Song of the Valotier Troupe

"Long, long time ago. A king was ruling Balenos! As his power reached its peak after slaying all the opposing aristocrats, his attention eventually turned to seeking immortality. From taking only the best food and medicine in the world to taking the blood of young boys, he did everything. But immortality? Is that even a possibility? He ended up trying out the alchemy thing! He thoroughly prepared for a ritual, trusting an alchemist from far away across the desert. Countless lives were sacrificed in the ritual. The grievance of the people was rising as high as the spire of Cron Castle, on which the ritual took place. When the ritual was about to be concluded... BOOM! Explosion! Everything was blown out. The dignity of Cron Castle, the ever-rising might of the royal family, everything. The name of the tyrant who indulged himself in such a vain desire was... Noir. Noir Bartali III. Though it seemed that the Bartali lost everything, they are still strong and sound here in Balenos. Strange!" - From a song by Botticelli, a troubadour from Valotier Troupe