02 - Iron Kingdoms W.. - Captain Spud Is Amazing

268 Iron Kingdoms
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Despite attempts by Cygnar to maintain friendly
relations, the Protectorate will not be satisfied
until the entire kingdom—and all of humanity—is
ultimately subservient to the will of Menoth. Sul-
Menites have a particular hatred for the Sancteum
in Caspia, and would like nothing more than to see it
reduced to ash and rubble. This burning hatred has
been fanned by the current ruler of the Protectorate,
Hierarch Garrick Voyle, a man of dangerous intensity
and extreme capability. Hierarch Voyle has worked
ceaselessly to build the Protectorate’s armed forces, in
direct violation of the treaties signed generations ago
by Visgoth Ozeall. And now, with the guidance of the
Harbinger, Hierarch Voyle is ready to lead the chosen
people into battle and, once and for all, grind the
Sancteum of Morrow to dust under Menoth’s heel.
who is the hArbinger?
the ProtectorAte is engAgeD in A crusADe to clAim All of
western immoren for menoth. PreceDing hierArch voyle’s
DeclArAtion of wAr, menoth sent him A sign in the form of the
hArbinger, A ProPhet of greAt Power sAiD to sPeAK Directly
to their goD. very little is Known About this enigmAtic
ProPhet. Prisoners of wAr hAve refuseD to give even cursory
informAtion while unDer intensive interrogAtion. whAt is
Known is thAt hierArch voyle consults the hArbinger on All
sPirituAl mAtters, AnD mAny believe this mAnifestAtion is the
sPArK reQuireD to stArt the ProtectorAte’s holy wAr.
following in the footstePs of sulon, voyle citeD the
hArbinger As the incentive for A greAt PilgrimAge in which
he cAlleD All menites to imer to witness the hArbinger’s
glory. tens of thousAnDs of Pilgrims flooDeD the
ProtectorAte, greAtly bolstering the woulD-be KingDom’s
PoPulAtion AnD giving the theocrAcy the numbers it neeDeD
to wAge its holy wAr.
winDs of wAr
the ProtectorAte AttAcKeD the wAlls of cAsPiA on venDArl
6th, octesh 605 Ar. though the sul-menite Army wAs
beAten bAcK AnD suffereD hArsh Punitive striKes from cAsPiA’s
cAnnons, they hAD their wAr. since thAt time zeAlots AnD
Knights exemPlAr hAve AmAsseD Along the borDers in greAt
numbers, AnD hostile sKirmishes Are on the rise.
on DonArD 1st, KhArDoven 605 Ar, ProtectorAte forces
crosseD the borDer AnD DestroyeD the once imPressive
mArchbriDge thAt crosseD the gAP Known As the mArchbAnK
rAvine in the uPPer wyrmwAll mountAins. this greAtly
comPlicAteD rAil trAvel between fhArin AnD steelwAter
flAts AnD sloweD the DePloyment of cygnArAn forces for
months. since thAt time lArge-scAle bAttles hAve been fAr AnD
few between, but both siDes Know it is only A mAtter of time
before their Armies clAsh AgAin.
ProtectorAte of menoth fActs
RuleR: hierArch gArricK voyle
GoveRnment type: theocrAcy
Capital: imer
ethniC GRoups & appRox. population: sulese (510,000),
iDriAn (380,000), miDlunDer (100,000), KhArD (25,000), ryn
(20,000), thuriAn (10,000), morriDAne (5,000), umbreAn
(5,000), bogrin (5,000), Kossite (2,000), goblins (2,000),
ogrun (500)
lanGuaGes: sulese (cygnArAn DiAlect)
Climate: mostly AriD or semiAriD; hot, humiD Along coAst AnD
hArsh Desert in eAst
teRRain: nArrow coAstAl PlAin bAcKeD by mesA, buttes,
AnD ruggeD mountAins; smAll, Discontinuous PlAins Along
coAstline; high Deserts north AnD south
natuRal ResouRCes: fish, sAlt, sulfur, mArble, limestone,
minor DePosits of coAl, golD, leAD, nicKel, tin, AnD coPPer, An
AbunDAnce of DiAmonDs AnD oil
Hierarch Garrick Voyle
Hierarch Garrick Voyle (male Sulese Clr10/
Mnk15/Scr10): Awash with the Creator’s glory,
Garrick Voyle is among the most powerful individuals
in the Iron Kingdoms if not history itself. Throughout
the Protectorate, Voyle’s word means life or death,
prosperity or ruin. Like the priest-kings of old, he
is both the undisputed head of the Temple and
sovereign master of his domain. Although he revels
in his absolute authority, he has no interest in his own
glory or self-promotion. Though some may call him
evil, Voyle simply despises what he deems heretical
behavior and is absolutely devoted to Menoth’s will. It is
difficult to count the number of people killed by either
his hand or his word since his rise to power. Voyle is the
embodiment of what a scrutator is expected to be: a
relentless protector of the Temple willing to take every
measure to increase Menoth’s influence, and he looks
with especially great displeasure at the fraternization
between Menites and non-Menites.
In addition to the Hierarch’s potent spiritual
powers, he is a master of the ancient martial fighting
style used by Menite monks throughout the centuries.
Among his many accomplishments was the foundation
of the Order of the Fist, an order of monks devoted to
serving the priesthood of the Protectorate. To this day