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====== The King's Island ======

This island was once part of the kingdom of [[Backbone]], although for all
practical purposes it maintained its own independence.  There existed four main
cities: [[Diregill]], [[Fowltor]], [[Haughtyard]], and [[Thorfram]].  Each city
was ruled by a baron or lord who answered only to the king in [[Backbone]].  On
a local level, they each governed the nearby villages and were usually bickering
and competing with each other.  If real hostilities were to break out, though,
the king would usually quiet things before they went too far.

{{ :king_s_island_1107.jpg?direct&300|The King's Island}}

A [[storm tower]] was innocently put up in [[Thorfram]] on November 13, 1096. In
January 1098, the [[Dark Mage]] sent a small army to the King's Island in the
first real war on [[Backbone]].  They headed straight for the tower and took
captive [[meris|Duke Meris]] of [[Thorfram]] and converted him into a [[storm
tower zombie]].  This gave the [[storm cloud]] enough power to spread over the
entire kingdom of [[Backbone]].

The mage [[Edric]], however, made the connection between the unusual raid on
[[Thorfram]] and the coming cloud and so he sent his champion [[lamar|Lamar,
Demon Toppler]] to investigate.  The natives were panicked and fleeing because
of the [[storm cloud]] and the entire kingdom was in chaos.  The [[Dark Mage]]
had left a large contingent of soldiers in [[Thorfram]], but [[Lamar]] was able
to get in and destroy the [[storm tower zombie]], weakening the [[storm cloud]]
and freeing the kingdom from its curse.

After the fall of [[Backbone]], the King's Island tower was once again populated
with a [[storm tower zombie]].  This time, the wizardess [[Serisa]] was chosen
(as she was one of the last remaining local citizens of impressive natural
power). She remained under the curse until the [[storm cloud]] was dissipated by
the [[Good Party]] on January 5, 1105.  Even after the curse was lifted, though,
she found she could not stray too far from the tower and so remains there to
this day.

==== A brief description of the four cities ====

[[Diregill]] -- The largest of the four, this city was the home to a good
portion of [[Backbone]]'s navy.  It was a rowdy town and subsisted primarily from
tourism from its constantly changing population.

[[Fowltor]] -- A small farming/fishing community.

[[Haughtyard]] -- A small fishing community centered around the mouth of the
island's largest river.  Often times considered the center of the island's
shipping, more from its location than its size.

[[Thorfram]] -- The largest constant city (more permanent residents than in
Diregill).  This site was chosen for the island's only [[storm tower]].

==== Points of interest on the island ====

  * Sethar's castle.
  * The Drow caverns.
  * The tangled woods on the SE peninsula.
  * The swamps east of Diregill.

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