The West

The West – Zenithor – a castle, a keep, a small city in its own right, the place has become the only remnant of what was once a vast stretch of land. All other villages and cities were decimated in the conflict known as the Sorcerer’s War, save for Woodhaven, and the wastelands that formed took on the name of the Deadlands. Taken over by Magor, the ‘Demon Sorcerer’, hundreds of years in the past, Zenithor stands the only true power of the West.

Magor was the primary enemy of the people of Areon during the war. While his son, Kelbain, was defeated at Woodhaven by the South King, Gilder Orthane, Magor’s army made a last stand outside Zenithor. The Sorcerer himself remained inside the fortress, waiting for those who would seek him out. He was met by a band of heroes, which consisted of Lord Abacus Argon, of Triton, Lord Maven Brock, of Whitecrest, Nia Silverthorne, of Hailstone Hold, Lucius Karver, from the island of Atley, and their commander, East King Victor Palidor. Though Nia and Lucius lost their lives to the dark Sage, the other three prevailed when Maven took Magor’s head.

Kelbain, a 16-year-old boy at the time, was pardoned and given leave to live out his days at Zenithor. But, the ‘boy’ grew to be a vengeful man, continuing a small civil war on his own with the sanctuary city of Woodhaven, as there was no West King to be named while the two houses warred on.

It should also be noted that Kelbain, like his father, declined to take a surname, believing himself to be above those he meant to rule. Magor’s most faithful followers, such as the family of Dirce and Lamia, renounced their own surnames in order to prove their loyalty.