Snippet from the Sartar Book

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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:58:28 -0000

Here's a little snippet out of the Sartar book for your entertainment:

The Tragedy of Sarotar and Arkilia

Sarotar was the eldest son of Prince Saronil and considered by all to be the best of the House of Sartar. He fell in love with Arkilia, an Esrolian noblewoman, and his love was returned. However, Arkilia's Grandmother had ambitions of making her Queen of Nochet and had arranged for her to marry a powerful man of another Esrolian house. Sarotar rescued Arkilia from Nochet and returned with her to Boldhome.  

Furious, the Grandmother arranged for Arkilia's dejected lovers to murder Sarotar with the aid of traitors. The assassins murdered Sarotar, but his kinsman Dorasor avenged him. Many believe that Sarotar's assassination was the beginning of the doom of the House of Sartar and his half-brother High King Tarkalor always maintained that Sarotar would have been a far greater king than he. Sarotar is remembered in the poem of the Lovers of Boldhome:

King Sartar the Great, who courted the Horse Queen and won her Love;

Prince Saronil the Bridgemaker, who loved his doomed Runaway Woman;

King Tarkalor, who left his land for a year to win the Feathered Queen.

But none loved so great as Sarotar, who gave his life for Arkillia.