The Vice Syndicates

Climbing To Power

Vain Etherson, a troublesome young man, went to Hallengard as a Vigilante. However due to rumors, which may or not have been true; kidnappings and robberies from The House of the Rising Sun, had dropped his Vigilante position and fled to Aedwin. While in Aedwin, before telling King Addy about the situation, he was assassinated. Afterward, King Zeno was elected, and Aedwin Vigilante Vain had tried to maintain order, because Zeno had disrupted the kingdom

 Zeno's Reign 

During Zeno's horrendous reign, Three Dulamen had broken into the castles and attacked random civilians, Vain along with the House of the Rising sun kidnapped the Dulamen to try and secure the area.

After Zeno's Assassination. The House of Hoensbroeck had elected Vain as King of Aedwin, Immediately Vain brought two of his men to not pose a threat against Hallengard to pose foreign relations, and even went with an Hallengardian soldier to walk with him to Hallengard.

 Pursuit in a Snowy Forest 

However, along the way, The Dulamen (around an army of nine) had shot arrows at the group of 4, wounding one of the Aedwinian men and taking him hostage, King Vain of Aedwin, An Aedwinian Soldier, and a Hallengard Soldier, hide in the Hallengardian walls.

All along, nobody was in Hallengard, so nobody could help us, so we were all alone during this raid. The Hallengardian Soldier handled the gates, while another Aedwinian Soldier was held hostage, all the while, King Vain was led by another Aedwinian Soldier to climb the hills. It was eventually compromised that the Hallengardian Soldier would open the gates if they freed the Aedwinian Hostage, so then the gates were opened, and nine Dulamen dash into the castle searching for King Vain, and his two other men.

The Hallengardian Soldier ended up dying, but King Vain hid on a roof, and eventually snuck out of Hallengard and ran back to Aedwin with reinforcements and his remaining men to protect the king. Once back in Aedwin, the Dulamen gave up pursuit.

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The Origins of the Vice Syndicates

King Vain now wages total persecution and captivity, of any Dulamens on sight. Ever since the pursuit, involving Aedwin, Hallengard, and The Dulamen, Vain had felt nervous for his life, searching for willing men to take out the Dulamens.

The Vice Syndicates, are an elite shadow organization, wanted by other kingdoms, and possess government influence, that are mercenaries for hire, and assassins. King Vain recruited these warriors as his own, and even elected certain of these men for government position, and orders these men to specifically target The Dulamen, in return, although may be considered a threatening move, the king will help the Vice Syndicates, giving off a mutal relationship, helping both sides get what they want.

The Vice Syndicates may also request to meet the king in secret, and will impose secret operations and organizations, V.S.T.F. (Vice Syndicates Task Force) originally founded to stop The Dulamens and their dangerous religious habits, will eventually prove to be much more

Hallengard has The House of The Rising Sun

Aedwin has The Vice Syndicates