Chronicles of the Planeswalkers by B. T. Robertson

Author:B. T. Robertson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lachesis Publishing

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Chapter 7—Of Kings and Giants

To some, men represented all that was wrong with the world. The Wars of Calaridis, the former name given to the surrounding lands during the Age of Darkness, brought many races of men down from distant lands. Celegraths were from the lands on the opposite side of the Farrin Mountains in the west. Volgoths were from the southern plains that lay beyond the White Falls. Worst of all, Senantor Pirates came from the seas in the north. These races and clans of men were savage. The Senantors were the least desirable foes, pursuing little more than loot or booty in exchange for their services.

Few of these tribes were loyal to anyone but their own. Yet, they aided unknowingly in the battles on the plains of Calaridis, after word of Hydrais’ attack was received. Few races could stand alone against these murderers as successfully as the giants that thrived in the “Western rocks". (They were left without an official name during that time). It was in these battles that Farrin, the leader of the giants, led the charge against the rabid tribes, crushing them.

Then Hydrais, a clever and powerful warlock, dispatched an army of trolls from Sharumar across the land of Calaridis under the cover of darkness to intercept the giants. Trolls were large beings, similar in stature to giants themselves, but had regenerative qualities and dark weaponry. The trolls were unleashed upon the giants unexpectedly, nearly destroying Farrin's entire army. When all hope had seemed to fade away, Farrin rallied his remaining force, driving them forward against the trolls. It was Farrin who kept them occupied long enough to allow the wizards to break the covering spell that shielded the foul beasts from the fatal sun. Once the cloud cover dissolved, little was needed of the giants’ axes; the sun used its own blades to hew down the entire rank of Sharumar's damnation. The trolls and savages were defeated, and Farrin returned to his mountain home, a hero. The mountains and downs upon which the battles were fought were given his name, and forever more would stand in permanent testimony to the war's turning point. Soon after, Hydrais was defeated at El-Caras.

With time's passage, Calaridis was broken up among the many different races of folk. Races of civilized men moved into the foothills in the shadows of the Farrin Mountains. The elves returned to their woodland homes in Anwarna. The wizard city, Lünathar, was rebuilt in the land of Salanthanon.

Out of this ever-changing age, kings were born and sworn into reign; law and order was restored to all regions. The elves created the House of Lythardia, named after the captain of the Elvish forces who aided in the opposition of Hydrais. The wizards reformed the Order of Light, named for the light that shone down on Sharumar's Trolls.

A king was born in Vaalüna, an apt name for the former Calaridis (one translation of which meant “Drained Earth"), who was said to change the course of life throughout the entirety of all the realms.

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