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King Harold the Mad (ruling from 5599-5610) was the 34th and final [[human]] king of the [[Libidine Dynasty]]. He was an arrogant, greedy, overconfident, paranoid man and started a war with the [[Demon Empire]], ending in a decisive defeat at the hands of The [[Thirteen Queens]] and the following [[Great Exile]]. | King Harold the Mad (ruling from 5599-5610) was the 34th and final [[human]] king of the [[Libidine Dynasty]]. He was an arrogant, greedy, overconfident, paranoid man and started a war with the [[Demon Empire]], ending in a decisive defeat at the hands of The [[Thirteen Queens]] and the following [[Great Exile]]. | ||
In 5608, King Harold sends an emissary to [[Emperor Felatitius]] to order one of his demon subjects to vacate a fortress supposedly being built near the human border. Felatitius seduces the emissary and sends him back to Harold as a giggling waif who claims she has legally sold the entire human kingdom to the demons for a single minute of being made love to by Emperor Felatitius himself. Enraged, Harold sends a regiment to destroy the fortress before it can be completed only to find that it has already been built, but only at 1/100th scale in the middle of an empty field, a mocking gesture. | |||
Year 5609 - One year prior to the one millennia anniversary of humanity's first arrival into the realm, Harold, now referred to as the mad king, orders his best assassins to kill the Emperor Felatitius and bring back his head. This attempt fails and the king is instead sent back a handwritten letter from the Emperor, tied in the lead assassin’s sash and conveying his thanks for sending along such a lively concubine as a millennial gift and requesting that the king join him as well once the difficult work of throwing the celebration had been finished. | |||
Year 5610 - Foregoing the advice of his former allies, driven away by the king's own arrogance and bigotry, but worried for his people, King Harold orders the human army to march on the Empire. This unfortunately was just as planned, as Emperor Felatitius sprung his trap, wiping out the human forces with a spell by the 13 Queens and counter attacked, now fully protected by the laws of the land for his ‘defensive’ invasion. The capital fell with hardly a fight and from that day, the humans of the realm have been fleeing in droves as Felatitius has declared open season for any demon looking to bag a few new slaves. With one final act of goodwill, the dwarven clans along the southern coast of Aphrodisia ferry all humans under the age of eighteen and most over forty to [[Niu Hymn]] on a massive steamship, the only ship strong enough to withstand the powerful and erratic storms that prevent regular naval passage. The remaining humans are left to travel across Aphrodisia by land. | |||
Revision as of 23:23, 8 May 2025
King Harold the Mad (ruling from 5599-5610) was the 34th and final human king of the Libidine Dynasty. He was an arrogant, greedy, overconfident, paranoid man and started a war with the Demon Empire, ending in a decisive defeat at the hands of The Thirteen Queens and the following Great Exile.
In 5608, King Harold sends an emissary to Emperor Felatitius to order one of his demon subjects to vacate a fortress supposedly being built near the human border. Felatitius seduces the emissary and sends him back to Harold as a giggling waif who claims she has legally sold the entire human kingdom to the demons for a single minute of being made love to by Emperor Felatitius himself. Enraged, Harold sends a regiment to destroy the fortress before it can be completed only to find that it has already been built, but only at 1/100th scale in the middle of an empty field, a mocking gesture.
Year 5609 - One year prior to the one millennia anniversary of humanity's first arrival into the realm, Harold, now referred to as the mad king, orders his best assassins to kill the Emperor Felatitius and bring back his head. This attempt fails and the king is instead sent back a handwritten letter from the Emperor, tied in the lead assassin’s sash and conveying his thanks for sending along such a lively concubine as a millennial gift and requesting that the king join him as well once the difficult work of throwing the celebration had been finished.
Year 5610 - Foregoing the advice of his former allies, driven away by the king's own arrogance and bigotry, but worried for his people, King Harold orders the human army to march on the Empire. This unfortunately was just as planned, as Emperor Felatitius sprung his trap, wiping out the human forces with a spell by the 13 Queens and counter attacked, now fully protected by the laws of the land for his ‘defensive’ invasion. The capital fell with hardly a fight and from that day, the humans of the realm have been fleeing in droves as Felatitius has declared open season for any demon looking to bag a few new slaves. With one final act of goodwill, the dwarven clans along the southern coast of Aphrodisia ferry all humans under the age of eighteen and most over forty to Niu Hymn on a massive steamship, the only ship strong enough to withstand the powerful and erratic storms that prevent regular naval passage. The remaining humans are left to travel across Aphrodisia by land.