Organisation

Grand Alliance

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 13-15

The Grand Alliance was the great union of forces that fought the Heralds at the end of the Third Age. When the Heralds rose, the Chain Wardens of the Order of Chain travelled the lands of Caligran and rallied a massive army; this union, known as the Grand Alliance, was the largest in the history of Teneris.¹

Victory Day

The forces gathered by the Heralds, living and voidborn alike, clashed with the Alliance forces outside the Marble City, and the world of the living stood on the brink of extinction. At that moment the Chain Wardens, supported by the Archon and the High Church, defeated the darkness through a ritual, many of them paying for the victory with their lives.¹

Victory Day immortalised figures such as Emperor Vaden I, High King Gilmor Ironbeard, the Alliance Army Commander Marus Salinor, Lord Fangol Silvarel, Great Chief Uthag and Warlord Wolfar Winterwolf, and it also saw the tragic death of Lady Nemarin.¹

After the victory

The Grand Alliance won, but its losses were so great that the balance of power was completely upset. The noble houses slowly regained strength while the Emperor’s central authority weakened, and those who had barely survived side by side turned quickly to political games and conflicting interests. The once solid unity began to fracture, and the Alliance faced immense difficulties in keeping order and rebuilding.²

When the civil war broke out after the assassination of Vaden I, the skeptics who opposed the new emperor were led by Marus Salinor, the former Alliance commander, and had won support from elements of the former alliance. The reign of Elatan I, who helped the struggling Order of Chain to rebuild, greatly reduced the pressure on the other elements of the alliance.³

Notes

↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 13
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 13, 14
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 14, 15

Sources

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SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 13-15

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