King of Ashes

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"I am called by many names. To some, I am simply "Traveller.” To others, "Longsword,” or "DarkSlayer,” or both. Some even call me friend, but they are few in number and decreasing as the years pass.

"I have another name, one which my father gave me and by which my family, and my people, knew me. But they are all dead now, and have been these many long years. This name I will tell you now, for it no longer matters, though there was a time when I kept it secret even from friends, and for a time, even from the one I came to love…

"I am Traveller. I am Longsword, DarkSlayer. I am Gawain, son of Davyd, King of Raheen, and this is my story."

The DarkSlayer, as told to the Bard-Chronicler Lyssa of Callodon.

The kingdom of Raheen rests atop a plateau overlooking the Sea of Hope, at the southernmost tip of the land. Famed for its horses, which have graced many a fine cavalry, and famed for its impregnability, for it has never been invaded. Of all the seven kingdoms, Raheen has endured longest, and in relative tranquillity. The less said about the Gorian Empire in the west, and its lamentable history, the better.

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