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Magnus VII. Builder

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…generations primarily as the builder of the third line of defense and one of the first emperors who consciously built their own public image with…

Goblin incursion to the northeast

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… system of towers and fortifications of the third line of defense, which slowed their advance enough for the Imperial battalions to arrive and st…

Battle of Skal Reker

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The Battle of Skal Reker was formally a victory for Magnus VII, but it also showed the dangerous rise of …

Slaughterhouse at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower

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The Slaughter at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower was a crushing defeat for the Empire during the reign o…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire

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The First Decline of the Empire marks the long period in which the Magnursar Empire first learned that si…

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

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…he price of the earlier construction of the third line of defense became fully apparent. Newly built towers and border strongholds were able to h…

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

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The greatest lesson of Magnus's rule was the encounter with the orcs in the north. They demonstrated a ne…

Frederik II Tough › Completion of the third line of defense

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…t lasting positive legacy. He maximized the third line of defense project and brought it to completion. In doing so, he actually admitted that so…

Edward I. Banished › The Houses of Youlenders and the End of the Line

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The Youlender core of the house began to convene inner councils where they concluded that Oled's line mus…

Construction of the third line of defense

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The construction of the third line of defense began during the reign of Magnus VII. as a response to new threats from the nor…

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

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The impetus for the creation of the third line of defense was the experience that the older model of defense was no longer sufficient. Un…

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

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The project was so vast that it could not be completed by a single generation. Magnus VII. laid the found…

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 re…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Ferdinand III and failure at Soumun

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The first big blow came under Ferdinand III. Retreating. His campaign against the Free Kingdom was to res…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Henry II and a final impression of abundance

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…enry II Passionate ruled at a time when the Empire still managed to seem more confident than it really was. The transformation of Richard's Games…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Paranoia, magic and wars within the system

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Leo III The suspect personifies the transformation of imperial power into something more closed and distrustful. …

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Magnus VII, defensive lines and boundaries of the empire

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Magnus VII. The builder responded to border uncertainty by building a third line of defense. This project is one of t…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › The Southern Blows and the Elven Exodus

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Under John III. Plodne's southern question was fully manifested. Discrimination of the elven population, long unrest and harsh interv…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › The war of the brothers and the end of trust in the clan

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The accession of John IV. Childless opened one of the biggest intra-dynastic crises of the Magnurs family…

Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Untred II. and the last Magnurs

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Untred II. The half-elf ruled at a time when the old house could no longer rely on its own prestige. The crisis of n…

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

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The worst period came during the Great War with the realm of Magnursia. The Gnome Kingdom then found itse…

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

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For a long age the Great Elven Empire was the greatest and mightiest realm of Ulvenor. Its influence stretched from the …

Frozen Stones › Decline of the Northern Kingdom

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Over time, the Kingdom of the Frozen Stones began to lose its shape. The mines that had once brought diamonds and la…

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, bribery and the fragile…

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…

Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia

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…agnus declared himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a symbolic elevation of his previous domain. With this move, he…

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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Shortly after the coronation, non-healing scars began to appear on Magnus's face. At a time when illnesses were explain…

Magnus III Young › The law of the youngest son of full age

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Magnus III therefore decided to make an extremely important change. He established the rule that after the death of …

Magnus III Young › Family, marriage and branching of the family

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Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four wives and a total of fourteen children. His dy…

Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power

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The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began to ben…

Otto II Defender › The first war of kings

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In -723, the First War of Kings broke out when the kingdom of Trabazar attacked Magnursia. The conflict lasted thi…

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 …

Otto II Defender › The family and future branches of the dynasty

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…Leo, a famous warlord and later Duke of the Western Sound, became the seed of a powerful sideline of the house. Philip I the Thinker then took ov…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A crown against the will of many

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Yllona ascended the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more distant male…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice

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In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppress by force, oth…

Magnus IV Merciless › The death of the Sorcerer and the fear of a new power

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The most famous and at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By…

Magnus IV Merciless › First line of fortresses

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…nus IV was not incompetent ruler. Quite the opposite. He thought very systematically militarily and correctly. The greatest visible legacy of his…

Magnus IV Merciless › Spring coup and the fall of the tyrant

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After the murder of Cristiano, even some of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-called …

Ferdinand II Hedonist › The golden throne and the image of excess

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At the end of his life, Ferdinand gained so much weight that, according to the chronicles, he could no longe…

William I. Mag › A young king on the verge of change

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William sat on the throne very young. He came of age just two days before his father's death, making his accession one o…

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

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At the same time, William was one of the first monarchs who began to openly think about the fact that Magnur…

William I. Mag › The historical significance of William I.

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William I is rightly considered to be the bridge between the classic period of the Silk Kings and the coming era of the Magic Kings. He had not…

Richard II Sick › The silent fall of an era

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…ring great reforms or famous wars. Nevertheless, his reign is significant as an example of dynastic fatigue. After a generation of rulers who unl…

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

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When the nomads asked Magnursia for help against the orcs, Otto saw a historic opportunity. For the first time…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Ruler only for a temporary period

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…or Henry, who was originally to fulfill the role of temporary ruler. Such a temporary arrangement was not unknown in history, but it always carri…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Blood purges of the clan

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…nches from which a future candidate for the throne could emerge. In all, he had thirteen of his relatives killed and spread fear throughout the d…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard

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…lso brought about a distinct decline of the state. Many of the earlier measures, including some of the Interracial Laws, ceased to apply, coopera…

Henry I. King of the Blood › A king without a future

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…queror. His energy was directed towards the survival of one man, not the stability of the whole. And that is why his regime could not last long. …

Henry I. King of the Blood › End of the Silk Kings

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The death of Henry I did not just mean the fall of one tyrant. It marked the definitive end of the era of…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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…I. he was literally lucky for months on the succession. If he had been born a little later, the crown would have missed him. Even so, his older b…

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

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When Ignatius assumed the crown, the war with Trabazar and Jitron was not yet over. However, it was at this stage that his grea…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The Battle of Jitron and the First Battle Mages

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The most significant landmark of his reign was the Battle of Jitron. It was here that for the first time …

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

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In the second part of the reign, Ignatius began to systematically support the creation of schools focused on…

John I. Fiery › Defense instead of glory

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…ssion. He understood well how exhausted the kingdom was after years of war. He therefore chose a strategy that many less patient rulers would con…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › A legacy of exhausted victory

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When Laurel ascended the throne, court and army alike knew well that Alfred's end was near. The succession therefore took plac…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Disintegrating supremacy and closed Northern Trade Route

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…ening situation on almost all sides. In the north, the pressure of the gnomes grew, in the west, kobolds began to penetrate the weakened province…

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

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… on multiple fronts cannot be won by another headless push forward. Therefore, he took the opposite approach from his most famous predecessors. H…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Battle of the Luna River

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The climax of his reign was the Battle of the Luna River. Against Magnursia there was a huge alliance of …

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Significance of Laurel's reign

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… names, but its meaning is deep. He was the last king to carry on the Great War in a fully royal form, before the emergence of the imperial idea.…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Assassination and the end of the first imperial generation

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In the end, Magnus didn't die in battle or of old age. He was murdered by his own stepmother, who wanted rev…

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

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Martinec ascended the throne after the murder of his father Magnus VI. The very first steps of his reign made it clear that…

Martinec I. Merciful › An emperor who knew how to listen to the structure of the empire

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Martinec very quickly noticed that the empire was swelling not only territorially but also administratively after decades of expansion and w…

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

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Nevertheless, Martinec was still the emperor of the war age. In the north he faced goblins, whose raids turned…

Martinec I. Merciful › The beginning of the golden age

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…ew era began. Trade routes were opened, the dwarves entered into a treaty of alliance, investment began to flow into the provinces, and the empir…

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

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One of the most visible acts of John II. there was an extensive reconstruction of the Imperial Palace in Magnur.…

John II Builder › The laws of great cities and the symbolism of the coat of arms

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…n projects, John II intervened. also to the administration of large cities. He issued new laws that directly dealt with their management, the res…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › The emperor of the growth period

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…hat grew not only in power, but also in the number of inhabitants, the importance of cities and the movement of people across the provinces. Whil…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › An extension of Magnur

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The most visible transformation of Richard's reign was the expansion of the capital. Magnur has grown to …

Richard IV Friend of the elves › Migration and new laws

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…ternal migration. People and people of other races migrated for work, safety and opportunity. Richard therefore passed several laws aimed directl…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › The elven princess and the new blood of the dynasty

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… It was an act that symbolically capped the new alliance between the elves and the Empire, and at the same time transformed House Magnurs itself.…

Richard IV Friend of the elves › Death Friend of the Elves

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Richard's end was sudden and at the same time almost grotesque in a sense. He died of alcohol poisoning after a party during which he dra…

Untred I. Half-elf › Rise of the Unicorns

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Resistance rose against these changes, resulting in the long Uprising of the Unicorns. This conflict was often political rather t…

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

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…red seemed destined to reign supreme in the Golden Age. But then came the first really serious blows. In the east, orc tribes began to plunder, a…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The last son of the Long Emperor

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Ferdinand was not a man for whom the throne was an unshakable certainty from his youth. Untred I was survived by two older sons and a youn…

Ferdinand III Retreating › Magical universities and a new layer of the empire

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…oncessions. It was during his time that the level of magical education began to rise significantly, and it became clear that the older teaching m…

Henry II Passionate › The uprising of the nobility and the battle for John's Bridge

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…t just a period of celebration. In both the West and the East, he faced rebellions by a section of the nobility who opposed the strengthening cen…

Henry II Passionate › The passions of the emperor and the tranquility of the empire

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Henry had a total of six sons, the last even at the age of fifty-five with his second and last wife, Helena. His fertility and private l…

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

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At the end of his life, Magnus VII. he became one of the first emperors who consciously worked with the imag…

John III Prolific › Southern Disturbances and the Departure of the Elves

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The biggest internal problem of John's government was taking place in the south. The elven population the…

John III Prolific › New Settlement of the South

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The mass departure of the elves turned the south into a sparsely populated area, but at the same time ful…