History and Tales of Dundaria

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History and Tales of the Kingdom of Dundaria

The Fall of Dundaria

When the Lich Lords conquered the northern kingdom, it was known as “The Fall of Dundaria”. Though not just a singular event and moment in time, it is a brief span of time in which the violence and power of the Lich Lords was unleashed and one by one, the provinces of the kingdom fought and fell. These happened so close together that it is collectively referred to as a single moment.

The last nominal rulers of the Kingdom of Dundaria were Catherine of Avendale and Derkstrom (House D’mancio) II of Garmenhas. They became royalty when King Uulieen D’Menco and his wife Griselia died in combat – last true ‘King in the North’ to take to battle against the tide of undying. The others of the royal blood line had taken the field – maiden and master a like, in their battle gear to defend their homelands from the tide of walking death. The ruling families were put to death, slowly, by the lords of winter. Only one of the royal household was known to survive. Severa Damenco, wife to Derkstrom’s brother Istvan lived. She fled, pregnant, into the cold land beneath a darkening sky. Never far behind her were her pursuers, but she knew the land well. In their desperation, the lords of undead conjured forth Yukota, the Spirit of Never-Ending-Death. This gruesome entity set about pursuing her, leaving a blighted trail of putrefied land all the way to north gate garrison, were he was put down by the Heroes of the Realm at the time. Unknown to all, that which he perused fled south, deep into the forest of Rhyl. For ages the blood line was passed down, the duchy of Rhyl home for many years, until the lords of winter sent minions after them again. They fled north, into the wastes of no-mans land and the conquered north of Kalascor. The royal (high tongue) dialect of Dundorii was passed down from each generation – the only living practitioners outside the scholars of the north. Blacksmithing became the trade of the family. The youngest son of Ruth and Derken Damenco was Connail – he was the first to leave their refuge in the north.

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