State of Esshar

[Hoovyking]

-1751-

The winds speak of great change, all through the east of Esshar. 

Myraid creatures of the night marching under a singular banner instead of roaming in packs. 

Swarms of lesser demons lead by great towering Kaor,

All beholden to a wolf with eyes of scarlet and ivory.

The ever-roaming Dreadwoods grows silent for a time, following the announcement of Finley Ghede's declaration to hunt demonkind to extinction. Ill omens begin to pass through the cities of Esshar as a new banner is marched towards the West. A hoard of darkly-lit creatures moving in tandem with Theria's forces towards the city of Myllenoris, with the Elder Kaor Blaidd leading the army. 

"The age of the Teraphim is over.

The age of arbiters who cling to crowns of lies and false-balance is over. 

The age of my kindred hunted to extinction and those who follow them killed is over.

In their ignorance and foolishness, they have claimed us naught but creatures of the night to be hunted. 

It will be that ignorance and foolishness that will burn your city to the ground. 

The time of the Abyssal Covenant has come.
Your hope will fade. Your city will burn.
I will have your Vale."

With this quote, five Kaor have been chosen to act as the Elder Kaor's lieutenants, each giving out a statement.

 

Fidi

"Humanity has grown stagnant, lost in the endless cycle they cannot break."


"The naive little creatures, their deficient mind can't fathom the potential they hold- they would rather devote themselves to something they perceive as necessary, only to have their names wiped from the history - as if they never even existed. A pitiful existence, going from generation to generation. Those that fight this are the ones that are willing to hold back the fate of everything being terribly mediocre at best - and absolutely awful at worst."

"This is war for evolution- not only to Demonkind, but humanity as a whole. Come, and meet your future."

"Or be left in the past."

Szora

"Our time has been bided, and now a window of opportunity has made itself visible to us.
You glorified elves have been allowed existence upon a powerhouse of essence for far too long, while we lingered about in secrecy.
No more.
We come for you now, Myllenoris -- to take what is rightfully ours."

Seir

"This is the moment we've dreamed of, brothers and sisters. Here and now, we make our presence understood to the world - not as beasts cast away into the darkest corners of this rock, but as conquerors - a true scourge that will tear down everything they love.
We will bring down their idols, kill their tyrants, and drive all those that ridicule us into hiding. When you fight, do so knowing fully well that they abhor and seek to kill us without mercy.
Do so knowing that you seek for nothing more than your survival, and show them you will stop at nothing to achieve it. The tempest of your magic, the bite of your fang, the rake of your claw - seize them in every capacity until they are at our mercy."

Voraz

"For times uncounted for, Demonkind has lived in fear. It was only when a mere mortal opened my eyes to this analogy, that I could speak on his behalf.
Fear is necessary for evolution, the fear that one could be destroyed at any moment, will make you stronger. We have grown, because we have feared, and evolved. 
But no longer. A new age dawns upon Esshar, wherein all our foes wil learn to fear. - And it brings me to wonder, will you evolve, just as we have?"

Jaeger

"Destruction.

All we've known is destruction, and soon the rest of the world will have a deeper understanding of it as well. That is what it took to evolve, breaking our bones and tearing through our flesh inspired the force you face today. Maybe you humans can learn from our ways, pay attention in the coming years. You'll understand what it means to destroy.

And I don't believe this war will be anything short of it. Resistance is futile. If I can best two of your strongest by myself - what's the say of the rest?

Brace yourself.

You're in for a wild ride."

• The Abyssal Covenant marches for Myllenoris.