Talk:The Heir

Characters
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 * Ezra: seventeen-year-old who was adopted by Jonas. He is the heir to the throne of Armesia, the son of King Eliaz, who was murdered twenty years ago by the fiendish Nardek.
 * Jonas: former palace guard who adopted rescued Ezra from Nardek's hand. He travelled to Cirta, where he adopted a humble life as a fishermen in order to save Ezra from discovery by Nardek.
 * Nardek: Evil king who was the adopted son of Eliaz. He was overcome with greed and lust and murdered Eliaz and his all of his sons (except for Ezra, of course) and took the throne of Armesia in the capital of Carouk.
 * Kyle: old friend of Eliaz and Jonas, and one of the leaders of a scattered rebellious group known as the Eastern Resistance. He finds out where Ezra is, and hitches a ride with a group of traders and travels to Cirta.

History leading up to the events of the story
Hundreds of years ago, the land that would become the Armesian Empire was wild and filled with violence. Clans warred against each other and an evil being known as Zamroth, tried to take control of it. However, Zamroth's enemies, the great beings known as Ahuran (or Shining Ones), sent a man named Elgira to drive out the legions of goblins that were invading the country. Then he took control and, under the authority of the Ahuran, united the land under one banner.

Elgira was king of the new Armesian Empire for many years, and his descendants after him also. But, when Eliaz became king, Zamroth again attempted to take the land. His goblins killed the inhabitants of a small outpost, but spared a small child, Nardek. The goblins, under Zamroth's control, took the boy to the capital in Carouk and he was adopted by Eliaz. When Eliaz grew into a young man, he began to desire the kingdom of Armesia for his own, and requested his father Eliaz to give it to him. But Eliaz firmly told him that his eldest son was to be king, and that he would be a lesser ruler. Filled with rage and jealousy, Nardek killed Eliaz and his sons and took power. Zamroth sent him legions of goblins to enforce his rule, and he has ruled the country ever since. Through him, Zamroth hopes to take control of all of Gaela, the world.

Jonas, one of the palace guards, saved one of Eliaz's sons, Ezra, and fled with him to Cirta. There he adopted the humble life of a fisherman, but he managed to contact the newly formed Eastern Resistance every now and then. One of the leaders, Kyle (who was one of the angelic Ahuran), finally made his way to the city via a group of traders. There, he found Ezra, and told him about Armesia's history.