Great Song of Kargal - Revision history

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The Lich: Created page with "One of the most popular songs of the Paladin-Bard Theylayn, it has become among the most popular in Dwarden. The narrative of the song below is much shorter than the actual s..."

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 His tale told, Theylayn heard Kargal’s own story, and decided to adventure with him, but on the condition they not return to a castle or keep in which Theylayn might be made to serve, for Theylayn was a proud man of karden rank, and would submit to no lord.  Deciding to search for Wetham, which to Kargal’s surprise could not be found, they instead found a beautiful forest in warm autumn months, and there they fashioned a humble lodge, and Kargal heard many of Theylayn’s songs.  But shortly amidst this leisure, orcs appeared suddenly and in great numbers, but they hid first, and watched as a red dragon came amidst them, crawling upon the earth, and bellowed a demand that Wetham be revealed to him, and all its beer, and trees, and the treasures of its saints, and the holy sword it guarded.  When no answer came, the dragon blew his breath upon the forest, causing it to roar aflame, but Theylayn called up a storm of rain to weaken the flames, then summoned a water elemental from his bowl to quench them, while hiding them with his magic.  The dragon then roared himself and anger, and spat fire again, but at this the water elemental strode into the flames, and Perthakor was released to breath a magical gas to cause the orcs to sleep, and Theylayn and Kargal charged, both delivering wounds with spells wrapped around their weapons from Theylayn’s enchantments, but the dragon nonetheless smote them, near slaying them, and Perthakor, much smaller, was bitten and thrown into a small lake.  Theylayn then caused the lake to boil with a spell, and the steam cloaked them.  Still the dragon hunted for them with hearing and smell, but subtle illusions appeared of his foes, and led the dragon away.
 After this combat, and aggrieved by their wounds, the small figure of a richly dressed gnome appeared.  Presenting himself as Gelberlemthen, he stated his great thanks that Kargal and Theylayn had so valiantly fought the dragon, for although his illusions protected Wetham and the kind monks of St. Keldam, his illusions could not stop flames.  Theylayn then explained that it was the selfsame dragon that had attacked his lands in his youth, to which Gelberlemthen explained that the dragon was called Garkalandor by the men who knew the monster, and that the dragon was a son of Grandolin who inhabited the Mantorian Mountains, which was pleased to raid the valleys of the Marlamarkan for the last two hundred years when it pleased him.  Gelberlemthen further explained that he was patriarch of a small family of gnomes that remained in the valley, for the rest of his clan had fled centuries ago to Sky Lake, but that he remained because in his youth St. Keldam himself had appeared and healed his wounds delivered by wolves, and that he had since then converted to the faith of Mandador, and embarked to find power enough to protect Wetham, which he had now done for centuries.  For it was himself, Gelberlemthen explained, who now kept Wetham hidden, for it was the Autumn Saint’s will that in this time the vail be closed and invisible to outsiders.  Theylayn, who wished to return the Summer Sword, was told that Talnar’s son was still in his minority, and that it was not yet time for him to take the blade, and that for now it was the divine wish that Theylayn carry it himself.  However, Gelberlemthen permitted a door to his illusions, and they entered the blessed farmlands, vineyards and orchards of that place, and there they healed, and Kargal saw many wondrous things.
 At House Anthor, the central keep of Wetham, as Master of the Marlamarkan, Kargal declared he wish to slay the dragon, but the gnome said that even amongst them they had not the power, but that perhaps with the help of Kandadren of Trendel Castle, they might perhaps succeed, for Kandadren, a human wizard, had grown very powerful over the years, and Gelberlemthen boasted that Kandadren was in fact the mightiest wizard in Dwarden.  His knowledge of illusions however was very great, and he had hidden his castle and his people with similar illusions to protect them from the woes of the last century.  Kargal demanded to meet this karden-wizard, and so they quested.

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 Upon his arrival, it was Kargal’s pleasure to be hosted by Lord Talenthar at his castle by the falls of Kalestrina, where he heard of Lord Talenthar and King Thrasold’s exploits against the remaining orcs of the Nargad Hills, the death of the orc king Brezan, and Talenthar’s emissaries to the dark peoples of the Kambold, where their former companion Thorian had somehow risen to some power, having converted to their dark religion, but being somewhat open and even receptive to Talenthar’s exhortations of peace and eventual reunification with Dwarden.  Kargal also heard from Lord Talenthar’s gnomish friend Bartschval, who explained the situation at Sky Lake, saying that the Dragon of the Lake now was the true Master of the Nargad Mountains, for he had destroyed Thagdion’s temporal seat of power there in the Kambold, and had become great enough to make the great red dragon Grandolin cautious of ever fighting with him again.  Approving of this news, Kargal informed his host of his orders from the Master-General.
-[[File:Erlokt.jpg|thumb|right|700px|A map of the Erlokt, the Marlamarkan, and surrounding regions.]]
+[[File:Erlokt.jpg|thumb|right|1000px|A map of the Erlokt, the Marlamarkan, and surrounding regions.]]
 Talenthar accepted Kargal’s greater commission over the general region, and swiftly Kargal settled his forces at various forts and strong points along or near the River Rans, all under the command of Karden-Lord Talenthar.  They destroyed the monsters there as best they might, and Kargal appointed Malcuin the Half-Orc as his Master Forester, whose commission it was to hunt through the myriad valleys and draws of the central and westerly Marlamarkan Hills, where he was to hunt and slay the orcs and monsters that dwelt there, and to appoint lesser huntsmen and rangers to do the same.

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 With Kargal, Lord Galdren also sent Galderok, Master-General of the Monks of St. Karant, whom Galdren commanded to convert the wavering Mandadorian faith of the region.  This Galderok did, bringing with him many weary and wounded monks whose abbeys were destroyed, and many homeless and desperate peoples of the Gallaradok, leaving the Arch-Deacon Idrian master of the remaining monks of St. Karant in the Gallaradok in his stead.  Galdren also sent some men of the south, refugee soldiers and militia from the Black Coast.  But Kargal also brought his own allies, especially his man-at-arms Malcuin, and a company of sun dwarves that had late rallied to the safety of the new Order.
 Upon his arrival, it was Kargal’s pleasure to be hosted by Lord Talenthar at his castle by the falls of Kalestrina, where he heard of Lord Talenthar and King Thrasold’s exploits against the remaining orcs of the Nargad Hills, the death of the orc king Brezan, and Talenthar’s emissaries to the dark peoples of the Kambold, where their former companion Thorian had somehow risen to some power, having converted to their dark religion, but being somewhat open and even receptive to Talenthar’s exhortations of peace and eventual reunification with Dwarden.  Kargal also heard from Lord Talenthar’s gnomish friend Bartschval, who explained the situation at Sky Lake, saying that the Dragon of the Lake now was the true Master of the Nargad Mountains, for he had destroyed Thagdion’s temporal seat of power there in the Kambold, and had become great enough to make the great red dragon Grandolin cautious of ever fighting with him again.  Approving of this news, Kargal informed his host of his orders from the Master-General.
 Talenthar accepted Kargal’s greater commission over the general region, and swiftly Kargal settled his forces at various forts and strong points along or near the River Rans, all under the command of Karden-Lord Talenthar.  They destroyed the monsters there as best they might, and Kargal appointed Malcuin the Half-Orc as his Master Forester, whose commission it was to hunt through the myriad valleys and draws of the central and westerly Marlamarkan Hills, where he was to hunt and slay the orcs and monsters that dwelt there, and to appoint lesser huntsmen and rangers to do the same.