You may believe these events to be the wrath of angry gods or great demons and that is as fine an explanation as I will ever be able to give. But let me at least try to predict when this will occure. Do not think of our ongoing dispute, but think of the thousands of people this decision of yours could safe!— Valerian Itrikis, first Vokarist of Vardania
Fire moving under the earth, rising and falling, able move mountains and crack continents. Since his earliest days, men has known that the titanic earthen expanse under our feet is very much alive. What exact form this life took could merely be guessed and many contented themselves with the belief that it was nothing short of divine will that moved the fire in all of its forms. Others have followed their curious nature, seeking to unearth the secrets that lie under masses of earth and stone.
Order of the Molten Stone
Those that dedicate their life to the search for answers to these particular questions, are known as
Vokarists. While the term appears throughout Vardanian and Rhomeian chronicles, first mentioned in 1347 DA, the science itself, known as
Vulcanology in the
Common Tongue is somewhat young. Officially aknowledged in 2757 DA, and given the status of a scientific
Ordo, the Vokarists are part scientific order and
The Hegemony has fallen. Its great cities taken. Its leadership dispersed. Its armies shattered. Warlords have taken the last scraps of imperial might, ruling like kings as they carve out territories from the decaying corpse of the greatest realm under heaven. And while the lords of Feranar celebrate the death of their most hated enemy, knights race to claims as much land as possible in the name of their noble houses. The Vultures have descended... The Light of Vardanian Civilization withers...
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