The Eighth Realm
2000 S.C.
Fantasy, Magic, Wonder, Conflict, Deep Lore, & More
"Men! You have fought and sacrificed much to be with me here today. Yet this Empire strains under the boot of a tyrant, and you few loyal men will be the seed from which a new Empire shall be born. Let none among you doubt that I shall not rest until this usurper is vanquished, until his petty allies and those scheming, jumped-up dukes; torn down and begging. Battles are not won by withdrawls, but wars may be. For we shall fight along the riverbanks. We shall fight in the fields and in the halls of this very castle. We will fight in the town, in the fens, in the mountains. And if there, the last of us lays down his life, then we shall say we lived and died as free men! We shall not surrender! We shall not abandon our wives and daughters, sons and servants, knights and squires to this demon in the form of a man that calls himself Emperor!"
- Prince Valien II, after the Battle of Lastkeep and end of the Blazennian Civil War
