Editing Brekendahl (section)

==== History ====
Brekendahl was said to have been born thirty years before the fall of the Republic. During his early life, Brekendahl sailed along the coast of modern day [[Breoa]] raiding. However, over time, he came to love the people and the land. At the time, warlords ruled over much of the area. Over the course of ten years, Brekendahl set out on his quest to defeat the warlords of the frozen lands and unite the people under one banner. Progress was slow for the man. Despite besting many warlords in battle, for every one he slew, two more arose from the chaos. Eventually, from his capital city of Razzia, Brekendahl began projecting power across the region. Brekendahl married the daughter of a warlord who bent the knee to him. This warlord became the first Jarl from clan Haukr. The daughter, named Breoa, became the love of Brekendahl’s life. Eventually the man would name his entire kingdom after her.

However, right after the fall of the [[Clovian Republic|Republic]], the local warlords began to get nervous. With such a seismic shift happening in the world, they became concerned about their own holdings. One moment of weakness and Brekendahl’s raiders would be knocking at their doors. Therefore one warlord, known only now as the Serpent, convinced the other warlords they needed an ally. Out onto the sea they sailed before coming across their quarry, a kraken. They pledged their loyalty to the beast in exchange for its help in killing Brekendahl. The kraken agreed but only if the warlords made pacts with it. With more convincing from the serpent, the warlords agreed. It was then that all became warlocks of the Kraken. The Serpent snuck into Brekendahl’s palace one night, a year and a day after the bargain was struck. In the darkness, he kidnapped Breoa. As he fled out to sea, Brekendahl awoke and began to give chase to the warlock. The warlock ran across the surface of the water as Brekendahl rowed a boat behind. 

Then, as the water became deep, the Kraken surfaced from the depths. However, despite all seeming lost, Brekendahl raised his mighty axe and lept at the beast. Only two accounts were ever documented about what happened next. They came from Breoa and the Serpent. Both say that Brekendahl fought like an animal. For every strike the Kraken delivered, Brekendahl returned two more. While the details are unclear, a few things are known. One, the Kraken eventually drowned the mortal beneath the waves. Two, in this moment, Brekendahl’s body drew in the aether of the surrounding sea and he ascended to godhood. Three, after cutting out the Kraken’s right eye, the beast escaped Brekendahl along with the Serpent.

Now divine, Brekendahl carried Breoa back to the palace. With the Kraken defeated, the warlocks fled [[Breoa]], unable to fight Brekendahl. Now a god, Brekendahl established his new nation. For the last seven-hundred years, Breoa has continued to stand. Yet, the old enemy is not dead. Sailors will tell you the Kraken still lives. It hunts in the Northern Sea, near the edge of the [[Prime Ring|ring]], and takes ships who have lost their way. The warlocks remain alive too, many twisted by the Kraken’s magic to extend their lifespans far past what is natural. They all continue to plot against Brekendahl and seek to make [[Breoa]] their own once again.