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…expected line of succession, but from a branch that gained an opportunity at a time when the mainstream of the dynasty was weakening. His a…

Konrad I entered history as a man who rose to the throne through a crisis but kept it through cold calculation. He was n…

…rad I restored dynastic power through a minor line and at the same time transformed the dynastic tension into hard centralization. His reig…

Konrad did not hesitate to eliminate rivals even in his own family. In doing so, he created the image of a monarch who u…

…as indirectly connected with the future return of the Sorcerer and with the arrival of new magic in the history of the continent. This even…

…eign that the House of Magnurs began to branch out in a way that later enabled the emergence of important cadet lines. A third marriage to …

…p I the Thinker then took over the main branch and led the kingdom to a period of unprecedented prosperity. From this point of view, Otto I…

Konrad I. came from a branch of the family connected with the Western Sound. He came to the throne thanks to the agreemen…

…r. Others had to create their own cadet branches. With this move, he not only limited the exuberance of the dynasty, but also changed the v…

The nine generations of the northern branch have not yet been listed by name.

The desert goblins who survived the defeat at Maplewood spent generations adapting and rebuilding their strength. It was…

…g at the same time led to a significant branching of the family. From several sons and side branches, new lines gradually grew up, which pl…

The arrival of the Sorcerer is one of the most fundamental turning points in the history of Ulvenor. It was he who broug…

The Sorcer himself had not yet legalized magic within the state, but his arrival made this future change possible. He br…

Without the Sorcerer's return, there would be no schools of magic, and there would be no possibility of the monarch himsel…

Konrad II he was the perfect candidate for the moment. He had military successes, good relationships, and a reputation a…

The arrival of new elemental magic, which gradually became one of the foundations of Magnursian and later imperial power…

A side branch of an important house.

A local seat or branch of a larger guild.

…ga kobolds are a different evolutionary branch from most of the kobolds of the Great Plains. Their origin reaches into the period after the…

The caster increases their Strength by 4 for 5 rounds and may exceed the normal maximum. It supports short bursts of phy…

Magnus III he is one of the most important early rulers of Magnursia. He ascended the throne very young, experienced a r…

…art of the Youlenders decided that this branch must not continue because it threatened the stability and legitimacy of the house. Edward wa…

Sylvar was the first ruler who was able to unite the fragmented elven nations and create the First Elven Empire. Her rul…

Quri was a desert goblin, tracker, survivor, and founder of the Brotherhood of the Blood Moon. After the great defeat of…

Magnus III during his long reign he changed the order of succession and thus fundamentally rewrote the future of the Mag…

The most widespread and approachable guild in Ulvenor, which serves as the first stop for novice adventurers, travelers,…

A widespread fighting brotherhood that gathers warriors, marksmen, duelists, mercenaries, and users of battle magic who …

The administrative body of a city.

The primary branch of a house with the strongest claim.

An organization gathering people of the same craft, goal, or way of life.

…ader or administrator of a guild or its branch.

Albarit is one of the three great continents of the world of Oia and the first clearly named landmass beyond Ulvenor. Wh…

…mountains of Ulvenor begins speaking of returning to the Dragon Ridges on Albarit. It claims that something in its original homeland is cal…

The division of the Empire of Magnursar into four main holds helps explain that the empire is not only the capital of Ma…

In the Eastern Hold, a charismatic leader appears and claims he will unite the remnants of the nomad tribes and restore …

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

A group of long-lost explorers returned from the north with no signs of aging. They all speak in the same voice and claim that the…

… just one single direct line, but would branch out into secondary branches over time, which would have their own importance in the history …

… Ignatius was able to calm the fears of minor nobles that the new state could begin to serve only a few of the highest families.

…lity paid a price for protection and in return received greater assurance that the state could respond to external threats as well as inter…

…tudied in the elven lands and after his return became one of the most important advisers of the court. Alfonso traveled as far west and est…

…r to secure the support of an important branch of the family, she granted her distant relative Ivo a very wide autonomy over the Western Vo…

…e, it set the stage for the return of a minor branch of the family to the throne, which significantly changed the further history of the dy…

…want to be just a representative of one branch of the dynasty, but the real ruler of the entire kingdom. At the same time, however, he ange…

…this quest that the man who would later return as the Sorcerer emerged. Although Konrad could not realize it, of course, his decision opene…

…t the same time, his reign shows that a minor branch of the family can not only win the crown, but also change the rules of the game. This …

… country. Ferdinand thus represents the return of reasonable and practical rule after years of dynastic horror.

…ere not repressive regulations aimed at minorities, but rather an attempt to define their rights and obligations within the magnural order.…

…roblem. Although the army achieved some minor successes, it was unable to sustain the campaign long enough. She had to withdraw. For the no…

…ematically eliminated even more distant branches from which a future candidate for the throne could emerge. In all, he had thirteen of his …

…a. After the death of Henry I, the main branch of the family was almost destroyed and the country was on the brink of civil war. Jakob, com…

… flexibility. He came from the northern branch of the family, had a strong province at his disposal, and was willing to accept compromises …

…o a state monopoly. This approach would return in various variations many more times in later imperial history.

…the fall of the family. Other dynasties returned to it and used it to justify their own claims. This is where Untred is extraordinary. He d…

…ed I too consolidated power in a single branch of the family and unjustly excluded more distant relatives from claiming the throne. This wa…

…ked a distant aunt from one of the side branches of the family, who had definitively lost her hope for the throne with Leo's accession. The…

…an extraordinarily wide and dangerously branched circle of descendants. Already during his father's lifetime, animosity had been building u…

…r castles and towns held by disobedient branches of the family that had openly sided with Albert. He won four castles and two cities, but a…

…ng off the goblin menace, Untred had to return to the issue he had never stopped seeing as the most dangerous: the Renders. In the meantime…

Frederick II he returned to a strategy previously used by his predecessors in times of uncertainty - instead of dir…

…rted getting worse, festering, and even returning home didn't help him. Clerics and healers were powerless and Frederick died from his inju…

…an who united the empire, but could not return it to the glory of arms.

…m 986 to 994 and initially consisted of minor skirmishes, sieges and scattered moves. The Imperial side had the advantage in that the oppos…

…metimes poor, yet the economy gradually returned to better results. For a long time, people experienced a time when the empire did not seem…

…n to gradually restore her strength and return her to operability. In addition, he had temporary channels dug in the threatened areas aroun…

…rule resembled the crime upon which his branch was founded.

…ply themselves. As the weather began to return to normal, Konrad returned more responsibility to the provinces for their own food stability…

…warves defended their eastern flank. In return, they provided the Untred with a considerable amount of the finest metalwork they could prod…

…d. Some believe he died, others that he returned to his home continent. His body was said to have been placed in the shrine of Hondrix, whe…

… his body on the edge between death and return. No one knew who really lay in the depths of the Frozen Stones, but the area began to change…

…hem the first conscious servants of his return.

… death, his empire fell apart. The orcs returned to tribal life and his work disappeared as quickly as it had been created. Yet his name su…

Jack came from a minor noble family and his status did not guarantee him any specialness. What set him apart was his…

…reminder that the elves were not just a minority within the realm, but part of a larger and older world that had to be dealt with carefully…

…s neither the founder of a new dynastic branch nor a great reformer of race relations. However, she was an important symbol. In the post-So…

…without waking the entire camp. When he returned to the remnants of his people, he brought no victory trophy or banner. He brought a new id…

…rebellion and founded the eastern cadet branch of the family.

…olicy after the weakening of the Jitron branch.

…Sound and founder of an important cadet branch, from which Konrad I later emerged.