History of Martapa Part III

So after the Ogre/Human Wars ended civilization became more prevalent everywhere on Martapa. One of the biggest civilizations to begin to grow is the human one and it balloons with Peter Thorson. In 1982 AC Peter and his friends begin their trek from the small village of Stormvale to the east side of the Tsalagi Mountains to see the world. This trek shapes Peter and his friends who eventually unite the humans of Taina under the banner of Tridon.

Peter and four friends left Stormvale and came upon the atrocities the ogres were still perpetrating upon the human population in the city of Last Stand. It was here five, untrained young men freed a city from their Ogre masters and gained followers who would all become the Leaders of the first Houses of Tridon. One was a half-elf named Pathfinder who taught the boys and their new friends how to fight and how to plan battles.

They and their growing army fought their way across eastern Taina until they came to the eastern sea, where they were about to push the remaining ogres literally over a cliff to their deaths. But Peter stopped the mass death, saying that the light needs the dark to survive and they couldn't rid the world of darkness. So they spared the remaining Ogres, much the chagrin of many.

Catiana saw this act which kept with her Balance and came before the mortals of Peter's army. She crowned him High King of the northern humans and presented him with the Gift of the Gods. The Gift was meant to open a gate for the Gods to come directly to the Mortal Plane with their full powers if the need arose. Peter made a temple to all the Gods to hold the Gift in Stormvale, which he took as his capital, and began the Knights of Tridon. These Knights were to protect the weak, the kingdom, and the virtues of the Balance. Anyone could become a Knight in his age, since there was no nobility. Later on it became a title of nobility only.

When Peter died in 2051 AC his kingdom was secure and the Major Houses were established.

Roleplaying Tip of the Week: Bring them in young. My children love playing board games and we've now hooked them on Hackmaster which we do once or twice a month. There are many roleplayers who now have kids and want to share their love for the hobby. Start small with board games and work in short sessions of roleplaying with simple rules (don't sweat the rules either). Then they, too, will learn to love the art of roleplaying!
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