Sturhgaard's Revenge

75 years ago a foreign force of crusdaers invaded the country of Varyndale from the oceans far beyond the coastline. The army was behind the great Emperor, Kraterous Sturhgaard. An unstoppable military genius, and adept warrior in battle. Kraterous succedded in swiftly conquering the kingdoms with his veteran assembled force. Abruptly while settling into the newly gained kingdom, Kraterous was assassinated by local lords. A coup amonsgt the provinces had broken out while most of the Emporer's army along with his son had been sent out as an expeditionary force to explore the land beyond.

Months away from his father's throne, traversing through a seemingly endless desert Prince Hardknude Stuhrgaard was struck with the devastating news of his father's assassination. The entire expedition halted in it's tracks and quickly expedited to Varyndale He swore revenge on all those involved in his father's death. made a Faustian Pact with a devil he met during an expedition into the Southern Waste.

This allowed him to return with greater powers for vengeance as a Vampire. Hardknude was able to capture all the lords guilty of murder and their sons and threw them into "The Gates of Hell", a volcano located to the northwest peninsula of Varyndale. This sealed the Pact he made with the  devil.