The Lost King’s Curse
Centuries before the Great Western Expedition, the Kingdom of Vlitra spanned the northern half of what today is Arbus Arkad. At the height of its power, the kingdom’s territories stretched nearly from coast-to-coast. On occasion, settlers would stumble upon ruins left by that ancient people—generations ago, in the days of the early pioneers. They knew that evil spirits dwelt in those forgotten, dead places, and most decent folk avoided them for fear of being stricken with their curse. Most, but not all. The founders of the modern West were a sundry lot. Some were possessed of educations and had too…