There was a<em>lot</em>of information on Tar-Baphon - all of it meticulously recorded and annotated, primarily because the best first-hand accounts came from the words of Aroden and Iomedae themselves, which meant the stories about the immortal wizard-king had the weight of<em>divinity</em>behind them, and could be trusted to be exactly as originally spoken, despite the intervening millenia. The lich was known to be a spellcaster of incredible potency, capable of raising entire battlefields as undead in his service, and seemed to favor overwhelming force, both in the form of endless hordes and powerful, targeted special undead, to eliminate prime targets. His cunning and ruthlessness are almost unmatched, and his only weakness seemed to be his absolute obsession with the now-dead god, Aroden, as many of his actions in his last reign of terror seemed to be attempts to draw the god out of hiding.<br/><br/>Information on Choral was far less certain, but preliminary reports would arrive within a few hours. Choral Rogarvia was said to have first appeared in the nation once known as Issia two hundred and twenty years ago in 4499, though the exact date was still being researched, and uncertain. He swiftly conquered Issia, though through diplomacy and marriage, rather than force - he wed the daughter of the ruler of the nation, Myrna Surtova, and allowed the Surtovan family to continue to rule much of Issia as his vassal, while he expanded his rule to the neighboring nation of Rostland, where the Aldori currently control much of the land, under the Surtovan thumb. The Aldori did not surrender peacefully, and their last bastion was utterly annihilated by Choral, and his red dragon allies, turning it into the still-accursed Valley of Fire. Choral then proceeded to rule the united nations, now known as Brevoy, for exactly ten years, departing in 4509, leaving House Rogarvia to rule the nation for the next one hundred and ninety years, until 4699, when every single member of House Rogarvia vanished, at exactly the same time. It has been exactly twenty years, since that date.<br/><br/>Choral is known for being swift, ruthless, and decisive - in addition to a natural charisma and personal strength, he is allied with a pair of powerful red dragons, and managed to conquer two large nations in the span of months, before ceasing his expansion. That he has returned, after twenty-two decades, is a worrying claim.