Noblebright novels on hope in dark times

Close to Koretia's capital, by a short detour, you will find the scars of the Last Battle – so called because it was the final battle that took place in the Three Lands before the current period of extended peace. This battle occurred during the autumn of 991, after Koretia and Daxis fell into dispute with each other over territory. The heart of the battlefield was – by unhappy coincidence – the homestead of the current High Lord of Koretia. Visitors are permitted to enter that area to see the ruins of the home and farm – most poignantly, an overturned cradle, for the High Lord lost one of his great-grandchildren in the unexpected attack. The homestead has been left as it was on that day, as the High Lord's monument to the tragic futility of trying to resolve differences of opinion by warfare.

It was on this homestead, in 973, that the High Lord, then a young farmer, was called to what he believed would be his death at the Jackal's hands. The High Lord responded to that call, for the sake of a young man whom he loved. A small plaque of memorial for this occasion of friendship and loyalty can be found in the barn, which remains intact.

You will find many memorials like this throughout Koretia, for Koretians value strongly the blood brotherships that bind men together. Lifelong friendship is one of the strongest Koretian virtues, admired also by Daxions and Emorians, who have their own traditions of friendship.

[Translator's note: The Ambassador modestly fails to mention his own role in instigating the long peace. Breached Boundaries tells that tale, as well as offering readers a chance to get to know the High Lord of Koretia and his friend.]