Place all the maps
in:
[your warcraft 3
directory]\maps\Almanac of Agilander
The campaigns folder
will probably need to be created.
Almanac of Agilander
will surely need to be.
The old legends say that the race of men
was along with all other races and the world itself created by a mysterious
god. He was often called the Phantom god, as there was no real proof that he
existed. It is a well-known fact however that he was the original reason for the
Great Civil War. Once it happened that a priest named Meliar had a vision,
which foretold the coming of a new powerful god to the world of men. This
prophecy had terrible repercussions. The kingdom of men divided in two
factions. The first one led by Meliar was the one that worshipped the new god.
This small yet growing faction believed that the Phantom god would soon be
replaced by a more powerful entity. The second one led by a circle of priests
tried to turn all men away from Meliar and his blasphemy. But although they
tried… They failed.
Meliar and his sect had more and more
influence. This forced one of the Phantom god’s priests to commit a murder. He
secretly entered Meliar’s cathedral, sneaked into his chambers and killed him
during his sleep.
As it usually happens each of Meliar’s
priests believed that he was destined to be his masters successor. Internal
fights divided the sect into many smaller ones. Each one worshipped a different
god and believed that he was the one promised by Meliar. Within years these
factions became kingdoms. Each had a separate king, treasury and army.
Power leads to overconfidence and
greed. In very short time fights on borders of the kingdoms started. And that
was the true beginning of the Great Civil War.
For three generations the armies of various
human kingdoms were destroying each other on the fields of Agilander. Kingdoms
of men were rising and falling and rising once again. From this great conflict
the smallest of all kingdoms emerged triumphant. It was a kingdom not led by a
king, but by a circle of priests that still worshipped the ancient Phantom god.
These priests believed that it was their destiny to stop this terrifying war by
any means necessary. And they were right. They have chosen a king. He was a
young boy who could barely lift a sword. For some reason however the priests
believed that he was somehow chosen, and was certain to succeed. Fate smiled
upon the boy. Within a year his armies have rallied three kingdoms and
conquered them entirely. Before the dawn of the year 239 Agilander was once
again united. The young king’s name was lost in the depths of history but it is
still his dynasty, which rules the world of men. It is called the Ancient
Dynasty.
The Circle of Priests in all it’s wisdom
knew that it was imperative to prevent a second civil war. The members of the
circle decided to stop the pointless worshipping of the Phantom god and decided
to… exchange him. They announced that the world and all life on it have been
created not by the sleeping god but by an entity of much greater wisdom and
power. And so the circle created a perfect god for all to worship and for all
to love. This god they called Salkaravak or the bringer of order in the ancient
tongue.
The circle of priests knowing that this god
didn’t exist decided that it was pointless to worship him and waste their
lives. Instead they called forth an order of Knights which only goal was to
defend the world from any blasphemy. These knights were called the Faith
Keepers
Then it came to be that the circle of
priests seized to exist. They announced that they are not worthy to serve
Salkaravak as they did. With their own hands they’ve build an enormous city on
the island of Savroth in the middle of the Grand Lake and lived there ever
since. They spent years on research and eventually came to a conclusion that
Meliars prophecy was correct. A powerful entity did arrive to the world of men.
That entity was a god created by their imaginations. That god was Salkaravak.
Ironically he was created as a result of Meliar’s prophecy.
The priests deliberated about fate and
destiny for many decades. It took them many years to notice that they have
mysteriously acquired strange magical powers. It is still unknown if it was
caused by the influence of the island or the lake but it is known that for many
years the citizens of the priest city were the only ones to posses such powers.
With time they learned to use them effectively. Years passed and the old circle
of priests changed into an order known as The Magi Council. All that were born
on Savroth were trained in the arts of magic and taught by senior magi later
called magi masters. The Mana Age begun.
When humans first encountered the race of
elves it caused a long and bloody war. It is said that a human patrol entered
deep into the Grand Talderian Forest and encountered a group of elves feasting
and celebrating on a large field. Without giving it much thought the human
soldiers attacked the elves. They quickly fallen however because the elves had
powerful advantage in their own forest.
Sometime later the
bodies of these soldiers were found by another patrol. The human king Kahdor
the Reckless found out about it and quickly sent many men to locate the
murderers. The elves were found and when the king was informed about their
existence he personally led an army of elite soldiers into the Talderian
Forest. More and more elven villages fell to the swords and arrows of men. The
elven king whose name is unknown found out that Kahdor had a son who was a
pacifist. So one night when the human king was sleeping in a poorly defended
camp in the middle of the wilderness the king of the elves sneaked into it and
assassinated Kahdor. This not only stopped the advance of the human army by
also stopped the entire war. When Kahdor’s son was announced king he quickly
ordered all forces to retreat from the Talderian forest. He waited for a few
months and started sending diplomats to sign a peace treaty with the elves. They
were nowhere to be found though. After several weeks of failed attempts of
communication the king ordered all people of Agilander to forget about the
elves. It was forbidden to speak about them or tell stories about them to the
children. The elves obviously wanted peace and quiet so the young king wanted
to make sure they are not disturbed by any of his successors.
The elves were truly forgotten. And were
not heard from for many years.
During the greatest human festival a threat
to entire Agilander revealed its existence. Exactly at the eve of the year 547
several human cities came under attack by creatures from hell. At least that's
what the peasants were saying. The leader of these creatures gathered all
captured men after several battles and told them to announce to the world that
the Orcish horde will soon rule it.
The battles with the orcs lasted for about
a week. At first their armies seemed to have an unlimited amount of warriors,
but after some time the number of attackers was greatly reduced. Then king of
Agilander Atnor the Bold led his troops and in three battles he annihilated the
horde’s main attack force. Human scouts checked both the land and the sky for
any sign of the orcs. Despite a continuous search their origin remained
unknown.
King Atnor was long dead but his grandson
that wielded his name was proudly ruling Agilander. The alliance with the
dwarves forged by his father brought more and more gold to the treasury, strengthened
Agilanderian army and expanded it’s borders greatly.
Atnor was visiting the dwarven king Montak
the Old when he heard news of an uprising in the city of Eldaria. It was said
that a misterious mage has gathered a peasant army that was hastily marching
toward Akeanor – the capitol of Agilander. Atnor heard that this dark wizard
was planning to overthrow the rule of his dynasty and take the throne himself.
Although Akeanor had a large garrison of defenders most of them were currently
serving as the king’s personal escort. And so, forced to leave the safety of
the mountain stronghold of the dwarves – Kah’darl the king and his knights
hurried to fight the honourless usurper…
Mountain King
Male dwarf
Age: 139
For most of his life Tal’drun served the
dwarven king as his personal guard. One day however he decided to journey to
the kingdom of men to find out how their cities look like. During his travel he
encountered a group of human soldiers battling some ogres. Without hesitation
he joined them in their struggle. Regarding his help most of the humans were
killed. In fact only one remained alive. They fought for an hour before they
killed the last of the ogres. When they did they looked around and realized
that they have just killed about twenty of them. Tal’drun and the human became
great friends and traveled side by side ever since.
Paladin
Male human
Age: 48
Stormrider was born and raised in a
monastery of the Faith Keepers. Hs father was the head of the order so Geldon
received best education possible. When he was 30 his father died killed by
ogres. Geldon rallied a small group of Knights into a city of these creatures
and annihilated it. When he was 35 the king heard of his boldness and made him
the captain of his personal guard. Fifteen years later Geldon was given the
title of lord.
One day Geldon and a few other knights was
given a mission to escort an ambassador to the dwarven capitol city of
Kah’darl. On his way back he was ambushed by a group of ogres with in fact were
survivors from the city Geldon destroyed somewhat 20 years before. During the
fight a dwarven warrior appeared between the humans and aided them in their
fight. All of the knights however fell during the battle. Geldon and the dwarf
were the last ones to stay alive. After an hour of fighting all of the ogres
were dead. Somehow they alone managed to kill twenty of these hideous
creatures. Geldon and Tal’drun (that was the name of the dwarf) traveled side
by side ever since.
Arch Mage
Male human
Age: 64
Telsius leads the magi council of Savroth
for almost 15 years. He always possessed immense powers that made everyone
respect him since his youngest years. His word is always the most important and
no matter how somebody disagrees with him, his orders are always followed.
Agilander is the name
of the entire continent as well as the kingdom of men.
The city of Savroth
is located on an isle called the same way. This metropoly is a city were magi
are born and trained in the arcane arts of magic. Separated from the kingdom of
Agilander the citizens of Savroth led by the Magi Council can’t think of better
lives.
The mountain
stronghold of the dwarves witch serves as their capitol.
The Magi Council leads the citizens of the city of Savroth. Contains eleven council members and one council master. These are the current mages that have the honour of being council members:
Council Master: Arch-Mage Telsius the Wise
Council Members: Akaron the Stubborn, Nosgot the Impatient, Bendar the Researcher, Korat the Ancient, Santama the Strong, Stroch the Swift, Terpol the Slow, Adla the Slim, Gawar the Smart, Rokan the Honest, Tasal the Merciful;
An elite paladin organization responsible for defending Agilander from anything that threatens it.
The mages of Savroth
have been thought the ways of magic since they were born. These warriors can
cast spells that can quickly destroy any enemy. They know the spells of
Blizzard, Anti-Magic Shell and Firebolt.