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This all changed during the reign of [[King Peregrin]]. For 50 years the kingdom prospered under his rule, until the crops in the kingdom began to inexplicably fail one year. The king's attempts at preventing a famine were in vain as disaster struck at every turn. Surprisingly, all the troubles disappeared once the king hired [[Zarok the Sorcerer]] as his new court magician. Unbeknownst to the king, this was all part of Zarok's plan to take over the kingdom.{{Bookref|FArrow}} | This all changed during the reign of [[King Peregrin]]. For 50 years the kingdom prospered under his rule, until the crops in the kingdom began to inexplicably fail one year. The king's attempts at preventing a famine were in vain as disaster struck at every turn. Surprisingly, all the troubles disappeared once the king hired [[Zarok the Sorcerer]] as his new court magician. Unbeknownst to the king, this was all part of Zarok's plan to take over the kingdom.{{Bookref|FArrow}} | ||
====War with Zarok==== | ====War with Zarok==== | ||
{{Main article|Battle of Gallowmere}} | |||
In 1286, Zarok began his conquest of Gallowmere. His initial attack on [[Castle Peregrin]] was thwarted by [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]]. The war finally ended at the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] where Zarok was defeated. However, this was a pyrrhic victory for Gallowmere, as many young men were lost in the fight. Worse still, King Peregrin died just days after the battle by choking on a brussels sprout, leaving the kingdom leaderless.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}} | In 1286, Zarok began his conquest of Gallowmere. His initial attack on [[Castle Peregrin]] was thwarted by [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]]. The war finally ended at the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] where Zarok was defeated. However, this was a pyrrhic victory for Gallowmere, as many young men were lost in the fight. Worse still, King Peregrin died just days after the battle by choking on a brussels sprout, leaving the kingdom leaderless.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}} | ||
====Decline and Zarok's Return==== | ====Decline and Zarok's Return==== | ||
{{Main article|Zarok's Return}} | |||
After the death of King Peregrin, the kingdom seemed to enter into a state of decline. By 1386, Castle Peregrin, once Gallowmere's seat of power, lay abandoned as a haunted ruin. The kingdom's necropolis also seemed to fall into disrepair by this point – the pillars inside the crypt of the Hero of Gallowmere had collapsed, the bridge to the Hilltop Mausoleum was not well maintained and on the brink of collapsing, and a portion of the graveyard became home to a [[Graveyard Wolves|family of wolves]]. | After the death of King Peregrin, the kingdom seemed to enter into a state of decline. By 1386, Castle Peregrin, once Gallowmere's seat of power, lay abandoned as a haunted ruin. The kingdom's necropolis also seemed to fall into disrepair by this point – the pillars inside the crypt of the Hero of Gallowmere had collapsed, the bridge to the Hilltop Mausoleum was not well maintained and on the brink of collapsing, and a portion of the graveyard became home to a [[Graveyard Wolves|family of wolves]]. | ||