"So, the female leader of the Lost Valley Fortress is Alana, the former dissident of the Ghost Song Clan." The lord who has read many ancient books will definitely remember it correctly.
"First meeting, Lord Lord." A distinctive crow hag stepped out of the crowd. Her eyes shone with wisdom, sober that there was no trace of madness at all. Apparently transformed into a crow hag, Lady Alana gained powerful magical powers but overcame an equally powerful curse.
Speaking of the Unyielding Guard, we have to mention a series of major events that occurred in the Second Era.
In 2E 533, the black dragon Ducolach led a large group of Reach warriors to invade Cyrodiil, seize the Ruby Throne and proclaim himself emperor. Since then, the Longhouse Dynasty has begun to rule the imperial capital, and the city of Markarth has returned to the authority of the empire. The War Lords of the Reach, who followed the black dragon Dukorach, brought back many trophies and prisoners from the front lines, inspiring more Reach people to leave their homes in search of glory. Markarth's trade routes became very active, and the Empire under the Longhouse Dynasty ushered the city into a new era of prosperity. It was precisely because of the rise of various interest groups in Markarth City that the subsequent successor, Longhouse Emperor Morika, felt the need to exercise authority in Reach. Therefore, he appointed a cousin in the family, Kadak of the Black Dragon clan, as the governor of Markarth. However, Emperor Morika limited Kadak's power to the area where Markas City was located, and other areas of Reach still followed ancient traditions to allow local tribes to govern themselves. When Leovik, the last emperor of the Longhouse dynasty, was overthrown, Kadak, the governor of Markarth, adopted the ancient title "Ed", claiming authority over the entire Reach region and removing tribes who might challenge his authority. All members were exiled or killed.
Ed Kadak declares that the Reach is his tribe, and as long as other tribes can provide him with aid and arms, he will not recruit them or interfere with them. Within five years, various tribes in Reach submitted to his rule. Although some tribes were reluctant, no one dared to challenge his authority. To enemies and outsiders, he was the tyrant of Markarth. But this name is not entirely accurate. Later generations will see that he was by no means a tyrant. Kadak used the knowledge he learned during his time in the Imperial City to transform Markarth into a modern city, a prosperity the Reach had never seen before.
In 2E 582, the Gray Army contacted the tyrant Ed Kadak of Markarth and proposed that if the Gray Army soldiers were allowed to search for a relic in Reach and all the people of Reach were allowed to stay in the city, then the city of Markarth would be destroyed. Unscathed from Gray King Radha's imminent conquest. Although the tyrant Eddard Kadak readily agreed to the agreement with the Gray Army at the suggestion of the witch's steward Lady Beilein, some Reach people believed that the agreement was undesirable, leading them to form a resistance organization called the Wayward Guardians. . Leader Arana advises the people to leave Markarth and head to Rebel's Retreat, a stronghold held by the Unyielding Guard beneath the Spire of Karth. Soon the tyrant Ed Kadak was surprised to find that this group of unyielding guards established to protect the Reach tribe had become the number one public enemy of the Markarth court.
Soon, Lord Velandis Ravenwatch and his aides came into contact with the Tyrant of Markarth, Eddard Kadak, regarding the Gray Army. Lady Beilein, Eddard Kadak's chief advisor, offered to listen to Lord Ravenwatch and his assistants if they could track down the Indomitable Guard and their leader. Lord Ravenwatch's aides discovered Lady Beilein's loyalty to the Grays, her infiltration of Markarth's court, and her personal influence over the tyrant Eddard Kadak. Lord Crowwatch's assistants reported their findings to the tyrant Edd Kadak, much to his displeasure. However, Kadak finally agreed to discuss with Lord Ravenwatch and asked the earl's assistant to go to Nchande-Zel (Under the Stone Fortress) to find out the Gray Army's plan.
Lord Crowwatch's assistants not only uncovered the Gray Army's plans, but also learned of the vast conspiracy involving the Heart of Darkness. Lady Beilein convinced Nathari, matriarch of the Ghostsong clan, to sacrifice the entire tribe to provide enough souls for the Heart of Darkness. It was then planned to feed the Heart of Darkness with Markarth's vast collection of Reach souls. With the release of the Storm of Sorrow, the Heart of Darkness was activated, and the Gray Army descended on Markarth and massacred them, feeding the Heart of Darkness with the souls of the Reachers. At this time, Alana, the leader of the Unyielding Guard, and Ed Kadak, the tyrant of Markarth, cleared up their past grievances and joined forces to defend Markarth City. Madam Beilein attempts to lead an attack on Ed, but is stopped by Alana. In the ensuing conflict, Beilein and Alana both died in battle, and Velandis also died together with Radha. In the end, the soul swallowed by the Heart of Darkness returned to the world and resurrected everyone. Markarth thus recovered. vitality.
Shortly after her resurrection, Alana, the leader of the Unyielding Guard, traveled to the city of Markarth, where she was appointed by the tyrant Edd Kadak to be his new advisor and take over Lady Beilein's previous role as housekeeper to the witches. During this period, she participated in mock debates and successfully contributed to the signing of the peace treaty between Reach and Nord, known as the "Miracle at Markarth". For many years to come, she was determined to continue serving her people and to guide Ed Kadak into the wise ruler the Reach needed. She also expressed publicly that it was necessary to rebuild her small group (the Indomitable Guard) to "lend a helping hand" to people in need. Her followers remained in Markarth to serve the citizens, protecting them as the Unyielding Guard from the remaining vampire armies.
Like all famous figures in history, Alana's final fate is unknown.
It now appears that after Tiber Septim's victory at the Battle of Old Holodan in 2E 852, both Reach and Markarth were occupied by the Nords of Skyrim. This battle led the Nords to label the Reach people as barbarians and madmen, believing that they were prone to gratuitous violence and worshiped heretical gods. After being annexed by the Third Empire of Tamriel, Markarth became the capital of the Reachland in Skyrim to this day.
Perhaps from then on, Alana and her Unyielding Guards returned to the Lost Valley Fortress, the former base camp of the resistance, and together with the sisters in the Unyielding Guardians, they transformed into crow hags that only witches can transform, silently guarding Rui. Chi so far. Those male guardians who were unable to become crow hags were transformed into Heart of Thorns warriors.
Regarding Arana, as Tayfaern of the Indomitable Guard said: "Arana's our king, queen and clan-witch combined."
"Salute to you, madam." The lord paid respect from the bottom of his heart.
"We have heard about your magical Dragon Breaking Law and the Golden Tree Ring." Even after transforming herself into a crow hag, Alana, the female leader of the Ghost Song Clan, still retained her former glory: "We also saw Esmerelda's magical power. Change. Voted by Briar Crown Iola, the matriarch of the Shade Tree, we sisters therefore beseech you to serve you and your laws."
"This is my honor." The Lord nodded happily.
The connotation of Alana's words is rich enough. First of all, they talked about Esmerelda, the witch guild leader of Lone Rock, and also vaguely mentioned Desola, the crow hag of Windy Cliffs. She was not only from the Shade Clan but also a sister of the Unyielding Guardians. Obtaining the guarantee of Briar Crown Iola, the matriarch of the Shade Tree, was obviously a natural progression. So under the leadership of "our king, queen and clan witch" Alana, almost all the crow hags in the Reach region came to the Graystone Castle to pay allegiance to the lord.
Of course, in addition to the witches of Reach, the only remaining Grimmoli Witch of Destiny in Skyrim, and the Archmage Sylvia of Celestia in the Blacklight Tower who wants to transform herself into a crow hag due to aging and disease, also have their own legitimate rights. reasons, so they gathered together at the Lone Rock Witch Coven. Then the president Esmerelda and the chief elder Isobel will introduce it to the lord at the right time.
As for Alana and Isobel's acquaintance, it was because the crow hag chiefess sisters Mavlin and Felasha who occupied the Cradle Stone Tower and were born from the Ghostsong clan were previously werewolves in the Unyielding Guard. Later, they went to Solseheim Island to find Etienne and Fa. Three sisters, Les and Isobel, treat lycanthropy. After turning back into a human, she and her guardian sisters transformed into a crow hag.
This is the rough process.
