The City of the Banished

There were once many kingdoms who traded prosperously and had no danger. They were all allied.

Forty years ago, a virtually unknown man named Neler swept down from the north with an army of bandits who hailed him as Emperor. Normally, the kingdoms could have pushed back the bandits due to the disorganization of the bandits. Not this time.

Neler had organized them into legions of men armed with spear, sword, and shield. Their swords were awful quality, but each soldier had two of them and the soldiers mostly stabbed or used their spears.

The kingdoms fought hard, but they ultimately lost. From the ashes rose the new Empire, with Neler at its head. Using poison, he murdered all who opposed him. Soon, a rebellion arose.

These short stories tell about the history of all in between.