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[[File:Holden_logo.png | right | thumb | Logo of the Kingdom of Holden faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]] | [[File:Holden_logo.png | right | thumb | Logo of the Kingdom of Holden faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]] | ||
| − | The '''Kingdom of Holden''' is one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Countermay]]. | + | The '''Kingdom of Holden''' is one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Gamers:Countermay]]. |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | "The smallest of the empires is also one of the youngest. Throughout the wars and tribulations of the past century, the Valley of Holden has become a refuge of sorts for the free people of Countermay. Home to free thinkers and individuals from all regions, this refugee camp grew into a city that grew into a ragtag nation of adventurers, militarily weak but cunning and resourceful, an X factor the rest of the world could not ignore. In the War Against the God-King, Holden’s greatest hero, [[Simm Buxtehude]], played a critical role. He forged an unstable alliance between [[Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]], [[Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]], the Seelie of [[the Tuatha]], the [[Ord]] and the newly arrived [[the Displaced|Displaced]] against the might of [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|the God-King’s forces]]. With the help of the Seelie prince [[Dundareel]], Buxtehude tricked the God-King into committing his forces, allowing their alliance to sneak the Displaced’s city-killing bomb into His presence. The resulting explosion vaporized Shad-Hujem and buried the Godhead Seat—his source of power—under a mountain of stone. Simm’s final action before he died of a strange wasting illness—“radiation poisoning,” the Displaced called it—was to crown [[Queen Genevieve]] and force the other empires to recognize Holden as their equal. Holden now has a permanent place in the Circle of Nine, though many are there who would see this upstart pretender nation of smashed and scattered."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> | + | "The smallest of the empires is also one of the youngest. Throughout the wars and tribulations of the past century, the Valley of Holden has become a refuge of sorts for the free people of Countermay. Home to free thinkers and individuals from all regions, this refugee camp grew into a city that grew into a ragtag nation of adventurers, militarily weak but cunning and resourceful, an X factor the rest of the world could not ignore. In the War Against the God-King, Holden’s greatest hero, [[Simm Buxtehude]], played a critical role. He forged an unstable alliance between [[Gamers:Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]], [[Gamers:Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]], the Seelie of [[Gamers:the Tuatha]], the [[Ord]] and the newly arrived [[the Displaced|Displaced]] against the might of [[Gamers:Cult of Shad-Hujem|the God-King’s forces]]. With the help of the Seelie prince [[Gamers:Tuatha Dundareel | Tuatha Dundareel]], Buxtehude tricked the God-King into committing his forces, allowing their alliance to sneak the Displaced’s city-killing bomb into His presence. The resulting explosion vaporized Shad-Hujem and buried the Godhead Seat—his source of power—under a mountain of stone. Simm’s final action before he died of a strange wasting illness—“radiation poisoning,” the Displaced called it—was to crown [[Gamers:Queen Genevieve]] and force the other empires to recognize Holden as their equal. Holden now has a permanent place in the Circle of Nine, though many are there who would see this upstart pretender nation of smashed and scattered."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> |
==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''== | ==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''== | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 26 June 2020
The Kingdom of Holden is one of the nine factions vying for control over Gamers:Countermay.
History
"The smallest of the empires is also one of the youngest. Throughout the wars and tribulations of the past century, the Valley of Holden has become a refuge of sorts for the free people of Countermay. Home to free thinkers and individuals from all regions, this refugee camp grew into a city that grew into a ragtag nation of adventurers, militarily weak but cunning and resourceful, an X factor the rest of the world could not ignore. In the War Against the God-King, Holden’s greatest hero, Simm Buxtehude, played a critical role. He forged an unstable alliance between Malchior, Arcanix, the Seelie of Gamers:the Tuatha, the Ord and the newly arrived Displaced against the might of the God-King’s forces. With the help of the Seelie prince Tuatha Dundareel, Buxtehude tricked the God-King into committing his forces, allowing their alliance to sneak the Displaced’s city-killing bomb into His presence. The resulting explosion vaporized Shad-Hujem and buried the Godhead Seat—his source of power—under a mountain of stone. Simm’s final action before he died of a strange wasting illness—“radiation poisoning,” the Displaced called it—was to crown Gamers:Queen Genevieve and force the other empires to recognize Holden as their equal. Holden now has a permanent place in the Circle of Nine, though many are there who would see this upstart pretender nation of smashed and scattered."[1]
In The Gamers: Hands of Fate
During the 2012 national Romance of the Nine Empires championship, both semi-finalist Natalie Warner and champion Sean Cassidy played Holden decks.
Notable citizens
References
- ↑ Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.