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The Kingdoms and the Void

About one hundred years ago, the Goblin Kingdom was ascendant, the center of culture and power for the other Kingdoms: Human, Elvish, Ogre, and Naga. The Goblin Kingdoms were ruled by a long line of wise Goblin Queens.

The forces of the Void Cultists however gained a foothold in the Human kingdom, corrupting the Kingdom and allowing the Void to grow in power. The other Kingdoms, along with about half of the Human Kingdom and led by the High Paladins, formed an alliance under the Treaty of Love, but it was almost too late. The forces of the Void fought the allied Kingdoms, and all of the Kingdoms suffered tragic losses. At last, the Goblin Queen Gabrielle fought with the Void’s Disciple directly using the ancient Crown of the Goblin Queens, sacrificing herself to defeat the Void.  

Queen Gabrielle was buried in a tomb, along with the crown of the Goblin Queens, at the site of the battle. The Human High Paladins rebuilt the Human Kingdom, vowing that the Human Kingdom would become a force for peace.

But the Void is patient. After its loss to Queen Gabrielle, the agents of the Void worked to subvert the Kingdoms and prepare for the Void’s eventual return with a new Void Disciple. The Elves retreated into the Dreaming, withdrawing from the affairs of the Kingdoms and the Naga gew suspicious of the other Lineages and rarely left their city deep in the Serpentine Swamp. The Human kingdom became a place of Law bereft of Justice. The Ogre Clans warred among themselves and the ancient Ogre Castle in the Shattersky Mountains was abandoned, home only to a Smoke Demon.

But the Void's particular enmity was reserved for the Goblin Kingdom, the architects of its defeat. The line of Goblin Queens was replaced by a line of cruel Goblin Kings. The history of the Goblin Queens, and the location of Queen Gabrielle’s tomb, was forgotten. The learned were mocked and books were burned. The Goblin Kingdom directed its hate towards the other Kingdoms, blaming them for the Goblin Kingdom’s loss of status and power.

The stage was set for the return of the Void. But then, something happened that the Void did not expect.

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