I M P E R I U S . L O R D . O F . T H E . D U S K W O O D S
The Duskwoods is almost like a living entity.
When Imperius decided to settle within it he almost gave it his life, he was caught in the brambles and he practically bled half to death. The woods took his lifeblood and soaked it up taking into it’s soil his most intimate desires and fears, and everything he ever did was laid bare but whatever it is it saw, the Duskwoods approved for it let him go after holding on to him for three days. He was sick and weak but it provided for him food and shelter and after that it parted like a lover before him. It willingly giving up it’s own secrets, showing to him an ancient abandoned empire, with homes and palaces built and shaped out of the trees themselves.
The woods are treated with respect and in return it provides all they could want. Clean water, food, shelter and all it asks for in return is blood and life. So first blood no matter how it is spilled or from who will always be in it’s honour and the corpse of any enemies or wanderers that could not find help in time are all left for the woods to absorb. So all major festivities and meetings start with a Hunt.
Imperius and his Hunters as well as the subjects have learned to read it’s moods pretty well. They know when to stay out of certain areas, they know to stay inside when there’s fog and they know that the giant white stags that sometimes peek at them from deep in the trees are off limits.
It’s also good to know that those who wander into the woods go only as far as the it lets them. They could force their way through but they’d find it like no woods they’ve ever experienced. Swamps will seem to sprout suddenly beneath their feet where just a moment ago was dry land. Thick underbrush that seem to shift so it gets in the way, noxious fogs, wild and dangerous animals as well as pixies. Imperius chose his new kingdom well.
The Duskwoods will be his first line of defense in case of war and if rumours are true he has every reason to worry. He does not want to face Solomon fairly.
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