[center][i]It is april of the year 714, from the reckoning of the Norin calendar.[/i][/center]

Sorias, a human city under the protection of the Elf-King of Norium, has undergone a bloody coup, in which the old pro-elven aristocracy was overthrown by a faction loyal to the emerging dwarven republic of Cesia. The new rulers have declared their independence from Norium, and have concluded an alliance with the Cesian Republic. Hearing of this, King Louard VII of the Norin elves had the Cesian ambassador flogged in front of his court. The Cesian Assembly, enraged, has sent out call to arms to all its allies, and likewise, Norium is mobilizing its own friends. The situation is skidding out of control, as the fragile peace is rapidly unraveling.

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