Chronicles of the Ashborn Imperium
On the continent of Vhaerunthal, strength is not rare—and weakness is unforgivable.
The Kaeryth Imperium stands as the most powerful human empire in the world, ruled not by fragile crowns, but by power carefully balanced between the royal throne and the Eight Great Families. Each family commands an element, private armies, and warriors capable of reshaping battlefields. Knights here are not symbols—they are weapons. Even common soldiers are trained to kill monsters that would wipe out entire towns elsewhere.
In the volatile Cinderfall March, House Pyranthir governs lands born of fire and ash. It is a house that forges its children through brutal discipline, where talent is expected and weakness is discarded. From this house is born Aren Pyranthir, a boy whose growth shatters every known precedent.
At the age of nine, Aren reaches a realm of strength no child should touch.
Yet in an empire where power is abundant, strength alone means nothing without authority.
The Great Families watch one another in constant rivalry.
The Crown enforces order but fears imbalance.
Beyond imperial borders, other races prepare for war.
Monsters roam the wilds, calamities are born from ancient battlefields, and the world remembers those who leave scars upon it.
Aren does not dream of becoming the strongest knight.
He does not seek to serve the throne.
He intends to claim it.
To reshape an empire where power is no longer hoarded by bloodlines alone—but forged, refined, and enforced across the entire nation. To stand above nobles, kings, monsters, and legends, and decide what strength truly means in a world that worships it.
This is the chronicle of a boy born in ash,
and the empire that will one day burn under his rule.
