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Goblin incursion to the northeast

event

…e first major tests of the empire's new defense structure after the war of the brothers. The attackers had previously ravaged much of …

Magnursia — Early Emperors

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…erciful led the empire through troubled borders, clan tensions and the final phase of the Great War to its conclusion.

Otto II Defender › King of defense and growth

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After the war, Otto II. did not close into passivity. On the contrary, he took advantage of his newly acquired prestige …

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

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…in history, he sent an army outside the borders of the kingdom itself. It was a bold step and significant in terms of prestige. It sho…

John I. Fiery › Defense instead of glory

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… and sparing experienced soldiers. Each border fort was armed and stocked to the maximum. Secret tunnels allowed the defenders to esca…

John I. Fiery › From defense to counterattack

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After this victory, John went on a counterattack and in short succession captured the capitals of Arostermancia and Medo…

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

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Vavrin realistically understood that a war on multiple fronts cannot be won by another headless push forward. Therefore,…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Orcs, swift war, and ensigns' border

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…rom completely falling into chaos. This defense is sometimes underrated because it isn't associated with one big win. In reality, howe…

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

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… built, which were to turn the northern border into a much stronger line.

Untred II. A half-elf › Goblin raid and third line of defense value

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…om heavily, turned towards the Imperial borders. On its own, it was not capable enough of an effective siege, but its strength lay in …

Frederik II Tough › Completion of the third line of defense

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… actually admitted that some of the old borders would no longer be possible to restore, but at the same time he created a defense syst…

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Strengthening borders and a new order

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…e. They systematically strengthened the borders of their empire, created defensive lines and established permanent surveillance over t…

The rise of the Old Norse Empire › Kingdom Defense and Expansion

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…guard and at the same time used them as border defenders. In doing so, he laid the foundation of the military system that became the s…

The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › Crossing the border

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The decisive moment came around -2150, when the orcs crossed the natural boundaries of their world for the first time on…

Expanding the Stone Crown › Borders of the world

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Gradually, however, the dwarves hit their limits. The northernmost regions were so frigid that it was impossible to surv…

The first war of kings › Defense of Magnursia

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Although the conflict did not end in a clear victory for one side, it was a major success for Magnursia. As an attacked …

The crisis of the reign of Otto III. › The first campaign beyond the borders and the failure of logistics

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… first to send an army outside the very borders of the kingdom in an attempt to help the nomads against the orcs. The move could have …

Silent preparations for the Great War › Spy network and second line of defense

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… same time completed the second line of defense. This combination of internal awareness and external preparedness created a new type o…

The war system of John I. › Defense strategy

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…ad to collapse. Therefore, he based his defense on fortresses, secret escape routes and gradual exhaustion of the enemy. This created …

Construction of the third line of defense › Responding to new types of threats

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… therefore included the creation of new border towers and castles, which were supposed to contain, detect and slow down the enemy befo…

Construction of the third line of defense › Long construction through multiple dynasties

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…ons were linked into a truly continuous defense system, which no longer protected individual provinces, but the entire empire as a mil…

Construction of the third line of defense › A legacy of defense

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The third line of defense did not only play a role in its own time. In the following centuries, it was rebuilt, …

Loss of Northwestern Provinces › A border that never came back

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…its defense policy and accept that some borders must be redefined not according to old pride, but according to the real ability to def…

Conflict over grain › Hunger beyond borders

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The Free Kingdom was hit very hard by the Three Year Drought. Food shortages and rising tensions led to conquests agains…

Northern defenses against goblin raids under Magnus VI. › A war without a single battlefield

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Orcs did not conduct a classic campaign with one big objective and one decisive army. They attacked quickly, burned, loo…

Northern defenses against goblin raids under Magnus VI. › Flags out of rhythm

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The Imperial ensign system was created for organized conflict. In the north, however, he encountered an opponent who ref…

Battle of Skal Reker › A win that led to a defense

battle

…er became the core of the third line of defense. The Battle of Skal Reker thus entered history as a victory that led not to another at…

Magnursie — Kings of Magic › From defense to exhaustion

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John I, Alfred I and Wavrin I led Magnursia on through increasing pressure. Each of them differently. Jan through defens…

Nations and Realms › Alliances, Old Wrongs, and Living Borders

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…n trade one season and fight the next. Borders are living places. They are not only lines between states, but regions where languages…

Current Era (1470) › Borders That Are No Longer Certain

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…clearest sign of the present age is the border. On maps borders look like firm lines, but in reality they are belts of fear, trade, sm…

Great Elven Empire › Retreat of Borders and the Decline of Influence

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…tched from the Ancient Southern Forests bordering the southern deserts all the way to the western Great Plains by the Green Sea. In th…

Great Plains › Border With the Empire

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The eastern part of the Great Plains borders the Empire. It is here that smaller raids of kobolds, centaurs, and other groups take …

Defense Break

spell

The caster weakens one enemy's defenses for 3 rounds, applying a defense penalty that opens the target to follow-up attacks. …

Otto II Defender

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Otto II he is rightly considered the first monarch who had to defend Magnursia as a real kingdom, not just as a growing …

Otto III Weak

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Otto III he is one of those rulers for whom history seems almost like a succession of ever-worsening mistakes. This was …

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue

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…is government shows how the calm at the border can actually be just a break before the storm.

John I. Fiery

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John I assumed the throne after the death of Richard III. at a time when Magnursie seemed to be on the verge of exhausti…

Magnus VI A cruel protector

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…d not expect a triumphant rise, but the defense of the already established empire against the first signs of its overload. He had to f…

Magnus VII. Builder

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… great glory, but a ruler of exhausting defense, improvisation and gradual fortification of the empire. He entered the memory of later…

John III Prolific

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… system of hundreds of towers along the borders. Nevertheless, even he did not escape difficult problems. In the south, he had to face…

Frederik II Tough

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Frederik II he took over from his father an empire that was formally stabilized, but in reality still relied on fear, br…

John V. Usurper of the throne

ruler

…He concluded trade agreements, restored defense lines, promoted agriculture, opened elementary schools for children, built a postal sy…

Enhih

figure

Enhih was an elven warrior who defeated Pender the Strong at the decisive moment and ended the first goblin empire. His …

Hatur

figure

Hatur was a legendary kobold and master juggernaut who never knew defeat. He became famous not only as a warrior, but al…

Azach

figure

Azach was a tribal leader from the former nomadic provinces whose significance lay not only in Alanta's ancestry but als…

Endoret

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…na, and Fire Rock, captured some of the border towers, and called for help from nomads outside the realm. His defeat at Lake Malga and…

The first war of kings

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The First War of Kings was the first major international conflict in which Magnursia stood as a true kingdom. The war wi…

The crisis of the reign of Otto III.

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The reign of Otto III. it was a chain of hasty moves, missed opportunities, and ill-conceived decisions. His era showed …

Silent preparations for the Great War

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…r that was no longer just preparing for defense, but for dominance. Magic, spies, and fortifications combined into a system designed f…

The war system of John I.

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John I turned the war into a system of defense, supply and controlled attrition of the enemy. His reign has shown that Magnursie can …

Construction of the third line of defense

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…e House of Render in 648. The system of border towers, strongholds and castles became one of the most enduring defense projects in the…

Northern defenses against goblin raids under Magnus VI.

battle

Northern fights against goblin raids during the reign of Magnus VI. they were not one glorious battle, but a long series…

Battle of Skal Reker

battle

…nstead build the empire's third line of defense.

Battle of the Northeast Wall

battle

The Battle of the Northeast Wall represented one of the first major tests of the newly reformed army of Engelbrekt I. In…

Slaughterhouse at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower

battle

The Slaughter at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower was a crushing defeat for the Empire during the reign of Magnus VIII. …

Magnursie — Kings of Magic

period

The Magic Kings represent the period in which Magnursia transformed from a wealthy kingdom into an aggressive and milita…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire

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…expeditions, increasing pressure on the borders, wars with kobolds and mysticism, deteriorating relations with the elves, dynastic cri…

Magnursie — House of Renders

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The era of House Render began after the massacre of the Magnurs and the first imperial election. It was a time when the …

Far East

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…rs, formed an almost impassable natural border. It was precisely this isolation that allowed the ancient ancestors of the humanoids he…

Far East › Helk

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…r and one of the most important natural borders of the entire continent. It arose after ancient earthquakes, when the land collapsed a…

Gnome Kingdom

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The Gnome Kingdom was founded in -1800 by the union of several gnome tribes and technically skilled communities living n…

Gnome Kingdom › A Workshop Under the Old Border

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On territory once swallowed by Magnursia, an old gnomish underground workshop dating from before the Great War has been …

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains

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The northeastern Hroidetur Mountains are among the harshest and least hospitable regions of Ulvenor. For most of ancient…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Reker Rocks

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The Reker Rocks lie on the border between the Empire and the western edge of Hroidetur. They are sparsely inhabited, but …

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Towers on the Border

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…ks has stopped sending signals, and the border command fears that goblin warbands are gathering in the rocks again.

Division of the Empire of Magnursar

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…e same as marches: a march is a smaller border province within a hold, while the western, eastern, northern, and southern holds name b…

Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Western Hold

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…tern March. Fortresses, military roads, border towns, trade crossings, and frequent clashes with kobolds, centaurs, or smaller groups …

Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Eastern Hold

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The Eastern Hold of the Empire was repeatedly considered the weak point of the realm. Under Henry II, local nobles joine…

Division of the Empire of Magnursar › Southern Hold

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…n touches the older elven world, forest borders, former Waldoria, and the territory of Lutharion. The southernmost tip once belonged t…

Division of the Empire of Magnursar › The Forest Rejects the Border

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In the Southern Hold, the forest begins swallowing imperial boundary stones and roads. Elves claim this is not an attack…

Heartlands of Magnur

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The Heartlands of Magnur form the immediate core around the capital and represent the oldest territorial foundation of M…

Free Kingdom

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The Free Kingdom arose in the year 294 of the imperial calendar as the result of a southeastern uprising against the Emp…

Great Plains

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…ities, raids, trade roads, and restless borders with the Empire.

Great Plains › Southern Forests

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…their quiet is not weakness. They are a border, a sanctuary, and a defended space alike.

Frozen Stones

place

The Frozen Stones were originally one of the first great dwarven territories in the far north of Ulvenor. Dwarves settle…

Frozen Stones › Northern Gate of the Stone Crown

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The Northern Gate stands on the southern edge of the former Kingdom of the Frozen Stones and marks the last truly contro…

Summoning

rules

Summoning vyvolavani 🐉 1.0 Summoned Companions Animals, machines, undead, elementals, and dragons that add another activ…

Shield Combat

ability

…essure. It improves the balance between defense and attack.

Ignatius I. Pijan › Wars without much glory

ruler

…of Ignatius I, several smaller wars and border clashes took place, but none of them entered history as a decisive event. This may seem…

Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne

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…onflicts were brewing within and on its borders. Magnus learned very quickly that it was not enough to be king by title. Deeds must be…