The 10th Anniversary of the Holy War took place in the year 10 PR. It was an incredibly notable year of celebration due to its overlap with the first Realm War, which began eight years earlier and was now reaching a volatile and wide-reaching phase.
Celebrations
No Man's Kingdom
The No Man's Kingdom celebrated the 10th anniversary in their capital city, known as The Delvin. As part of the festivities, veterans from all over the realm were invited back to the city, which had once been a multi-racial fortress of operations. Though many veterans refused the call back, a number of them returned including the Stone Giant Zuri
Zuri's Speech
I have lived many years under the ruling of the dragons. At their most kind, they were private and defensive of their lands, and at their worst they were abominations of terror. They say there were two types of dragons, those who followed the righteous god and those who followed the destructive god. But I have witnessed dragons of every race, shape, creed, and size wreak havoc on my home lands. Every one of them was capable of wiping us all out, and they would have if we had not taken up arms against them.
My mother was killed by a dragon, my father was killed by a dragon, my sister was killed by a dragon. But my children will not have to see a dragon for the rest of their lives in this new world. Those who died in the Holy War did so to stop the world from being shaken. There is a saying amongst the Trudgers that when you feel the ground shake, it is time to start moving. But for now, the ground is quiet, and we can stand still, and still stand.
When I return to Trudger, I can only hope it is the last time I have to return home. In the war, we giants were sent wherever we were needed. Wherever the front lines needed to be pushed. But now we can return home peacefully, and though this last trip out to No Man's Kingdom has been eventful for me, it has also been bittersweet.
