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First cultures and kingdoms
After the long events of the biological division of the races, there was a period on Ulvenor in which the main role was …
Orcs and the unfulfilled path to empire
The orcs did not form a true kingdom for most of their history. Their world remained connected…
Kuvigh
Kuvigh was the first orc who was able to unite the fragmented tribes and create a body approaching a true empir…
Magnus IV Merciless › The death of the Sorcerer and the fear of a new power
…t of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By this time, the secrets of the new magic were beginning to spread quietly among…
Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard
…n claims it wanted but was unable to enforce. Rebellions appeared in several areas and the economy weakened. In addition, Henry st…
John I. Fiery › Orcs, nomads and combat expansion
… allies on a large scale. He brought in orcs and nomads who brought completely different ways of fighting to the Magnur army. Noma…
Magnus VI A cruel protector › Orcs, swift war, and ensigns' border
…agnus therefore had to repeatedly move forces, strengthen the northern provinces and improvise. He didn't break the orcs during hi…
Untred I. Half-elf › Orcs, the Southeast, and the end of the Golden Age
…irst really serious blows. In the east, orc tribes began to plunder, and the empire had to send six battalions to the Eastmark to …
Ferdinand III Retreating › The waning east and the orc mercenaries
…onsolidate its positions, it also hired orcs, who became more and more visibly involved in power struggles within the empire. In t…
Sorcerer
The Sorcerer is considered the first being to fully master magic. His existence changed the ent…
Sorcerer › The birth of magic
Sorcer was originally nothing special. He was an ordinary person who came into contact with…
Sorcerer › Impact on the world
… organized schools and structures. The Sorcer thus became the indirect founder of all magical traditions. Without him, there would…
Sorcerer › Legend or reality
It is unclear how Sorcer ended up. Some sources claim that he dissolved into the magic itself. Others suggest…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › The world beyond
For most of their existence, orcs lived in isolation on the eastern edge of Ulvenor. Their territory was naturally sepa…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › The first impulse to change
…s of Gharmoth. This conflict showed the orcs that beyond their borders there were other races, different ways of life and new form…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › Gradual migrationGradual migration
…t a slow process of ongoing generation. Orcs moved through an unknown landscape, faced new conditions and gradually learned to nav…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › Crossing the border
…sive moment came around -2150, when the orcs crossed the natural boundaries of their world for the first time on a larger scale. I…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West › The beginning of a new era
… a fundamental change in the history of orcs. An isolated nation became active participants in continental history. The first majo…
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth › An isolated world of orcs
Orcs lived in isolation on the eastern edge of the continent for millennia. Separated by t…
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth › The arrival of the occultists
…uals. Such behavior was unacceptable to orcs. They did not understand its meaning and perceived it as a danger.
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth › A short and brutal conflict
…tists didn't stand a chance against the orcs. Their numbers were small, and their fighting style was not suited to direct confront…
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth › A change in orc thinking
However, this clash left a deeper mark. Orcs realized for the first time that a world beyond their borders existed. They gradually…
Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia › The unification of the tribes
Before the rise of Magnursia, the people of central Ulvenor were divided into many tribal and clan structures. Magnus wa…
The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I. › The quest preceding the arrival of the Sorcerer
…onnected with the future return of the Sorcerer and with the arrival of new magic in the history of the continent. This event make…
Murder of the Sorcerer › Murder of the Sorcerer
The Sorcerer became a symbol of power that the old world could not contain. The court saw him a…
Murder of the Sorcerer › Gender Paranoia and the First Line of Fortresses
Magnus IV reigned in increasing fear and mistrust. In this climate, he had the first line of fortresses built to protect…
Murder of the Sorcerer › Spring coup
When the king's brutality crossed the line even for his own entourage, the Spring Putsch came. This closed a government …
The return of the Sorcerer and the birth of a new magic
The arrival of the Sorcerer is one of the most fundamental turning points in the history of Ulvenor. It was he…
The return of the Sorcerer and the birth of a new magic › Legalization of magic in the distant future
The Sorcer himself had not yet legalized magic within the state, but his arrival made this futu…
The return of the Sorcerer and the birth of a new magic › The first Sorcerer King as a distant consequence
Without the Sorcerer's return, there would be no schools of magic, and there would be no possibility of…
Henry I's Ancestral Purges › Personal Orc Guard and Tyranny
…at he created a personal guard of Black Orcs. In doing so, he sent a clear signal that he relied more on the power of paid foreign…
The war system of John I. › Nomad and orc allies
The king recruited orcs and nomads on a large scale, enriching the army with completely different fighting st…
Peace of the Four Swords › Frederick's forced concession
…rk of the empire. But it was a loyalty forced by circumstances, not a return of old trust. Although the peace ended the war, it di…
The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election › Distribution of forces
The Diet gathered 31 nobles who represented the surviving and functional provinces. The Ariers and Zelins had the greate…
Elven victory at the Maple Grove › Destruction of the goblin tribes
…kened and disorganized, the main elven forces attacked. What followed was not an even battle but a systematic defeat. Accustomed t…
Siege of Soumun › Peace enforced by weakness
Ferdinand III he was eventually forced to sign peace with the Free Kingdom. It was not a voluntary compromise by the victor…
Magnur › Return of the Sorcer and Birth of New Magic
The arrival of new elemental magic, which gradually became one of the foundations of Magnursian and later imperial power…
Magnursie — Silk Kings › The arrival of the Sorcerer and the first magical rifts
…e day shatter the old order began. The Sorcerer brought a new elemental magic to the continent, and although he was later assassin…
Age of Tribes and Clans › Why is the period called the Age of Tribes and ClansZ
…adapt to swamps, goblins to wastelands, orcs to dales, and humans to changing landscapes. The tribal age is therefore not a dead e…
Age of Tribes and Clans › Long isolation and the emergence of races
… that dwarves, elves, kobolds, goblins, orcs and humans ceased to be just regional forms of one species. They acquired their own b…
Age of Tribes and Clans › First communion
Once the races stabilized, they began to create the first true cultures. It was not about states yet, but about communit…
Age of Tribes and Clans › First contacts and first mistrust
… populations grew, individual races and tribes began to meet again. However, it was no longer a question of closely related groups…
Age of Tribes and Clans › Eve of the First Realms
By the end of the age of tribes and clans, some races had already exceeded the possibilities of a purely ancestral …
Age of Tribes and Clans › The importance of the period for further history
The age of tribes and clans created the cultural foundations of all later nations. This is where the …
Age of the First Empires › The Northern Empire, Orcs, and the First Human States
…efense, tradition, and heavily armored force. After more than two thousand years, however, it was broken by Trabazar, and the Batt…
The Age of Reshaping the World › Sorcerer and magic from the west
…point of this age was brought about by Sorcer, a man who, according to tradition, crossed the Green Sea to the unknown western con…
Fellowship of the Protective Torch › Guilds, Orders, and Secret Societies
A knightly order protecting the weak.
History › Age of Tribes and Clans
…lds survived in wet marshes and swamps. Orcs formed in the far east, and humans remained the most flexible and universal branch. …
Important Places › Ghur-Khadan - The Far East of the Orcs
Ghur-Khadan is the far eastern world of orc peoples, clans, settlements, war leaders, and half-known histories. For western Ulveno…
Orcs
Orcs are a people of strength, endurance and unyielding will. Their bodies are strong, the…
A black orc
Black orcs are among the most famous and at the same time the most feared warriors of their kind…
Wild orc
Wild orcs are considered the oldest known branch of the orc nation. Their homeland lies in the …
A half-orc
Half-orcs are a special and unique branch of the orc race. They are formed by the union of orcs…
Orcs
Orcs originated in the eastern lands, where survival was associated with long movements, h…
Far East › Birth of Orc Isolation
The ancestors of the orcs reached this part of Ulvenor in the distant past, after great eruptions and climatic …
Far East › Ghur-Khadan Through Orc Eyes
The orcs themselves call their eastern homeland Ghur-Khadan. The name carries the meaning of t…
Unknown Western Continent › The Sorcer's Voyage
…venor and the western continent is the Sorcer. In the 6th century before the imperial calendar, he is said to have crossed the Gre…
Great Plains › Western Coast and the Voyage of Sorcer
…e, and only one man survived, known as Sorcer. His return had an enormous impact on the history of Ulvenor, because he brought to …
Green Sea › Sorcer and the Road of Magic
…portant tales ties the naga kobolds to Sorcer, the lone survivor of the expedition to the unknown western continent. According to …
Fellowship of the Protective Torch
A knightly order protecting the weak. Its members are symbols of hope and light in darkness. The fellowship was founded …
Orcs
Fierce and unyielding warriors, orcs carry strength and stubbornness that let them face even the greatest threats.
Magic Torch
The caster creates a stable magical light for exploration. In dark areas it improves orientation and grants +1 Perceptio…
Magnus I. Founder
…. At a time when people lived mainly in tribes and smaller power units, he was able to create a new order that combined the old tr…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne
…indirectly prepared the arrival of the Sorcerer and the entire era of magic.
Magnus IV Merciless
Magnus IV he belongs to the darkest rulers of the pre-magical period. His reign was marked by mistrust, genocidal murder…
Henry I. King of the Blood
Henry I represents the definitive breakdown of the late period of the Silk Kings. He was to take the throne only tempora…
John I. Fiery
…r that magic is not only a destructive force in individual battles, but a strategic element that can change the course of an entir…
Francis I. Unfinished
Francis I ascended the throne at the age of fifteen and ruled independently from the start, with only occasional informa…
Edward I. Banished
…nd legitimacy of the house. Edward was forced to abdicate under the threat of civil war and power was handed over to a secret elec…
Tarianok
…s' weakness, he united the subterranean tribes and led them to a victory that changed the balance of power in the mountains foreve…
Ruler I.
…ler who was able to unite the scattered tribes of the north into one functional state entity. His ability to unite the various rac…
Pender the Strong
…g was the first goblin to unite several tribes under a single will and create a short-lived goblin empire. His rise was swift and …
Urgior
Urgior was a Durbuluk orc who united part of the northern orc forces and began a period of their significant ris…
John II from the Free Kingdom
John II was king of the Free Kingdom during the Conflict for the Grain. His country was hit even harder by the Three Yea…
Quri
…ng grounds spread from desert tribes to orc settlements to the Green Sea.
The Rise and Fall of the Kuvigha Empire
Kuvigh was the first orc who was able to unite a large number of tribes and create a structure resembling a rea…
The Great Migration of Orcs to the West
After millennia of isolation, the orcs ventured beyond their world for the first time. A series of events, including a clash…
Clash of wild orcs with followers of Gharmoth
…ting of exiled occultists with isolated orcs led to a brutal clash of two completely different worlds. This conflict not only dest…
Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia
In -903, the Kingdom of Magnursia was established, the first truly stable human state in the center of Ulvenor. Magnus I…
The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I.
…ers, and the indirect beginning of the Sorcerer story.