Topic: A Kingdom in the Desert

Scourge of Dragons

Date: 2008-02-10 05:01 EST
The Five dark ships of Kesis, that landed in the Southern Desert that early dawn did make the Scourge of Dragons intentions clear, the complete Genocide of all Dragons on Rhydin. Each Ziggurat ship carried a fairly large contingent of Kesis's Oblivion Legion, Men touched by the darkness of the Black, Humans, Elves, Half-Giants, Half-Elves, Dwarves, and Muls. All looked as if death itself had visited them and took something from them.

Each was pale, and gaunt looking, though the power of The Black had made them fearless and stronger, harder to kill. They wore bladed, black armor, made from the shells of giant black beetles, adorned with shards of Blood Obsidian. Their weapons, embued with the power of death and cold, wicked weapons, sharp and deadly.

The Psions, Templars and Wizards in the Dragon King's service all wore black robes, hooded, bearing the black and grey circle that was Kesis's Holy Symbol as it were. They too were touched by the Black, which made them fearless as well and utterly loyal to their King.

Defenses were put in place, gaurdian creatures and wards embedded in various areas. Those who dared to get close would suffer for such an act, though Kesis remembered the help of the Taruga, a native tribe of the Desert, to them he granted free reign, allowing them to pass unhindered. They would also receive Kesis's protection should someone attack them. The Tribe's cheieftain accepted this, and pledged an oath of alliance and peace with the Dragon king.

A trade agreement was also made between the two groups. Kesis intended to stay here on this world for a long time if needed. He also set in motion to have people from Athas settle here, gates were set in place for easy transit, a new kingdom, a new city-state, Kesra was born in the Southren Desert of Rhydin.

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Scourge of Dragons

Date: 2008-02-11 04:31 EST
With the Five Ziggurats now in place, and the perimeter defenses up, and stable, magical gates put up for transit of food, materials and people. Kesra, the new city-state of Rhydin's southern desert could grow in earnest. Common citizens and slaves alike would start on the establishment of farmland. Some fairly sizable underground aquifers of water were found, enough to begin farming.

Wells for water were started, as were irrigation canals, seeds planted in the worked earth and muddy water. It would take time, and for now food had to be shipped in, herd animals such as kanks, Erdlu, and Crodlu were imported in from Athas.

The old world was pretty much dead, thanks to Kalis's last war, many had died, only prehaps 100,000 in all remained on Athas. And soon that many would be here on Rhydin, as three more colonies were planned, three more city-states to be built. But Kesra, would be the first, the hub of the new Kingdom of Kes'Nara.

It was by chance that Kesis's men found as they were surveying the surrounding land, a number of rich minerals and metels. This source of wealth would go a long way upon this new world.