03-19-2010, 12:54 PM
Undead Politics
After the Warp in the West, a power vacum in the Illiac Bay is left after Mannimarco becomes a God, and the Underking ceases to exist, which results in a situation similar to what happened with the Kingdoms of High Rock, except opposite. Instead of two Lich-Kings, there are now many.
The King of Worms, weaker of the two Lich Kings, but more powerful in terms of followers, left behind his loyal legions of Necromancers ranging from those little better than Zombies, to Necromancer's to powerful Liches hundreds of years old -though without a leader, and many unsure of what became of him, a large proportion of Mannimarco's Worms left, becomming free unto themselves, no longer affiliated to the Guild of Necromancer's, though Scroug Barrow in Hammerfell still was a monument to the King of Worm's power. Those who who isolated themselves began fighting for power across the bay, fighting with the King of Worm's followers who remained, and the Liches whom once a huddled under the shadow of the Underking, with power entity's appearing, and disappearing, though non acheiving the grandeur of Mannimarco.
Undeniably, the Underking was far more powerful than Mannimarco, however he had not any true following. Undead bound into unwilling servitude, some trapped within his reach and becoming bound to his will -all mindless undead, spectres, wraiths, zombies, etc, naught of any individual thought, however many Liches outside of Mannimarco's following clung to the Underking and his power, though wary that they could posibly become bound to him too, many Liches had no other choice but too accept the shelter of the Evil once-Battlemage, because a Necromancer outside of Mannimarco's domain was deemed a threat, and therefore openly an enemy, the only safe option for these Liches and Necromancers was either to go into hiding, or cling to the next avaliable power in which to hide, the Underking. These sentient beings who were allied to the Underking, were not truly with him -the Underking held no true allegience to anyone, these beings who claimed so, only dwelt amongst his undead, controling only a handful of them -going unseen by the Underking, or being not important enough to bother exterminating.
After the Warp in the West, these Liches no longer had anywhere to be, however, Mannimarco no longer existed as a true threat, so like those who followed the Worm King, they quickly took hold in the Ruins through the Illiac Bay, competing against each other for Land and Power, many of the Dark Artifacts once belonging to the two Lich Kings being dispersed between the lesser Liches now claiming dominace in the Bay.
Once upon a time, the saying 'Find an New Hill, become a King" was popular amongst the Bretons of Highrock, now it seems in relation to the Liches now free from their Overlords, that "Find an Empty Castle, become the new Underking" is a saying that holds a truth now all too common a problem in the Dirreni West. One who traverses the Countryside is best to carry water blessed by your local chapel, and amulets blessed by the priests of Arkay if you wish to not become victim to the undead horde.
After the Warp in the West, a power vacum in the Illiac Bay is left after Mannimarco becomes a God, and the Underking ceases to exist, which results in a situation similar to what happened with the Kingdoms of High Rock, except opposite. Instead of two Lich-Kings, there are now many.
The King of Worms, weaker of the two Lich Kings, but more powerful in terms of followers, left behind his loyal legions of Necromancers ranging from those little better than Zombies, to Necromancer's to powerful Liches hundreds of years old -though without a leader, and many unsure of what became of him, a large proportion of Mannimarco's Worms left, becomming free unto themselves, no longer affiliated to the Guild of Necromancer's, though Scroug Barrow in Hammerfell still was a monument to the King of Worm's power. Those who who isolated themselves began fighting for power across the bay, fighting with the King of Worm's followers who remained, and the Liches whom once a huddled under the shadow of the Underking, with power entity's appearing, and disappearing, though non acheiving the grandeur of Mannimarco.
Undeniably, the Underking was far more powerful than Mannimarco, however he had not any true following. Undead bound into unwilling servitude, some trapped within his reach and becoming bound to his will -all mindless undead, spectres, wraiths, zombies, etc, naught of any individual thought, however many Liches outside of Mannimarco's following clung to the Underking and his power, though wary that they could posibly become bound to him too, many Liches had no other choice but too accept the shelter of the Evil once-Battlemage, because a Necromancer outside of Mannimarco's domain was deemed a threat, and therefore openly an enemy, the only safe option for these Liches and Necromancers was either to go into hiding, or cling to the next avaliable power in which to hide, the Underking. These sentient beings who were allied to the Underking, were not truly with him -the Underking held no true allegience to anyone, these beings who claimed so, only dwelt amongst his undead, controling only a handful of them -going unseen by the Underking, or being not important enough to bother exterminating.
After the Warp in the West, these Liches no longer had anywhere to be, however, Mannimarco no longer existed as a true threat, so like those who followed the Worm King, they quickly took hold in the Ruins through the Illiac Bay, competing against each other for Land and Power, many of the Dark Artifacts once belonging to the two Lich Kings being dispersed between the lesser Liches now claiming dominace in the Bay.
Once upon a time, the saying 'Find an New Hill, become a King" was popular amongst the Bretons of Highrock, now it seems in relation to the Liches now free from their Overlords, that "Find an Empty Castle, become the new Underking" is a saying that holds a truth now all too common a problem in the Dirreni West. One who traverses the Countryside is best to carry water blessed by your local chapel, and amulets blessed by the priests of Arkay if you wish to not become victim to the undead horde.