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Travel diary of Milmice: Madina Quest

South Cross

i have departed from Madina, with nothing in front of me, a marine captain have accepted to transport me in a city he know in the north. I think this man is a pirate. I have few gold, my sword and armor, a bow, and some of the equipment i saved from my days of travelling. I have started to draft a map, i will add to my diary.

Island of the Center

The island is big, i saw from the boat there's people who go around fishing with strange boat and farm just in the backland. The boat captain tell me there's a lot of trader in the island, and trought that port is possible pass the inside sea of Dwilight. I'm not interested in this travel. I will stay few days for refit and regain a little strength.

Golden Farrow

Standing on the ships prow, the golden roofs of Golden Farrow reflect the suns rays and shine brightly in a wondrous manner. Yet as is evident by the heavily armed caravans bring trading goods from the west and the clearly visible sentries on the cities vast walls, the city is clearly under constant siege by the monsters that roam these untamed lands.

The Waywatchers Oath

'Then i see the city of Via, between Lower and Upper Via, seems like all people of the region are escape here, under siege from Undead. Brave warrior defend the city of Via, seem is troop are called "Waywatchers" this place is good, i will come here when the undead are gone.

This is what Shuren Ikalak Corporal of The Waywatchers Brigade of Castle Via tell to me Milmice Vecchio Ratto during my travel with him:

"no traveller will be harmed until Waywatchers guard the road"

"the past lord of Via, was a vassal Echiur. During that period, Golden Farrow was in war with Echiur. For that was created the fortified Pass of Via. That pass is a crucial place for all the region, was the only safe road for go trought the Barrow Chain and the deep Forest Lavendrow.

The war during seven year and after two year of siege Force of Golden Farrow take Castle Via. The Vizir of Golden Farrow, impressed by the bravery of Shiro Kentamai the leader the castle resistence decide to not tear down the castle and found here an important stagional market.

The crossing of Via acquire even more importance. The market of Via, placed in the middle of the caravan way between Echuir and Golde Farrow in the west east axis, and between Shokaloom and Itau in the North Sout Axis, bring to the city a lot of welness and improve all the area economy. But soon the two long caravan way become pray for brigant and the incoming Monster Invasion. the Regent of Via, Lord Serenghe Kelari decide to found a mercenary corp to protect trader on the way. After year the Waywatchers Army become the main army of Via and sponsored by Golden Farrow and Echuir start to protect all the road of the region. This way the Waywtchers lose a little the shape of the elite army for become more similar an expansive Watcher. Loosing quality, the utility of the army end. last combat recorded away from Via is the Wakreno Defeat, in that plain over four hunderd Waywatchers from Echiur and Via regiment fall under a huge Moster swarm hit, Ghurian Kelari, the last descendant of the Waywatchers Founder was slaughterd in this plain

Golden Farrow regiment, was disbanded and absorbed in the Main Army. So the castle Via regiment, was the last active Waywatchers regiment. With only 100 man that force can't do anything else to protect the castle. With the fall ot the Waywatchers the comunication n the region become diffucult, but the castle never fall again, even aganist the Monster Swarm or the following Necromancer rising. The economy of the region, and the surroding area fast decrease, leaving the area only the scent of the past greatness.

Now the Waywatchers of Via, try to reactivate comunication on the acient caravan way, following Trader and traveller. They never fight again aganist monster, but prefer to take some secret way for avoid it.

The castle of Via fallen apart slowly due the time injury and the lack of found for it. But until now thanks to the waywatchers regiment none after the Vizir of Golden Farrow reach the aim of cross the pass without the Watchers authorization. Now the waywatchers count around 40 man in Via and other 20 occuipied in trader escorting and in new path finding."

this is what i can record. I reported this on my travel book, and i sign here my intection of return here for take the lead of the waywatchers and rebuild the glory fo this Army and with it the Tradsing system around Via.

the Gold of Barrow peaks

... i travel until Barrow peaks searching for the gold mine who provide Golden Farrow, nothing found only mountain and stone, and monster, a lot of monster noone live here, i think this place is good for nothing, maybe as hunt reserve...

The Dragon Song

...Dragon Song, my guide tell me a lot about this place, originally it was a Temple, made by ancient people for adoration and sacrifice for the Dragon, after become a stronghold of a defensive system against dragon (other one is called Nightwatch but I think is to far for me to visit even that place), build by west city for avoid the dragon menace, the story say this was a wrong move, dragon irritated for this change of attitude attack the greatest city of the west destroying it. Now her eerie dragon song live an hermit only, who take care of the ancient religion of Dragoon, sometime some pilgrim come bringing sacrifice for this ancient idol. the hermit is dangerous, if found any stranger he try to sacrifice him to the dragon. When i visited the place i run away from him, i save my life just thanks an horde of undead who stopped the hermit, is a dangerous place, but I'm sure that stronghold is full of treasure...

Volcano Nightscree sickness

I approchead the area with cautions, animal and other creature are now rare, are days i don't meet people, only people i found stare at me from teh ground, void eye, white skull of acient man and animal, sick claw grasp the sky. A black clouded mountain shadow is falled on me. I'm scared, i have explored dark cave and dunegon filled with lich and the worst neast who spawned from the Inferi, but nothing have scared me like this shadow. I found some trails of life, i will follow it, Deamon, i found two group of minor deamon, seat down under the mountain, each group coloured with yellow and red insigna. Two big Demon Lord are busy in making ritual under the mountain, a strange fog slowly come down from teh mounatain, from this morning i feeling strange, the earth shake every few hours. For the sake of Rat, the deamon have carved the mountain with a bog shake, now a pour of lava come out and they drink it! i have strnage feelings, a white rain have covered me, i'm sick, and i think they have smelled me. i will go away. I cannot walk well, i have vertigo and fever, i have to move on, deamon come for me. They come they come. The force of the inferi will destroy me, i'm damned. i have to run.

i have runned for many days i don't know many. i waked up in the middle of a field, a stag have waked me. I have fever and tremors. I have dreamed all? I'm thirsty and exausted. Pain burn all my bones. I have to go away i feel pain only looking at the distant smoke cap of the Vulcano.

Back to home

I decided to come back trough land, i'm sure i can reach madina by land... Then i saw the city of Saffalore, a very nice and small city grouped around a castle, seem like a large market is organized here every two month, trade goods from all the north come here for meet trader from the south, the people here was wehalty and nice there's no monster around, but i can cleary see sign of battle with that creature...

Diary of Milmice: Ordenstaat Impresa

the Foundation

(extracted from Ordenstaat History) Ordenstaat has been established as a Colony of the Grand Duchy of Fissoa by four brave knights:

• Milmice Vecchio Ratto
• Arden Fury
• Eddard Oakheart
• Reynevan Silesian

Ordenstaat's history began on the first day of Spring of the fifth year of Dwilight, with the taking over of Rettleville. Here some note about the epic foundation of Ordnestaat. The second region, Rettlewood, was added soon but with high casualties. The beginnings were tough. To name just a few of the problems the realm faced:

• hordes of Monsters in Rettlewood, leading to losing the region for some time
• hunger and low production problems
• lost TO unit

The brave founders, joined by a priest of the Order, Zanaras Tian and nobles Francis Kinsey, Osmund Wentwood and Dioklecian Argentum, withstood the difficulties and made the realm grow. The chronicles of the early period mention that Ordenstaat received help from Madina and Terran. Both realms sold Ordenstaat food at a critical moment and helped them to fight against rogues. Ordenstaat kept peace with their neighbours, keeping in mind their main goal - to tame the Daimon invasion that looms from the west.

Attempting the Takeover of Celtiberia the unit of the Grand Master was decimated in a furious battle against huge monsters. The Inferi Hunter infantry, weakened by a month of corvee and full of young, inexperienced soldiers fail to prevail against three large packs of Monsters. A new noble arrived in Ordenstaat. Maeotis is under control and assigned to Brother Justicar Eddard Oakheart. Rettlewood was attacked by various parties of creatures. Attempting to free the region, Ordenstaat's small Army lead by Brother Bellator Arden Fury was crippled. At other times the monsters showed sharp tactics, catching the Inferi Hunters in an ambush.

Fortunes turned on day 32 of the realm. Madina's Border Patrol Army arrived to eradicate rogues plaguing Ordenstaat. At the same time a number of new Knights joined Ordenstaat. A new period of growth was thus started.

Day 36: "Life was moving along across the land, this day much as any other. Yet as the sun was climbing in the sky with promises of a stifling summer day animals across the land suddenly became skittish.

With much cursing and laughing over the entire issue, the humans of the land were soon to discover what had caused such troubles. A faint tremor through the ground cut the puzzlement short. The shaking knocking down thatch and dust, the occasional ladder. Halting their work to look around bewildered there was suddenly a great belch of dust and soot to the west. The billowing cloud of white ash grew quickly along the horizon, rising into the heavens until it blotted out the sun. Mingling with the clouds the blanket covered the sky even as the ground continued to quake and grumble.

Yet as quickly as it had began, the plume of ash fell to the earth as a still hot rain, sizzling against the flesh of those outdoors, and causing plants to smolder. By mid afternoon there was nearly no sign of the strange event, save the damage to crops, men, and wilds."

The event shock the Brotherhood, a dark sign of the dreadful creatures who lie in the northwest.

Day 42: Many new knights arrive in Ordenstaat, some new knights even emerge from the local noble families. Finally the Banner of The Inferi Hunters is raised. It is the first Army of Ordenstaat. New Brotherhood initiations conducted after the liberation of Rettlewood thanks to the help of Madina's Border Patrol Army. After The Inferi Hunters move in to Celtiberia, Brother Arden Fury starts a Friendy Takeover of the region. Brother Loricatus takes the Second in Command position of the army after receiving the Green Lion Badge of the Brotherhood.

Day 46: New region - Celtiberia is added to the realm. Brother Loricatus becomes the local Lord. At the same time the Brotherhood welcomes a new member - Sir Zeromus Abaron.

Day 48: First battle of The Inferi Hunters in Rettlewood, in the morning, the rain of arrows defeat the force of dreadful beasts and undead corpses.

Day 53: Kydonia taken over. Brother Dioklecian Argentum is appointed the first Viscount.

Day 58: Brother Zeromus become the first lord of Nark and with help of The Inferi Hunters he succesfully defends the region from aggression. A new Brother joins the ranks of the Brotherhood: Sir Xiahou, the one-eyed warrior.

Day 61: Madina's Border Patrol Army appears again in Maeotis. The Inferi Hunters fight their first battle together with Madina to eradicate the horde of Monsters who rampage in Rettlewood.

Day 69: Thysan added to the realm. A day earlier Celtiberia revolts and announces independence. Ordenstaat readies for winter. No need to worry, however, as warehouses are full of food. All region lords are instructed what to do in case of hunger.

The Revolt

(extracted from Ordenstaat History) On Day 73 of Year 1 of Ordenstaat, evil forces aimed for the destruction of the realm. Xiohou Dun staged a rebellion against the rightful authorities of Ordenstaat. Scribes manage to get a copy of his letter send to the nobles of the realm:

Members of Ordenstaat, Tyr and Zisa has visited me in my dreams. 
They said that the current government has abandoned the beliefs of 
The Order of St. Iestyn. Ordenstaat can't be ruled by heretics! 
Therefore, on orders from Tyr, and instructions from Zisa, I have 
started a  rebellion. 
WE SHALL OVERTHROW THE HERETICS, FOR JUSTICE AND FOR TYR AND ZISA! 
JOIN THE REBELLION FOR A HERETIC FREE GOVERNMENT! 

All followers of the Order of St. Iestyn know that Tyr and Zisa do not interfere in the matters of the mortals, so it was obvious from the very beginning that Xiahou had been possesed. Or at least his greed led him to commit the fatal error. Not surprisingly, few nobles joined the rebellion. May all who study Ordenstaat's history know the names of those who disgraced themselves by supporting the rebellion:

• Weinard Crusader
• Cao Cao
• Gordon Bradley
• Shou Tucker
• Jaden Chapell

If names of rebels are remembered, more so should the names of those who stood on the side of truth and order:

• Grand Master Milmice
• Baron Zeromus Abaron
• Duke Arden Fury
• Sir Dain Bornhald
• Sir Dante Redgrave
• Dame Sakura Kenji
• Viscount Dioklecian Argentum
• Baron Reynevan Silesian
• Lord Antan Christenson
• Viscount Eddard Oakheart

It is worth noting that none of Ordenstaat Lords supported the rebellion.

Rebels had the advantage of surprise and also supreme military might. They stayed in the capital while the rest of the army moved out. Ordenstaat was saved by the quick and brave action of Duke Arden who alone reached the capital in time to battle the rebels. Vastly outnumbered and wounded by enemy arrows, he nevertheless managed to delay the rebels. This was followed shortly by Lord Antan who made a suicidal assault with his few remaining men. From that point on, the rebels were doomed. Great political, social and religious pressure was brought to bear upon them. Lord Zeromus somehow managed to persuade the rebels to give up and leave the capital. After a few more days the rebellion died out and order was restored.

The Sickness

The Caos have take the power in Ordenstaat i feel it in my bones, Painfull. My day are painfull, i barely have the energy for write. I know, outside the door of my room things get worst, i hope the faith of my Brother will be enough for fight back the daimon seduction. Tyr and Zysa have abbanoned me? I'm not enough harsh? not enough strong as leader? ...