Independence


After the battle you continued your journey home, receiving news that the battle between Swadia and Rhodox resulted in a stalemate. On the way, you were ambushed by a large Rhodoxic army. Duke Temroll the leader of the hostile force declared, "Surrender now! You are outnumbered and outmatched! If you surrender, no blood will wet this road! You decided to surrender, as your man were tired and their numbers were undefeatable. You were brought to town the of Jelkala, the huge capital of Rhodox.

Then, when you were brought in front of King Graveth of the Kingdom of Rhodox, the Rhodox Captain snarled, "If you try something stupid, I will..." " Shut your mouth Captain!" snapped King Graveth. "I am,sorry my king!" The captain humbly appologised. Turning to you, King Graveth spoke. "Listen boy, I don't know what are you trying to prove by serving King Harclus. I don't mind if you join us, or if you become independent, as long as you don't serve King Harclus. If you are an ambitious count, then this is your chance to become independent, since both sides have been weakened. If you desire to do so, I will send a small group of crossbowman, in that your defenses will be impenetrable.This is what I wanted to warn you. You may go now", he ended gravely, "boy, you are free."

You were suprised he let you free this quickly. When you finally returned home, you found that your steward did a fantastic job managing it. You concluded that serving anyone will lead you nowhere, so you declared yourself as an independent ruler. King Harclus, Duke Harringoth, and some other Dukes and Counts were very upset about this. But Duke Montewar and Duke Ragos didn't want to destroy you. They sent warnings: Hurry, a great Swadian Army is approaching! You must defend yourselves and your freedom!