Post by Gallows Staff on Nov 14, 2012 17:15:02 GMT -6
The Nightcrawler, otherwise known as the Darkness- may have been defeated, but It and the Children had definitely left their mark on the united kingdoms. Ever since the war, further crises have befalled Albion. A coup d'etat was carried out in the kingdom's secretive Ravenscar Keep over a month ago, but the Hero Queen was determined not to let adversity get in her way. Escaped prisoners were rounded up, and order was restored at the infamous prison. This incident would mark the beginning of the new monarch's many tribulations.
Life has yet to return to normal for the citizens of Albion, and her neighbouring kingdoms such as Aurora and Samarkand. With the collapse of the economy still present despite Reaver's return to his post at Reaver Industries, both lower-class and upper-class families are suffering the consequences of the otherwise glorious defeat of the Darkness.
Rebuilding homes and communities takes time, but what about the countless lives lost during the invasion? The darkness invasion had touched the lives of every citizen, so shortly after what every indiscriminately had suffered prior to, during, and after the successful revolution. The Crawler's attempt to replace light with dark had been triumphant in its own way. Albion's future is looking bleak with so many disillusioned people not knowing how to pick themselves up and move on.
The Hero Queen's otherwise-popular rulership not withstanding, quality of life is at an all-time low. In Millfields, the local balverine population has doubled after Reaver invited his entourage of sophisticated balverines to the community, more than a year ago. Balverine attacks are steadily on the rise, and not a day goes by without an incident involving these monsters.
Sergeant Saker, once the leader of Millfield's bandits, has since turned his mercenary guild into a legitimate business. However, there still remains a few bandit gangs scattered across the realm, who continue to intimidate trader caravans and adventurers. Amid all of this are rumours of Shadow Temples, and an Assassin's Guild settling comfortably amongst the ruins of Albion's once healthy society.
And if these issues were not enough, the port town of Bloodstone has recently been brought to the attention of the Hero Queen. In spite of being isolated from the rest of the Kingdom due to Wraithmarsh, compared to the Bowerstone region... Bloodstone as a community has flourished.
In this sea-rover haven, lawmen are as rare as hen's teeth. Organized and disorganized crime is the way of life in Bloodstone. Nearly everything is for sale, and work is easier and more profitable than anything that could be found in Bowerstone Industrial, legal or not.
The Royal Family have no neighbours to rely on for help. Samarkand is too far away; the Court's troubled relationship with Aurora has yet to change for the better, and now trouble is brewing at Bloodstone. These matters have left the Hero Queen with few allies.
What is to become of Albion..?
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