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First cultures and kingdoms

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After the long events of the biological division of the races, there was a period on Ulvenor in which the main role was …

Goblins and the Age of Goblin Kings

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For most of their history, Orcs did not create stable states, but scattered camps and fragile settlements in inhospitabl…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Wars without much glory

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…he reign of Ignatius I, several smaller wars and border clashes took place, but none of them entered history as a decisive event. Th…

Magnus III Young › Wars, rebellions and family betrayals

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… of the reign of Magnus III. made up of wars and internal power struggles. The king had to face not only external enemies, but also …

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 …

Cinbur I. Merchant › The War on Slavery

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…sulted in an open conflict known as the War of the Slaves, which lasted from -631 to -628. In it, Cinbur used the professional army …

Cinbur I. Merchant › Dwarves and the Stone Crown

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… attention to the north. More and more dwarves began to arrive in the country and with them new business opportunities. The king und…

Jakob I. The Reformer › Banners and the new face of war

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… reforms were soon tested in the Second War of Kings, and it was then that it became clear that the new system could work in a real …

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 greate…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › The king who prepared the war but did not see its climax

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…hat turned everything into a true Great War. That is why Ignatius III. one of the most important vestibules of both disaster and asc…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › From the Third War of Kings to the Great War

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…ngdom of Magnursia thus found itself at war on multiple fronts, and the conflict, which at first appeared to be another human war, b…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The elves enter the war

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… entered the conflict. This changed the war forever. For the first time Magnursia was opposed not only by human states, but also by …

Alfred I the Victorious › Power Limits and Forest War

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…del and switched to a guerilla style of warfare. Alfred's army, brilliantly organized for large campaigns and fortress warfare, face…

Lawrence I. The last king of war

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…ts, too many enemies, and too long of a war. His reign was not a time of great triumphs, but of hard holding the whole together. He …

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

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…stand the Magnuri way of conducting the war. What was new in previous generations gradually became familiar. And what's worse - they…

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

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… kingdom of regular access to the best dwarven armor and weapons. Laurel tried to get the dwarves to help militarily, but they remai…

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

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Vavrin realistically understood that a war on multiple fronts cannot be won by another headless push forward. Therefore, he took th…

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 gnomes, elves, …

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

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…was the last king to carry on the Great War in a fully royal form, before the emergence of the imperial idea. His rule shows what a …

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

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…they exposed the weakness of the Magnur war system. Banners were exceptionally strong in the field, in long campaigns and in organiz…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Harshness towards the family and court opponents

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At the same time, Magnus faced strong criticism within his own family. Some of his relatives considered him a weak succe…

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

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…, Martinec was still the emperor of the war age. In the north he faced goblins, whose raids turned out to be supported by gnomes. In…

Martinec I. Merciful › Famine and the decision to end the war

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…est rulers. He decided to end the Great War. He negotiated peace with exhausted opponents, accepted fair and favorable terms, confir…

Magnus VII. Builder › The war with the kobolds and the long winters

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…e that could use magic effectively. The war was long, tiring and exhausted not only the army, but also the treasury and administrati…

John IV Childless › A war of brothers

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…safe even in Magnur itself. In 523, the war of the brothers officially began, although the first major clashes broke out only a year…

Frederick I the Destroyer › War of the Four Crests

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…with the Magnur dynasty. Thus began the War of the Four Crests, a long and grueling conflict that effectively split the empire in tw…

Valendor I Steward

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Valendor I ascended the throne as the winner of the Second Imperial Election after the bloody fall of the Renders. He to…

Valendor I Steward › The winner of the election, who first had to clean up the debris

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Valendor I ascended the throne not as the heir of the old order, but as a man who had risen from a bloody breach. After …

Valendor I Steward › An empire handed over to the lower levels of power

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The greatest strength of Valendor's rule was that he did not try to keep everything in the hands of one court. On the co…

Valendor I Steward › Tax reform and a downsized military

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Valendor also reshaped the tax system. He did not want all layers to be burdened in the same way regardless of the actua…

Valendor I Steward › The calm authority and legacy of the Administrator

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Valendor I did not rule in a time of great romantic victories or heroic campaigns. His power was different. Due to his n…

William II Unifier › A war he couldn't win

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… against the Free Kingdom and started a war in 981. At first the situation was developing favorably and the empire was pushing the o…

William II Unifier › Fall of confidence and prelude to war

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After the unsuccessful war, William's authority began to weaken rapidly. The nobles ceased to see him as a leader w…

Valendor II Besieged › The first power war and victory without reconciliation

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The First Power War lasted from 986 to 994 and initially consisted of minor skirmishes, sieges and scattered…

Valendor II Besieged › The Second Power War and the emperor between the two halves of the empire

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The peace after the first war was only temporary. Many nobles were convinced that Valendor would eventually eliminate …

John V. Usurper of the throne › The man who came from the war

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… came as the winner of the Second Power War, as the leader of the opposition, and as a man about whom it was clear from the beginnin…

Edward I. Banished

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Edward I succeeded his father Oled I, but his reign was fraught with suspicion from the start …

Edward I. Banished › The son of a man no one trusted

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Edward I inherited the throne from Oled I, but along with the crown he also took on suspicion,…

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

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…ze the entire empire and rekindle civil war. Eduard had no real leverage to defend himself. Most of the army sided with his relative…

Edward I. Banished › Secret election and escape to the elves

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After Edward's abdication, a wider assembly of the nobility was expected to be convened, but the cor…

Konrad II Money maker › A warrior trusted even by his opponents

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…miliated. After Oled's usurpation and Edward's deposition, he was exactly the type of monarch the empire needed.

Untred III. Chronicler › Help the dwarves

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Untred was asked by the dwarves for military assistance against the goblins who had begun to threaten their eastern f…

Untred V. Uncertain › A future open to war

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…ch could create an opportune moment for war from the monarch's point of view. However, the future is uncertain. Goblins, kobolds and…

Sylvar › War and the Maple Tree

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During the wars with the desert goblins, Sylvar stood at the head of the united elven armies. Under her…

Jirex III. › War with Trabazar

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When Trabazar appeared in the south, Jirex faced the greatest test of his rule. The new enemy was more organized, faster…

Cerbert › A war he didn't know

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…lay by the known rules. The underground war was different - unpredictable and full of traps.

Quilor › Master of New Warfare

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Quilore made a name for himself as a commander who refused to fight by the old rules. Instead, he looked for new ways to…

Enhih › A warrior of his time

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Enhih was one of the most prominent warriors of the Elven Empire during its greatest period of dominance. He was neither a ruler…

Wor-ag › Commander of the new kobold war

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Wor-ag was not the old type of warrior who relied only on courage and direct confrontation. He already belonged to a genera…

Letteria › Princess after the war

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…ent to prevent further expansion of the war and to symbolically confirm that there was still the possibility of an agreement between…

Xander of House Ariers › The face of the War of the Four Crests

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…Magnur dynasty. This coalition gave the war not only military power but also political content. Xander acted not only as a commander…

Lich from the North Gate › News from the dwarves

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…irst reports of the Lich came from the dwarves who claimed that the North Gate was no longer safe. Their fright was alarming in itse…

Edward

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Later killed during Henry I's dynastic purges.

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › The world before the empire

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Before the rise of the First Elven Empire, the elves lived divided into many clan communities and smaller settlements, s…

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Rise of the Desert Goblins

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…nd gradually developed their own way of warfare. Their expeditions were fast, unpredictable and based on ambushes, poisons and exhau…

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Uniting under Sylvar

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Repeated attacks gradually forced the elven clans to reconsider their way of existence. It was obvious that the independ…

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Elven victory at the Maple Grove

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…arked a definitive turning point in the war.

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Strengthening borders and a new order

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After the victory, the elves left nothing to chance. They systematically strengthened the borders of their empire, creat…

The rise of the First Elven Empire and the war with the desert goblins › Legacy of conflict

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The wars with the desert goblins left a deep mark on both sides. The elves gained their first em…

A community of stone and wood › The mining dwarves enter the war

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The mining dwarves were scattered throughout Ulvenor at the time, establishing mines and trading posts. …

A community of stone and wood › War of two worlds

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…the forests and open terrain while the dwarves penetrated their hideouts, destroying supply lines and closing access routes. This co…

The Great Wandering of the Centaurs › The Great Plains and the First Wars

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…home. A clash was inevitable. The first wars between centaurs and kobolds were fierce and bloody. Onix also fell in one of these cla…

Goblin adoption of human magic › War, practice, and the rise of kobold mages

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…s. Very soon it became an instrument of war. Already during the Great War, kobolds were the first non-human race to use elemental ma…

The formation of the Stone Crown › Wars under the mountains

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…venor was not a unified territory. The dwarven kingdoms existed separately, and there was rivalry between their rulers that often es…

The First War of the Dwarves and Cave Goblins › Silence in the deserted corridors

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At the beginning of the war there was no great conflict, but silence. The silence of the abandoned mines the dwarves…

The First War of the Dwarves and Cave Goblins › War under the mountains

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…s did not attack directly. They waged a war unknown to the dwarves. Avoiding open engagements, they instead attacked from the shadow…

The First War of the Dwarves and Cave Goblins › Western Stone Gate

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…st and most important entrances to the dwarven realm. King Cerbert decided to end the war with one blow. He assembled an elite force…

The First War of the Dwarves and Cave Goblins › The birth of the third Durbuluk

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… Not just raiders, but rulers. And the dwarves understood for the first time that their dominion over the mountains was not eternal.

The first war of kings › Trade rise as a cause of war

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…would become stronger and stronger. The war thus began as an attempt to stop the commercial-political rise of a rival.

The first war of kings › Defense of Magnursia

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…s Defender. The kingdom did not win the war easily, but it survived the historical test.

The first war of kings › The beginnings of military innovation

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During the war, new tactics emerged, improved handling of both cavalry and defensive formations, and ov…

The Codex of Cinbur I and the Alliance with the Dwarves › The First Code

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Cinbur had the first coherent human code written, reducing the fragmentation between the provinces and strengthening the…

The Codex of Cinbur I and the Alliance with the Dwarves › The War on Slavery

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Social reforms met with resistance from a section of the nobility and led to open conflict. However, the king persevered…

The Codex of Cinbur I and the Alliance with the Dwarves › The Dwarven Alliance and the Succession Crisis

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…uld later be extremely important to the wartime and imperial eras as well. However, at the end of the reign came a succession crisis…

Silent preparations for the Great War › State monopoly of magic

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Ignatius III restricted access to magic schools to the kingdom's residents. In doing so he created the first truly consc…

Silent preparations for the Great War › Spy network and second line of defense

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… defense. This combination of internal awareness and external preparedness created a new type of state power. Magnursie began not on…

Silent preparations for the Great War › Preparing for the Great War

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…nsidered a direct anteroom of the Great War.

Beginning of the Great War › Beginning of the Great War

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Richard III declared war on Trabazar in an atmosphere of tension that had been brewing for a long time. At first …

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

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One of the first big results was the conquest of Trabazar. At the same time, the full power of the battle mages was reve…

Beginning of the Great War › Death at the South Ford

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…g one of the most famous battles of the war. His death at South Ford became a symbol of the monarch's personal commitment and the pr…