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the queen soon learned how many of them provided
support, financial or otherwise, to the Protectorate’s
secret military schemes.
Queen Ayn chose not to act on this information
immediately, for she recognized a powerful weapon in
their zeal, and her plan to use the Sul-Menites against
Cygnar eventually came to fruition. Constant raids and
holy squabbles tied up Cygnaran intelligence while
she manipulated Llael’s prime minister into vacating
his western borders, and it all played out perfectly.
When the time was ripe, she swiftly severed all ties
to the Protectorate and sent a message to Hierarch
Garrick Voyle in clear terms: no longer would Khador
take part in his seditious smuggling effort. In response
to her terms, Voyle called for all members of the Old
Faith to leave Khador and come to Menoth and his
Protectorate.
Winds of War
When the first Waves of menites Began to defect at the
Behest of hierarch garrik voyle, Queen ayn vanar xi
thought it Best to remind the khadoran people of the price
for treason. one of her favored patriots, the infamous
Butcher of khardov orsus Zoktavir, Was sent to serve
summary justice. he single-handedly slaughtered an entire
cathedral full of Would-Be defectors, piled their heads on a
Wooden Barge, and floated it doWnriver as a sign to all Who
Would dare leave the motherland in its time of need. it Was
a time of War, and the motherland Would need every one of
her sons and daughters.
at nearly the same time and With the support of the kayaZy,
the Queen moBiliZed her forces against llael intent on
reclaiming khadoran lands lost through the conniving of
Queen Ayn Vanar XI