A Map of Kingdoms, Ruins, and Demon-Haunted Lands - The Prophecy of the Kings. A Dark Fantasy Journey.

 

Map Showing the Lands in the Prophecy of the Kings

Kingdoms and Places in Legacy of the Eldric

Allund

Allund is one of the kingdoms central to The Prophecy of the Kings. Its capital city is Dundalk. Pendrat is a market town known for its annual fair, while Kinlin Castle is owned by Kaplyn’s friend, the Baron. The kingdom also contains KinAnor, a vast forest where Lomar’s people live, and the Turn Marsh, which lies between the forest and the mountains. Deep within those mountains is Ban Kildor, a mysterious peak whose hidden cave becomes the destination at the end of Legacy of the Eldric.

People of Allund and Beyond

Kaplyn is a prince of Allund, seventh in line to the throne. Restless and bored with court life, he longs for adventure.

Lars comes from a land across the sea where a storm rages without end. A large, powerful man, he is initially most interested in ale, but he deeply misses his wife and children. After being shipwrecked on the Allund shore, he is left friendless until Kaplyn finds him held prisoner by outlaws in a wood between Dundalk and Pendrat.

Vastra is a self-professed sorcerer whom Kaplyn and Lars meet in Pendrat. Since only the Eldric were known to practise sorcery, and they vanished many years ago after the Krell Wars, Vastra’s powers suggest a hidden connection to them. He is secretive about his past, and a darker side to his nature is only hinted at. Later, Kaplyn discovers that Vastra is his half-brother.

Journey and Key Events

Vastra tricks Kaplyn and Lars into travelling to Tanel, an ancient ruined Eldric city. There, he restores the true city through sorcery and persuades Kaplyn to retrieve an ancient amulet. Kaplyn is drawn into a nightmare journey and, when he refuses to hand over the amulet, Vastra becomes furious.

The group then travels to Kinlin Castle to meet Kaplyn’s friend, the Baron. While the librarian attempts to decipher the Eldric script on the amulet, the first clear sign of a demon appears: it attacks and kills him.

From Kinlin Castle, the three men continue to KinAnor Forest, where they meet Lomar. He is an Alvalan prince, one of the Alvalah, a race of albinos. Lomar fears the Prophecy and believes he must join Kaplyn and the others on their journey.

They travel through the Turn Marsh to Ban Kildor, hoping to discover what happened to the Eldric and why they vanished. The Eldric and their sorcery are crucial to defeating the demons, as described in Drachar’s Demons. Deep within Ban Kildor, they find a fossilised tree. Power erupts from its heart, and two buds appear before quickly crystallising. Kaplyn takes one crystal and Vastra takes the other.

As they flee toward the exit, Vastra reveals his true nature and betrays them. The amulet describes a spell that prevents anyone but the Eldric from leaving. As a result, Kaplyn, Lars and Lomar are turned to stone.

Fantasy Creatures and Relics

·         A possessed wolf appears at a farm where Kaplyn, Lars and Vastra stay shortly after the Pendrat Fair. This is the first hint that demons may be on the ascendancy. 

·         A demon appears at Kinlin Castle and is vanquished. There was considerable doubt about the possessed wolf, but now the evidence is all too real and very, very scary.

·         Kaplyn discovers an Eldric sword in Tanel, one of the nine blades forged and described in Drachar’s Demons.

·         The Krell are gangly demon-hybrids that live mainly in inaccessible places. Since their defeat in the Krell Wars, the Krell Tribes are no longer united.


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