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Ignatius II. Unbreakable

ruler

Ignatius II. he took the throne as a very young man, surrounded by the envy of his older brothers and the danger of ongo…

Ender and the Beginnings of Martial Magic

event

During the reign of Ignatius II. magic first began to be systematically associated with war. A key role in this was play…

Battle of the Suno River

battle

…tary innovations, especially the shield wall, broke the advantage of the enemy archers and showed that Magnursie could now fight d…

Ender and the Beginnings of Martial Magic › The Shield Wall and the Battle of Jitron

event

…ere. Just under Ignatius II. the shield wall appeared as a response to the alien fighting style, and the Battle of Jitron saw magi…

Battle of the Suno River › Shield wall

battle

…uals, but to create a continuous mobile wall that would slow down the effect of enemy fire while allowing one's own rear ranks to …

Siege of the Eagle's Nest › Fall of the walls

battle

During the first ten days, the mages were able to break through two layers of defense in several places. This changed no…

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. …

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Raid against the new empire

battle

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

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Formation against chaos

battle

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

Battle of the Northeast Wall › Victory of the new army

battle

…ning whole. The Battle of the Northeast Wall is therefore remembered as a practical confirmation of Engelbrekt's rule. It wasn't t…

Shield Wall › War, Army, and Defensive Systems

term

A formation of soldiers protecting themselves with shields.

Defensive Wall

spell

…er instantly creates a solid protective wall. For 1 round, it absorbs any damage regardless of strength. It is a blunt and practic…

Otto II Defender › The first war of kings

ruler

…edly remembered in history: the chariot wall and the heavily armored cavalry. Neither side was able to gain a decisive advantage. …

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

ruler

…excelled in archery, he set up a shield wall to break his greatest advantage. Another innovation was the tactic of rapid attack an…

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

ruler

…quest of Trabazar. To break through the walls of the capital, Eagle's Nest used battle mages, who in a matter of days broke throug…

John I. Fiery › Battle in Hell

ruler

…mselves trapped between the flames, the walls, and the chaos of their own attack. The battle was named Battle in Hell and rightly …

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

ruler

… unit of the imperial order. Repairs to walls, street layouts, marketplaces and administrative buildings were not just a practical…

John V. Usurper of the throne › Restoring the land amid ruins and storms

ruler

… and strength. Jan did not just restore walls and fields. He was renewing the very belief that the empire could have a future.

Beginning of the Great War › The Conquest of Trabazar and the Battle Mages

event

…as revealed, who were able to break the walls and the will of the defenders in a way that the previous world had not known. With t…

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

event

… into the interior. It was not a single wall or a single line in space, but a well-thought-out system of defensive points between …

Fall of the West Stone Gate › Progress to the depths

battle

…, their shields forming an impenetrable wall, and their progress was slow but sure. The goblins retreated. Or so it seemed.

Battle for the New Order › Fall of shield line

battle

…he dwarves who formed a solid defensive wall, Quilore took a different approach. His soldiers began to systematically pepper the r…

Siege of the Eagle's Nest

battle

…quered. Richard III here he showed that walls that had previously withstood months could fall in a matter of days.

Siege of the Eagle's Nest › The heart of Trabazar

battle

…nd bloody fighting for every section of wall. Richard III however, it brought a new reality to the battlefield. Battle Mages.

Siege of Soumun › The fortress that stopped the imperial army

battle

…d not only faced opposition outside the walls, but also a worsening situation within his own empire. The low loyalty of the easter…

Otto II Defender

ruler

…edly remembered in history: the chariot wall and the heavily armored cavalry. Neither side was able to gain a decisive advantage. …

Richard III Sword of Magnursia

ruler

…quest of Trabazar. To break through the walls of the capital, Eagle's Nest used battle mages, who in a matter of days broke throug…

John I. Fiery

ruler

…mselves trapped between the flames, the walls, and the chaos of their own attack. The battle was named Battle in Hell and rightly …

John II Builder

ruler

… unit of the imperial order. Repairs to walls, street layouts, marketplaces and administrative buildings were not just a practical…

John V. Usurper of the throne

ruler

… and strength. Jan did not just restore walls and fields. He was renewing the very belief that the empire could have a future. Sch…

Magnursie — House of Renders › Engelbrekt I and the new order of the empire

period

… the state. The Battle of the Northeast Wall showed that the reformed empire could respond to new threats and use defensive struct…

The Age of Reshaping the World › Why is the period called the Age of World ReshapingZ

period

…the Sorcerer made it possible to breach walls, destroy armies, heal, strengthen the body, manipulate the mind, and reshape battles…

History › The Age That Reshaped the World

story

…he Siege of Eagle's Nest confirmed that walls which might once have held for months could fall within days under magical pressure.…

Empire of Magnursar › Heart of Human Power

story

…es are protected by the monumental Lion Walls, named after Emperor Leo III.

Important Places

story

…are sealed in its offices, and the Lion Walls remind every visitor that this city was built to endu

Important Places › Magnur - Heart of the Empire

story

…are sealed in its offices, and the Lion Walls remind every visitor that this city was built to endure siege, ambition, and memory.…

Important Places › The Gnome City-State - Technology Between Realms

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…t its importance reaches far beyond its walls. In Ulvenor politics, a small people survives when it is too clever and too useful f…

Current Era (1470) › A Year of Uneasy Balance

story

…, but like a world just before one. The walls still stand, laws still function, agreements are still made, and markets, weddings, …

Beginning of the Great War

event

…as revealed, who were able to break the walls and the will of the defenders in a way that the previous world had not known. With t…

Construction of the third line of defense

event

… into the interior. It was not a single wall or a single line in space, but a well-thought-out system of defensive points between …

Fall of the West Stone Gate

battle

…, their shields forming an impenetrable wall, and their progress was slow but sure. The goblins retreated. Or so it seemed. The Ta…

Battle for the New Order

battle

…he dwarves who formed a solid defensive wall, Quilore took a different approach. His soldiers began to systematically pepper the r…

Siege of Soumun

battle

…d not only faced opposition outside the walls, but also a worsening situation within his own empire. The low loyalty of the easter…

Gnome Kingdom › A Small State Between Greater Powers

place

…too clever and too useful to be simply swallowed without consequences. Gnomish inventions, weapons, fine mechanisms, measuring too…

Gnome Kingdom › The Great War and the Decline of Territorial Power

place

…g human realm. Part of the kingdom was swallowed by Magnursia, and the gnomes in the end signed a truce that left them approximate…

Gnome Kingdom › The Present Kingdom

place

…s remember that part of their land was swallowed, and they know that greater powers tend to take small states seriously only as lo…

Gnome Kingdom › An Imperial Order

story

…apon that may one day destroy their own walls.

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › The Green Valley Beyond the Sharp Rocks

story

Beyond the inaccessible walls of the Sharp Rocks, a hidden area full of unknown plants and abandoned fields has be…

Stone Crown › A Mine Without a Map

story

…n any present-day map. Old marks on the walls point to a kingdom that should have been blotted out after the Last Dwarven Quarrel.

Magnur › Stability and Impregnability

place

… battles fought far beyond sight of its walls. Kings and emperors ruling from Magnur repeatedly kept the city afloat even when the…

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

story

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

Umbra Profunda › Drow Cities of the Desert

place

…e carved into canyons, set between rock walls, joined to caves, and shielded from the wind, the sand, and the heat. They are built…

Green Sea › The Legendary Naga Kobolds

place

…ow them. Their cities do not lie behind walls that can be besieged, but beneath the surface, among reefs, caves, and currents. Man…

Frozen Stones › The Northernmost Land of Ulvenor

place

…ice, stone, silence, and empty mountain walls. The green of grass appears here only during the short two summer months, when the s…

Brotherhood of the Blood Moon

guild

…y carpets, sand, or cured hides. On the walls hang maps, masks, empty sheaths, and symbols of the red moon. A newcomer quickly und…

Fellowship of the Protective Torch

guild

…elic of light the cleansing of a place swallowed by darkness the protection of a priest on a pilgrimage of reconciliation struggle…

Guild of Hard Fists

guild

…the others would hear them weep. On the walls hang broken shields, old helmets, faded posters of the games, and the names of those…

Order of the Ancients

guild

…ike. Water may heal, drown, shape, and swallow. Lightning is the instant force of judgment, darkness the hidden depth of the unkno…

Pilgrims of the Endless Path

guild

…places where roads have vanished, been swallowed by nature, war, magic, or deliberate erasure. Their work is dangerous, because so…

Brotherhood of Warriors

guild

…y, barracks, and a hall of fame. On the walls hang weapons, banners, old shields, and the names of fallen members who became famou…

Magnursie — House of Renders

period

… the state. The Battle of the Northeast Wall showed that the reformed empire could respond to new threats and use defensive struct…

The Age of Reshaping the World

period

…the Sorcerer made it possible to breach walls, destroy armies, heal, strengthen the body, manipulate the mind, and reshape battles…

Former Human Kingdoms › World and Geography

term

…r, and other lands that were gradually swallowed, conquered, or remade. World and Geography medonia arostermancy waldoria trabazar…

End of the Old Kingdoms › Historical Events and Periods

term

… gradually lost power, were conquered, swallowed, or remade into a larger political body. It is one of the principal steps on the …

Kings of Magic › Historical Events and Periods

term

… enough to have a good sword and sturdy walls, because someone may arrive with a spell and very convincingly explain that a stone …

House › Dynasties and Bloodlines

term

…ant as a city, because while a city has walls, a house has memory. Dynasties and Bloodlines dynasty heraldry dynasty heraldry dyna…

Wagon Fort › War, Army, and Defensive Systems

term

…of that even an ordinary wagon can be a wall, if you have enough courage and few other options. War, Army, and Defensive Systems d…

Fortress Network › War, Army, and Defensive Systems

term

… enemy that even if he passes the first wall, his day will certainly not improve. War, Army, and Defensive Systems watchtower defe…

History

story

…he Siege of Eagle's Nest confirmed that walls which might once have held for months could fall within days under magical pressure.…

Empire of Magnursar

story

…es are protected by the monumental Lion Walls, named after Emperor Leo III. Order, Provinces, and Imperial Rule At the head of the…

Magic

story

…al, destroy, strengthen the body, break walls, change the course of battles, and grant individuals a kind of power that had once b…

Current Era (1470)

story

…, but like a world just before one. The walls still stand, laws still function, agreements are still made, and markets, weddings, …

Fire

story

…amage. Mage fires can create fireballs, walls of flame, explosive runes, and rains of fire. Advanced practitioners also wield focu…

Fighter

rules

… and abilities make them an unbreakable wall on defense and a deadly force on attack. Through constant refinement of their craft t…

Defensive Stance

ability

…haracter becomes an almost impenetrable wall in defense. Armor, maneuvers and weapon work connect into one solid defensive style. …

Far East

place

… is exceedingly demanding. The mud can swallow animal and wagon alike, the water hides predators, the plants may be poisonous, and…

Far East › Helk

place

… is exceedingly demanding. The mud can swallow animal and wagon alike, the water hides predators, the plants may be poisonous, and…

Gnome Kingdom

place

…too clever and too useful to be simply swallowed without consequences. Gnomish inventions, weapons, fine mechanisms, measuring too…

Gnome Kingdom › Gnomish Technologies

place

…details. Where other races built bigger walls or sent more soldiers, the gnomes tried to create a better mechanism, a more accurat…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains

place

…natural sights in all of Ulvenor. Their walls are so steep and hard that not even birds settle on them. To most travelers, they ap…