Faith
The issue of faith in the Hundred Kingdoms is intrinsically linked to the Fall. The eldest of the two faiths, commonly called the Theist Church, does not deny the Fall itself. Rather, it denies its significance. They argue that it was mankind itself that Fell, not the Divinity. The divinity was cast out from heaven […]
Imperial Remnants
With the death of Otto IV, the last Emperor, the fate of the Empire seemed sealed. The nobility used the Imperial Conclave, called by the Emperor himself, to muzzle the Orders, shackle the Church and dissolve the Legions. Without these bastions of imperial strength, nobody would have the power to challenge their claims. The Empire […]
The Orders
The Orders are the oldest and most powerful armed forces in the Hundred Kingdoms, created following the collapse of the only Legion that survived the Fall of the Old Dominion. The battles and sacrifices, that the Legion undertook to shield humanity from the nightmares of the Fall, took too heavy a toll on its surviving […]
Nobility
In the early days after the Fall, when each Kingdom was but a fortified settlement on the shores of the Bitter Sea, nobility was defined by the ability to enforce one’s claim to it. The arrival of the Orders simplified matters. No petty tyrant or bandit king could hope to challenge an opponent who was […]