Explore the origins of Valdemar

Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy. However, signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics. But then one of the Duchy’s mages has a breakthrough. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave.

But time is running out, and Kordas has been summoned to the Emperor's Court. Can his acting skills buy him and his people the time they need to flee? Or will the Emperor strip Valdemar of everything of worth, and send its conscripted people into the front lines of the Imperial wars?

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