Mace Cross

"We'll hold our oaths, Deva. You hold yours" - The Barbarians of Mace Cross form a reluctant partnership with the Deva of Dondea.



At a Glance
A human barbarian village, Mace Cross was located in the Storm Horn Mountains of The Near Reaches overlooking the Shiarawood. From their vantage point the citizens of Mace Cross had a tactical advantage in repelling raiding parties from Berdusk in addition to the line-of-sight to plan their own on Cessa'nul. With the city's destruction in the war with Halruth, the suvivors of Mace Cross would travel to the north and form Castle Delhalla where they would become a new race known as the Vryloka.

History
With the outbreak of the Deva's war with Halruth, Mace Cross was unwillingly pulled into the conflict through proximity to the battle. Watching from afar as the Elven village of Cessa'nul was destroyed, the citizens of Mace Cross were reluctant to join into a war with the forces of The Raven Queen, but receiving an ambassador from Dondea they were convinced to join into an alliance with the Deva with the promise that upon the completion of the Golden Bulwark its walls would be extended to protect Mace Cross. Agreeing to apply pressure on the western front, the army of Mace Cross made itself a target for Halruth who descended upon the barbarians in droves.

As time passed, the Golden Bulwark was completed but did not reach the borders of Mace Cross. Regaring the Deva's shortcomings as a betrayal, similar to how the Deva had encouraged Cessa'nul to go to war with Halruth, the citizens of Mace Cross cursed the Dondea and Andea as the forces of death descended upon the barbarian city.

With their allies non-responsive and the forces of Halruth nearing their doorstep, a leader emerged to lead the people north to the mountains. It was there that Castle Delhalla was formed and the barbarians of the abandoned Mace Cross underwent a blood-magic transformation to become Vryloka.