堕落王朝 Fallen Empires

When creating a new War Drum, Goblin designers sought out the highest quality skulls. Serra Angel skulls were most highly prized, although most acknowledged that the skull of the exotic Sea Serpent made for a richer tone.

「鬼怪繁殖于地下，它们躲过敌人的耳目直到多得藏不下。」

～撒尔帕汀帝国，卷四

每场战争都有些许机运。

"Yeah, they're ugly, they desert in droves, and their personal habits are enough to make you sick. But I'll say this for Orcs: they make great spies."

—Ivra Jursdotter

"Orcish armies often employed the smaller, swifter, and less intelligent Goblins as spies."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. I*

"You idiot! Never let the spies mingle with the Orcish regulars after completing a mission. Now we'll never get them to fight!"

—General Khurzog

Orcs are not exactly known for their valor—although most Orcs have seen countless battles, only a handful have actually fought in them.

"Orcs often greeted promotions to Icatian battle with anguished wails and pleas for mercy."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. VI*

Unsuccessful in their early battle for Montford, the Orcs quickly tempered their bloodlust with cowardice.

Although models of courage for Orcs, the Veterans quickly learned to fear the swift justice of their Icatian enemies.

他比他所想的要大。

Many Elven Fortresses weren't built by masons and carpenters, but created from the living forest itself.

"The size of the obvious Fortress walls often misled foes. Actually, the Elves enchanted the forest itself to provide the first line of defense with tangling vines and stinging thorns."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*

"Thallids are not ordinary enemies of flesh and bone and reason. They attack with no thought for our strength or of their own losses. I fear our Fortresses shall be overwhelmed."

—Kyliki of Havenwood

"Burn it down, you say? Now *there's* a stupid idea. What do you suppose will become of those overhanging branches, hmm? And then what do you suppose will become of us?"

—Ivra Jursdotter

"Elves often tipped their arrows with a drug that caused a deep but harmless sleep."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*

"As the climate cooled, many Elves turned to Thallid farming for food, while the Hunters honed their skills on what little game remained."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*

The Elves never had a standing army; when battle came, they pressed Hunters, Scouts, and Farmers into a surprisingly effective militia.

Even one whose ears were closely tuned to the sounds of Havenwood could miss hearing a Scout move past.

"Even for Elves, they were stealthy little twerps. They'd taken our measure before we'd even seen them."

—Marshall Volnikov

Although the Elves of Havenwood lived in isolated villages, their swift communications allowed them to act as a single community.

"Born and bred of fungus, Thallids were nearly impossible to kill."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. I*

"Thallids could absorb energy from the forest itself. Even Elves were at a disadvantage in fighting them."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*

Some said killing the Thallids only encouraged them.

The Elves gathered huge piles of rot to grow fungus. Out of imitation or forethought, the Thallids did the same.

"There were often more Thallids after a battle than before."

—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*

"The magic at the heart of all living things can bear awe-inspiring fruit."

—Kolevi of Havenwood, Elder Druid