Antagarich
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Antagarich was the name of the continent on which the action of Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon's Blade, Shadow of Death, Heroes Chronicles, and Might and Magic VII episodes of the series took place. The continent was situated southwards of Enroth.
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[edit] Nations
[edit] Erathia
Capitol: Steadwick
Former Rulers: Rion Gryphonheart, Allison Gryphonheart, Mad King Gryphonheart, Niven Gryphonheart, Nicholas Gryphonheart, General Morgan Kendal
Last Ruler: General Morgan Kendal
General Race: Humans
Borders on: Tatalia, Krewlod, Bracada, AvLee, Eeofol, Deyja and Nighon (across the Nighon Straits and a tunnel system).
[edit] AvLee
Capitol: Pierpont
Former Rulers: Elvólas, Duke of AvLee, Lothoe IV
Last Ruler: King Eldrich Parson
General Race: Wood Elves, Dwarves, Faeries
Borders on: Erathia, Contested Lands, Eeofol, Deyja, Vori
[edit] The Contested Lands
(Referred to as Harmondale in Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor)
Capitol: Welnin
Former Rulers:
Last Ruler: Faruk Welnin
General Race: Humans, Elves
Borders on: Erathia, AvLee, Eeofol
[edit] Bracada
Capitol: Celeste
Former Rulers: None
Last Ruler: Grand Vizier Gavin Magnus
General Race: Humans, Genies, Gremlins
Borders on: Erathia, Krewlod
[edit] Deyja
Capitol: Moulder
Former Rulers: King Finneas Vilmar, Lich King Nicolas Gryphonheart, King Archibald Ironfist
Last Ruler: King Kastore
General Race: Liches, Vampires, Goblins
Borders on: Erathia, AvLee, Contested Lands
[edit] Eeofol
Capitol: Kreelah
Former Rulers: Xenofex
Last Ruler: Lucifer Kreegan III
General Race: Demons (Kreegan)
Borders on: Erathia, AvLee, Contested Lands and Nighon (across the Nighon Straits and a tunnel system).
[edit] Nighon
Capitol: None
Former Rulers: Emperor Mederon, Queen Mutare
Last Ruler: Tarnum
General Race: Troglodytes, Minotaurs, Humans, varied underground creatures
Borders on: Erathia, Eeofol both across the Nighon Straits and via a tunnel system.
[edit] Krewlod
Capitol: Ulgak
Former Rulers: Jarg the Conqueror, Rabak, Tarnum, King Targor, Duke Winston Boragus
Last Ruler: King Kilgor
General Race: Humans, Goblins, Orcs, Ogres
Borders on: Erathia, Bracada, Tatalia
Geography:
Most of Krewlod consists of arid rocky hills situated between the Ocean in the west and the Erathian Plains to the North-East and the colder and wetter hills and mountains of Bracada on Krewlod's eastern border.
[edit] Tatalia
Capitol: Tidewater
Former Rulers: Droglo, Lord Markham
Last Ruler: King Tralossk
General Race: Lizardmen, Gnolls, Humans
Borders on: Erathia, Krewlod, Vori
Geography:
Tatalia is situated in the westernmost part of Antagarich. It is formed of large marshlands extending from the seacoast towards the Erathian Border.
Poulation:
The swamps are inhabited by gnolls, lizardmen, basilisks and gorgons. Wyverns nested in the lush canopy while dragon flies inhabited the understory-layer of the rainforest. Deeper areas of the swamp were occupied by hydras. The vegetation was represented by a wide variety of trees and other plants, most of which were poisonous in one way or another. Famous among them was the Carnivorous Plant, a rare plant that only grew in areas with high concentrations of magic.
Lizardmen and Gnolls are the dominant intelligent race, but some humans call Tatalia their home as well. Tidewater is generally a human town.
[edit] Phynaxia
Capitol: Unknown
Former Rulers: Phynax Dynasty
Last Ruler: Unknown
General Race: Humans
Borders on: Erathia, Bracada
Geography:
Situated on the southern steppes of Erathia. Other details are unknown.
[edit] Vori
Capitol: Volee
Former Rulers: King Sil-Gandir
Last Ruler: Vol
General Race: Snow Elves
Borders on: Tatalia, AvLee.
[edit] History
[edit] Pre-Silence
At some point during this era, the biosphere of Enroth was created by the Ancients using their element-manipulating technology. They gave the world the name COLONY.
[edit] The Silence
With the invasion of the Kreegans of the Spinward Rim and the subsequent loss of control over the Web of Worlds, all contact with the Ancients was lost. This ushered in an age of unrest.
[edit] Empire of Bracaduun
The Empire of Bracaduun was a Wizard-led empire that presumably covered most of western Antagarich, if not more, in the first centuries following the Silence. It was brought down by a Barbarian rebellion lead by a warlord named Tarnum. It was in the aftermath of this war that Tarnum was turned into the Immortal Hero, that Gavin Magnus inexplicably gained his immortality and that Rion Gryphonheart first unified the realm that was to become Erathia.
[edit] The War of the Unholy Alliance
During this war, Sandro the Necromancer tricked the four heroes Gem, Yog, Crag Hack and Gelu into assembling the artifacts that composed two very powerful artifacts, the Armor of the Damned and the Cloak of the Undead King, while in the same time scattering the ones that composed the Angelic Alliance.
Using the two evil artifacts, Sandro rose to power in Deyja, using Finneas Vilmar as his puppet king. However, in the end, the four heroes realized Sandro's intentions to conquer the world, reassembled the Angelic Alliance and defeated him, after which each went their separate way.
Sandro was not completely out of the picture, though. Still driven by his malevolent intentions, he decided to ally himself with the Kreegans of Eofol and Lord Haart, a noble at the Royal Court of Erathia.
[edit] The Restoration War
During the Restoration War, Sandro's plans come to unfold themselves. Lord Haart murdered King Nicholas Gryphonheart, and the country was thrown into war as the combined armies of Eeofol and Nighon attacked. The Dungeon Overlords were able to attack over the Sea by means of an enormous system of tunnels they had dug in preparation of the war. The country was taken by surprise and the invaders marched towards Steadwick, the capital, with relative ease. To the west, Tatalia and Krewlod decided to take advantage of the war and start raiding the Erathian settlements near the border.
Deyja also joined the war, with an unexpected king taking the place of Finneas Vilmar. Nicholas Gryphonheart's body was stolen and he was resurrected as a lich. He eluded the control of the necromancers and started ruling with an iron fist.
In the meantime, Queen Catherine of Enroth, daughter of Nicholas, arrived in Erathia to save it from the invaders. She made her way to Steadwick, enlisting the aid of Angels and Griffins on her way. However, General Morgan Kendall's army was unable to defend the capital long enough for the queen to arrive, and the city fell to the demonic armies. With the help of the wizards of Bracada and the elves of AvLee, Catherine managed to liberate the country and finally push the invaders back.
Catherine was then contacted by the necromancers of Deyja, who wished to form an alliance with Erathia against the armies of the Lich King Nicholas. In return, they promised to tell the Queen who murdered her father. The unlikely alliance succeeded in repelling the forces of Nicholas Gryphonheart. In the end, she found out he had been assasinated by Lord Haart and killed him; Catherine ended her father's existence, and thus the Restoration War came to an end.
[edit] The War of the Blade
The War of the Blade was the general background of this historical period, as much more events took place outside the borders of Erathia and Eeofol during its unfolding. However, it is not absolutely sure if these events happened in the exact same time.
[edit] The War of the Blade proper
King Lucifer of Eeofol received a vision from the former king, Xenofex. In a dream, he witnessed the forging of a miraculous sword called Armageddon's Blade. He ordered Xeron to assemble the artifacts needed to create the Blade and take them to Khazandar the swordsmith. Xeron took care of all this while Catherine and her ally Gelu were distracted by various attacks in the south of Eofol. During these attacks, the mysterious Conflux settlements were discovered.
Xeron assembled Armageddon's Blade, but he was eventually defeated along with the whole nation of Eeofol. In the end, Gelu took the Blade and left no one knows where.
[edit] Miscellaneous events
First of all, Lord Haart was resurrected as a Lich and attacked Tatalia. Adrienne the Fire Witch returned from her studies to find the marshes, once teeming with life, now destroyed and the creatures turned into undead minions. She embarked on a quest to defeat Lord Haart and succeeded.
In Krewlod, a young barbarian lord, Kilgor, participated in the Festival of Life and his power quickly rose. Kilgor eventually became the ruler of Krewlod.
To the south, in Bracada, Dracon followed the path of the Dragonslayer and confronted various types of more unusual dragons, such as Crystal, Rust and Faerie Dragons, in the end defeating the mighty Azure Dragon, the most powerful of them all.
In Nighon, a new Overlord rose to power. Mutare conquered the Dungeon Kingdom and eventually transformed into a Dragon herself.
[edit] The Reckoning
The reckoning occured when the Sword of Frost and Armageddon's Blade swords clashed together. This caused a vast explosion that obliterated the planet on which Enroth and Antagarich were located. However portals were opened that allowed people on the planet to escape to a new world called Axeoth.
[edit] Gallery
 The landmass of Antagarich as shown in Heroes III |
 Region location guide from Might and Magic VII |
 A variant used as promotional material for Heroes III |
 A colorised version created by TELP |
 Pencil map identifying the continent's oceans and seas from The Adventurer's Guide to Roleplaying |
 A painted variant created for Heroes Online |
 A sepia-tone variant created for Heroes Online |
 A detailed variant created for Heroes Online |
