“People of Aunstrom! Servants of our Archkyrie Einar! We are in a time of crisis!”

Zelrig’s voice roars through the assembly. People from across time and space feel the hot ripple of his breath as it flickers through the overcrowded promenade. Those at the front shrink back in fear, while all behind them surge forward, impassioned by the majestic Icarian monarch’s oration.

“The heavens tear apart, the land chokes, and Valhalla’s people, native and chosen, fill their minds with lies and the promises of dead prophets and bloodthirsty warmongers!” Sparks crackle around the crimson maw and ivory fangs of the displaced emperor. “We are the few true heroes. The last to uphold order and sensibility. The last line of a civilization that believes in justice, peace, and building a better future!”

Angry affirmations spew like flames from the mouths of the crowd. Fists and swords rise. Skordyre click in agreement, adding a droning beat to the chorus of concurrence.

“Ullar and Aquilla misguidedly delay our efforts to fix this broken land. Vydar has recused himself from the struggles of his people, leaving them without the rightful leadership of a true Valkyrie. Lost, they fall in line with the deceivers and charlatans of the profane Revna, whose honeyed words mask the decaying stench of her rotten tongue.

“And Jandar, the oh, so virtuous one. The one who once had our lord’s respect. He has shown his true colors, shielding the criminals and murderers of House Utgar. His own beloved Raelin, like a daughter to him, conspires with one of Utgar’s most vicious commanders. The two of them have dragged Jandar’s once honorable name into the mud and led his addled mind into ruin. Jandar has forsaken justice! He loftily preaches peace and the offer of a second chance, but we all see clearly that he desires the military might of the headless House Utgar for his own. He welcomes in the poisoners, conspirators, and machines of war designed only for massacre.”

Outraged shouts from the crowd echo back, now matching the volume of his own draconic voice. He basks in the sound of righteous anger, before cutting it off with wings and flame stretching into the sky.

“People of Einar! It is time for us to burn away the infections of this plagued land!”

Zelrig is available in the Zelrig Remastered army expansion. Pre-order now for a May 2027 release!