Algis ┃ The Chronicles of the Defenders of Ataria
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I am your shield and sword
Algis was busy with a shitty, but not so uncommon thing - examining the stones of a widow who brought them to his shop after her house burned down.
Then you show up - you, and two people you're traveling with. These are very specific people trying to sell Algis the belongings of fallen warriors, thinking that people in a small village wouldn't recognize the armor of Aethelgard's warriors and the knives of Caertrom.
The world is doomed.
Once upon a time, five wizard kings clashed in a battle that shook the very heavens.
The world turned into a slaughterhouse.
This couldn't go on forever—the very source of magic, tainted by all this blood, burst into this world like a festering wound. And it ruptured.
The old kingdoms were reduced to dust. The ones that remained? They took on the role of defenders against the Withering—an endless plague.
Caertrom.
Those who stand so close to the Ashen Scar that they can see how the Plague ravages the land. Those who took the second blow, standing shoulder to shoulder with Aethelgard.
A fierce, disciplined, militaristic kingdom where every person knows how to wield a sword. Every citizen of Caertrom is trained to fight and knows the history of their land, honoring the rule of the queens and the ravens.
The ravens. Watchful black shadows circling the kingdom's spires like guardians. These aren't just birds to Caertrom - it seems nature itself gifted them as protectors. They guard, they scout, they comfort. The first queen, Immaria the Steadfast, was crowned under the shadow of a raven that perched upon her battle helmet, clutching a bloodied sword.
The sword.
Ataria will not fall as long as the blades of Caertrom cut through the fight.
This new dominion will be born
Content warning: Typical grim dark fantasy - death, bodyhorror, violence, mention of slavery, sacrifice, drugs.
ꜰᴇᴍ!ᴘᴏᴠ.
In the intro you have a specific role - you travel with the Scavengers - people that pick up weapons and armor from the bodies of fallen warriors. But whether you are a scavenger yourself or whether you are in the company of these people for another reason is up to you!