Post by Dreyco on Jun 21, 2008 11:49:27 GMT -8
RILE SATHIR: THE CRUSADER
Although Venril is credited with founding the Iksar Empire, it is Rile who is referred to as "Our Father". He, not Venril, is the greatest Emperor of Sebilis, since the blasphemy surrounding Venril's later life blackened the King's name. Rile's reign was one of continuing conquests and fierce battles with the resistant races of the Western continent, and eventually nearly all of Kunark was under the rule of Sebilis. Rile, showing his wisdom, placed trust in the great warlords who had served his father: the warrior-general and torturer Kurn Machta, the zealous knight Karatukus, and the vampiric necromancer Chosooth.
In battle, Rile wielded a mighty Khukri named "Greenmist", named after the great liberating force that had set the Iksar free many generations earlier. The blade was forged by the great artisan and "Haggle-Baron" Dalnir. The original Greenmist was later lost as the Empire fell, and the secrets behind the blade were stolen by the Sarnak.
During Rile's rule, the Sebilisian Empire became a great threat to the Dragon community on Kunark, although Rile had wisely chosen not to directly engage the wyrms. The infamous Ring of Scale convened to discuss the situation, and an otherwise moderate and much revered first-brood Blue Dragon named Trakanon agitated for swift and decisive intervention against the Iksar. Trakanon was blessed and cursed with the power of prophecy, and had been haunted by visions of the Iksar Armies marching on Veeshan's Peak, and eventually all of Norrath. Despite the ancient laws of the Divine Dragons which prohibited them from directly interfering with the course of history or of the so-called "Second Generation" (mortal races created on Norrath after the Dragons), Trakanon felt that something had to be done.
But when Trakanon confronted the Ring of Scale with his visions, he was over-ruled. The law of non-intervention was decreed by Veeshan herself, and it was, after all, in order to uphold this very law that the Dragons of the Ring of Scale had fled from Velious hundreds of years ago. They would not see a repeat of the horrific war between King Yelinak and the giants of Kael Drakkel.
Trakanon was furious that he, possibly the wisest of all the Dragons, had been dismissed. In direct defiance of the laws, he led a group of young and headstrong Dragons on an ambush against Emperor Rile.
At the height of Rile's rule, the Iksar villages of Danak and Viesar had been refitted to serve as great shipyards, creating the bulk of a glorious and unrivaled naval fleet. This fleet would set sail for the shores of far Faydwer, there to ambush the peaceful Elven races and their allies and take the land for Sebilis. A young and powerful swifttail called Vizk Irontail was chosen as captain of the royal Navy.
Trakanon seized an opportunity while Rile and Vizk were drilling the fledgling navy in Timorous Deep. With his younger Dragon allies, he ambushed the fleet and a vicious battle ensued. The forces of Rile and Trakanon meeting were said to be so powerful that a massive squall formed in the eye of the battle. Regretfully, in the end, the navy was too small and the Dragons too great for the Iksar to survive. Rile, Vizk, and the entire fleet were destroyed.
It was then that the high priest Avengain betrayed Rile. As the Dragons flew away to recover and the storm settled, Avengain and his Cult of the Arisen slipped into the wreckage and recovered Rile's corpse. They would carry it to Sebilis itself, and attempt to resurrect the fallen Venril in the body of his son. Though the Arisen failed in their attempt, many years later, what they had begun was ended by a cadre of Sarnak. Thus, the great hero of our ancient Empire was defiled by the ruined spirit of Venril Sathir.
Although Venril is credited with founding the Iksar Empire, it is Rile who is referred to as "Our Father". He, not Venril, is the greatest Emperor of Sebilis, since the blasphemy surrounding Venril's later life blackened the King's name. Rile's reign was one of continuing conquests and fierce battles with the resistant races of the Western continent, and eventually nearly all of Kunark was under the rule of Sebilis. Rile, showing his wisdom, placed trust in the great warlords who had served his father: the warrior-general and torturer Kurn Machta, the zealous knight Karatukus, and the vampiric necromancer Chosooth.
In battle, Rile wielded a mighty Khukri named "Greenmist", named after the great liberating force that had set the Iksar free many generations earlier. The blade was forged by the great artisan and "Haggle-Baron" Dalnir. The original Greenmist was later lost as the Empire fell, and the secrets behind the blade were stolen by the Sarnak.
During Rile's rule, the Sebilisian Empire became a great threat to the Dragon community on Kunark, although Rile had wisely chosen not to directly engage the wyrms. The infamous Ring of Scale convened to discuss the situation, and an otherwise moderate and much revered first-brood Blue Dragon named Trakanon agitated for swift and decisive intervention against the Iksar. Trakanon was blessed and cursed with the power of prophecy, and had been haunted by visions of the Iksar Armies marching on Veeshan's Peak, and eventually all of Norrath. Despite the ancient laws of the Divine Dragons which prohibited them from directly interfering with the course of history or of the so-called "Second Generation" (mortal races created on Norrath after the Dragons), Trakanon felt that something had to be done.
But when Trakanon confronted the Ring of Scale with his visions, he was over-ruled. The law of non-intervention was decreed by Veeshan herself, and it was, after all, in order to uphold this very law that the Dragons of the Ring of Scale had fled from Velious hundreds of years ago. They would not see a repeat of the horrific war between King Yelinak and the giants of Kael Drakkel.
Trakanon was furious that he, possibly the wisest of all the Dragons, had been dismissed. In direct defiance of the laws, he led a group of young and headstrong Dragons on an ambush against Emperor Rile.
At the height of Rile's rule, the Iksar villages of Danak and Viesar had been refitted to serve as great shipyards, creating the bulk of a glorious and unrivaled naval fleet. This fleet would set sail for the shores of far Faydwer, there to ambush the peaceful Elven races and their allies and take the land for Sebilis. A young and powerful swifttail called Vizk Irontail was chosen as captain of the royal Navy.
Trakanon seized an opportunity while Rile and Vizk were drilling the fledgling navy in Timorous Deep. With his younger Dragon allies, he ambushed the fleet and a vicious battle ensued. The forces of Rile and Trakanon meeting were said to be so powerful that a massive squall formed in the eye of the battle. Regretfully, in the end, the navy was too small and the Dragons too great for the Iksar to survive. Rile, Vizk, and the entire fleet were destroyed.
It was then that the high priest Avengain betrayed Rile. As the Dragons flew away to recover and the storm settled, Avengain and his Cult of the Arisen slipped into the wreckage and recovered Rile's corpse. They would carry it to Sebilis itself, and attempt to resurrect the fallen Venril in the body of his son. Though the Arisen failed in their attempt, many years later, what they had begun was ended by a cadre of Sarnak. Thus, the great hero of our ancient Empire was defiled by the ruined spirit of Venril Sathir.
