Alliblaier

The year is 991 in the Ebland Calendar. Countless kingdoms and nations have risen and fallen after generation upon generation of humans. Most human nations are entrenched in a never-ending battle for strategic resources and locations, continuously pushing back the elven borders while rooting out and irradicating all goblinoid clans discovered within their ever-expanding boundaries. The dwarvern kingdoms sit safely entombed in their mountain fortresses and mines, paying no heed to the humans. Most of the dwarf kingdoms have developed lasting trade relationships with the humans, utilizing the precious ores and gems dug up from deep beneath their mountain holds. While the elves and dwarves maintain their independence, the halfings sit comfortably in their hill villages and are friendly to all. In the northeast, the halflings even integrate into the human nations; sharing their prized Ale and Leaf. However, deep in the forests, new goblin holdings are still being discovered as wandering traders and adventurers that stray too close are ambushed. Furious at the loss of their lands, a small hobgoblin nation to the west slowly prepare for retribution against those who dared to challenge their might. As borders continuously shift, and trouble arises in the west, the human nations also vie for power internally. Deeply rooted in this conflict that is boiling out from the human nations is the Olc Thaumaturg Crusades. Spearheading the crusades, and with the assistance of other smaller orders, the Circle of Ash expands its control by placing temples and other footholds in major cities and large towns. Having started some hundred years past, the holy orders of the Church of Light push to purge the lands of evil and “unnatural magic”. So, with nation battling nation, and with conflict around every corner as diplomacy failing, on whose side will you stand as the world delves deeper into the shadows?