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trAining grounDs where they PrePPeD for A wAr in which eAch of
them woulD be A solDier of menoth.
in recent times, hierArch gArricK voyle reAlizeD his
nAtion coulD not rely on chArity Alone, so he orDereD the
DeveloPment of A Purely menite wArjAcK. to builD his wAr
mAchines, voyle estAblisheD secret fActories in the Desert
north of tower juDgement. the first recKoners were
comPleteD the very month thAt A suDDen wAve of crAcKDowns
on cortex smuggling tooK PlAce in KhADor. in Answer to the
recent Defection of numerous menites from the motherlAnD
resPonDing to hierArch voyle’s cAll for A worlDwiDe
Hierarch Garrick Voyle
PilgrimAge, Queen Ayn vAnAr xi DisPAtcheD oPerAtives from
the greylorDs covenAnt with exPlicit orDers to root out
All smugglers with extreme PrejuDice.
relAtions between the two Powers further soureD when
Queen Ayn sent KommAnDer orsus zoKtAvir, the butcher
of KhArDov, to mAKe An exAmPle of A grouP of Pilgrims.
zoKtAvir DecAPitAteD eAch AnD every trAitor—mAn, womAn,
AnD chilD—AnD PlAceD their heADs on A bArge bounD for
the ProtectorAte Down the blAcK river. since thAt DAy
oPen hostility hAs eruPteD between the ProtectorAte AnD
KhADor, AnD voyle hAs exPAnDeD his holy wAr AnD counteD
his erstwhile unofficiAl Ally As An enemy of menoth, forcing
some ADherents to the olD fAith in KhADor to Prioritize
nAtionAlism over religion.
Geographically speaking, while the Protectorate
may not have vast forests to harvest or deep iron veins
to mine, they have discovered that they have three
resources in great abundance. The harsh wilderness
of the Protectorate is blessed with rich diamond
veins, and these diamonds are used to trade with
those willing to support the Menites. Likewise, the
lands have proven rich in oil for Menoth’s Fury; this
substance, little known before these lands were settled,
has become increasingly useful in the defense of the
nation. Finally they have their devout faith in Menoth,
perhaps their deepest resource of all.
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