The Adventure of the Sword
The year is 510, albeit just so; the ninth day of January, to be precise. The cold, gray, leaden skies of winter mirror the mood of the land. There have been none to wear the crown of Logres since the death of King Uther fifteen years ago. The last High King of Britain, Uther’s brother Aurelius Ambrosius, died 30 years ago. All of Britain suffers under the depredations of rapacious, ambitious barons and opportunistic raiders.
Many knights are gathered in Londinium to attend a grand tournament—the first of its kind—shortly after the New Year. Each knight or up-and-coming knight has a reason for coming, but everyone shares another motivation; this is bound to be one of the great events of their lives! For it is at this tournament that a new High King shall be appointed, or so the high nobility have said.
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