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The Fall of Citadel: Orchestrated by the bandit-king Morgoth, this was a three-pronged invasion into this great city. An army of amassed outside of the gates, ships blockaded the harbour, and zombies (whose mouths were completely sealed, obviously) came in from the bottom of the sea. Previously, Citadel boasted proudly about how it had never fallen to an invader. Morgoth took up that challenge. Just as it seemed that the great walls of this proud city would withstand yet another invader long enough for the Crown to provide relief, the Harbingers of Chaos emerged from the city, rallied Morgoth's forces, drove them into a berserk frenzy, and opened the city's gates wide. Desperation drove some of the inhabitants—which included a sizeable number of mages—to summon an army of Demons to sally and save the city, a force that the Citadelians had no hope of controlling.

After the resulting carnage, nothing living dweled within the city. Only Demons and Undead walked within. Somehow, the perverse magics unleashed—or perhaps simply the vast amount of death—preserved the zombie hordes far longer than normal sorcery could have. They remained a menace for the next half century. The outer gates were hastily resealed by the last few defenders of Citadel, who sacrificed their lives so that the combined unholy forces wouldn't venture forth into the rest of the world. Decades later, Duke Volgor Obsidrian (and the current Lord Mayor) along with his guild, freed the city and reopened it for new inhabitants.