against the Varushkans. While the Volodny themselves refused to use steel, they gave their support to a boyar called Alderei the Fair. Alderei raised an

nature, at the feet of the southern peaks lies the rich weirwood forest known as The Hunt of Alderei the Fair. High in the easternmost peaks, atop the mountain

The Hunt of Alderei the Fair is located at the foot of the Opascari mountains in the Varushkan territory of Volodmartz. Custodianship of the Hunt grants

thrones to turn the Hunt of Alderei the Fair National instead of Imperial. Auction of the Seats Tally of the Votes Public Auction Agent of the Bourse Imperial

cruelty the Varushkans inflicted on the enemies of the Empire. The presence of the Helms at the Battle of Solen's Doubt practically unhinged some of the Grendel

army using the same scale used for the Imperial armies. The soldiers of the Marches make terrible foes when they fight shoulder to shoulder. The majority

form. The Urizen worked with the Empire to create the Imperial Conclave, inspired by experiences during the war with Alderei the Fair in Varushka. The divided

found here. In the time of the first Empress, the Volodny created a terrible champion, Alderei the Fair, who sought to conquer Varushka with the aid of their

stranger; the former represent Vard and Steinr, the latter the Ushka. Invariably the elder sibling wins the affection of the stranger, and the younger angrily

pivotal assistance to the Empire in the war against Alderei the Fair and the volodny sorcerers. This earned them the hatred and enmity of the volodny, but it

Hunt of Alderei the Fair, were "taken away" from the Varushkans, it greatly tested the unity of the early Empire. According to some historians, the decision

Brez. It was destroyed during the attempt by the insane boyar Alderei the Fair to conquer all of Varushka after six months of pitched battles between his magically-supported

of the Imperial Armies - Hector Smith After the General Assembly, the Assembly of the Nine is the most powerful of the individual assemblies of the Synod

obelisks - the obelisk memorialising those slain in the war against Alderei the Fair. While the obelisk was partially restored, roughly a third of the names

by a virtuous individual. Sometimes the process is notorious as with the crown of Alderei the Fair. The deeds of the bearer leave a permanent mark on items

make up the rough ring are called the Yeoman, the Abbot, the Weaver, the Steward, the Farmer, and the Alder. The seventh stone stands a short distance outside

supporters of Alderei the Fair it was with the union of several covens using these items. Likewise, the initial magics used to lay out the pattern of the trods

are said to feast on the fluids of the body in the same way the plaguewulf feasts on the breath. There are also stories from the distant Sumaah Republic

accompanied the ritualists supporting the nascent Empire in the final battle against Alderei the Fair. Historians record that it was one of the first banners

engagement was fighting against Alderei the Fair, under the command of General Alejandra i Mastaq i Erigo, alongside the rest of the nascent Empire's armies.