Crimson Coalition | |
The flag of the Crimson Coalition | |
Basic Information | |
Symbol | A red lion holding a white compass rose and a flaming skull in its paws on a field of black |
Title of leader | Warlady |
Leader(s) | Glaurung Losstarot |
Lieutenant(s) | Coalition Council |
Geographic Information | |
Base | Trinity Gask |
Region(s) | Western Libaterra |
Relationships | |
Member races | |
Members | |
Enemies | |
Historical Information | |
Age | Third Age |
The Crimson Coalition was an alliance of various factions that was formed in late spring of 1017 AE in Trinity Gask to counter the threats posed by the new Grand Alliance, Maar Sul and the Magicracy of Alent and to create a world without borders. The overall commander of the Coalition was Warlady Glaurung Losstarot.
History[]
The Proninist Party was fighting a losing battle against the Grand Alliance in 1017 AE in the Third Age. Realizing that they would need help to keep Maar Sul in their grip, the Proninists joined forces with the Totenkopfs who convinced them to meet with Glaurung Losstarot, a charismatic knight who had revived the Rebels and was currently growing her power base in Western Libaterra.
The Proninists, Totenkopfs and the Rebels quickly reached an agreement because an alliance benefited all of them. They officially formed an alliance, which became known as the Crimson Coalition, in Trinity Gask in the spring of 1017 AE to oppose the Grand Alliance in the Second Great War. The Totenkopfs thus had a means to prolong a conflict with the Alliance, the Proninists got help to keep Maar Sul under their control, and the Rebels gained new allies which would help them realize Glaurung's dream of a world without borders and to crush Alent.
Glaurung had been talking with various other factions such as the Clergy of Nergal and Dark Elves which also joined the Coalition to boost its already impressive numbers. The Coalition had grown to be a considerable force which even the Alliance would have to respect.
As the year progressed, the Coalition managed to hold Eastern Maar Sul and Northern Libaterra while also focusing its forces to besiege Alent in the Battle of Alent. Although the Coalition was close to breaching Alent's walls, they were caught off guard when the demon hordes invaded to strike at the Alliance, the Coalition and Alent.
The Battle of Alent ended in a sudden flash due to the overcharge of the Beacon of Alent which contributed to the Catastrophe that rearranged the Land of the Living. All the factions involved in the war suffered heavy losses as well as widespread amnesia of the last days of Alent. Warlady Glaurung had vanished without a trace, the Anomaly formed in the ruins of Alent, and the weakened but still numerous demons eventually took over what had once been Central Libaterra.
The surviving Coalition members scattered as they were hunted down by the various factions that had opposed them in the war. Some forged new identities and began their lives anew in the new nations that rose from the ashes of the old as they tried to leave their troubling pasts behind. Still, some ex-Coalition members continued holding on to Glaurung's dream and turned to new powers that rose at the dawn of the Fourth Age, the most notably of which was the enigmatic Order of the Golden Lake.
Culture[]
Armor and Emblems[]
The flag of the Crimson Coalition had a red lion on a field of black holding a white compass rose in its left paw and a white skull in its right paw. This symbolized the alliance of the three major forces of the Coalition which were the Rebels, the Proninists and the Totenkopfs.
The armors which the Coalition members wore vried depending on which subfaction they were a member of.
Beliefs[]
Glaurung Losstarot had a vision of a world without borders where warfare was no longer meaningful. She and the Coalition saw the earlier Yamatian Invasion as a good start which was nevertheless flawed in its execution. The Coalition was thus seeking various alternate ways and not just fighting to expand its area of control and realize Glaurung's dream. Glaurung also had a deep rooted hatred for Maar Sul and the Magicracy of Alent although the exact reason for this had not been revealed.
Coalition Council[]
Present members[]
- Clergy of Artemicia
- Leader: High Cleric Adela al-Saif
- Clergy of Nergal
- Leader: High Cleric Yoshimuriko (until Battle of Alent)
- Dark Elves
- Leader: Lord Kamelith
- Mullencamp
- Leader: Countess Endoran L'Sarius
- Proninist Party
- Leader: General Boris Ivanov
- Rebels
- Leader: Warlady Glaurung Losstarot
- Scundia
- Representative: Meistersinger Craig Rimner
- Totenkopfs
- Representative: Lord Simon
- Vulfsatz
- Leader: Commander Orestes
Other affiliates[]
- House of Seneron
- Leader: Baron Jeremiah Seneron
- Guardians of Traquine
- Representative: Vice-Chief Envoy Mabale Andalu
- Nightstalkers
- Representative: Boss Royt
See also[]