The campaign began at dawn with a message that reached every inhabited territory simultaneously—not through official channels that could be controlled or intercepted, but through the informal networks that connected families, friends, and trading partners across the known lands.
"My name is Selene of Blackmoor," the message began, transmitted by crystal arrays, carried by swift messengers, and repeated by anyone willing to share it. "Six months ago, I was condemned to die for crimes I didn't commit. Today, I speak to you as someone who has learned that the choice between truth and lies, between freedom and control, affects every one of us."
I stood in the great hall of Blackmoor as the message was broadcast, surrounded by the communication crystals that would carry my words to territorie
