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Arcavius de Sabran (see Army Book : Temple) had the revelation of the cult of Merin. Leading a seemingly endless procession of converts, he obtained an audience with King Heïan. The two men had a long interview and were visited by an angel of Light. With the support of such a being, Heïan could only admit the genuine nature of this revelation. There was land left to conquer to the east. Virtue required Arcavius be allowed to found the Empire of Akkylannie. And so it was. The exodus was not painless as faith tore children from their parents, vassals from their overlords and friends from companions. The humblest commoner to the most powerful lord, no one could know when a relative would leave everything behind to move to Akkylannie. The most outrageous example was Kelgar the Pious. Indeed, Baron of Kallienne at the time, he abandoned his wife and children, gave up his title as baron and went away to found the seat of Internal affairs, forerunner to the dreaded Inquisition.

Arcavius de Sabran (see Army Book : Temple) had the revelation of the cult of Merin. Leading a seemingly endless procession of converts, he obtained an audience with King Heïan. The two men had a long interview and were visited by an angel of Light. With the support of such a being, Heïan could only admit the genuine nature of this revelation. There was land left to conquer to the east. Virtue required Arcavius be allowed to found the Empire of Akkylannie. And so it was. The exodus was not painless as faith tore children from their parents, vassals from their overlords and friends from companions. The humblest commoner to the most powerful lord, no one could know when a relative would leave everything behind to move to Akkylannie. The most outrageous example was Kelgar the Pious. Indeed, Baron of Kallienne at the time, he abandoned his wife and children, gave up his title as baron and went away to found the seat of Internal affairs, forerunner to the dreaded Inquisition.

A century later, treason struck the kingdom right in the heart. Sheltered behind the Behemoth mountain range, the Barony of Acheron was home to a gruesome order: the Black Togas. These magicians stopped at no evil to gain power and magical knowledge. Having pledged allegiance to the Meanders of Darkness, they gained control of the barony and seceded. Within a matter of days they gathered an undead army and sent it down Kaïber Pass, the only viable road connecting Acheron with the rest of Alahan. The First Battle of Kaïber was barely won by the Ways of Light which allowed them to seal the pass with a fortress built to fend off the felons’ assaults

A century later, treason struck the kingdom right in the heart. Sheltered behind the Behemoth mountain range, the Barony of Acheron was home to a gruesome order: the Black Togas. These magicians stopped at no evil to gain power and magical knowledge. Having pledged allegiance to the Meanders of Darkness, they gained control of the barony and seceded. Within a matter of days they gathered an undead army and sent it down Kaïber Pass, the only viable road connecting Acheron with the rest of Alahan. The First Battle of Kaïber was barely won by the Ways of Light which allowed them to seal the pass with a fortress built to fend off the felons’ assaults

The kingdom would survive. But seeing the treason of Acheron as a sign of weakness, the goblin Emperor Kharbôxyl XIX decided to descend upon the fertile lands of Alahan. During the First Miserable War, he sent hordes of settlers into Avagddu. King Aldemar responded firmly, driving back the settlers so that, in the end, the invasion failed.

The kingdom would survive. But seeing the treason of Acheron as a sign of weakness, the goblin Emperor Kharbôxyl XIX decided to descend upon the fertile lands of Alahan. During the First Miserable War, he sent hordes of settlers into Avagddu. King Aldemar responded firmly, driving back the settlers so that, in the end, the invasion failed.