The Night is Long

The Night is Long

And the path is dark and full of terrors, and only some of them are men

Chapter 1 by TheStag309 TheStag309

_The air was filled with smoke and blood. It was the dawn of 5th day of the siege when they finally broke through the gates, the city defenders stood no chance as the hordes of Beast and Man tore into them. I looked to the sky as i stood there on the balcony and i behold a red comet that streaked across the sky like an arrow let loose from its bow. On that day as the sun rose i knew one thing, a conqueror had been born.- - - - - -

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The world of Ayr is entering its next stage, for two centuries the Eternal Empire has ruled the world with impunity and without challenge after defeating the Halakian Empire. Now the houses of Man and Mer have fallen into disrepair and the once noble empire has become a hollow and corrupt shell of itself. The grand armies and generals that the empire commanded have become little more than thugs and enforcers for a corrupt rule. The empire is now surrounded by enemies on all sides and while some are worse than others they are enemies nonetheless.

To the frozen north there are the savage Norse tribes that have resisted the empires rule for longer than anyone can remember, legend also speaks of several tribes of Beast-Kin although there is little evidence to back up these claims. The north has never been of true concern to the empire but in recent times there are whispers of a great magic that stirs there but none of the empires magisters confirm this.

To the East lay the great forests of Ayr, small petty kingdoms of savage Men and Mer inhabit these lands along with a majority of the Beast-Kin population in Ayr. the east has been an untameable region for all the centuries since it was planed for expansion by the empire no small part due to the fierce and cunning native that inhabit the tall trees of the forests.

To the South are the Gray mountains, officially under the control of the Dwarven houses although they are hard pressed to keep their precious mountain tunnels as hordes of Goblins, Orcs and Rat-Men scourge the land and what lay underneath.

And finally to the West lay the wealthy empires of the desert, the west has been an untamed land home to Dragon-Kin, Orcs and humans alike. The Eternal Empire attempted to take these lands once only to fall like flies as the scorching sand cooked them and the sandstorms swallowed them.

On the dawn of the second century since the Empires victory you were born to one of these regions with your destiny set before you. You are destined to topple this empire either through peace or war it will fall to you. Where shall we begin?

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The Sun Rises

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