Warcrow: Prinzessin Olgas Tagebuch
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Warcrow: Princess Olga’s Diary
Last week, we shared Sylvia Waurda’s letter on the blog, a key piece for understanding the events that introduce the new narrative campaign of The Last of the Wilds in the Warcrow universe. If you haven’t read it yet about the dwarf nation that is coming to conquer the gaming table, now is the time to learn about Mounthaven.
Today, we continue that story from another perspective: Princess Olga’s diary.The trip to the Gabila Mountains was pleasant, even though I had to stop in Havraincourt to visit King Odar of Feudom. At court, I met his nephew, Duke Alban of Arbeneaux. He is as handsome and charming as they say – quite attractive for a human.
Upon arriving in Galaibha, Sylvia was waiting for me at the official residence. She didn’t want to waste any more time before taking me to the library, so with my travel chests still unopened and my equipment uncleaned, I followed her into the corridors leading to the cellars where she said she had found something that would interest me so much. Along the way, I told her about my visit to the feudal capital. She mentioned that Geneviève, the Countess of Silem, is a close friend of the king’s nephew. And she warned me that we must be mindful in our dealings with this woman, whose influence extends through the central region of the kingdom of Feudom.
The chief archivist reminded me of the growing concern in Mounthaven that, if we don’t keep Geneviève happy, she might end up replacing our services with those of the Merchant Alliance, who are making a fortune thanks to the embersigians. And if things are already getting complicated with the salt issue, I don’t even want to imagine what would happen if it affected other sectors of the kingdom’s economy.
In any case, to this day, the Countess of Silem remains our most important business contact with the feudal lords – as a client, producer, and distributor. She also employs a good number of dwarves in the construction and maintenance of the tracks and wagons for the harvest in her famous vineyards. The truth is, if I had the time, I would love to pay her a visit and see firsthand how this very special cultivation of vines works. In fact, the Countess has sent me an invitation, but it will have to wait. I hope she won’t mind. I don’t think there will be any problem because, when I met her on her last visit to Brunna, she struck me as both sensible and charming. It’s no wonder she captivated my father.
Alas, my trip has a very different purpose than discussing the Countess. It’s been thrilling navigating the shelves with the Kingdom’s chief archivist to track down the volume that now sits beside me as I write! Sylvia found it referenced in a very old library inventory, but she needed me to locate it. It wasn’t a task she could handle alone, and, judging by its title, she knew I’d be interested. I trust her enough to share my tribulations with her. Besides, aware of how unusual its dating was, she didn’t want to risk asking anyone else for help.
We had to decipher the symbols at the inventory entrance – the names of dusty or half-collapsed bookshelves, the room numbers where the lists of book references like this one were kept to see who had accessed it… Sylvia guided me, giving me directions with her notes in hand, as I went up and down the stairs, opened drawers of old writing desks, and peered into the holes at floor level where rats had devoured some copies… Please! Let whatever it is we’re looking for be complete!, I thought. Because Sylvia hadn’t wanted to tell me exactly what kind of book we were supposed to find, I wasn’t sure what condition the tome would be in! She might seem distant and serious at times, but those of us who know her know just how much she enjoys playing games…
Just when I was starting to despair, and my lower back was beginning to ache, I found it! It was an atlas! A huge atlas about the geography of Lindwurm and the creatures that inhabit it! It is titled The Classic of Mountains, Seas, and Skies, written by Marka Vithmiris. The excitement we felt when we placed it on the desk and bent over it to open it is indescribable. As I was about to run my hand over the cover to dust it off, Sylvia slapped me so hard I almost fell backwards. “Put on your gloves!” she shouted. And I did. How could I not!?
And after spending all night reading it and discovering with bitterness that it was incomplete, only being a partial copy, and that rats had devoured a page or two – though I’m not entirely sure these are rodent bites – I’ve found a reference to the Five Rivjmatta. I have to find out is what a rivjmatta is, and the information I have here won’t be enough. I’m leaving for Brunna today. I must speak with Hrodreiks. The Thirteenth Executor of the Master Plan surely knows the answer.
This new excerpt expands on what we already sensed after Sylvia’s letter and raises new questions about the fate of its protagonists. If you want to delve even deeper, don’t miss the new video we’re releasing today, where we explore this part of the background in more detail.
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