Soon thereafter they instated the Vow Mandate, outlawing the use of magic, and established the Vowguard to enforce it. They came to be lauded as a treatise on upholding order amidst chaos and strife in the Highlands. This hostile ethos towards magic as a corrupting force originated from Lyre Venthim and the early Vowkeepers. Through a change of tactics away from magic under the leadership of then commander Ora Fernfall, the Storm Guard swiftly arose victorious. It is said to have been formed out of necessity to fight against a rising external threat that would eventually lead to the "Lost War" - a battle that took place in Dreadcurtain. Not much is known about the times before the forging of the alliance aside from folktales of endless bloody feuds between the kingdoms. Typically the hand will also serve as the warden of the kingdom's capitol, with the Dustpool Conglomerate being a notable exception - they instead tend to vote for their kingdom's current wealthiest member. The kingdoms each have their own procedure and customs for electing a Hand. To achieve this, each Hand was given the responsibility of voting in matters that pertain to the entire region.Įach Hand was also given individual responsibilities surrounding different aspects of the alliance, as can be derived from their titles. The alliance was designed to prevent any one individual from ruling the Highlands as a tyrant. He was a warden of Fort Halcyon, where the seat of government was formed. The founder and architect of this alliance was Alad Fieldbrand, the first Hand of the People. Bogmore Collective – The Shadehand, Hand of Secrets.Banehelm Academy – Kanah Grimtree, Hand of Knowledge.Dustpool Conglomerate – Verec Grandwell, Hand of Commerce.Longwatch Protectorate – Gryff Lawkett, Hand of Defense.Halcyon Kinship – Alad Fieldbrand, Hand of the People.The Five Hand Alliance was founded 200 years before The Fracture at the Verdon Estate by the "hands" of each of the five kingdoms: Garrick has documented a lot of important history related to the Highlands and what caused The Fracture in Garrick's Journal. Spellbreak is set in a region once known as the Highlands on the continent of Velnor, but now is known only as the Hollow Lands after an apocalyptic event called The Fracture.īreakers travel to the Hollow Lands to engage in various fights for power and treasure.
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