Editing Breoa (section)

== The Traitorous Three ==
In the year 298 AR, the young nation of Breoa was struggling. The new Konunger had attempted to decrease the importance of raiding in the country. Because of this, famine had struck. In this time of suffering, three cities south of the Fangelsi mountains decided that it was time to become independent. They executed the Breoan loyalist during an event known as the Fracturing of the Way. From then on, the cities of Jordur, Halda, and Pakra were independent. Known back in Breoa as the Traitorous Three, the three cities have stood in defiance for another four-hundred years.

==== Breaking Away ====
The ties were cut sharply during the Fracturing of the Way. Thousands of people were executed during one night. This and the city’s renouncing of [[Brekendahl]] has kept the ire of Breoa on them even after so many centuries.

==== First Battle of Jordur ====
After the armies of Hafnar were stopped by Hope, Brekendahl ordered that his armies march through Vangen and attack Jordur. Due to intelligence relayed by Pakra, a coalition of Jordin, Haldin, and Pakyral troops waited in a nearby forest. They surprised the advancing Breoan army in the night. After a night of butchering in which the Breoans stood no chance, the coalition found itself victorious. The Breoans retreated and the first battle of Jordur was won.

==== Second Battle of Jordur ====
Six years later in 307 AR, Breoa launched another massive invasion. Seven-thousand troops and an additional two-thousand raiders surged toward Jordur. The coalition prepared for a siege. However, they knew that the Saints and Brekendahl himself would be joining the fray. The three cities sent out a cry for help across the Rings. Adventurers and heroes arrived in the hundreds to aid the coalition in its darkest hour. Yet, many believed that it would not be enough. The day of battle arrived. With a divine ease, the Saints brought down the walls of Jordur allowing the Breoan army to charge inside the funnel. Despite the best efforts of the defenders, the Queen of Jordur, Kerrian the Rose Warrior (named after her iconic rose patterned greatshield), ordered a retreat into the city. Fighting was fierce, filled with heroic efforts and last stands. Yet, as the sun began to fall, so did the city.

It was in that moment, during the twilight, when some Breoan soldiers noticed the dead begin to rise. Jordur had sent out a secret order during the call. Any necromancers who answered Jordur’s cry for help would be given sanctuary and protection within Jordur’s walls. Kerrian had orderedthose that answered to wait until sunset. Now, thousands of undead blocked the escape of the Breoan soldiers.

[[Brekendah]]<nowiki/>l and his Saints moved to help the army but were blocked as portals began to open around them. Devils poured through, surrounding the Saints and Brekendahl. Pakra too had given a secret order. The King had his clerics contact the devils of hell. He had signed a contract saying that in exchange for the help of the devils, henceforth the devils could walk freely, in peace, throughout Pakra and make deals as they pleased. The devils quickly accepted. Then, during the perfect moment, launched into the battle.

In the end, the critical moment came when an exhausted [[Brekendahl]] fought Queen Kerrian in the breach. The soldiers watched as the two traded blows. Sensing victory, [[Brekendahl]] plunged his axe into Kerrian’s neck and then her heart. However, this was part of Kerrian’s plan. It left her an opening to plunge her longsword into Brekendahl’s eye. The god screamed in agony as Kerrian died. Devils, undead, and heroes attacked the wounded god. It was in that moment that [[Brekendahl]] was forced to retreat as his Saints pulled him from the fray and the Breoan army broke. Fourteen thousand lost their lives during the second battle of Jordur.

After the battle, the necromancers gathered around the body of Kerrian. They performed their vile magic and raised the Queen as a Death Knight. As her skin became a slate gray, Kerrian was given a new name, the Twilight Rose.

==== A Bloody Peace ====
Since the second battle of Jordur, no Breoan army has marched on Jordur again. Groups of soldiers conduct operations and blood is still spilt, but total war has not been declared again. Yet, all wait for the day Breoa grows strong, or desperate, enough to try to reclaim their ancestral lands a third time.

==== Jordur ====
Kerrian still rules the city of Jordur. Under the protection of the Twilight Rose, low magic is practiced freely. Some refer to Jordur as the Dead City. However, the people of Jordur do not seem to mind the necromancy. Undead take care of all menial labor. The residue left behind with low magic is highly regulated and controlled. Jordur has developed devices that can drain small amounts of low magic from a surrounding environment. With responsible necromancy, the people of Jordur have begun to create an entirely new type of civilization.

==== Halda ====
During the second battle of Jordur, Halda was the only city to not reach out for dark powers. Therefore, the people consider themselves to be pure. The city itself is the pinnacle of cleanliness. Streets are scrubbed daily, people practice absurd levels of hygiene, and the ruling council in Halda is said to never allow dirt to touch their bare skin. 

In addition, the people of Halda after the battle of Jordur began domesticating griffins. After mixing them with horses and creating hippogriffs, the Haldians have centered their military around hippogriff knights. They flying warriors control the skies around Halda and have been known to menace Breoan troops hundreds of miles into the heartland of Breoa.

==== Pakra ====
Known by some as the Devil’s Tongue, Pakra is swarming with the infernal. Hundreds of portals to Hell exist within the city. Despite the monarch’s best efforts, hundreds of people sign fiendish contracts every year. Most of the city is under contract with one devil or another.