The Xarian Rebellion

The kingdom of Veritous was once a small and somewhat secluded kingdom. It was ruled by a wise and benevolent mage king who was well loved by his people. When the king was crowned the lands surrounding the kingdom were rocky and of middling quality for growing corps. At the time most mages kept to themselves and their own studies, using their own magic however they wished in order to improve their own lives. The king saw potential in what they had and sought to change this. He decided to form a council of mages who would serve in the capacities of mages, administrators, and advisors to him. He traveled throughout his kingdom personally and interviewed people, both common and noble, who were already arcane practitioners, or who appeared to have great potential for the art. Over time a council of seven mages was formed. One of the first tasks he set them to was learning magic that could be used to help the kingdom improve and develop. It was through the magics of the king and his council the land was made fertile and green and became the envy of the surrounding lands.

Though he had been treated well and lifted up from the live of a commoner, one of the mages, called Xarian, grew jealous of the king and it began to fester in his heart. He was a particularly gifted mage, perhaps more-so than the king himself, and in his hubris decided that he should be the one to rule the kingdom.

Over time this jealousy only continued to grow, and he began to set into motion plans to usurp the thrown. Over time through powerful and subtle magics, as well as some less mundane ones he began to turn the other six mages to his side. He gradually convinced them that he would make a better king, and that if he became king they would live lives of comfort and ease.

Eventually he led the council in what is known as The Xarian Rebellion. It may have gone off flawlessly, but the king's guards were observant and caught wind that someone was planning to kill the king. Because of this they were ready and more guards had been set to protect the king than Xarian and the six expected to be there when they arrived to slay the king. Still, it was not enough to overcome the combined might of the council. What followed was a small, but bloody coup in which the guards were brutally defeated, and Xarian was victorious.

It is unknown how the kingdom fared after the death of the king. What is known about the kingdom of Veritous is gleaned only from fragments of historical texts such as the one from which this was copied.

Conflict Type

Skirmish