Thundermarch is a nation in western Valrindor, east of Xalmyrra, ruled by Emperor Feng. Its capital is Stormpeak, a fortress city in the northern mountains. The country is known for its storm and elemental mages and its worship of Tianlei.
Geography and settlements
High mountains separate Thundermarch from Xalmyrra. A tunnel beneath them connects the country with Keldara. Beyond the mountains lie broad farmlands, valleys and winding waterways. Farming depends on the rain and storms that water the fields.
Stormpeak stands behind massive stone walls in the western mountains. Roads climb toward its red roofs, stone streets and bridges arranged in tiers. Feng governs from the Celestial Palace. Cloudrift is one of the central cities, while Raindawn stands near the western mountain pass and uses its rivers and channels as defenses.
Magic and traditions
At the mountain temple where Master Han taught Jin Leiyun, students studied the dragon arts, disciplines including fire, lightning and air magic. Their training combined lessons with sparring and survival trials in the mountains. Tianlei is worshipped as the storm god, and his shard wielder has served as the nation's protector.
History
Wars with neighboring nations
Stormbrook's rice fields were obliterated in an attack. Its abandoned houses and pathways were filled with bodies consumed by darkness. Jin Leiyun blamed the nation's leaders for failing to protect the village.
Attacks from Shaoying and Linsothar threatened Thundermarch while Ren Wuye, Tianlei's wielder, withdrew from defending it. Jin Leiyun killed Ren in Stormpeak and became Tianlei's new wielder. With the god and Jin absent, many cities united again under Feng rather than split apart.
Shaper wars and rebuilding
Thundermarch joined Skarnheim, Shaoying, Linsothar and other nations in defeating Shroudvale's expanding armies. The victors sealed the shapers behind a great wall rather than enter their corrupted lands.
Zharrek's shapers destroyed cities in Thundermarch while searching for a relic and the pass to Xalmyrra. At the Battle of Raindawn, Jin and the city's defenders forced Zharrek to retreat. Their battle drained the surrounding land and shattered Raindawn's walls. Master Han overloaded his essence to shield the city and its people, dying from the sacrifice.
Thundermarch is a nation in western Valrindor, east of Xalmyrra, ruled by Emperor Feng. Its capital is Stormpeak, a fortress city in the northern mountains. The country is known for its storm and elemental mages and its worship of Tianlei.
Geography and settlements
High mountains separate Thundermarch from Xalmyrra. A tunnel beneath them connects the country with Keldara. Beyond the mountains lie broad farmlands, valleys and winding waterways. Farming depends on the rain and storms that water the fields.
Stormpeak stands behind massive stone walls in the western mountains. Roads climb toward its red roofs, stone streets and bridges arranged in tiers. Feng governs from the Celestial Palace. Cloudrift is one of the central cities, while Raindawn stands near the western mountain pass and uses its rivers and channels as defenses.
Magic and traditions
At the mountain temple where Master Han taught Jin Leiyun, students studied the dragon arts, disciplines including fire, lightning and air magic. Their training combined lessons with sparring and survival trials in the mountains. Tianlei is worshipped as the storm god, and his shard wielder has served as the nation's protector.
History
Wars with neighboring nations
Stormbrook's rice fields were obliterated in an attack. Its abandoned houses and pathways were filled with bodies consumed by darkness. Jin Leiyun blamed the nation's leaders for failing to protect the village.
Attacks from Shaoying and Linsothar threatened Thundermarch while Ren Wuye, Tianlei's wielder, withdrew from defending it. Jin Leiyun killed Ren in Stormpeak and became Tianlei's new wielder. With the god and Jin absent, many cities united again under Feng rather than split apart.
Khoradyn's army defended Cloudrift against another attack, then forced Shaoying and Linsothar into peace. He demanded that they remain friendly toward Thundermarch and concentrate on the shapers threatening the neighboring nations.
Shaper wars and rebuilding
Thundermarch joined Skarnheim, Shaoying, Linsothar and other nations in defeating Shroudvale's expanding armies. The victors sealed the shapers behind a great wall rather than enter their corrupted lands.
Zharrek's shapers destroyed cities in Thundermarch while searching for a relic and the pass to Xalmyrra. At the Battle of Raindawn, Jin and the city's defenders forced Zharrek to retreat. Their battle drained the surrounding land and shattered Raindawn's walls. Master Han overloaded his essence to shield the city and its people, dying from the sacrifice.
Kren remained in Thundermarch to help rebuild.
Thundermarch is a nation in western Valrindor, east of Xalmyrra, ruled by Emperor Feng. Its capital is Stormpeak, a fortress city in the northern mountains. The country is known for its storm and elemental mages and its worship of Tianlei.
Geography and settlements
High mountains separate Thundermarch from Xalmyrra. A tunnel beneath them connects the country with Keldara. Beyond the mountains lie broad farmlands, valleys and winding waterways. Farming depends on the rain and storms that water the fields.
Stormpeak stands behind massive stone walls in the western mountains. Roads climb toward its red roofs, stone streets and bridges arranged in tiers. Feng governs from the Celestial Palace. Cloudrift is one of the central cities, while Raindawn stands near the western mountain pass and uses its rivers and channels as defenses.
Magic and traditions
At the mountain temple where Master Han taught Jin Leiyun, students studied the dragon arts, disciplines including fire, lightning and air magic. Their training combined lessons with sparring and survival trials in the mountains. Tianlei is worshipped as the storm god, and his shard wielder has served as the nation's protector.
History
Wars with neighboring nations
The Green Emperor of Shaoying tried to conquer Cloudrift and force Thundermarch to submit. The fighting ravaged its fertile plains. Ren Wuye, Isaac and Simon helped defeat Shaoying's army. When Ren stopped fighting, the Green Emperor prepared another invasion. Garrik and Khoradyn combined their forces and defeated the attacking army.
Stormbrook's rice fields were obliterated in an attack. Its abandoned houses and pathways were filled with bodies consumed by darkness. Jin Leiyun blamed the nation's leaders for failing to protect the village.
Attacks from Shaoying and Linsothar threatened Thundermarch while Ren Wuye, Tianlei's wielder, withdrew from defending it. Jin Leiyun killed Ren in Stormpeak and became Tianlei's new wielder. With the god and Jin absent, many cities united again under Feng rather than split apart.
Khoradyn's army defended Cloudrift against another attack, then forced Shaoying and Linsothar into peace. He demanded that they remain friendly toward Thundermarch and concentrate on the shapers threatening the neighboring nations.
Shaper wars and rebuilding
Thundermarch joined Skarnheim, Shaoying, Linsothar and other nations in defeating Shroudvale's expanding armies. The victors sealed the shapers behind a great wall rather than enter their corrupted lands.
Zharrek's shapers destroyed cities in Thundermarch while searching for a relic and the pass to Xalmyrra. At the Battle of Raindawn, Jin and the city's defenders forced Zharrek to retreat. Their battle drained the surrounding land and shattered Raindawn's walls. Master Han overloaded his essence to shield the city and its people, dying from the sacrifice.
Kren remained in Thundermarch to help rebuild.
Thundermarch mages joined Garrik's coalition against Shroudvale, assembling in Laizhou for the siege of Maraveth.
Thundermarch is a nation in western Valrindor, east of Xalmyrra, ruled by Emperor Feng. Its capital is Stormpeak, a fortress city in the northern mountains. The country is known for its storm and elemental mages and its worship of Tianlei.
Geography and settlements
High mountains separate Thundermarch from Xalmyrra. A tunnel beneath them connects the country with Keldara. Beyond the mountains lie broad farmlands, valleys and winding waterways. Farming depends on the rain and storms that water the fields.
Stormpeak stands behind massive stone walls in the western mountains. Roads climb toward its red roofs, stone streets and bridges arranged in tiers. Feng governs from the Celestial Palace. Cloudrift is one of the central cities, while Raindawn stands near the western mountain pass and uses its rivers and channels as defenses.
Soltheris finished the last rail for a train route to Thundermarch, with its opening being prepared.
Magic and traditions
At the mountain temple where Master Han taught Jin Leiyun, students studied the dragon arts, disciplines including fire, lightning and air magic. Their training combined lessons with sparring and survival trials in the mountains. Tianlei is worshipped as the storm god, and his shard wielder has served as the nation's protector.
In 2103 AX, Thalion and his companions brought rain to villages suffering from drought and spread belief in Tianlei, leading to the god's birth. At Stormbrook, Thalion left Sephara to teach lightning magic to Zhenyu Leiyun and the villagers.
History
Wars with neighboring nations
The Green Emperor of Shaoying tried to conquer Cloudrift and force Thundermarch to submit. The fighting ravaged its fertile plains. Ren Wuye, Isaac and Simon helped defeat Shaoying's army. When Ren stopped fighting, the Green Emperor prepared another invasion. Garrik and Khoradyn combined their forces and defeated the attacking army.
Stormbrook's rice fields were obliterated in an attack. Its abandoned houses and pathways were filled with bodies consumed by darkness. Jin Leiyun blamed the nation's leaders for failing to protect the village.
Attacks from Shaoying and Linsothar threatened Thundermarch while Ren Wuye, Tianlei's wielder, withdrew from defending it. Jin Leiyun killed Ren in Stormpeak and became Tianlei's new wielder. With the god and Jin absent, many cities united again under Feng rather than split apart.
Khoradyn's army defended Cloudrift against another attack, then forced Shaoying and Linsothar into peace. He demanded that they remain friendly toward Thundermarch and concentrate on the shapers threatening the neighboring nations.
Shaper wars and rebuilding
Thundermarch joined Skarnheim, Shaoying, Linsothar and other nations in defeating Shroudvale's expanding armies. The victors sealed the shapers behind a great wall rather than enter their corrupted lands.
Zharrek's shapers destroyed cities in Thundermarch while searching for a relic and the pass to Xalmyrra. At the Battle of Raindawn, Jin and the city's defenders forced Zharrek to retreat. Their battle drained the surrounding land and shattered Raindawn's walls. Master Han overloaded his essence to shield the city and its people, dying from the sacrifice.
Kren remained in Thundermarch to help rebuild.
Thundermarch mages joined Garrik's coalition against Shroudvale, assembling in Laizhou for the siege of Maraveth.
Mountain passage
The mountain passage was excavated in the ancient past by Eira, Thalion and Abraxas, working from one side while Isandriel opened it from the other. Eira instructed Isandriel to take credit for its creation.
Thundermarch is a nation in western Valrindor, east of Xalmyrra, ruled by Emperor Feng. Its capital is Stormpeak, a fortress city in the northern mountains. The country is known for its storm and elemental mages and its worship of Tianlei.
Geography and settlements
High mountains separate Thundermarch from Xalmyrra. A tunnel beneath them connects the country with Keldara. Beyond the mountains lie broad farmlands, valleys and winding waterways. Farming depends on the rain and storms that water the fields; villages such as Stormbrook cultivate rice.
Stormpeak stands behind massive stone walls in the western mountains. Roads climb toward its red roofs, stone streets and bridges arranged in tiers. Feng governs from the Celestial Palace. Cloudrift is one of the central cities, while Raindawn stands near the western mountain pass and uses its rivers and channels as defenses.
The railway passes through the mountain tunnel toward Stormbrook and connects Thundermarch with Xalmyrra. Villagers maintain the line, and Stormbrook has a passenger platform.
Magic and traditions
At the mountain temple where Master Han taught Jin Leiyun, students studied the dragon arts, disciplines including fire, lightning and air magic. Their training combined lessons with sparring and survival trials in the mountains. Tianlei is worshipped as the storm god, and his shard wielder has served as the nation's protector.
In 2103 AX, Thalion and his companions brought rain to villages suffering from drought and spread belief in Tianlei, leading to the god's birth. At Stormbrook, Thalion left Sephara to teach lightning magic to Zhenyu Leiyun and the villagers.
Government
Thundermarch now largely governs its own affairs, answering to Kaldaryn through a common alliance. Feng remains emperor. After Tianlei took human form, Feng reaffirmed that his people would continue following the former god's ways.
History
Wars with neighboring nations
The Green Emperor of Shaoying tried to conquer Cloudrift and force Thundermarch to submit. The fighting ravaged its fertile plains. Ren Wuye, Isaac and Simon helped defeat Shaoying's army. When Ren stopped fighting, the Green Emperor prepared another invasion. Garrik and Khoradyn combined their forces and defeated the attacking army.
Stormbrook's rice fields were obliterated in an attack. Its abandoned houses and pathways were filled with bodies consumed by darkness. Jin Leiyun blamed the nation's leaders for failing to protect the village.
Attacks from Shaoying and Linsothar threatened Thundermarch while Ren Wuye, Tianlei's wielder, withdrew from defending it. Jin Leiyun killed Ren in Stormpeak and became Tianlei's new wielder. With the god and Jin absent, many cities united again under Feng rather than split apart.
Khoradyn's army defended Cloudrift against another attack, then forced Shaoying and Linsothar into peace. He demanded that they remain friendly toward Thundermarch and concentrate on the shapers threatening the neighboring nations.
Shaper wars and rebuilding
Thundermarch joined Skarnheim, Shaoying, Linsothar and other nations in defeating Shroudvale's expanding armies. The victors sealed the shapers behind a great wall rather than enter their corrupted lands.
Zharrek's shapers destroyed cities in Thundermarch while searching for a relic and the pass to Xalmyrra. At the Battle of Raindawn, Jin and the city's defenders forced Zharrek to retreat. Their battle drained the surrounding land and shattered Raindawn's walls. Master Han overloaded his essence to shield the city and its people, dying from the sacrifice.
Kren remained in Thundermarch to help rebuild.
Thundermarch mages joined Garrik's coalition against Shroudvale, assembling in Laizhou for the siege of Maraveth.
Mountain passage
The mountain passage was excavated in the ancient past by Eira, Thalion and Abraxas, working from one side while Isandriel opened it from the other. Eira instructed Isandriel to take credit for its creation.