Labels:text | font OCR: The Present Meridian's most recent king was Zarcos V, who married the lovely and formidable sorceress, Katria of Jasper. Before her marriage to Zarcos, Kafria was beloved of Kalior, the flamboyant young merchant. (Kallor's father, Duke S'Quant of Tos, had earned his title through many years of service to Zarcos 1V, and was a trusted mentor to his son.) Kallor never forgave Katria for choosing Zarcos, and sought revenge for many years. On the night Katria delivered the couple's first child, S'Quani took a long fall down a staircase in the Barloque palace, and died. Moments later, despite the best efforts of the healers, Katria herself was lost in childbirth, leaving Zarcos a new daughter he named Kateriina - and a burden of grief so unbearable that he could no longer rule. Like his great-gr ...
