A Kingdom Built From Nothing - The History of Valissa

Early in 1451 AL, rumours started to spread in the northern regions of Yondar. These rumours claimed many a things, but the common occurrence was the tales of a Valissan force camping in the mountains, preparing to strike Yondar. At first King Ronan thought nothing of these rumours, but when he heard them mention a treasured artifact of Van-Hael, he decided to take action.   Ronan took a small strike force of his most trusted Shields - including his captain, Jenna Avarice. Together, the group made the trek through the mountain passes and into Valissa. In the end, the rumours turned out to be false. There was no army. There was no artifact. But Ronan did not want the trip to go to waste. They decided to try and gain the upperhand against their greatest enemies and gather more information about the Valissan army. Even this plan failed, for the locals were either tight lipped and not trusting of strangers, or they truly didn't know what their army had planned.   The trip itself was not a complete waste though. Whilst travelling back through the southern regions of Valissa, they managed to capture the Whispered Daughter and escort her back to Tiraven's dungeons, hoping to gain information from her.

At the start of the Festival of Summers End in 1467, no one in Tiraven, or even Yondar, expected the first day to end so tragically. The people went about their business, preparing for an evening of festivities, completely unaware of the plot about to unfold.   In the early hours of the morning, Prince Percival began to enact the coup to overthrow his father and claim the throne. He helped Valissan soldiers enter the castle whilst disguised as soldiers from Yondar. Whilst King Ronan and Captain Avarice were busy discussing troubles brewing on Yondar's borders, Percival and the Valissan soldiers took systematically took out Ronan's most loyal men.   By the time Captain Avarice noticed anything was amiss, it was already far too late. She warned her husband to allow him time to escape the castle with their daughter. She then made her way to an unsuspecting Ronan, Queen Elise, and Princess Alexandra. Together, the four of them reached one of the castles hidden tunnels, though Jenna could not pass through the tunnel with them. She knew that someone needed to stay behind and buy the other three time to escape.   When the day was over, any Shield sworn to King Ronan was dead, and Percival had claimed the throne that he had desparately longed for.