Rise of Zhengyi

Political event

Year of the Bright Blade

In the year 1347, the fortress of Castle Perilous arose in the wilderness of Vaasa. Castle Perilous was raised in a single night by its master, Zhengyi, the Witch-King, a lich of unspeakable power. Zhengyi spent the rest of the year securing the rule of Vaasa. He surrounded himself with priests of Orcus and cemented ties with the Citadel of Assassins located somewhere in the Galena Mountains. By the end of the year, he launched an invasion of Damara.