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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 th…

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 fac…

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 an…

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 › 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.

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 sh…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Fortresses, Towers, and the Web of Shadows

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…d with castles, fortifications and watchtowers. This defense infrastructure was not just a technical project. She was the physical ex…

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

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The goblins in the north became the biggest immediate threat. They did not go the way of a great united campaign, but us…

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 …

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 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…

Goblin incursion to the northeast › Towers, Time and Imperial Banners

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…cisely why the system of new towers and border points was so important. She did not stop the enemy forever by herself, but she was ab…

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 de…

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…

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 language…

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, s…

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 t…

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…

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 …

Enhih

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

Azach

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

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 …

Goblin incursion to the northeast

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…the Empire they encountered a system of towers and fortifications of the third line of defense, which slowed their advance enough for…

Northern defenses against goblin raids under Magnus VI.

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

Theodore III Tough › Endoret and the Battle of Malga

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… Fire Rock, took control of some of the border towers, and summoned nomads from outside the realm. Theodore assembled five battalions…

Endoret › The Unification of the Three Cities

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…erously, he took control of some of the border towers and began summoning nomads from outside the realm to come to his aid. An ordina…

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.

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 bef…

Battle of Malga › Rebellion of the East

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…Fire Rock. He also took control of some border towers and began summoning nomads from outside the realm to come to his aid.

Theodore III Tough

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… Fire Rock, took control of some of the border towers, and summoned nomads from outside the realm. Theodore assembled five battalions…

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 h…

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 …

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 › 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…

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 …

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 …

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…

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

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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…

Battle of Malga

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…Fire Rock. He also took control of some border towers and began summoning nomads from outside the realm to come to his aid. Camp by t…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Wars without much glory

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

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 b…

Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power

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…hose importance extended beyond its own borders. At the same time, however, Otto unwittingly set the stage for conflict, as neighbori…

Philip I. The Thinker › A professional army and a new tax code

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…eded, but a force capable of protecting borders, securing fortresses and responding to disturbances even outside of major military ca…

William I. Mag › The Rutun Rebellion and the Bloody East

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…ic lands, creating pressure towards the borders of Magnursia. Nomads penetrated the eastern regions, destroyed the crops, disturbed t…

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

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… people. Migration, trade, and changing borders brought more and more foreign residents to the kingdom, whether they were traders, se…

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

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…uld one day rule much more than her own borders.

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.

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The Troubles and Fall of Ancient Human Kingdoms

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…sie was no longer waging a war just for borders, but for the very rewriting of the political map of the human world. However, his ide…

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 esc…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › An emperor without conquering glory

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…f his rise, but a vast empire with long borders and many troubled regions. Therefore, his reign could never be glorious in the same w…

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

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…r be killed. He banished her beyond the borders of the empire, making it clear that he would not copy the methods of those who ruled …

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

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…ke the last nomadic tribes, reached the borders of the orc regions and further expanded the imperial power in the southeast even at t…

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

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…perity cannot guarantee security on all borders. Far more dangerous was the southeastern rebellion. The population there, made up of …

Leo III Suspicious

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…ger just about external pressure on the borders, but also about the very interpretation of the dynastic order. A section of the clan …

Magnus VII. Builder › Expedition to the Free Kingdom

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…ce. The Free Kingdom agreed to cede the border area, giving the empire not only a territorial gain, but also the time and finances ne…

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.

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

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…story as the Builder. He built not only towers and defenses, but also the image of imperial power itself.

John III Prolific › Continuator of fortresses

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…ity depended on the ability to hold its borders, not on further expansion. Therefore, he continued to build the third level of fortif…

Untred II. A half-elf

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…the greatest threat does not lie on the borders, but in the very center of power. The great purge at the marriage of his son Philip d…

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 sys…

Francis I. Unfinished › The Great Slaughter of the Renderians

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…s managed to escape beyond the Empire's borders. With this, the dynasty was practically destroyed and its rule ended for good.

Oledo I. The Conqueror › Regent with too long a reign

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… arrest at Bellorost Castle in the High Towers, far from the capital, the court, and the public. The boy had access only to teachers …

Anna I. Beloved › A failed question of succession

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…sputes between clans and threats beyond borders.

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Slaughterhouse at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower

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…agnus sent two battalions to defend the border with the realm of Urgiora. However, he decided on a bold attack and inflicted a histor…

Untred V. Uncertain › Eastern campaign and the first gain in centuries

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…fending itself, it finally expanded its borders again. This result boosted the prestige of Untred V and showed that the Late Empire n…

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

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…re for power, but an obsession with the border between life and non-life. He explored the decomposition of the body, the last moments…

Ruler I. › Founding of an empire

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…ck the goblin tribes and created stable borders that lasted for generations.

Urgior

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…us VIII. began to threaten the northern borders of the empire again. His greatest military achievement was the defeat of the Imperial…

Lich from the North Gate › Secrets of the Modern Empire

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… from the North Gate thus stands on the border of history and legend. Its existence could be the beginning of a new disaster, or just…

Quri

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…the war against the Drow on the western borders, Thal Veyr understood that his people could not regain power over the southern desert…

Quri › Survivors of defeat

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… defeated in the battle for the western borders of Thal Veyr against the Drow. For his people, it was not just a military failure, bu…