Chapter 118: The Valley
In the valley region north of the kingdom of Sambia, eleven valleys exist in the form of independent city-states, they have their own armies, trade systems, and different circumstances and customs, once the seat of the elven royal court, the largest Comanso forest in Faerun, just east of the many city-states in the valley, the famous city of singing The ruins of the Lost Zono are hidden in this forest, full of demons, dark elves, elven locks, and greedy adventurers.
Every year during the Midwinter Festival, the representatives of the Valley meet in a certain valley to convene a valley council to discuss the problems that need to be solved in the valley, and this year the valley council is held in the town of Misty Valley, Ashaban Beach.
The Misty Valley is a vast valley, every morning and evening, the fog will rise from the river, enveloping the entire valley, the residents of the Misty Valley have designed a set of early warning system with a bronze bell to transmit signals, can quickly transmit the news, and the location of the Misty Valley is superior, the Santarin Society and hostile forces like Sambia are blocked by other valleys and the Komanso Forest, very safe, so the delegates are very calm.
But the form of the valley is not optimistic, there are several issues that need to be discussed, the first one to discuss is the problem of Felin Demon Aoi, as the Yin Ghost people rejoin the alliance against Felin Demon Aoi, the elven fortress Evrysca is cleared, and the remaining Felin Demon Aoi retreats to Mistrono, trying to absorb the elves' maze energy, so as to strengthen itself, and at the same time use the remaining demons of Mistronor to fight against the devil and the alliance.
In fact, there is nothing to discuss in this matter, the main force against the Feilin Demon Kui must be the elven tribe in the forest, as well as the Lost Trono Knights who aim to protect the Lost Zonor, the Lord Alliance Army with the Waterdeep City army as the main force, and the Yin Soul Mage of the Yin Soul People, the Felin Demon Aoi in the ruins of the Lost Diamond, the demons, the devil is too dangerous for the militia in the valley, and the people of the valley can do the logistics work.
But now there is a very urgent problem, the demon elves who have been disappearing have appeared in the Misty Zonor, these fallen elves who have intersected with the devil in order to gain strength are the biggest enemies of the Elven Court, when Efrisca was besieged, the Elven Court only provided little help, and now as soon as the traces of the Demon Elves were discovered, the Elven Court immediately used teleportation magic to send a group of elite swordsmen to the Misty Trono.
According to the previous Valley Covenant, humans could not cut down the trees of the Comanso Forest, and could not occupy the living space of the Elves, and the Elves allowed humans to live on the edge of the forest, but with the retreat of the Elves, the humans actually stopped abiding by the Valley Covenant, encroached on the homes of their neighbors, and even dug up the tombs of the Elves to find possible magical items.
There are still many elven tribes living in the depths of the Komanso Forest, and there are quite a few elves who have merged with humans and lived in human communities and towns, the elves of the Komanso Forest have been restrained by the demons and demons left over from the Weeping War, and the elves who live with humans have also been assimilated by humans, but with the re-emergence of the Elven Court, the people of the valley do not know if these elves will be friendly neighbors.
No one wanted the mighty elven kingdom to return to Komanso, but the valley people didn't seem to have any other way, and the issue was quickly put on hold, and now the first priority was to fight against the Ferin Demon Kui, and the second issue was the dark elf issue, a large number of dark elves came to the former elven kingdom through the portal of the dark region, occupied the dwelling left by the elves, and began to attack the valley.
The issue of fighting against the dark elves was also quickly passed, and the delegates decided to hire adventurers to scout the scale, location and other intelligence of the dark elves at this stage, and then invite the alliance army led by the Goddess of Magic Elector to crusade against them after solving the Felin Demon Kui, but the last item was a headache for all the delegates, the issue of Sambia's invasion of Bow Valley.
Of course, the valleys are not harmonious, and the relationship between the different valleys is different, which may be intimate or hostile to each other, but the Bow Valley is rejected by almost all the valleys.
Bow Valley has the most powerful army in the Valley, and unlike other valleys that focus on agriculture, they practice mercantilism and can receive a large amount of tribute from the Sambians, and they are ruled by three mysterious dictators who call themselves the Three Swords, unlike the masked lords of Waterdeep and the six-member Council of the Amm Empire, although the latter is also a secret identity, but after all, there is some regulation, and the Three Swords of Bow Valley are completely dictatorial and have ruled Bow Valley for hundreds of years, making the democratic people of the Valley feel that they are an eyesore.
The representative of Yuya loosened his collar, ripped off his satin bow tie, poured a large sip of locally produced distilled spirit, and continued to persuade the other representatives to eat a piece of hard goat cheese to cushion their stomachs like the other representatives.
"Bow Valley needs help from the other valleys, and the threat of the Sambians is not only from Bow Valley! Bow Valley has the most powerful troops in the valley, and if Bow Valley is lost, how can the other valleys stop the Sambians?" said the representative of Bow Valley with a threat in his pleading.
"I think it's because you Gonggu people are too greedy and annoyed the Sambia that caused today's trouble, but I really admire you for actually extorting tribute from the Sambians. A valley representative gloated.
"The Sambians attacked Bow Valley in order to completely blockade Cormier, and the Valley, as an ally of Cormier, shouldn't it help the Cormiers, once Bow Valley is lost, all trade routes between Cormier and foreign countries will be cut off, and they can only be subject to the Sambians. ”
The Valley Delegates all looked at the Bow Valley Delegates in disapproval, and the Bow Valley Representatives felt that something was wrong.
A well-meaning representative said: "The Sambians have sent an emissary to the leader of the Alliance, Kelburn Blackstaff, promising that they will never invade Cormier and other valley areas, everything they do is for commercial interests, and the war against Bow Valley is also to expel the Three Swords, secure the merchant inn, and then withdraw from Bow Valley, Lord Blackstaff has approved the Sambians' demands, and is unwilling to turn against the Sambians at this time." ”
The messenger of the Bow Valley felt like falling into an ice cave.
Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Are you guys in Terson Valley?"
The delegates all subconsciously moved their eyes to an empty seat at the round table.
The former Terson Valley, which was occupied by the Santarim Society decades ago and now extinct, has retained the seat of the Valley of Terson Valley, reminding everyone of the history that it was the lack of timely rescue from other valleys that allowed the Terson Valley to fall.
The delegates were silent, and after a long time, one of the delegates said in a cold voice: "All valleys are now facing the counterattack of the Ferin Demon Sunflower and the threat of the dark elves, and the Sambians have promised not to pose a direct threat to other valleys or even Cormier, and have promised a lot of commercial benefits, and no one will help you." ”
The representatives of Bow Valley could only leave disappointed, and on the outskirts of Bow Valley, the battle had already begun.