The Death of the Crusader

Life, Death

The Crusader, Alesaine Bhinnei leading general and founder of the nation of Rhella, having ruled over the new nation for one-hundred and fifty years died on this day to natural causes.

The Crusader, Alesaine Bhinnei leading general and founder of the nation of Rhella, having ruled over the new nation for one-hundred and fifty years died on this day to natural causes.   Upon her death, she was immortalized as a saint of the church, entombed within the nation's capitol of Ecclesia, a city she helped to build, carved from the marbled stone of the Labyrinthine Steppes, the vast mountain range at the northern edge of The Order.   With the crusader's death, a vacuum of power filled the land, with many of the citizens weeping for the death of their ruler, a holiday was formed known as Saint Bhinnei's Fire, to mourn the loss of the nation's founder, but also to celebrate The Order and the continuance of its power, with a week of feasting, tournaments, and trials depicting what Saint Bhinnei faced during the rebellion, all ending in solemn prayer for the departed.   It is said, during this time, the church convened and prayed on the future, and they were given a sign on the final day of fire, when a flaming white sword encircled the chosen leader, and heralded them as pope of The Order.