Broden Dyser

Broden Dyser, the last of two “Bloodborn’s”, is the son of Brandon Dyser and Ana Stehm. He is also a descendant of Vellaria Drennen, the last Bloodborn. He is considered the “People of Lorell’s” commander in companionship with his lover Felicia Nehar.

Secrecy origin
The exact whereabouts of Broden’s birthplace is unknown, largely due to the death of his mother during his adolescence and the disappearance of his father in his infancy. He can however recall that he grew up in various different places in the “Eastern Continents” in his youth, and that he has never been able to call anywhere his home for an extended period of time. Broden also bears the mark of a Bloodborn, the same mark that Vellaria Drennen before him had, nearly 300 years ago. His mother and uncle were unaware of these marks significance during the time they were alive.

Early life
Broden Dyser spent his youth being tossed around different villages with his mother Ana Stehm and sister Sarah Dyser. His mother had kept a pledge to her husband that she would take care of Broden and Sarah while Brandon was in battle, however Brandon Dyser mysteriously never came back to Ana, leaving her a single mother trying to take care of her two kids. That was until she died in a fire which consumed the Village of Loor. The fire being started by a witch and her warrior accomplice. This lead to Broden and Sarah being raised by their uncle, Bardell Dyser. Bardell would take care of a growing Broden and Sarah for barely six months in Platora. located in Forest of Gima.

Broden often went to the woods to be alone and explore, there he met a man, Illen Direll (Xiu Nu) who would mentor him in how to fight. Illen would become something of a father figure for Broden. Bardell Dyser on the other hand frequently beat Sarah while Broden was not around, apparently due to her poor behaviour and Bardell’s constant drunken state.

Sarah told Broden this one night when he saw her bruises and scars, this prompted him to steal the blades their uncle had been keeping for their father. Broden Dyser used these to protect one another with. One blade for Sarah, and the other for Broden. One day when coming back from the woods, Broden found Sarah in a crippled state on the floor outside their house. Broden tried to wake her up, but she had stopped breathing. Broden brought her body into the house and found Bardell with the blade he gave to Sarah in his leg. Consumed with rage he stabbed Bardell in the chest numerous times. With his uncle and sister dead, Broden in his state went to the forests with Sarah’s body, showing her to Illen. He begged him to help her, to try and save her, but he insisted there was nothing that could be done. Broden at this point had suffered enough and was unable to do anything, so Illen Direll decided to give her a proper funeral, burying her in the forest with Broden.

From this point forward Illen took care of Broden and mentored the young teenager, living in the forest for 2 years. Broden Dyser would read books given to him by Illen and manuscripts that Direll had brought from the Far South. This meant he became very knowledgable on the kingdoms and their families, but with knowledge came the curse of knowledge. As he dove deeper Broden unlocked knowledge that had not been shared to him.

Reading through a book titled, “A Prophecy of Two Bloodborn’s” Broden learned of Vellaria Drennen, the first Bloodborn who battled alongside King Acre I nearly 300 years ago in “The War of the Old World”. Broden found out about the scars Vellaria bared and that only one more Bloodborn would “Rise from blue flame” to fight in a great war to come. Questioning Illen Direll about this, he became more distant from Broden, telling him that this knowledge will only harm him and others. But Broden’s persistence eventually made Illen give in, telling him that he must harness the abilities he has, and use them properly, telling him “A good person isn’t one without power, a good person is one who puts his power to good use.”. They begun intense training in the woods, where Broden would pick up skills in battle tactics, combat, but also life skills.

Illen Direll one morning by the River of Gima decided it was time for Broden to go his own way, as he was about to travel back home in the Far East. Broden, now coming up to 14 years old felt he had no real purpose in the world if he was alone, to which Illen told him he was not, and that “his ancient mother” will guide him and be with him always, referencing Vellaria Drennen. Illen took one bag and told Broden to go as well, leaving him for the east.

Season 1
Broden Dyser had ended up in the City of Asphem’s prison dungeon, for crimes against the rich. He had a life of hopping between cities and villages for nearly two years by this point. With a death sentence looming, Broden faced being executed, until the Civil War of Asphem broke out simultaneously.

This caused mass commotion allowing Broden to run free from his sentence. Two guards managed to see him trying to escape got a grasp of him, until, a handcuffed Broden managed to break free and fend off the soldiers with incredible ease, he heads for the Forest of Asphem. That is until he sees a small girl trying to get away from guards, just managing to evade them by squirming her way through a small gap in-between a rush of people. She sees Broden fighting guards, and afterwards asks if he can help her escape the city in chaos. He begrudgingly lets her follow.

Season 2
Broden and the little girl get further into the Forest of Asphem, being careful to avoid guards along the way. The girl says her name is Ruby, although Broden has a suspicion she is lying about her identity. Regardless, he carries on his way, not really all that bothered about her. That is until they eventually reach Leatherhead, after spending five weeks journeying towards there to get his weapons, she reveals herself as the daughter to recently murdered King Jack Spyre of Rushtown.

This immediately concerns Broden, saying that if she is seen she’ll get them both killed by Asphem guards. Josie Spyre, says that if he can get her back to Rushtown, where some of her family still are, he will be rewarded by them. Broden accepts, but states he doesn’t have much interest in the reward. Over time, Broden and Josie develop a bond, almost sibling like, which Broden seems to try and distance himself from when notices it. The experience of helping Josie through the forest evading and having to kill some Asphem guards along the way greatly matures Broden seeing there is still people he can call family in a sense with Josie. In a fight with guards, while Broden is occupied another guard goes to attack him from behind, Josie however manages to take a knife from the guard and stab him in the back, her first kill. Josie, taken aback by the death is annoyed when Broden does not mention it, Broden later decides to give her a knife to protect herself with.

This connection is solidified when he teaches Josie how to hunt rabbits and deer. This however comes at a cost for Josie, as Broden fears for her life more and more, eventually he cannot deal with the stress and decides to let his trusted ally take her home on horseback, much to the dismay of Josie. Broden tells her “You ride home now and don’t turn back, only death follows me.”. The two part ways at the end of the season as Broden decides to head east. Broden Dyser decides that he must find out more of the Bloodborn Vellaria Drennen, and sets out on a journey to discover what she was and what it may mean for him.

Season 3
As his travels go on, Broden reaches the Eastern Continents. He journeys his way through the forests until he meets a mysterious woman. A witch of the woods, who has no name. Broden turns to her for help when he gets poisoned by a plant on his way through the forest. She takes him to a healing lake.

Upon touching one of his scars, the witch gets a vision of Vellaria Drennen, the first Bloodborn. Broden asks her what happened and she tells him he saw her fighting, forging and near her last moments. Although she cannot exactly picture when or where. The witch asks Broden if he gets visions or sees things in his dreams, to which he responds yes. The witch tells him there is a path of death awaiting him, and a path of glory, saying he must decide what to do. Broden Dyser having received help from the witch continues on his way east, with the witch warning him that “another with a similar heart to Broden heads his way”.

Season 4
After travelling through the East, Broden takes carriage through the Eastern desert, but the carriage is eventually wrecked in the midst of a sandstorm. Waking up after these events, Broden encounters a mile long army in front of him. Emerging from the army, King Almor Asphalt walks towards him. Demanding that those in the carriage wreckage be sentenced to death for being involved in crimes against the king’s people. Something Broden then stated he was not a part of.

The king didn’t believe them, but chose to keep them as soldiers anyway, deciding keep them in a training camp. Broden Dyser accepted the compromise, but did not intend to stay. At the beginning of his training Broden chose to find an escape himself, but in doing so, ended up falling into a large pit surrounded by stone. After gathering himself the soldiers told him to get out of there, not for punishment but so at to not get killed by a beast named Algon. This was a pit where the king kept his most prized possession, a young dragon.

Before Broden could make his way out, he was dragged and thrown to the opposite end by Algon. Broden gathering himself again sees a shield and spear in the distance, and runs to grab them. Just as he grabs the shield, Algon takes a swipe at Broden which he manages to evade. Algon takes numerous hits at Broden but doesn’t manage to land, the dragon tries again but Broden expertly dodges and slices the dragons leg with his spear. More and more soldiers in the distance begin to witness to the enthralling battle which the man is somehow still alive in. King Almor Asphalt eventually arrives just as Algon breathes a massive wave of fire at Broden, who eventually rises from the smoke protecting himself with the shield and subsequently taking another slice at the dragon this time across its nose. The king calls a halt to the fight and orders Algon to return to its lair. The soldiers are stunned by Broden Dyser, the king also but hiding it better, he calls his guards to collect him.

Broden Dyser is called to the Kings office, where he is questioned. The king asks him where he learnt to fight, where he is from and what his intentions are. To which Broden responds “I am simply trying to work out what path is the right one.”. King Almon tells him he could be convinced to have him as a Commander, but Broden says he refuses to take the title. The king then tells him if he wants to make something of his ability he should join him in fighting to reclaim the 5 continents. The king makes a compelling argument to Broden, saying that he wishes to bring peace to the lands. But Broden refuses, he takes of his Asphalt armour and begins to walk off. This is until King Almon Asphalt recognises the scars on his back. He calls Broden back by simply shouting “Bloodborn.”.

King Almon shows him a box and tells him to open it. Asking for his full name Broden answers, as the king tells him how one of his greatest ancestors King Acre Asphalt I fought alongside a Bloodborn nearly 300 years ago in The War of the Old World. Broden Dyser opens the box to find the Bloodborn Blades that Vellaria Drennen forged. The king tells Broden “These are yours, a gift from the mother, your ancient mother.”. This is what Broden had been searching for, and what House Asphalt had managed to keep safe since 15 AC. Broden thanked him, and in return joined House Asphalt as a soldier, with King Almon later promoting him to Commander. The Bloodborn joining King Almon Asphalt’s army makes them a considerably more dangerous force in the brewing war to come.

Season 5
With Broden Dyser now commander of the Asphalt Army, similar to Vellaria Drennen before him, Broden became more aware of his Bloodborn heritage, hearing stories that he was never told. However this made Broden more aware of the intentions surrounding King Almon Asphalt.

Broden Dyser becomes good allies with the other generals in the Asphalt army, George Clevus and Nu Genn. This morphs into a friendship as the three are joined together to defend the king’s people from invasion in the City of Marta. Before the defence of Marta, the three strategise a way to keep their people safe if the enemy breaches the city walls. This planning eventually pays off as they receive no civilian casualties and successfully manage to wipe out trespassing Canian Soldiers. This new friendship in the trio would be pivotal in the upcoming battle that King Almon Asphalt would need to win. The Battle of The East.

The Battle of The East
Months after defending the City of Marta, King Almon received word that an army from the forests of the East were planning to attack the Asphalt soldiers as they set foot west to the mainlands. The king decided they would commit to the journey and be able to handle any oncoming traffic, with the help of his dragon Algon. This battle would be harder than expected.

The moment soldiers set foot for the Midlands, they were attacked with great force, the enemy was unknown, with no banners or colour, they were fighting an enemy with no name or clear intention. Broden Dyser ordered that their men keep fighting, and let Algon swoop in when he had the chance and kill a large unit of soldiers. However a clear route out of its pit for Algon was not present, with the enemy keeping the dragon gates closed. As a result, Broden, Clevus and Genn fought their way through hoards of enemies towards the dragon gate, eventually reaching it. As Broden and Genn fight of enemies, Clevus opens the dragon gate, with Algon being set free. This proved vital as Algon was able to destroy mass amounts of enemies, eventually changing the tides and leaving the Asphalt Army on the front foot, leading them to win the battle of the east.

Fight with Burros
After winning the battle of the east, an argument between King Almon Asphalt and Broden erupted over why the king decided they should leave themselves open for attack, the king subsequently banished Broden. As he left the Asphalt Army and headed in the woods, Clevus and Genn followed him, supporting his notion.

However, Genn was suspicious after this. Which led to disaster. Genn approached Broden a fews days after his banishment that he noticed a suspicious man in a cave not far from where they had set up camp. Broden joined Genn in finding out who the mysterious man was, until Genn betrayed Broden, closing the barred door behind him into the cave. Waiting for him in the cave was Burros, a fierce warrior who was suspected to be behind the recent ambush and has been rising in power over the last year in the east. The two end up engaging in a fight, to which Burros says he knows who Broden is, and that he has arrived to fulfil the destiny of their mentor, Illen Direll. This comes as a shock to Broden. Burros manages to easily brush off the attacks of the Bloodborn, and throws him of the high rise bridge of the cave, jumping down after him. Broden brings out his blades with Burros easily evades, he then tells him he was “Born from blood and stone, moulded in the image of god.”. After a few quick attacks Broden tries his best combo yet, but doesn’t make a scratch on him, Burros suddenly swipes Broden from above knocking him to the ground, he then picks the Bloodborn up and drops his back onto his knee, breaking his back. The first loss Broden has received in combat, and the first recorded time a Bloodborn loses one on one.

Burros walks off, with Genn watching in fear from the gate. Broden Dyser at this point appears to be left for dead until two of Burros’ soldiers drag his body off into the distance.

Season 6
Flashbacks of a dragon burning down the City of Asphem, a mysterious man coated in black armour and a vision of Vellaria Drennen in the far south enter the mind of Broden before he wakes up, imprisoned, by Burros.

As Broden continues waking up, Burros looks over him. Broden asks why he didn’t just kill him. Burros tells him that his punishment must be more severe as he doesn’t fear death because he has no one. He also says that in order to truly win the coming Great War he must fulfil what Illen Direll would not, he must destroy The Divide in the mainlands creating another continent similar to Vellaria Drennen. Burros tells Broden that many have died trying to escape the pit, but hopes he will know of the day he makes a 6th continent, creating a new era. Burros leaves Broden in the pit.

Word gets out in the pit that the Bloodborn is there after a doctor helps him with his broken back. After many months inside the pit, Broden eventually heals and sets out on the task of escaping. Tying the rope to himself he begins his ascent, but finds that the climb is harder than he expected. He falls, tries again, and then fails again. Recovering from his struggles, a strange man tells him about a child managing to escape the pit many years ago.

Broden Dyser deduces that Burros was the child, since he was imprisoned there. The strange man says the kid was born in the pit, and was destined to die there, but one morning during a massacre, the child’s mother was killed. The child climbed, leaving the chaos below, and somehow managed to escape.

Broden asks how Burros managed to do this, the strange man tells him to abandon the rope, and embrace the fear of death. Broden the next morning sets out to climb the pit, this time without the rope. He is more careful, more methodical, and when the the main stumbling block faces him again, he has no choice but to make the jump. He does. Just grabbing onto the ledge ahead, much to the celebration of the prisoners below. Broden makes his way west.

During his journey west, realises he is being followed after stealing a horse from a stable in the Dust Woods, he quickly loses his stalker, and manages to flank him. The stalker is George Clevus. He is suspicious of Clevus, who tells him not to worry, giving him the Bloodborn blades back which had been left in the cave he was beaten in. Broden believed Clevus’ argument that Genn was the only traitor, and continued their way west, eventually making their way into The Dust Woods, the path becomes harder to cross, eventually leading Broden and Clevus to abandon their horses and continue on foot. The two are eventually found by a man named Johor Nehar, who questions as to who, and why they have arrived. After much conversation, Johor learns that Broden is the second Bloodborn, and decides to bring him and Clevus into his home village, the Village of Dust.

Broden Dyser and Clevus are eventually brought to the Village of Dust where they seem alien to the People of Lorell. Johor asks where the commander is, telling the two to stay where they are. After waiting some time, Broden Dyser is confronted by a woman named Felicia Nehar, who is the 12th Commander of the Dust Woods, leader of her village. She inspects Broden, looking for his scars, knowing he is indeed a Bloodborn, she asks why he is in the village, feeling that he will bring trouble his way.

Broden explains that they must go west to the mainlands, as Burros threatens to destroy The Divide, while taking control of the continents, and that they must join forces with King of the Ashes, Robert Spyre in order to stop this. Felicia seems impacted by the mention of Burros, asking how he knows this information, which Broden responds that he has was imprisoned in the pit by Burros. This causes commotion between the people of Lorell. However Felicia decides that if they’re to receive something in return they’ll help in part if it proves to be true, Broden is disheartened by the compromise. Compromising with the people of Lorell is a much harder task however, with Felicia allowing the people to have a say in what they decide to do. The people make it hard for Broden and Clevus to let themselves be convinced. Broden eventually gives a hard and motivating speech to the people and Felicia that they won’t have a village much longer if they do not fight in the coming war. Felicia Nehar makes the decision to help Broden, saying they will set sail in a week when their food supply arrives at the beach, a big victory for the Bloodborn.

Snowfall arrives at the Village of Dust, an event that is far and few. With the people of Lorell waiting on the beaches, Broden and Felicia begin to talk of what will happen if they win the war, Broden tells her it isn’t up to him and that her people may well be rewarded by rich houses if they succeed. Broden discovers he has much in common with Felicia Nehar when he finds out about her parents.

Battle of the Dust Beaches
As the supply ships begin to arrive, Broden and Felicia begin to realise that the ships are in an attacking formation, unusual as supply ships usually sail in queues. They choose not to act, thinking it is just a coincidence, until Broden sees soldiers readying to battle on the hulls, he shouts to the people of Lorell to fall back. It is too late to escape however, as a wave of arrows fly towards the beach taking out masses of people. As the ships finally stop, soldiers with masks begin to storm the beach. Broden and Felicia decide to call the people forward to fight and take the ships. Johor helps in the battle, but tells Broden and Felicia to go on, saying he will make it later. After much fighting, and Felicia and Broden managing to skilfully manoeuvre a mass amount of people onto the ships, they begin to slowly sail away, seeing the masked soldiers looking back at them from the beaches. Johor Nehar still near the beaches runs back to the village, setting alight a stash of “drydust”, scorching the entirety of the village and the beaches. Broden and Felicia look on in shock.

Season 7
After weeks of travel by sea, Broden Dyser, Felicia Nehar and the people of Lorell finally arrive on the mainlands. They make their way forward to the City of Asphem, where King Robert Spyre resides. Upon arrival in Asphem, Broden realises much has changed since he left the city six years ago, feeling that he may have made a mistake in coming there.

When finally introducing themselves to the king and his people, they are met with hostile treatment, being forced to lay down their weapons. This is stopped though when Broden tells them he is the Bloodborn, the man who helped the kings sister, Jolie Spyre, escape the City of Asphem when ruled by King Robert Grimm. This leaves the king convinced, opting to let a small unit of the people into the castle to talk. Once inside Broden Dyser and George Clevus tell the king Burros’ plan to destroy The Divide and rule over 6 continents. Having already heard reports of the man’s activities in the Eastern Continents King Robert does take Broden’s story as fact. The king proposes that they send a scout team to track Burros’ army which is an unknown force fast approaching the mainlands. Broden agrees to go with the group, as does the king, Felicia Nehar says she will stay with her people in Asphalt to make sure they’re safe as it’s her duty as commander. The group begin to get ready for the travel to Land’s End in a weeks time.

Broden, begins to get closer to Felicia Nehar as she starts to accept the death of her uncle back at the Battle of the Dust Beaches. Felicia telling Broden she doesn’t blame him, saying that her people would have been slaughtered if not for him. Broden tells Felicia she was lucky to have such a good uncle, as he was not so lucky. Felicia begins to make Broden open up, asking about his mother and sister, and what they were like.

Broden tells her that his necklace is all he has left to remember them by. A short time after, Broden leaves with the king to go to Land’s End, Felicia Nehar staying in Asphem. Felicia Nehar notices Broden leaves his necklace in Felicia’s chambers, whether by mistake or on purpose, she thus decides to wear it to keep it safe. After a week of riding, Broden finally makes it to Land’s End, where they scout the coming enemy. News is learnt back in Asphem that a huge storm is predicted for where Broden will be arriving, and that he and the king will be heading into a death sentence, Felicia Nehar decides to leave her people for the first time, with their blessing, to tell them of the news and fall back. Heading deeper into Land’s End, the weather begins to get worse and worse, with visibility getting poorer. They end up heading straight into the line of fire of the masked soldiers Broden saw on the Dust beaches. They immediately start to get attacked, being overrun by masked men, Broden manages to fight off a hoard of soldiers, seeing the mysterious Hooded King for the first time since his visions years ago. Shocked to see the mysterious legend in person Broden slowly begins to fall back, the Hooded King sends his soldiers towards him.

Broden desperately fighting off the Hooded King’s masked soldiers, realises the ground is beginning to become engulfed in water from the storm, making the fight even harder. King Robert Spyre tells his men to run, while going after Broden to help him. The two fighting off hoards soldiers, start to get more and more tired. Broden and the king fall into a deep part of the now water covered lands, with the Hooded King staying put.

The king and Clevus manage to get out, and begin to get chased off by soldiers and one of the Hooded King’s disciples. Broden alone, struggling to fight off enemies in the water, miraculously receives much needed help from Felicia Nehar, who had ridden there on horseback. He quickly gets helped onto the horse by Felicia who rides off. The Hooded King seeing Broden and Felicia ride off into the distance, starts to make his accent forward through the water. He makes his way inland.

Season 8
After the events in Land’s End, Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar are no where to be seen for weeks after King Robert Spyre’s return to the City of Asphem. After three weeks, they eventually return to the city on horseback, Broden with many injuries and Felicia with a slight fever. The king greets them back warmly, telling them to get their much needed rest after they had been delayed.

Felicia Nehar takes care of Broden, making sure he gets the help he needs. During this, Felicia tells him he forgot his necklace, handing it back to him. Broden declines it, saying he wants her to keep it, saying “''I don’t want to run anymore, especially not from you. I will protect you, as you have protected me.''”. Broden referencing his family with this statement, thanking her for saving him. Felicia and Broden seem to be on the cusp of a romantic relationship, but neither seem in a rush particularly with the looming war. This war becomes hot topic in the city, with seemingly more enemies than ever before. The king states that the war for the five continents may be not far off, and that some scholars in Helmor saying it would be named “The War of the New World.”. Something no one in the castle seems to want.

News is brought to the king that Burros has made it to the mainlands, coupled with the recent run in with the Hooded King, the collective decide to journey to the The Divide in Maverall. Once they arrive in Maverall, Broden gets his first sight of The Divide, a towering dam spanning miles on end. After a few days of preparations and planning, King Robert Spyre calls on Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar to make sure Burros doesn’t reach The Divide, having them as last line of defence behind the king’s army. The two accept.

As news of Burros and his army nearing Maverall reaches the collective, the battle is close. As a consequence, Felicia ends up confessing to Broden that she wants to be with him once the battle is over, saying “I hope we win this, and both of us live, I want to know the real you, and I want you to know the real me.”. Broden, slightly surprised at the timing tells her that she has given him more to lose now, to which Felicia responds that so has she, but at least they both have more to fight for as a result. The two have what seems a first and final embrace.

The Fall of The Divide
As Burros and his army reach Maverall, they are met with heavy fire from King Robert Spyre’s archers, this is until Burros reveals a large catapult from behind Maverall’s walls, launching many fireballs at the archers, killing them and allowing his army forward.

Breaking through to the city walls, Burros’ army seem to be inside a ghost town, until they are flanked from high rise buildings which hold more archers. A large amount of men get wiped out by these archers until the city’s entrance is knocked down. The catapult roles its way forward into the city, launching more fireballs at the archer dens. With Burros’ army fast approaching now at the second line of defence, King Robert Spyre’s men ready themselves for battle. Broden Dyser and Felicia notice this from afar near The Divide, they begin to worry this battle could be lost. Unleashing more, larger catapults, Burros’ army only appear to get stronger, as they continue to make way through the city, eventually reaching the kings guards. The two armies engage in a massive battle, with Burros no where to be seen as of yet. The king and his guards eventually have to fall back, heading into Maverall, away from The Divide.This leaves the kings remaining army, Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar to defend the divide, against an army with 6 catapults. Outnumbered and outgunned, the army fall back more, eventually being overran by Burros’ men. All is practically lost, but Broden Dyser and Felicia still face head on with the coming onslaught. Nehar manages to take out a large cluster of men with her bow, as Broden waits for Burros to reveal himself. Felicia Nehar heroically manages to set aflame to a catapult, leaving it inoperable. After this, Burros’ men stay put, leaving the kings men to run back to The Divide.

Burros emerges from his army, walking like a king. Burros speaks, simply saying, “''My destiny is not to be king, but to change the world. Run now children.''” Raising his hand the catapults go off, now armed with explosive dragon powder rocks, they all set in quick succession at The Divide. Burros’ army run of into the hills, ditching their weapons. Burros stays put. Explosions create large holes in The Divide, with mass water seeping out. Broden runs towards Burros, the two engage in a battle. Broden, breaking Burros’ mask, then grounding him. Burros says to Broden, “For our father.”. Felicia Nehar takes Broden away to safety, Burros to drowns from the crumbling divide.

Season 9
After the events of The Fall of The Divide, King Robert Spyre received news from the City of Harps, ruled by King Robert Grimm, and the City of Marta, ruled by King Almon Asphalt that the Western seas had completely obliterated the Eastern Pillar of the midlands. Leaving the midlands truly divided.

King Robert Spyre expressed his concern to Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar that because of this tragic event, the next great war will truly begin. The king tells the two to get their rest before they begin to number their armies. Going to his chambers, Broden becomes distraught at the lives lost in the midlands, with Western Seas said to have taken over a million lives, and destroyed four times as many homes. Felicia Nehar to finds it hard to comprehend how much damage was brought to the midlands because of the events Burros had brought upon them. In a vision/dream, Broden Dyser appears to see the Hooded King walking among flames, Burros looking forward at The Divide, and finally Vellaria Drennen letting her sword be set alight by Velgon. After seeing these visions, Broden appears shaken, and effected by them. When explaining these visions to Felicia Nehar, the king’s hand, Hew Grimm, overhears Broden, who takes an interest in the visions he talks of.

Across the now 6 continents, the upcoming war is becoming a reality, with the Hooded King rumoured to be heading north, towards the City of Harps. Elsewhere, King Almon Asphalt has reclaimed the City of Asphem, taking it away from King Robert Spyre in his absence, which he predicted. Queen Liza IV also conspires in the mainlands upper reaches near Mount Velgon in the City of Ash, with her forces growing stronger. King Robert Spyre tells his collective that the Men of Exile in the new north continent have joined forces with King Robert Grimm in his defence of his throne in the City of Harps. The king begins to feel that they should ally forces with Queen Liza IV, but his hand Hew Grimm and Josie Spyre advises against the move. Broden Dyser, who has seemed deep in thought when given the ultimatum, suggests that a relationship could be made with King Almon Asphalt, as he once served under him, recognising that it may seem like a tactic to reclaim the City of Asphalt, Broden advises they be careful in any attempts to negotiate with house Asphalt. They eventually decide to do this, and after much tense negotiation between the two kings, they come to an agreement, outlining King Robert Grimm and the Men of Exile as their enemies, including the Hooded King as a major threat.

King Robert Spyre turns his focus to building a good relationship with King Almon so that they do not risk their ally becoming an internal threat, because of this he decides that Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar should be the main commanders of his army, entrusting them due to their part in attempting to save The Divide and Broden’s efforts in helping Jodie Spyre escape the City of Asphem eight years ago. Both agree to this, and begin making efforts on planning the upcoming battles. The people of the new world coin the war as The War of the New World.

The War of the New World
Two months into the war, Queen Liza IV’s men fell at the first hurdle when attempting to battle King Robert Grimm’s army, in the queen’s state, King Robert Grimm chose to inflict further damage by unleashing the Men of Exile on her remaining men to finish the job. The queen ends up being executed for her attack on his lands. Hearing of the news, King Almon Asphalt decides now is the moment to strike the king of the old north, so the Maverall collective sail across the developing ocean into the old northern lands, truly entering the war. King Asphalt decides they will use Algon as a last resort.

Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar lead the travelling armies with King Almon Asphalt. Eventually reaching the Highlands of Wrath, scouts bring news that there is an army already marching ahead, some 30,000 strong. King Almon decides they must keep going forward until they reach the City of Harps, insisting his enemies will only get stronger if they wait. The armies continue onwards, eventually after 3 months of travelling without interruption they reach enemy lines, King Grimm territory. Along the way they see mass amounts of soldiers, women, children walking there way, hopelessly. Many of them injured, Felicia Nehar says that they should help the people, but King Asphalt insists it will only slow them down and that they are fighting the war to ensure no more people end up like this. After some more travelling, only hours later, they receive from scouts that thousands of Grimm soldiers are lined up ready for battle ahead, battle is not far away.

A Battle of Two King Roberts
King Robert Grimm and King Almon Asphalt walk to each other between enemy lines, with either army easily able to fire at the kings. King Robert Spyre stays back with Broden and Felicia Nehar. As the two kings talk, King Grimm quickly slices the throat of King Almon, to the shock of the Maverall and Asphalt collective. King Grimm’s men charge forward.

King Robert Spyre calls charge as his armies also make their way forward. Broden Dyser charging on horseback in a rage at the death of King Almon. The armies collide, with intense and confusing battle raging on, Felicia Nehar struggles to pick out enemies using her bow, opting instead in sword combat. Grimm’s army skilfully employ a tactic that allows them to make a wall out of their shields, enabling the soldiers behind them to be protected and attack any on-comers, this forces the Maverall and Asphalt collective backwards. Broden Dyser however manages to break the wall, finally enabling his armies to break the lines and attack, most of Grimm’s royal guards get mauled in blade combat, allowing Broden and the army to make their way closer to the City of Harps. King Grimm runs back passing the Men of Exile.

Upon reaching the city walls, the armies eventually reach the Men of Exile, who are hard fought and leave King Spyre’s men on the back foot trying to enter the city. This is until Velgon appears from the sky, breathing fire on the city entrance and the Men of Exile. A massive roar from King Spyre’s men echoes into the city, which they charge down escaping exile men.

King Robert Grimm ends up alone having run from battle, his people see him from their windows running towards Grimm’s castle. Broden Dyser tracks him down, managing to corner him when he reaches the castle walls. King Robert Spyre tells Broden to stand down, with Spyre seeming to be in his right to claim the kill, especially due to Grimm’s crimes against his family, but opts to leave it to Velgon, who promptly turns Robert Grimm to ashes. The battle is won, with the only royals of continents remaining King Robert Spyre and the Hooded King. As soon as the battle is over rainfall falls upon the northern land, which doesn’t stop for days.

Battle of the Last Kings
Just days after the battle, scouts report that the army they saw has reached the old Grimm territory. With rainfall only getting worse, King Robert Spyre opts to ready their men in preparation for the last battle of The War of the New World, a battle that would see them come to head with The Hooded King and his army.

King Robert Spyre receives a letter from a mysterious source within the Hooded King’s army. The letter stating that the Hooded King will accept there escape, as he aims to burn down major kingdoms, and rule over the entirety of the 6 continents, ending the petty nature of human life before them, ending war between humans and allowing them to reach greater heights more quickly. King Spyre sympathises with the Hooded King’s viewpoint, as does Broden. But Josie Spyre and Felicia Nehar argue that there will always be war, and that the people may eventually accept him as a king, but it would leave no room for smaller groups to make decisions. King Robert Spyre agrees eventually, instead opting to protect the kingdoms from control of the Hooded King, who continues to march towards the City of Harps. Eventually, after a few days, the Hooded King reaches the city, with a storm commencing over the land, the battle begins. The Hooded King storms the city on his horse, while the masked men begin to sack the city. This prompts the king to lure the Hooded King into his castle, where Broden and Felicia await him. After Robert Spyre manages to lure him into the castle, the doors close. Spyre and Felicia are quickly brushed aside, leaving Broden alone to fight the battle with the Hooded King.

With battle in the city still hard fought and Velgon occupied, Broden eventually gets wrong turned by the Hooded King, who stabs him in the gut, lifting him up with the blade. Broden suffering from intense pain opts to head-butt the king, until he is dropped. The Hooded King, ready to kill Broden approaches him, until an arrow goes through his head. Felicia Nehar killing the Hooded King. Felicia Nehar worried about Broden, comes to his aid, telling him not to move and that help is on the way. Broden tells her that he’s thankful for her, as she cries, he tells her it's over now.

After the New War
Felicia brings Broden out behind Grimm’s old castle, by the sea, the rain has stopped and the storm scatters of into the distance clouds, both Broden and Felicia seeing the storm from the castle’s beach lands. The two embrace again, and share a first kiss.

Broden eventually receives help for his injuries, as King Robert Spyre makes it out to the beach with his men. He raises his sword, saying the great war is over and they are victorious. Velgon flies in the distance roaring in victory as the men do.

A month later, Broden Dyser is well again, pondering what he will do next. Broden talks with Hew Grimm, who tells him he fulfilled the Bloodborn prophecy, to which Broden responds that it wasn’t him who fulfilled it. But all of them, saying Burros was right, that you shouldn’t count on prophecies. Broden ultimately ends up saying his goodbye’s to the king, Clevus, Josie Spyre and many others. Broden Dyser is told he is a welcome guest to the kingdom by Robert Spyre, he then leaves on horseback with Felicia Nehar to travel south, Broden tells Felicia he wants to leave to explore the far reaches of the world and find out what happened to Vellaria Drennen. But Felicia demands he stay with her, to live in peace with one another. He accepts, and they travel back to the Dust Woods in the East.

After the events of the series
After the events of The War of Continents, Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar make it back to the Dust Woods, where they are greeted by the many allies Felicia Nehar had made there in her youth, these allies help rebuild the Village of Dust, renaming it the Village of Ash in memory of her uncle. Broden Dyser is put on the command table for the Dust Woods, helping Felicia run the forest and its people/families. Broden’s visions slowly died down once he settled in the village, leaving him at peace with the prophecy he was haunted by.

Two years after the war, Felicia Nehar gives birth to her first baby with Broden Dyser, a boy which they decide to name Johden Dyser, after Johor Nehar. A year later Felicia gives birth to a girl, which they name Anya Dyser, after Broden’s mother, Ana Stehm. The two raise their family in the Dust Woods.