Eltoril, a new city located on the banks of the Chongsa River, is a Sword Coast city-state that was just established in recent years. It is a trade and agricultural center upstream of Baldur's Gate. There are fertile fields, waterwheels, and agricultural estates everywhere.
One after another, huge windmills stirred up water along the tributaries of the Chong Sa River. Tall windmills and farmhouses were piled up along the veins of the hills.
The Chongsa River here is already in the middle and lower reaches, and the current is relatively turbulent. Ships heading to Baldur's Gate have to wait to pass.
The Tzeentch survey chariot fell into the bushes, and soon a group of fully armed soldiers came on horseback. The leader was obviously a very powerful knight, just from the gestures and gestures he held while holding the sword.
Judging from the level of control of war horses, Aaron knew that he had definitely received sufficient military training since childhood.
Hell Knight.
Aaron silently recited the title mentioned by Eleanor.
The city-state of Eltoril was formerly the Hell Knights Organization. The name comes from the arrival of an angel from the Heavenly Mountains. She once saved nearby villages and led the soldiers who were willing to follow her into hell. Later, she was lucky enough to
The returning soldiers were called Hell Knights, and the leader of the Hell Knights, Delt, a devout Helm guard, founded Eltoril.
"Hey, you guys!" The Hell Knight who arrived was wearing a set of exquisite mithril chain armor, with a sun and crescent moon pattern on the breastplate. He looked quite young, with standard blond hair and blue eyes: "Are you okay?
?I see you have fallen from the sky, do you need help?"
"We're fine." Aaron said habitually: "Thank you guys, where are we?"
Hearing Aaron say it was okay, the Hell Knight immediately changed his expression, and he said very proudly: "Well, welcome to Eltoril, a sacred city, the toll is 5 gold coins per person, and the carriage and cargo money
By the way, what are your names? I can register them."
"My name is Gray Parvat Maomao." Aaron was naturally responsible for negotiating with outsiders. His Excellency the Viscount shook his head and said while enduring fatigue.
There were already many guests on the first floor of the hotel, and some people had already recognized Aaron. At least three women and one man came up to Aaron to sign his autograph despite Eleanor's unkind eyes. One of the women even asked Aaron to sign his autograph.
The name is signed on her bra.
"It's Zarrell." Eleanor nodded suddenly: "It's her. How could I not know that she saved my life."
"This is a document with the royal seal of Cormyr on it." Aaron took out another royal document.
"Pfft." Eleanor couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering. Miss Pastor didn't care much about her reputation, but she was very proud of Aaron's reputation. She never cared about how well she could be evaluated by others.
Aaron's praise was very useful to her.
The memory of his previous life was very blurry. He vaguely remembered that Chanem and Imoen both lived in Candlekeep, and he also remembered that Chanem had an adoptive father.
Afterwards, Aaron and others stayed at the Eagle Hotel in the city under the arrangement of the city council. Aaron booked the entire third floor of the hotel, and Hell Knight Hilde was assigned to be his guide during this period.
Aaron clearly felt something was wrong.
"..." Who knew that the Hell Knight's movements were slow for a while, and he skillfully took out a pen from behind and wrote on the parchment: "Okay, Your Excellency Aaron Salian will register one person, Eleanor Dinef."
Madam, please register one person, how many people are there in the carriage?"
"???Do you recognize me?"
Did these people make a mistake?
"Are you sure? How could I not know that I am a Hell Knight?" Hilde stirred the broth in the bowl with a spoon. The Hell Knight looked like a foreigner, so don't ask if you don't understand.
"This." Aaron took out the head of a perfect mind flayer, hanging down a few sticky tentacles and swinging them back and forth.
"Archangel, His Excellency Zariel, the Archangel of the Lord of the Dawn!" Hilde patted his chest: "Your Excellency Zariel led the Hell Knights to fight all the way in, otherwise how do you think the title Hell Knight came about?
? That’s how it came about!”
"My name is Hilde, the Hell Knight of Eltoril. Welcome to Eltoril." The Hell Knight then wrote: "As for the person next to you, with long bright blond hair and braids, a priest.
It must be Lady Eleanor!"
"That's right!" Hilde slapped her thigh: "This way, please!"
Aaron thought about it for a long time and really couldn't remember it. He remembered that his adoptive father died on the first night when he took Chanem to escape from Candlekeep.
"You don't seem to have told me this before?" Aaron was even more confused: "Eleanor?"
Brown wooden floor, two long rows of tables and chairs along the stone wall, the aroma of stew from the burning fire, large barrels stacked behind the bar with ale flowing from the faucet, the bartender cleaning the beer glass, and a minstrel on the stage
The poet was singing a song, and everything seemed to have returned to the night when Aaron and Eleanor returned to Sousal together.
So how did Eleanor survive?
Zariel, is the archangel?
However, in the hell information given to him by the bald singer and the great devil Morgan, the devil lord of the first level of hell is named Zariel!
Miss Priest's answer was interrupted by singing on the stage. On the stage of the hotel, a bard sang a ballad written in Elvish.
"What is the right time?" Aaron smiled half-heartedly, his eyes full of threats.
Hilde looked like he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. The Hell Knight wanted to proudly announce that our being plundered by jackals was a thing of the past, but he immediately found that if he said it, it would appear that the Hell Knights were incompetent, and if he didn't say it, it would appear that the Hell Knights were incompetent.
The Hell Knight is even more incompetent and it's really frustrating.
Correspondingly, Eltoril, a small city-state, naturally treats each other with the highest courtesy.
"Eltoril thanks you for your contribution!" Hilde immediately changed his words: "Please let me give you a discount of 30 gold coins!"
However, Eleanor didn't seem happy. There was an obscure and complex feeling on Miss Priest's pretty face. She smiled slightly at Aaron and then said nothing.
He has always considered joining the Hell Knights as the value and highest honor of his life.
"Who doesn't recognize the Kingmaker, the leader of Arabel's Five Heroes, Viscount Cormyr, and His Excellency Aaron Salian, the Elector of the Silver Virgin?" The Hell Knight rolled his eyes: "Everyone has heard of what you look like, as long as you are
A man with blond hair and blue eyes is about 6 feet 2 inches tall. His appearance is so handsome that he doesn’t look like a mortal creature at all. His eyes are as oppressive as a cloudless sky, so it must be that Mr. Aaron has not run away.”
"It was Zarrell who saved me." Eleanor's face was expressionless, and the pastor's eyes showed very complicated emotions: "She sent a holy flying elephant to send me to Cormyr, it's that simple."
"Guiding me is the best performance." Aaron found this Hell Knight quite amusing: "You are receiving a national envoy!"
As an emerging city-state, Eltoril was still very weak at this time, with only two to three hundred Hell Knights in total. In comparison, the Kingdom of Cormyr in the center of the country, although not large in area, had strong military and military capabilities.
The strength of mages has always been a well-known power, especially in recent years, Assan IV defeated the nomadic invasion, Ms. Raul won the Battle of Arabelle, and Aaron hosted the "Fourth Wall" grand celebration, all of which made Cormyr
The momentum reached its peak.
He booked the third floor of the hotel and settled the unconscious Barrel and Charlotte first. Aaron left Vanessa and Kafka in charge of safety while he went down with Eleanor and Hilde.
The first floor of the hotel.
"But you are so, so..."
Sing a song of Eltoril
The enemy has arrived at the city
"Sing a song of Eltoril
Sing its waters, trees and hills
When the sun rises above the red cliff, the fields will always be green.
The distinguished guests arrived, and the Hell Knights quickly received the news. A small group of fully armed knights came and escorted Aaron and others into the city to meet with the lord. Unfortunately, it was the paladin Delt of Helm, the great lord of Eltoril.
While he was away, he went to Silvermoon City to hold a meeting of the Northland Lords Alliance. Aaron met with the members of the city's upper house and conveyed greetings from the east to Eltoril.
The door of the hotel was pushed open, interrupting the minstrel's singing. A beautiful emerald Druid wearing a green cloak, hanging two swords on her back, with wavy brown hair and wheat-colored skin was followed by an honest man.
A young man wearing standard warrior attire and a helmet walked into the lobby.
"Is this your first time coming to Eltoril?"
This part is rather complicated, so I’ll skip it.
"Okay, free." Hell Knight Hilde couldn't help but look disappointed: "Thank you Tom, my performance for this month is gone."
"You have to know how to have reservations about others. Oh, please, my husband, can you think before you speak?"
"Wait...Zariel? Are you sure?"
"I don't want to put any extra burden on you." Eleanor took the initiative to hold Aaron's big hand and said slightly apologetically: "I thought before that I would tell you when the time is right."
Holding the pastor's little hand, Aaron couldn't help but smile.
"Shut up, shut up, how many times do you want me to say this? Don't say what's in your heart directly outside!"
"Who is it?" Aaron noticed Eleanor's figure trembled, and she took the initiative to hold the small bottle on her chest.
"Are there any famous attractions around the city?" Aaron didn't plan to stay in Eltoril for long. He planned to go to Baldur's Gate to find Chanem and Imoen, the sons of Baal.
Hell Knight Hilde asked with a little humor.
The Hell Rider is the mainstay, holding a sharp sword and wielding it like lightning.
No one welcomed the drow, and if Aaron hadn't said they were his hired guards, Vanessa and Kafka would have been in jail.
"When it comes to our city, we have to mention our Hell Knights. Once upon a time, Mr. Delt led the Hell Knights and followed a great archangel into hell. It is said that they once penetrated the eight levels of hell all the way.
We didn't stop until we reached the door of the ninth level of hell. It's a pity that I was still a child at the time." Hilde said with pride: "Do you know who that archangel is?"
"Okay." Aaron thought to himself that being too well-known is indeed not a good thing: "There are six people in the carriage, and we all encountered a little trouble."
The House of Lords expressed the highest level of welcome to Aaron's arrival. To Aaron's surprise, the people who welcomed his arrival most were not the nobles, nor the Hell Knights' backbone Heim guards. Instead, the people who welcomed Aaron the most were the victims.
Pastor of God Ilmat, he thanked Aaron for his selfless donation and said that if you have any questions, you can contact him directly.
"Oh? Is Ms. Eleanor a native of Eltoril?" Hilde stood up excitedly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Where are you from? Why did you go to Cormyr?"
It seems that those tens of thousands of relief meals are really useful!
Aaron couldn't help but think to himself, the standard relief meal he donated to the Ilmat Church was fish and chips + potato mash + vegetable bacon sandwich + inferior barley wine. The God of Suffering didn't say anything, but afterwards he let his
The pastor told Aaron that he was satisfied with his donation.
Hell Knight Hilde brought Aaron and others into the city. As a new city-state, Eltoril temporarily used its extremely developed agriculture and monopolized the transit fees on the lower reaches of the Chongsa River as its main income.
They are all under construction. The upper city area forms the territory of the nobles around the "Supreme Rider" Castle and the Hell Knight Station. The lower city area is composed of mostly double-story houses with wooden structures. Trade is very developed here, and there are many buildings surrounding the city.
There were a large number of farms and livestock farms, and Aaron saw thousands of cattle and sheep during a cursory inspection along the way.
Yes, Eltoril is such a strict place. The city-state established by the Paladins of Helm takes rules and order to the extreme. It pays attention to fairness and justice, shows no mercy, and treats any factors that may threaten the city.
It was resolutely eliminated, and even some beliefs in gods were banned.
Thousands of acres of fertile land are covered with cracked hoofs, and the demonic shadow of the land of hell is coming.
"Jah... Jaheira, can we not live here... You know, Eltoril does not welcome half-elves like us, they like pure humans."
A heavy sound of sadness enveloped the entire hotel.
On the streets of Eltoril, anyone who speaks dirty words or makes inappropriate jokes may be warned by the Hell Knight.
So everyone on the first floor of the hotel came up to seek Aaron's signature. Hell Knight Hilde had to stop him, and everyone dispersed.
This place is full of joy and courage, and we call it home.
Hilde got a good job, and the Hell Knight was in a good mood. He proactively asked: "How long do you plan to stay here? Do you need me to take you around the city?"
According to Hell Knight's understanding, Morrowind Village was destroyed by a gnoll tribe's attack about ten years ago, and none of the half-elves survived.
You are in trouble tonight!
Shouting and charging into the bloody battle, the devil's army suddenly dissipated.
His reputation spreads throughout the world, and he has never enslaved anyone.
"But, I said I won't have any reservations about you."
Is this adoptive father named Godwin or Godfrey?
"After the legend..." Eleanor answered seriously.
"Six people, including the carriage cargo, the toll tax is 60 gold coins in total. What's the trouble?" Hilde continued to remember.
Aaron graciously gratified all of them, and offered him a glass of hot Amn water whenever he came to sign.
"I'm from Morrowind Village, a half-elf village." The pastor lady said calmly.
"so pretty?"
"Yes, she is so beautiful. I can't control myself at all. I can say whatever I want."
"Hey, Silvanus is here."
The Druid beauty covered her face with a look of helplessness, but judging from her facial expression, Aaron knew that she was still happy, and the man behind her, her husband, was already panicking and running around in a hurry.
He explained that he was obviously very afraid that his wife would have opinions about him.
Aaron thought to himself, aren't these Jaheira and Khalid?
Wait, they appear here? Doesn’t this mean that the plot of Baldur’s Gate is about to begin?!