Crown of Chaos

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The kingdom of the west, Amn, the commercial empire.

Amn was founded in the western part of the country. It may be one of the youngest countries in the country. The commercial empire established in the 1333rd year of the Valley Calendar is in its prime. This is the starting point and end point of the country's commerce. Every year, countless huge The fleet sets off from here to Waterdeep City in the north, Port Calim in the south, and even Karatu in the far east, as well as the New World.

Merchants from each country must have contact with Amn when they reach a certain size. Even if they don't live in Amn or do business with Amn, they must have contact with the empire of Amn at least once a year.

The vast majority of its population is humans and a large number of halflings. The country's natural resources and wealth, coupled with its merchant nature, have made Amn one of the most important and influential trade centers in the entire country. one. The jewel in the crown of this powerful nation is the capital city of Askatra, which in official records was founded in the year 100 of the Vale calendar or the first year of the Amnian calendar, and is often referred to as the "City of Gold Coins".

Although it is called an "empire", Amn does not have an emperor. The highest authority organization of this empire is the "Council of Six". Their main mission is to supervise trade inside and outside Amn, and control almost all aspects of the domestic economy.

Let me reiterate here, in the context of a country, "empire" never refers to a country that "has an emperor", but to a country that actively "diversifies".

In addition to their economic concerns, this council also coordinates the country's military defense, a task in which each member of the council has specific responsibilities.

What is quite interesting is that Amn's six-person council is anonymous like the masked lord system in Waterdeep. The people of Amn only know that there is such a six-person council that determines the national policy of the entire empire, and Don't know who they are specifically.

However, the Amn people do not attach as much importance to their rights as the residents of Waterdeep City. In contrast, the Amn people attach more importance to their economic level. "Money talks" is the Amn people's life creed.

At the beginning of the year 1364 in the Valley Calendar, Amn was still in extreme prosperity, but in the darkest corner of the outskirts of Askatra, a group of believers were begging in front of a small, dilapidated altar.

My Lord Baal, Lord of Murder, our King.

The Church of Killing is dying.

The shameless god-killer Cyric is devouring our Lord’s domain. In the past, at this time every year, the Lord of Murder would let blood flow from the altar and tell his followers who the next target would be. But since the catastrophe of the Saint, Barr fell silent.

No prayers were answered, and the Killing Church fell into the deepest despair. Many believers turned to believe in the Dark Sun Prince Cyric, leaving only the most loyal and steadfast believers still praying for the return of their master Baal.

In the Altar of Baal located on the outskirts of Ascaltra, the three most devout Baal believers, the Baal Death Eaters, still stand here. The once prosperous altar now has only ruins and ruins, and the steps that could have been full of people. There was only luxuriant grass above. Three Death Eaters in black robes stood high and looked at the Baal believers below who came to participate in the ceremony. They couldn't help but sigh in pain.

"There are fewer and fewer people." The first man in black robe shook his head repeatedly: "The betrayers have far exceeded the pious ones."

"We are lost." The second man in black robe tightened the dagger at his waist: "It has been six years, and there has been no response from our Lord... Archbishop, what should we do?"

The leading man in black robe was silent for a while, then raised his head again: "The ceremony will proceed normally, and blood will be distributed to every believer who comes."

"Archbishop!" The first black-robed man couldn't help but said: "Don't you believe it yet? My Lord has fallen. The rumors outside are true! The Dark Sun has usurped all of my Lord's priesthood. We have persisted for five years. For years, there has been no reply from our Lord. If we persist for another fifty years, it will be the same in five hundred years. It’s time to wake up from this dream!”

"Both the Church of the Dark Sun and the Church of the Black Hand (Shamu, the Son of Benn) have sent us invitations. Perhaps we should consider the future?"

"But we have persisted for so long." The second black-robed man interrupted the first black-robed man: "Gods can resurrect dead mortals at will, why do you think that gods will die like mortals? If we The Lord has returned successfully, so what should we do?”

"Moreover, even if our Lord really falls, He still leaves behind many divine sons! One of them will eventually return to my Lord's throne and become the new God of Slaughter!"

"You are really crazy!" The first black-robed man couldn't help shouting: "Look at our altar, look at our believers, without the protection of gods, we are like a group of beggars, how can we support ourselves? The temple’s treasury has been almost spent, what should we do next? Use the water of Lake Esmere to replace the blood?”

"Bane, Lord Hooded Death, our Archbishop, what should we do?"

"..." The leader of Archbishop Baal, "Hooded Death" Bain, stared sadly at the altar, which still had no response: "Complete the ceremony first, and then I will make a decision."

The three men in black robes are all devout followers of Baal, the Lord of Murder. Relying on Baal's power, they advanced to become the powerful professional "Baal Death Eaters". The Death Eaters of the Lord of Murder still insist on their belief in Baal. . In fact, Baal's remaining divine power in the kingdom is still functioning. In the Holy Catastrophe, when Baal was killed by Cyric using the Calamity Sword, he breathed out the breath of God and dispersed some of his divine power into the kingdom. These three Each Death Eater can still feel the weak divine power of Baal, which is the reason why they persist until now.

[Baal's Last Breath - Any Baal Death Eaters who are killed will be resurrected after an hour and permanently lose one professional level. During this hour, the Death Eater's body is completely dead, without any Death Eaters can be resurrected repeatedly as long as the body remains intact, regardless of vital signs or signs of magic or divine magic. 】

Only a few people came, and the sacrificial ceremony to the Lord of Murder began. Bane, the hooded god of death, smeared his body with the blood of a victim and prayed silently.

"Lord Bal, I have been praying all the time for countless days and nights, but you have not responded."

"Your Death Eaters have reached their most critical moment."

"We need your guidance more than ever!"

"Please!"

As usual, the victim's blood did not immediately disappear from his skin, indicating that Baal had not accepted his sacrifice.

Great, then that means it's all over.

Archbishop Bain lowered his head.

However, just when Bain was desperate, that familiar cruel and twisted voice finally responded to him!

"Bane, my bishop, the hooded god of death in Amn..." This voice was a little weak and tired, but it was exactly the same as the voice in Bain's memory!

"Lord Bale!" Bain and the other three shouted excitedly. Behind the Death Eaters, the believers also saw the vision above the altar!

Baal, the Lord of Murder, has returned from the astral plane? !

"I woke up from the shadows. Cyric's sword cannot kill me. I am immortal." Baal responded to Bain's words: "But I... am very weak. I can't give you magic for the time being."

"I need your help, follow my guidance... cheer, because I have returned!"

Baal's voice disappeared, but the three Baal Death Eaters standing in front of the altar had never felt so excited. The other two men in black robes celebrated each other and couldn't help clenching their fists. Behind them, there were few The believers smeared blood on their faces and hands to show the highest degree of respect to the returned Lord of Murder.

Only Archbishop Bain of the Amn region remained calm. He narrowed his eyes, his fanatical and bloodthirsty eyes filled with lost faith.

"Do as my lord says!"

In the shadow of the void, a weak power of faith poured in, and a slender gray claw stretched out, sucking the power of faith into the body and letting out a cry of satisfaction.

The original demon prince Be'lak sat on a throne made of shadows. In front of him, a phantom exactly like the Lord of Murder Baal had appeared. Baal's incarnation had a ferocious face, dead white skin, and many other things. Deep wounds that constantly ooze black rot - the rot will disappear before it comes into contact with anything.

Using the messages received from the brains of Baal's Death Eaters, Bealak easily simulated Baal's figure and image. His flawless acting skills successfully deceived these Death Eaters into believing that he was Baal.

This is not difficult for Bilak. The original demon prince has pretended to be a god countless times in his endless years, and everything is done easily.

He chose to start over here carefully. The Amn Business Empire is a place with very loose beliefs. Any church can obtain the qualification to preach as long as it does not openly oppose the Six-person Council. Here, many people who have been explicitly ordered Forbidden churches such as the former Church of the Three Gods of Death and the current Church of Dark Sun Cyric can openly preach.

The church of the goddess of wealth, Woking, was once the absolute master of Amn. However, with the disappearance of Lady of Fortune during the Saint Catastrophe, the dominance of her church was also broken. The current high priest of Lady of Fortune can only rely on past accumulation to survive. Maintaining a position and acting as the goddess of wealth, the Church of Lela, the Lady of Joy, has naturally increased its influence.

Sune and Chantia are both popular gods in Amn. The faith of the Silver Virgin Sullun is concentrated in the port city of Mulan. In addition, Cyric Church, Mask Church, Helm Church and the Three Justices The Church of God is also widely distributed throughout Amn.

Chaos can create opportunities, and chaos can hide oneself.

Belak greedily swallowed the power of faith into his belly, and the original demon prince finally understood why the four gods attached so much importance to this world.

Without him, the magic elements here are too strong, and the power of faith here is so fragrant. The power of faith brought by dozens of believers is just smaller than that of Bilak who once conquered half of the planet in the 40k universe. Come more.

Don't rush, don't rush.

Billak told himself that the original demon prince had learned a lesson from the last failure. He was too impatient last time and couldn't wait to swallow the meat in front of him. As a result, he was killed miserably.

The original demon prince felt his chest pounding for this. His last chance was much better than this one, so he failed to grasp it. Now that he came out this time, the first news he got was the multiverse fatwa, Lathander, the Lord of the Dawn. He vowed not to give up until he avenged his last revenge. His ugly story has spread throughout the country, and his opponent Aaron is much stronger than that time.

The Chaos Crown was also lost, and these things forced Be'lak to be extremely cautious.

However, as Billak consulted some books, the original demon prince was not without good news.

Billak soon realized that although his strength was not invincible in the country, it was enough to go sideways in most places. With his recovery of the god-like strength in his heyday and the battle experience in the endless years, , it is naturally incomparable to deal with gods like Lathander, but also facing some gods with similar powers such as the Abyss Lord, and even some gods with weak divine power, Beelak is sure to defeat them.

Secondly, Billak also understood that in the kingdom, he was not accustomed to the local environment. His strength was reduced when he used it, and he had no way to supplement it. This was the main reason why he finally lost to Aaron and Buyer.

Hence this play.

Feeling the power of faith swallowed into his body, Be'lak found a way to restore his strength.

Become a local deity in the kingdom, just as he replaced Baal, drawing power from believers and turning it into his own use.

It is a pity that Baal has fallen. Apart from being able to pretend to be the Lord of Murder and absorb some power of faith, Beelak cannot truly become Baal.

"Kill the Son of God?" A new plan appeared in Billak's mind.

Recovering all of Baal's divinity may allow him to further his power and master the "killing" power that Baal possesses.

Then, kill a true god, seize the other party's priesthood, absorb the other party's church believers, just like devouring Buyer, and make yourself the true god of the country.

Billak chose his target, and he targeted the true god with weak divine power.

What are the weak divine powers in the kingdom and the true gods who do not live in the kingdom of gods on the outer planes?

The original demon prince selects his candidates.

Lari, the unicorn god, Nubian, the lion god, Charis, the cat and dance god, Xionlia, the sprout goddess, Cienworth, the noble goddess, Tiamat, the five-color dragon queen...

Well, Tiamat, the five-color dragon queen, is too troublesome, so cross it out.

…………

Sunset Territory, Salian Castle, His Excellency Viscount Aaron, who was receiving Varro, suddenly turned his sights to the west of the country.

Aaron, who was born in Valley Calendar 1342, is now 22 years old. The youthfulness of the current Viscount has completely faded, and he has gradually shown a sense of weight and restraint. This has not weakened Aaron's extraordinary charm, but on the contrary. It makes him more attractive and masculine.

The only thing that didn't change was Aaron's eyes, which were like the endless sky. Others didn't dare to look at him for fear of getting lost in the blue sky.

"Your Excellency?" Varro noticed that Aaron was distracted, and the scholar joked: "Did you remember something interesting to share with me?"

"Mr. Varro just mentioned Candlekeep?" Aaron slowly came back to his senses. In the short moment of no more than 0.2 seconds, he felt a trace of familiar power.

Belak! Appeared in the west of the kingdom!

"Yes, Candlekeep. As I said just now, the guardian of Candlekeep, His Excellency Urlant, has questioned your silver library more than once. He said that your library is far inferior to Candlekeep's collection of books!" Wa Luo deliberately provoked anger, and scholars are looking forward to Aaron's reaction.

"That's it." Aaron's eyes were a little erratic, as if he had returned to the time during the hot summer vacation, when a freshman in high school sat sweating in front of the computer and scrolled through the interface.

Candlekeep, where it all begins.

Chanem, my hero, as well as Imoen, Jaheira, Khalid... Aaron searched for the extremely vague memories in his mind.

I'm coming to see you.

I have prepared a big gift for you!

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