Waynesboro

Wayne’s Borough was a small town built on the western side of a sheltered cove that had access to the sea along a deep river. The small community grew, agreeing to protect the land around it in exchange for a percentage of the food and goods they brought to send out across the sea from their port. One person in particular did well by all the people there, and he was asked to be their king for as long as he lived.

He may have been a wise person, but even wise people have their small vanities, and he agreed, becoming King Wayne. His son, Rud, became King after him with the understanding that if he did not rule well, the town would choose a new leader. He ruled long, with great wisdom, outliving many of his children and grandchildren before being buried with appropriate pomp and ceremony. His great-granddaugher who had been crowned Queen by King Rud’s own hand ruled long and well, taking his advice to heart in choosing her successor.

The royal family led well, causing the town to grow and thrive. Unlike other trade towns in existence, this town held ethics in high esteem, throwing out even profitable merchants if they were found to be dealing in goods that were considered to be unethical, such as the slave trade. It became a haven for many, and the town prospered over the centuries.

Near the end of King Rud’s reign, a young paladin answered the call of T’Shari to become the Paladin Protector of the King’s family, and Willum came to Wayne’s Borough, little knowing he would be there for many centuries. Healers and mages also came to the town, building towers where others could come learn their specialized knowledge and then go out to use what they had learned.

Over the centuries, the name was contracted to Waynesboro, like all names seem to simplify themselves. Under Willum’s guidance, it became one of the best protected cities in the world. Over the centuries, it became an accepted fact that Willum would always be there forever to take care of the city and its royal family.

When the cataclysmic earthquake that split the continent into thirds hit, it turned Waynesboro into a port town abutting the ocean instead of inside a protected cove. The city rebuilt what damage it took in the earthquake and continued on its merry way until the rise of Prescon centuries later.

Evil personified, the Prescon had a special hatred for Waynesboro. He brought all the evil tribes under his banner, getting the ogres, orcs, trolls, gnolls, and all their ilk to work together. He persuaded evil mages and necromancers to join his growing army, and with their help he created immense creatures that he used to breech the almost impregnable walls.

He devastated the town, killing the King and all of the royal family that he could find. At the pinnacle of his success, Kyle, Danny, and Kayla arrived, bringing reinforcements to destroy Prescon.

As he fell, the city exploded, destroying the land for miles around, creating Waynesboro Bay where the mighty city once stood. Its spirit was not destroyed, though, as the survivors rebuilt along the edge of the bay. It was not the same without Willum there to protect it, but the rumors were that he had escaped with at least one of the royal heirs, so they held on, building for the time when their royal family would return and peace and prosperity would once again be theirs. Years did pass, but Sturgis returned, and the people rejoiced that their prince had returned, quickly making him King.

Time passed, and another great threat arose in the Unborn One. He, too, harbored a great hatred for Waynesboro and its people, and he gathered his own army to try to destroy it once and for all. His army, though, consisted of all the restless dead across the continent. As he traveled, he pulled them from the ground to follow him on his quest.

At the time of its greatest need, Willum returned from space to help Waynesboro, and to return Sabatrina to her people. He would not stay, but he helped rebuild and restore it to its former glory before he left once again.