The Tale of Kings
There was once a kingdom that stood proud and strong. Its banners flew across valleys and mountains, its armies marched without fear, and its people lived in peace. Yet time wore away its glory.
Succession wars tore the royal line apart. Famine spread through the land, and the people grew restless. Enemies pressed on every border, striking when the kingdom was weakest. Allies turned away, and the great realm crumbled piece by piece.
In its final hour, the court gathered in desperation. They turned to a power long forbidden, the only magic known to their world. These rites had been sealed for eons and used but once in distant memory. Now they were awakened again. From beyond their world, a hero was called forth. A stranger, bound to the fate of the dying realm.
Hope flickered once more. The fall had begun, yet perhaps so had a new beginning.