Editing Sarvien II (section)

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* [[Empyrean]] ([[Dericostian]])
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* [[Dericoi Eipoth]]
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* DE 6174 - date of death, fall of Dericost
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* [[Geraine IV]]
* [[Alaidain]]
* [[Jailne]]
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King Sarvien II was the last king of [[Dericost]].<ref name=AlaidainsGem>2000/11 [[Should the Stars Fall]] - [[Alaidain's Gem]]</ref>

He was transformed into an undead and proclaimed, after his conversion, that he would not step aside to allow a new living ruler to take the throne.<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

Previous challenges to [[His Eternal Splendor]]'s rule had been swiftly swept aside, but Sarvien II's political maneuvering with other disaffected undead allowed him to resist the forces loyal to His Eternal Splendor.  Sarvien was also aided by the [[Filinuvekta]]'s unwillingness to expose themselves to the living. Since the [[Latzimestal]] had no such compunction, Sarvien revealed that an undead caste ruled Dericost, of which he is the King. All resulting unrest in the Kingdom was put down, and Sarvien set his sights on expanding the Kingdom.<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

The [[Latzimestal]], under leadership of Sarvien II, launched an aggressive campaign of military expansion.<ref name="AC:DMBestiary">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Undead|Bestiary: Undead]]</ref>
The Dericost Kingdom attacked its neighbors [[Haebrous]] and [[Yalain]], igniting the [[Millennium War]] in DE 5000.<ref name=AgesEmp>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ages of the Empyrean|Ages of the Empyrean]]</ref>

After nearly 1,000 years of conflict, the Haebrous and Dericost lands were devastated. As the war turns against them, the [[Latzimestal]] decide they have lost the blessing of the Old Ones and that the remaining [[Falatacot]] are to blame. They set about exterminating the few Falatacot still in the Kingdom. Throughout the [[Millennium War]], [[Geraine IV]] and the other [[Filinuvekta]] watched the [[Latzimestal]] without interfering, but finally the [[Filinuvekta]] abandoned [[Vasmora]] in disgust at the [[Latzimestal]]'s failures and excesses. The [[Filinuvekta]] created hidden fortresses in other parts of the world, notably Dereth, which they called [[Killiakta]].<ref>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref><ref name=AncientJournalPage>2007/03 [[Ancient Enemies]] - [[Ancient Journal Page]]</ref> This sets the stage for the combined forces of the Haebrous and Yalaini to push their way to the foot of the [[Plateau of Gelid]].<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

In DE 6174, the [[Ice Throne]] of Dericost is overturned by a coalition lead by the Kingdom of [[Haebrous]], under King [[Jailne]], and the Empire of [[Yalain]], under Empress [[Alaidain]].<ref name="AC:DMBestiary">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Undead|Bestiary: Undead]]</ref><ref name=AgesEmp/><ref name=ScrawledNoteAerbaxLab> 2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Scrawled Note (Aerbax Laboratory)]]</ref>

The final battle opened with the Haebrous warrior [[Leikotha Arenir]] and the combined armies of the Haebrous and Yalaini attacking the living and undead armies of the Dericost. While the Kings tenaciously hold the gates to Gelid, a Falatacot woman who had escaped the Lords' purge led [[Jailne]] and [[Alaidain]] through the trackless tunnels of [[Vasmora]] into the palace of [[Sarvien II]]. In a pitched battle, the Haebrous and Yalaini forces destroyed Sarvien and his Lich advisors, but the struggle costed Jailne his life. As Sarvien passes into true death, he utters a prophecy from the [[Book of Eibhil]], known as the Fivefold Curse. For that infamous defeat, the [[Sand Kings]] of the high desert were shunned by their own people. Honor demanded atonement for failing to protect their charge.<ref>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Mu-Miyah Note Translation]]</ref><ref name="LayLeikotha">[[AC:DM CD Lore/Dericost Texts/The Lay of Leikotha]]</ref>

The [[Steward of Chalicmere]] presumably lives in the Direlands fortress of that name, but has never been seen by human eyes. She is the current leader of the [[Latzimestal]], as evinced by her title of Steward; she maintains titular control of the Dericost Kingdom in the name of King Sarvien II.<ref name="AC:DMBestiary">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Undead|Bestiary: Undead]]</ref>