Shadows Beneath Banners
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Last published Thu, Oct 31, 2024
The fragile hundred-year peace between the Kingdom of Loran and their enemies, the Volexian Dominion, is threatened. Along the kingdom's borders, tensions rise as the Dominion's forces amass, prepared to end the truce that has held for generations. With war on the horizon, Loran's defenders must ready themselves against an enemy known for their brutality and unyielding thirst for conquest.
Within Loran, alliances strain as some are reluctant to act without promises of power or personal gain. In this time of uncertainty, the kingdom's fate teeters on the edge, resting on those who choose honor over ambition.
In the shadow of looming conflict, a battle for the soul of the kingdom begins, and banners once held high in peace will fly again in the fires of war.
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