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Post by Katherine on Jan 14, 2015 19:33:10 GMT
[Note from Plot: Below is considered in-game information usable by all characters and players as common knowledge. The following information presents a broad overview of what happened in-game in Dragon's Bane since the last event. I will be periodically updating this as players do plot submissions or I have more stories I want to be common knowledge.]
Word spread across Dragon’s Bane quickly carried on the breath of ethereal whispers. The War of Flame was won! We had outsmarted the fire giants and their minions, by again turning their own magic against them. The fire which gave them life and strength instead turned against them and burned them from the inside out. With the celebration came also sad news of loss of those who fought. Most notably lost, Guardian Hestia, who when she saw that the Fire Giants were harmed by flame, took on the form of a great wildfire chasing down the fleeing enemies of Dragon’s Bane. But as with a flame that burns as twice as bright, it burns half as long and she joined the numbers of the fallen.
Celebrations were a strange sort of somber, yet at the same time elated. This was the first major battle under Dragon’s Bane’s new queen. Despite not being an elementalist, Queen Neverfire, proved her mettle by being on the front lines with her army as a dedicated warrior and healer. When word came down that the war was won, she was one of the first to begin looking for the fallen and helping bury and pay tribute the dead. Dragon’s Bane had overcome yet another foe and would continue on.
In the days after the battle, a tale was spread of her taking the vanguard and pushing forward against the fire giants. At one point even going toe to toe against of the the fire giant commanders while her men fell around her. In the middle of the battle, Queen Neverfire raised her shield to defend against a blow and as the fist of the fire giant came down upon her, a great light shone forth from her shield healing her soldiers who had fallen and throwing back the fire giant. The fighters rallied to her and fought back the fire giants as they approached upon Goldenwick. Rumors spread through the ranks and across the kingdom that the Queen was not alone on the battlefield, that her husband, known as a skilled fire mage from the North, was seen never leaving the side of the Queen defending her from the worse of the flame. Speculation states that the bloodline of the Neverfire’s might be continuing on to a new generation soon.
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Post by Katherine on Jan 14, 2015 19:33:49 GMT
In Dragon’s Hearth proper, farmers beaten and bruised poured in with news that Farmer’s Market had been torched to the ground and King’s Hollow was badly damaged. Farmland and homes had gone up in smoke and many were without food and shelter for the approaching winter. While some decided to travel west to Goldenwick, many stayed behind unwilling to leave their home and lord. What was left of the food across the manor was all gathered up and brought to Dragon’s Hearth. The inn was turned into an infirmary for the sick and the wounded and tent camps sprouted up over night.
Conditions were cramped, freezing and sometimes unhygienic, with a terrible case of the measles praying on the children. Those talented with potions spent the winter coming up with curative potions, using up most of the stock of herbs.
Dragon’s Hearth was not without help from allies though, on one of the coldest nights of the year a celebration of polar bears came into town dragging a sleigh filled with blankets, stories, cakes, hot chocolate, and warm apple cider. A mini-feast broke out, as children laughed, played, sung songs and read stories warm for the first time in months. After the feast, the polar bears were very tolerant of the little children and cuddled giving them warmth and comfort. By morning the polar bears trudged off into the Fae Woods taking with them the sleigh but leaving behind the presents.
Good fortune also came in the form of one of the representatives from the Smith’s Guild, who showed up to check on the Kovar family (guild members) after finding King’s Hollow abandoned. Lorril Artur, seeing the conditions promised guild aid and traveled southwest to Countess Uriel’s lands to enlist the aid of the guild to help rebuild burned down farm houses. When winter ended, dozens of builders showed up in Lord Michael’s lands and began to work. This act of goodwill opened negotiations between Lord Michael and the guild to open new and old mines in the area.
As spring began to thaw the harsh ice and snow, a caravan from Dragon’s Bane came carrying supplies.Seeing an open market, the Merchant’s Guild made Dragon’s Hearth the new stop on their trade routes to replace Farmer’s Market.The caravan carried on it goods for purchase but also a gift of seeds for members of the Farmer’s Guild. An so the Smith’s Guild, the Farmer’s Guild, and the Merchant’s Guild solidified their place as important within Dragon’s Hearth.
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Post by Katherine on Jan 14, 2015 19:34:16 GMT
Spring also brought sorrow to Dragon’s Hearth, when Cassius Kovar while working in his forge collapsed suddenly. He was quickly found by one of his granddaughters and healed but not much could be done other than making him comfortable. Kovar was brought to the Dragon’s Hearth Inn where he was able to say his last goodbye’s and make his last wishes known. One of these last wishes was that his forge in King’s Hollow be moved here to Dragon’s Hearth to be used for the good of it’s people. Adding that he wished to be cremated and have his ashes spread in the forge that he might always be apart of the building process. He passed away that night, surrounded by those who loved him. Upon his death, the responsibility as head of the Kovar clan passed to a distant cousin, a Count in the Southern Duchy.
With Kovar’s loss brought a great sadness to his family. Ariel Linden decided to stop postponing her wedding and moved to the Southern Duchy to join her new husband’s family. Mama Linden and her brother decided that they too needed a fresh start and moved to Goldenwick with their families. From time to time, they are known to visit Dragon’s Hearth but their visits become rarer and rarer.
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Post by Katherine on Jan 14, 2015 19:34:50 GMT
Across Dragon’s Bane rebuilding from the War of Flame began, and with it a new class began to rise, a class of artisans and merchants. Dragon’s Bane’s core principle of of any man being able to rise up and prove themselves took on a new meaning. In a short time, no longer was Dragon’s Bane a country where adventuring was required to prove your mettle. Instead those who could make the most use of it’s resources and help restore it to its former glory were also given high respect. Guilds rose up in power, as membership swelled, and new guilds were formed by the day. Soon a new idea began to form, the resources and wisdom of these skilled practitioners should be made available to the nobility of Dragon’s Bane through the form of a council. This council would advise the nobility, settle disputes between the guilds, and work towards the economic prosperity of Dragon’s Bane.
The Elementalist's Guild is without leadership within the Dragon’s Hearth area as Guardian Denison has been called back to the capitol to fulfill his duties as a Guardian, much to his dismay. The end of the war and changes within Dragon’s Bane brought many happy changes for Journeyman Cobbs, who can now be referred to as Sir Cobbs of the House Darenia, who is now a Master of his craft. He has been one of the leading members within the Order of Ice, making a name for himself especially within the North. Through his hard work, and according to rumor a recommendation by Guardian Denison, Sir Cobbs was noticed by one of the few noble families within the north and offered a place among them. This all left Dragon’s Hearth without an Elementalist Guild Master, and the Guild is awaiting Lord Michael’s appointment.
The Healer’s Guild continued on in Dragon’s Hearth much the same way with Prince Gilliante in charge. The rise of guilds brought more direction and form for the guild and its members as new orders were formed and purpose was given. A spirit caster for a Queen also brought new prestige to the guild that it had previously not seen. Though, the Elementalist’s Guild still oversaw high magic, enchanting, and tomecrafting more and more traction and power was gained by the day.
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