CONFERENCE
OF QUENDOR
The beginning of the tenth century was marked by
Syovar's plea for
a unified
Kingdom of Zork, which was considered by all leaders of
the lands. He want to end the wars that had sapped the lives and
resources of all, replacing it was peace so that all lands would be
benefitted. The water-rich
Antharia could irrigate the deserts of
Kovalli in exchange
for the Kovalli's secret insect-extermination spells that would cure
Antharia's perennial
locust plagues.
The leaders of all the
lands, including
Quendor,
Vriminax, Kovalli,
Kaldorn, Antharia,
Galepath,
Mareilon, had agreed to meet at the old city of Quendor in
the
Northlands. The tremendous respect that they
felt for Syovar made the conference possible. If everything went
according to
plan, the treaty would be signed proclaiming a union between the lands.
As the
conference approached, a truce between all the warring neighbors had
been
observed—but instead of working toward peace, the nations had merely
used this
time to build huge armies, poised to attack should the treaty not be
signed.
These included the army of Galepath, ready to amass on the Aragain
border, and
the armada of Mareilon, ready to block the
Aragain harbors.
If Syovar was not present at the conference, the
treaty would not be made and Quendor would be merely the prelude to the worst
bloodshed that the
Land of Frobozz would have ever seen.
This
was where
Jeearr surfaced his ugly feline
head. This demon planned to lure Syovar into a trap that would prevent
him from
attending. Jeearr was successful, placing Syovar out of comission with
an evil spell. Whether he survived or not, the condition prevented him
from attending the Conference of Quendor.
The
calamity was only averted with
Bivotar and
Juranda's recovery of the
legendary
Helm of Zork. Donning this Helm,
Logrumethar was able to
assume the appearance of his father. The only thing the
prince feared was that his father would die before the Conference, and
then
everyone would know of his charade. But this was not the case, the Helm
of Zork
had fooled everyone at Quendor, they had really thought he was Syovar.
Thus the
Treaty of Quendor was signed.
Despite the results of the
Conference, some remnants would still not be able to come to peace
together. This included the outbreak of war between Lord
Ellron and Sir
Thaddeus Kaine in 924 GUE.
| SOURCE(S): Zork: Conquest at Quendor, Zork Nemesis |