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Fern: The Forgotten City is a book by Marissa Pollen. It can be found in the Royal Library in Empo Sar.
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Fern: The Forgotten City
by Marissa Pollen
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Fern: The Forgotten City
Small beginnings
After the terrible events of Notrim 552 in the harbour
district of Empo Sar, a small group of Emposians
escaped King Grandum's reign and founded
a settlement in Milthorn whose dense forest offered
good shelter. The village was called Fern and in the
course of its construction trees were cut down to
make a small clearance and room for the stone houses
of the slowly growing population.
When King Grandum was killed and followed by his
nephew Aegum in 553, the people of Fern decided to
stay in the village they had just built up and officially
became part of the Emposian Kingdom. Hence, Fern
became the Emposian Kingdom's furthest outpost on
the border with Maliera, something that later on
proved to be fatal for the little village.
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Bloom and sorrow
Fern had become a flourishing village in course of the
many decades that followed and was a welcome
resting place for many merchants and travellers
commuting between Maliera and Empo Sar, of which
the local tradesmen could profit much. Emposians
praised it for its calmness, remote from the hectic
capital, and many spent a lot of time in Fern's inns.
However, in the early 800s, the Malieran Empire began
to expand and annex its neighbouring territories. By
the end of 814, Fern was among them.
As Empo—Malieran dialogues failed to defuse the
strained relationship between Empo Sar and Sivaris,
Milthorn, especially the areas around Fern, soon
became stage to many battles between Emposian and
Malieran troops. Fern's citizens fled back to Empo Sar,
though some are said to have got lost in the forest
when they left the beaten path to avoid the military
routes. During the war, Fern was reduced to rubble and
ruins.
Among the fighting soldiers was Queen Liranda
herself. She died on the battleground of Fern. On the
village's central square, a memorial was built in her
honour, upon which is said to sit her helmet, protected
by Elven sorcery, barely visible to human eyes.
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Present
Today, the former village of Fern has been taken back
by nature; overgrown by the roots of trees, grass and
bushes. It has become a strange and often dangerous
place, said to be guarded by strange spirits. Forest
imps lie in wait in trees and behind crumbling walls,
whilst the unliving from the wars Fern has suffered
prowl restlessly amongst the ruins.
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