It was 1232 years since the founding of the Selentine Empire
when the greatest threat to the free races of Etheria reared
its ugly head.
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In the icy wastelands of the far north, Lord Bane, Master of
the Undead, and Lord Sartek, Keeper of the Chaos Beasts, had
formed an unholy alliance.
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Like a plague, they swept down from the northern Tundra, 
crushing the Citadels of the High Elves beneath their bony feet.
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It seemed nothing could stop them as they ploughed on across
the Plains of Ar and thence through Alfland and Silvermyr.
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Lord Bane's mighty Ships of Bone landed on the 
Selentine coasts, spilling hordes of Undead
into the Emperor's poorly-defended lands.
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Meanwhile, Lord Bane's troops began to march through
the Agarian Forest, laying siege to the Citadel of Marthos,
home of the Sirian Knights.
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A lone Sirian Knight escaped the Siege at Marthos
and fled to the southern Citadel of Denmarsh, 
vowing revenge against Bane.
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It was the start of the greatest war Etheria had ever known...
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