Swordsodan Manual

A. nd in rime rheRe came WORd of a pRophesy... a waRRiOR who by sLRengrh of sree1 and edge of SWORd would sharreR ZORas' Reign of reRROR and RerURn rhe lighr La rhe NORrheRn Kingdoms. ~ or in the east, Zoras the Necromancer, long since banished from the Unknown to Zoras, days before the slaughter, the King's two children were realms of man, sat in a tower made of human bones and parlayed with smuggled by night from the Kingdom and taken to a distant land. There they were shadows. In the darkness, spirits of ancient power taIked to Zoras in raised in the way of the sword by an ancient warrior whose skill was the precursor 1 whispers, making pacts and sharing secrets. And in the time of harvest, as the first chill winds scattered the leaves of the trees, Zoras gathered their power and rode to the Northern Kingdoms. of the legend. And in time there came word of a prophesy. The Witches of the Dire Marsh, three ancient crones who foresaw the future in the falling of dead leaves and the And it came to pass that a time of darkness engulfed the land. From the shad- patterns of fires' light, foretold of a new dawn. A child brandishing an enchanted ows rose all manner of foul creatures, and the streets-once filled with happy peo- blade would return from beyond the mountains, they said, to avenge the father. A ple---now echoed the laughter of evil spirits. The armies of the court scattered, and warrior who by strength of steel and edge of sword would shatter Zoras' reign of Zoras the usurper slew the King, with demon flame. So it was that Zoras took the terror and return the light to the Northern Kingdoms. throne - his manic laughter echoing thru the great halls of the castle while outside the citizens wailed in despair. Before the united cities rose from the forests of the North and peace enveloped the land, the greatest skill of all was the ability to wield the greates…