Bob
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Post by Bob on Dec 11, 2009 18:33:51 GMT -6
Freehold is A Republic Formed out of the ashes of Hyperion. When the last of the bloodline was lost, and the Sword of Manus lost...Freehold was formed out of the good people. The king of light had fallen. The only King on the planet is now a King with a destiny so dark it must be stopped at all costs.
"Our last hope relies on on a party of adventures somewhere lost in the wilderness" - Mortach, Head of Freehold
"Morgen Darkhand! My blade will cut your throat. Your Reign of Terror stops here!" - Eric Graves, the Master Ranger
"The darkness has consumed me long ago. My only happiness is in your destruction" - Sylvia apprentice Necromancer
"Bow down to my bloodline, or face eternal misery" - King Morgen Darkhand
Engraved on the hilt of the Sword was the seal of the Kingdom of Hyperion. The Sword was once owned by none other then Manus Rex....
Some quotes to think about from my games lore...
More to come later!
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Post by Bob on Dec 17, 2009 19:04:08 GMT -6
Bruin Darkhand: " My son lives ON!"
Lucia: "Pain and misery is your reward Human"
Manus: "ride swift Eladrin. Ride swift...."
The Nation of Freehold is in the center of the world of Agon... Freehold is a Nation formed out of the ashes of Nerath and Hyperion.
Hyperion was the largest empire of human and alliance races in existence. The races of Agon were allied for the greater good and for a while they were able to use their combined might to drive all evil races and monsters from their lands completely. Only on the borderlands and backwater areas did any threats truly exist.
However, to south a Dark warlord by the name of Bruin Darkhand was massing an army. Bruin was one of the most powerful dark sorcerers to date and he was also proficient with a blade. His sister Lucia was a Necromancer who doubled in Pain Magic. Bruin used to be a warrior that served under the personal Guard of Hyperion. Hyperion main province was Wessex and King Manus sat on his throne there in a city called Alberworth.
Manus used a mighty Sword Forged by a joint team of Dragonborn Eladrian and Humans to win any battles that he came across. He was a King that was not afraid to get into a fight. But the Theiflings hated him. They began to Migrate to Morhan and soon enough Bruin had a worthy army.
Morhan was currently an unestablished region ruled by Orc tribes, but Bruin began to work out a place for his followers to start a government that is allied with the Orcs there.
Bruin Marched first on the Dragonborn outposts as well as the town of Kings Reach with his main army, when they called for help from Alberworth...Bruin sent a team of assassins to ride to Alberworth.
The assassins aided by Dark Magic were able to get into the throne room undetected and take Manus in a fight 15 to one. Three assassins fell before Manus Finally died, but in the the ruckus the Guard heard and began to attack the assassins.
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Post by Bob on Dec 17, 2009 19:14:12 GMT -6
Manus was dead...his sword was taken by one of the warriors. It is not known who left the battle alive, the attackers or the guards but whoever it was took the sword of power for themselves escaped Alberworth and rode off into the wilderness.
Bruin's main force had done what it needed to do to put Hyperion in a lawless state. The other Province leaders demanded the throne over one another and began to mass armies. Wessex was taken over by the Lady Chancellor Emily Fargo. Bruins army began to fall back to Morhan but Rangers lead by General Mortach Begigham blocked his escape route.
Mortach's forces crush Darkhands. Darkhand's leadership passes to Lucia. Darkhand proclaims that his bloodline lives on. Mortach then goes and speaks to the other nations forms a Senate out of all the providence. The Senate votes on a leader and Mortach is elected. Mortach leaves the rangers in the command of his best student Eric Graves.
Theories: Some people claim that Manus Rex (the king) never had the sword of power during his battle with the Assassins. Some people think that Manus detected the Assassins moments before they barged into his chamber and sent one of his Eladrin ambassadors that was staying at the castle (and happened to be dinning with him at the moment) away with his sword.
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Post by Bob on Dec 17, 2009 19:20:12 GMT -6
Thus Morhan the Dark Kingdom is formed. Primarily ruled by Bruins younger sister, the Luca until Morgan Darkhand the future of the bloodline comes of age. Luca is also known Queen of pain. Morhan is mostly south of Freehold. Freehold is split into two parts, the more roughneck area of Southern freehold and the well guarded areas of Northern Freehold. The west Borders of freehold have receded slightly from when Hyperion existed and dangerous creatures began to thrive to the west wilds…slowly but surely they began to also resettle human and dwarf areas as well. More and more of Southern Freehold is unsafe.
Reexplaining: Southern freehold is weaker and less organized then the northern region (because of the war with Morhan) and mostly has Militia rather then a large military. Only Northern Freehold has a trained regular army due to the fact that warriors for southern freehold are still being trained at the Northern Capital by the Generals as the Nation of freehold is still only a decade young. (The Nation is too young to have its army issues sorted out just yet)
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Post by Bob on Jan 21, 2010 20:00:28 GMT -6
FACTIONS:
Republic Of Freehold, The Kingdom that your players start out doing missions for.
Kindgom of Morhan, the Kingdom of Evil. The party will be given the option to betray freehold to help Morhan at some point in the game.
Theives Guild: a side faction that operates in Alberworth. You will be given the option to help or fight them
The Bloodstone Syndicate: A clan of Adventures you will encounter.
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