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Apr 2022
2h 36m

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History Of Westeros
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A kingdom dominated by corrupt nobles who ignore an existential threat while fighting each other... sound familiar? A realm that finds itself suddenly confronted with a huge mass of Dothraki united under one leader... sound familiar? An ancient culture's history and art burned by people from a culture that values destruction... sound familiar? The story of the Kingdom of Sarnor is powered by parallels to The Seven Kingdoms, while also a story all its own. From the Silver Sea to the Sarne and the vast grasslands around them. Features a section on HP Lovecraft's "The Doom that Came to Sarnath".

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