"What separates the hero from the tyrant? Nothing but the whim of the story-teller."
– Caolan the Elder, Planosopher, 366 CA
If the Favored claim the throne and the Folk Legends claim the hearth, the Reviled claim the nightmares of Everwealth. These are the butchers of history, their names cursed on trembling lips, their deeds carved into the annals of infamy. Figures like Cathal the Butcher, who drowned entire villages in the Bog of Lies to suppress a rebellion, or Arden the Hollow, a once-revered cleric who turned his flock into magickal fuel for his deranged experiments, linger in the dark corners of history. The Reviled are not always evil by their own reckoning; many claim necessity as their shield. Vekna Morcar, the Iron Chancellor of Kibonoji, slaughtered thousands to unify the fractious Elfese clans, forging a nation from blood and fire. These individuals are reminders of the cost of power, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the fragile line between savior and monster. Their legacies are not forgotten—whether out of horror or grim fascination, their stories remain, ensuring their shadows stretch long across Everwealth’s fractured history.