins led by Tarianok, and its loss became one …
Unknown Western Continent › Land Beyond the Green Sea
The Unknown Western Continent lies beyond the Green Sea, past currents, fog, and sea routes that most inhabitants o…
Unknown Western Continent › The Sorcer's Voyage
…tant known link between Ulvenor and the western continent is the Sorcer. In the 6th century before the imperial calendar, he is said to have cr…
Unknown Western Continent › Magic That Changed Ulvenor
…nt of state power. For that reason, the western continent is indirectly tied to the birth of the Empire of Magnursar. Without elemental magic, …
Unknown Western Continent › Ice Bridges After Henstir
…e distance. If this theory is true, the western continent was not entirely alien to ancient humanoids. Very old Beta humanoid populations, or e…
Unknown Western Continent › Traces of Sylvar
…ne of the boldest theories connects the western continent with Sylvar, the first queen of the Great Elven Empire. Sylvar was so extraordinary t…
Unknown Western Continent › A Continent Without Monsters
…igrations have come to Ulvenor from the western continent. This contrasts sharply with Albarit, from which ancient stories link dragons, vampir…
Unknown Western Continent › Silence and Forbidden Maps
…they saw. Over time, the search for the western route became less a matter of navigation and more a dangerous obsession among magical circles. …
Unknown Western Continent › A Place for Future Stories
In current lore, the Unknown Western Continent should remain primarily a mystery. There is no need to know exactly what its empires …
Unknown Western Continent › The Sorcer's Last Map
A forgotten archive contains a map fragment supposedly owned by the Sorcer. It shows no coastline, only currents, stars,…
Great Plains › Old Land Bridges and the Western Continent
… to cross from Ulvenor onto the unknown western continent. According to later estimates, it may have been as much as a tenth of all humanoids o…
Great Plains › Western Coast and the Voyage of Sorcer
The Great Plains border the western coast of Ulvenor, which in human history became exceptionally important under the rule of Konra…
Green Sea › Undiscovered Western Continent
…parently still not fully discovered the western continent from which Sorcer returned with magic. Some scholars insist that they may have discov…
Pender the Strong
Pender the Strong was the first goblin to unite several tribes under a single will and create a short-lived goblin empir…
Wor-ag
…me during the campaign against the northwestern provinces of the empire during the reign of Frederik II. He entered history primarily thanks to…
Remek
…nd the first great administrator of the Western Sound.
Jakob
Son of Magnus III, who renounced his claim to succession after participating in the rebellion and founded the eastern ca…
Leo
…of Magnus III. and Bulviny, duke of the Western Sound and founder of an important cadet branch, from which Konrad I later emerged.
Leo
An undefeated warlord, he spread the voice of the West.
Frank
Installed by Konrad I.
Ivo
Descendant of Leo's western branch.
Culber
Brother of Conrad I, founder of the northern branch from which Jakob I the Reformer sprang.
Alfonso
Twin brother of John I.
The Rise of House Render
The rise of the House of Render began as a result of rewards granted by John IV. after the war of the brothers, but with…
Fall of the West Stone Gate
…Tarianok and lost control of the entire western part of their underground kingdom.
Magnursie — House of Renders
The era of House Render began after the massacre of the Magnurs and the first imperial election. It was a time when the …
The Age of Reshaping the World
…the arrival of elemental magic from the western continent, brought to Ulvenor by Sorcer. Originally a mysterious cult and school, elemental mag…
March › Empire and Politics
A frontier or peripheral province.
Western Domain › Empire and Politics
The great western administrative unit of the Empire.
Western March › Empire and Politics
The westernmost province of the western part of the Empire.
Western Watchpost › Places of Story Significance
A western sentinel or defensive point.
Western Stone Gate › Places of Story Significance
A significant western passage or fortified gate.
Stone Crown
…e firmest stone is not unbreakable. The Western Gate has already fallen into the hands of the cave goblins, and the Northern Gate faces the ass…
Stone Crown › The Western Gate Has Spoken
From the lost Western Stone Gate an old dwarven signal arrives that should not have been possible to trigger. Someone…
Unknown Western Continent
The Unknown Western Continent is one of Oia's greatest mysteries. It lies far beyond the Green Sea, and Ulvenor has…
Division of the Empire of Magnursar
…order province within a hold, while the western, eastern, northern, and southern holds name broader parts of the realm. The farther one moves f…
Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Western Hold
The Western Hold is the boundary between the organized world of the Empire and the restless space of the Gr…
Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Western Fortress Without an Answer
One border fortress in the Western March stops answering signals. It is unclear whether kobolds attacked it, the garrison betrayed…
Heartlands of Magnur
The Heartlands of Magnur form the immediate core around the capital and represent the oldest territorial foundation of M…
Heartlands of Magnur › Western March
The Western March is a region of old power tensions, frequent changes of rule, trade roads, vineyards, magi…
Great Plains
… part of the humanoids onto the unknown western continent. Later the Great Plains became the home of the kobolds, who developed in the wet and …
Great Plains › A Ship From the Western Coast
… that something may still remain on the western continent that could change the magic of Ulvenor once again.
Green Sea
The Green Sea lies off the western coast of Ulvenor and belongs among the least understood, but most important, sea regions of the…
Green Sea › Western Coast
The Western Coast of the Green Sea forms the passage between the land Ulvenor and the water civilization of…
Magnus I. Founder › Family and Succession
… Another son, Remek, later acquired the Western Voice, and even with this it became clear that Magnus's family would not form just one single d…
Magnus III Young › Family, marriage and branching of the family
… was from Leo's line that the important western branch of the family later arose. Magnus III thus he influenced not only the immediate successi…
Otto II Defender › The family and future branches of the dynasty
… 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 took over…
Yllona I. Unsuitable › Nomadic threat and political capitulation
…ona faced this threat almost alone. The Western voice was not obliged to get involved, nor was it interested in risking its own forces for a mo…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Boarding from the west branch
…branch of the family connected with the Western Sound. He came to the throne thanks to the agreement forced by his father Ivo to save the kingd…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Unification of power and liquidation of rivals
…ne of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously gained. In doing so, he sent a clear message…
Untred II. A half-elf › Two empires in one country
… their position and even occupying some western territories that did not rightfully belong to them. More and more openly they gave the Emperor …
Valendor I Steward › An empire handed over to the lower levels of power
…ies. The nobility thus received greater autonomy, while the emperor himself retained oversight of the laws, the capital, his own states, and th…
Quri
…lins in the war against the Drow on the western borders, Thal Veyr understood that his people could not regain power over the southern deserts …
Quri › Survivors of defeat
… soundly defeated in the battle for the western borders of Thal Veyr against the Drow. For his people, it was not just a military failure, but …
Jana
…an important shaman and a symbol of the western alliance.
Cecil
… against Valendor II. and holder of the western provinces after the former Renders.
A community of stone and wood › The world after Sylvar
… formation. Individual regions had more autonomy, old families vied for influence, and the borders of the empire were not as tightly guarded as…
A community of stone and wood › The mining dwarves enter the war
…sts. Their presence in the southern and western regions meant that they were among the first to feel the increasing pressure of goblin raids. U…
The Rise and Fall of the First Goblin King › Birth of Durbuluk
…end. In this way, he united much of the western goblins under his will.
The Rise and Fall of the First Goblin King › A campaign against the elves
…ring his campaign, he conquered several western cities and gradually penetrated to the borders of elven territories. Here, however, the weaknes…
The Rise and Fall of the First Goblin King › The collapse of the empire
…s they had practically disappeared from western Ulvenor. By -2900 there was no significant goblin tribe. This collapse became one of the most p…
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth › A change in orc thinking
…ed. They gradually began to explore the western territories, which led to migration and the first contacts with other races. This began a new c…
The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East › Nobility against the old rights
…tain degree of traditionally recognized autonomy. The pressure from the nobles affected the property, movement and social status of the nomads,…
Fall of the West Stone Gate › The Lost West
…Stone Gate fell to the Orcs. The entire western part of the Stone Crown was lost. For the first time, the goblins gained a stable territory in …
Fall of the West Stone Gate › The long shadow of defeat
…and a new direction. For centuries, the Western Stone Gate has remained a symbol of defeat—and a reminder that even stone can crack.
Battle of the Hultwin River › Consequences of the battle
…yed and the Orcs lost their position in western Ulvenor. In the following years, the conquered territories were liberated or taken over by elve…
The Battle of Velvet Meadows
… Emperor to accept the loss of the northwestern provinces.
The Battle of Velvet Meadows › Gas, confusion and the disintegration of the imperial army
…to conclude a truce and leave the north-western provinces to the enemy. The battle on the Velvet Meadows is not just one military failure, but …