Storyline
2025 of the Common Era
Aug. 10th
A group of peasants marched through Stormholm lands and up to our Houselord’s keep, threatening Sir Sinskar. They appeared to have taken the side of the assassins who had posed as traders. Sir Sinskar saw this as a betrayal against the House that protects them and provides for them. Our Houselord had no choice but to believe they were also assassins and needed to act to protect our lands. To do this, the heroes of Stormholm rallied in defense of their Houselord and all the attackers were killed with no quarter. Sir Sinskar stated that, “you do not take sides with assassins sent after us and live. If they would have come peacefully and without weapons it would have been done [peacefully] but not with weapons and numbers.” This earned him the moniker of “Sir Sinskar the Merciless” among members of a certain other house.
July 27th
Stormholm’s party found some traders moving through our lands. The party rescued the traders from the zombies chasing them. Then, while communicating with the traders, one pulled their weapon and attacked while the other fumbled to pull his weapon. As one, without comment or word, the heroes of Stormholm killed what they assumed to be assassins and looted them for their gold and potions.
July 13th
While scouting outside the edge of Vala Rauca, a Stormholm land search party encountered a cacophony of harpies along with several meandering zombies. The party swiftly defeated them, successfully expanding the edges of Stormholm territory.
June 29th
After being attacked by a flock of hostile giant birds and a few wandering zombies, our land search party returned none the worse for wear, reporting success on expanding Stormholm territory and bringing home gold to add to our House’s coffers.
Noble rank promotions and class mastery titles were awarded to those who petitioned for and were awarded them. Stormholm had many recognized heroes. Sir Sinskar was awarded the title of Count. Lord Hiroshi was awarded the title of Baron. Kizen was awarded the title of Lord. Fenderatto was awarded the title of Lord. Renoso was recognized as a Master Paladin. Lord Kizen was recognized as a Master Cleric. And Lady Kimi was recognized as a Master Ranger.
June 15th
The heroes of the Realm gathered to discuss the state of the Realm and debate raising the noble statuses of noteworthy heroes.
June 1st
Stormholm’s land search party encountered a pride of great cats and a small group of zombies while scouting out new land. The party easily cleared out all the monsters and sold the cat pelts for a tidy 50 gold to bring back to the House.
Zuse X was recognized as a full member of Stormholm and received his silver!!
May 16th-18th
King Nada, troubled by reports of duergar coming from the caves in the north, While Stormholm focused on defending the rest of the realm, the other Noble Houses sent armies to try to quickly wipe out this threat in order to return to fighting the undead scourge. The King’s army managed to defeat the duergar back into the caves and secure their first real victory since the undead scourge gained power.
Returning triumphantly from their mission. Stormholm gathered in honor of and celebration of our House Lord, Baron Sinskar. Suddenly, King Nada entered the hall, followed by the Knights of the Realm. For valiant efforts in support of the whole Realm, for his gallantry and honor and courage, Baron Sinskar was recognized as a Knight of the Realm. Huzzah!!!
May 4th
Our land search party encountered a trader while scouting out a new area of land for Stormholm. The party returned with 50 gold for Stormholm’s coffers and a few extra potions.
Apr. 20th
Instead of sending out a land search party, Stormholm focused on building an All-Seeing Tower to heighten our defense against potential attacks. With the All-Seeing Tower, we will know about another House declaring to attack us before their armies even step foot within Vala Rauca.
Apr. 6th
An earlier report from one of our scouts had warned of two stone giants in the area, but they seemed to have left before Stormholm’s land search party arrived. The area is now under the claim and protection of Vala Rauca, dissuading the giants from possibly returning.
Mar. 23rd
Stormholm members received many accolades on this day, for both their service to our House and to the Realm of Legend as a whole. Aelynn was given Order of the Rose, Kizen was given Order of the Orb and Boar, Fenderatto was given Order of the Griffin, and Lord Hiroshi was given the Order of the Stag.
Though many competed in the fighting competitions, no orders were given to the ranks of Stormholm.
Mar. 9th
Even a war party of 10 dwarves proved to be no match for Stormholm’s land search party! The party returned home with 160 gold to boost the house’s coffers along with expanding our territory.
Feb. 23rd
Stormholm’s land search party successfully cleared out a hoard of goblins and their boss from territory now added to our land, bringing home some gold in the process. While they were away, Raiders from the house of Gaia Garda attempted to attack one of our strongholds, acting against King Nada’s proclamation of peace between the Noble Houses. It proved to be a futile attack. The attackers’ sad excuse for a catapult failed to do any damage to both our stronghold or defenders. In the end, very few lives were lost due to the efforts of Kizen, our renowned cleric.
Feb. 9th
Stormholm's land search party, greatly reduced in number by disease, narrowly claimed success while trying to expand our borders. Thanks to a diplomatic solution proposed by the silver-tongued Lord Hiroshi, Stormholm reached a compromise with a group of elves.
Stormholm also celebrated the recognition of Kizen and Aelynn as full members and they received their personalized silver jewelry!
Jan. 26th
Trying to make up for the time lost battling the undead armies, Stormholm decided to send out two land search parties. The first encountered a group of goblins who were easily wiped out. The goblins' hoard included 200 gold pieces which the party eagerly brought back to Stormholm, greatly boosting our coffers and adding land to our borders. The second party was not so lucky, encountering a large group of zombies crossing Stormholm's border. They cleared out the zombie threat but were unable to continue on their land search and returned home.
Fenderatto was formally recognized as a full member of Stormholm and received his personalized piece of silver jewelry!
Jan. 12th
Stormholm's warships joined the fleet sent out to stop the influx of undead trying to capture the Island of Sorrows. Stormholm's army fought valiantly and even though many lives were lost, they proved essential to driving back the undead hoards and helping the Realm win our first major victory against the undead army.
2024 of the Common Era
Dec. 15th
The Realm of Legend gathered together celebrating the Coronation of the King Nada. It was a time of festivities, feasting, and fun. Almost every member of Stormholm received accolades and honors recognizing their contribution to Stormholm and to the Realm. Kimi and Lord Hiroshi were formally recognized as full members of Stormholm and were each presented with a piece of silver jewelry specifically chosen for each of them! Kimi was also granted the title of Lady.
Dec. 1st
Still weak and recovering after her prolonged sickness, our beloved Dame Archduchess Castracia decided to pass on the title of House Lord to Stormholm's second in command, Baron Sinskar. Her decision surprised the House but after adjusting to the news, many responded with understanding and celebration.
Many thanks to Dame Archduchess Castracia, and cheers for our new House Lord, Baron Sinskar!!
Nov. 17th
In an unpreceded occurrence, Baron Sinskar and his land search party successfully negotiated with a group of Elves living just outside the border of Stormholm territory. With no blood shed by either side, the Elves agreed to live peacefully within our borders in exchange for protection and even paid a 100 gold piece tribute to Stormholm.
Many of those most important within the Realm of Legend met on the battlefield to bear witness to the passing of the crown, to see which noble or nobles would fight for their claim to the throne. Queen Castracia of House Stormholm stepped down as Monarch of Legend and with no contest, Syr Nada Zukonian of House Warspite assumed the throne. Dame Castracia, now recognized as an Archduchess for serving as Monarch for two years, passed on the Crown of Hera and Court was adjourned, but as the many house lords and other nobles left with their vassals and underlings, they failed to notice that Dame Archduchess Castracia was not among them. She had fought against the vampire "blood-madness" until her replacement was in place on the throne. Once solidified, she had lumbered away from the battlefield. The sickness overtook her as her body accepted the death that awaited her. She was resurrected and, as far as her followers knew, purified.
King Nada Zukonian named Baron Sinskar as Hand of the King and Lord Hiroshi Kazeyoke as Master of Coin. Huzzah!
Nov. 3rd
A land search party wiped out a group of troglodytes while scouting out new land for Stormholm. After the troglodytes were dead, the party, disappointed from finding nothing of value, felt led to camp the night before returning home. Upon awakening, they found that Vala Rauca had taken over the forest around them. The forest opened up a path and led them to a mysterious mound. They found a buried chest containing some gold and a many tiny jewels that they brought back to Stormholm.
Oct. 20th
Stormholm's land search party successfully took down a group of ferocious owlbears! The party looted the owlbears' cave and brought back 100 gold pieces, boosting our coffers and our borders.
Oct. 4th-6th
When Tharum started raising zombies in the Realm of Legend, it was up to the entire realm to put a stop to it. However, since it was on the southeast boarder of Stormholm itself, Stormholm was extremely invested in stopping this threat. Stormholm was on the front line of this fight every step of the way. Even though we lost millions we were able to cleanse our lands of the zombie threat. We left no member under the influence of the zombie plague. We even found a cure for our lands to keep the plague at bay. We were instrumental at stopping the threat even though as a whole the realm failed at stopping the threat. We found the alter and the ability to reactivate the alter but failed to do so. Though we were able to successfully retreat from this threat, the story isn't over yet and the realm will not forget this threat. The southeast boarder will need a guardian to protect it from this new loaming threat.
Sep. 22nd
On this day Stormholm achieved many victories. Duke Sapph and Baron Sinskar were raised to Knight Bachelor. Huzzah!! Baron Sinskar was given the Order of the Crown, Lady Alduin was given Order of the Orb and Stag, Lord Hiroshi was given Order of the Torch, Kimi was given the Order of the Rose, Maleqqi was given the Order of the Mask, and Kizen was given the Order of the Unicorn. Huzzah!!
Though many competed in the fighting competitions, no orders were given to the ranks of Stormholm.
Sep. 8th
While scouting outside the edge of Vala Rauca, a Stormholm land search party encountered a group of goblins and swiftly defeated them, successfully expanding the edges of Stormholm territory. The party also looted 60 gold pieces off of the goblins to add to the House's coffers.