"The Newest History of the Mendev Nation", by Abron Kvard

Note · 55 gp · Weight 2

Nerosyan, Kvard Press private printing house "In the year 4601, Mendev suffered a terrible loss — the last of the country's kings, who was visiting Sarkoris with family at the time, perished, leaving his people orphaned and his children devastated. The eldest of the late king's daughters, the good Galfrey, bravely took upon herself the burden of governing a country smitten with unrest and an uncertain future. An illustrious paladin and a shrewd leader, Galfrey rules over her subjects with dignity and grace to this day. The year 4606 became a dark time for all of Golarion with the loss of Aroden's light, but for the northern reaches of Avistan, this tragedy was compounded by another calamity. That was when the heart of Sarkoris was torn open by a crack between worlds, the Worldwound, which later spread out to consume the country in its entirety. Mendev was destined to become the foremost protector of our world against the demon hordes. Its illustrious queen bolstered her ranks with warriors flocking to Mendev from all over Golarion, servants of Aroden who were determined to preserve their faith in this dark hour, and followers of a different, new goddess, Iomedae. Her armies faced the demonspawn and drove them back, away from Mendev's borders. And thus, the crusades were born, blessed by Iomedae and led by Galfrey, who now gained the Inheritor's favor."