The Saga of King Arthur
The realm of Camelot stands against Mordred's shadow court. The 64 squares form a landscape of castles and cloisters, meadows and mist-haunted glades, Grail-seekers' roads and the dark fortresses at the borderlands. Knights ride forth under bright heraldry, wizards speak in prophecies no one wants to hear, and every encounter carries the quiet knowledge that this age will end. This is a chronicle in the key of chapel-candles and vows sworn on cold iron — not a game, but the true telling of what came to pass.
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The Realm of Camelot
King Arthur
KingHigh King of Camelot
Just and wise, burdened by the crown
Wants: Unite the realm under one banner
Lady Guinevere
QueenQueen of Camelot
Fierce and commanding, the power behind the throne
Wants: Protect the kingdom at any cost
Sir Bedivere the Steadfast
RookCastellan of Camelot Keep
Ancient and immovable, a bastion of defense
Wants: Ride from Camelot Keep to guard the western flank
Dame Nimue of Avalon
RookWarden of Avalon Tower
Mystical and strong, infused with old magic
Wants: Sally from Avalon Tower to guard the eastern flank
Merlin
BishopCourt Wizard
Enigmatic and cunning, sees what others cannot
Wants: Guide the kingdom through prophecy
Sir Galahad
BishopThe Pure Knight
Devout and righteous, guided by divine vision
Wants: Seek the Holy Grail
Sir Lancelot
KnightChampion of the Round Table
Bold and impetuous, the finest warrior
Wants: Prove his valor in battle
Sir Gawain
KnightKnight of the Sun
Steadfast and loyal, strongest at noon
Wants: Defend his king's honor
The pawns
- Squire Alaric — Western Gate Squire
- Squire Bors — Squire to Lancelot
- Squire Cedric — Wizard's Apprentice
- Squire Dagonet — The Jester's Son
- Squire Elyan — The King's Page
- Boy Faelen — Galahad's Ward
- Squire Gareth — Kitchen Knight
- Squire Hector — Eastern Watch
The Shadow Realm
Shadow King Mordred
KingClaimant to the Dragon Throne
Cold and methodical, nursing a real grievance he has hardened into a claim
Wants: Take by force the inheritance he holds was stolen from him
Morgan le Fay
QueenMistress of the North
Calculating and patient, wielding sorcery as a stateswoman wields a treaty
Wants: Unmake Camelot's power and bind the realm to the northern court she serves
Sir Balin the Grim
RookCastellan of the Iron Citadel
Dark and forbidding, oath-bound to cursed ground
Wants: Ride out from the Iron Citadel to anchor the shadow host's western line
Sir Caradoc the Shadowed
RookWarden of the Obsidian Tower
Towering and menacing, wreathed in the tower's old dark arts
Wants: Sally from the Obsidian Tower to anchor the shadow host's eastern line
Malachar
BishopShadow Priest
Sinister and calculating, speaks in riddles
Wants: Corrupt the holy places
Hellawes
BishopDark Oracle
Cold and beautiful, sees dark futures
Wants: Bend fate to the shadow's will
Sir Agravain
KnightKnight of Treachery
Bitter and resentful, once of the Round Table
Wants: Take revenge on those who cast him out
The Black Knight
KnightShadow Champion
Silent and deadly, identity unknown
Wants: Defeat the champions of Camelot
The pawns
- Shade Aran — Barrow Footman
- Shade Bledig — Bloodletter of the Host
- Shade Cael — Bone Acolyte
- Shade Drust — Mist Scout
- Shade Edeyrn — Halberd of the Shadow King
- Shade Fintan — Turnkey of the Host
- Shade Gwyll — Hunt-Hound of the Host
- Shade Hafgan — Warhammer of the East
The world
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Medieval fantasy with Arthurian legend, honor, and betrayal
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