Overview

The Sacred Covenant is an agreement that was signed by each king of Five Kingdoms of Argwyll hundreds of years prior to the events of Lost Kingdoms. The rules of the covenant were set forth by the "Great One" (God of Harmony) with the intent of ensuring peace and prosperity in the world.{| class="quote" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:1px solid white; background:#f8e9ae; tcolor:black; -moz-border-radius:7px; padding:0; margin:.5em 1em .5em 1em; width:auto" |style=color:#000; text-align:left;padding:0 10px;"| "Long, long ago, the kings of the Five Kingdoms signed a sacred covenant. The covenant prohibited them from interfering with each other. We've had peace ever since, until now..."
– Alanjian Warrior

Rules and Purpose

The rules of the sacred covenant were told to each Kingdom by the God of Harmony. The covenant specified that each Kingdom in Argwyll would be tasked with protecting their Runestone forever. All of the five kings who signed the covenant were to ensure that they and their heirs were directly involved in the guarding of their respective Runestone.

The purpose of the covenant was to ensure peace throughout the world and prevent wars from occurring. The covenant specifies that as long as the kingdoms fulfill their duty, they shall be at peace.

Alanjeh Castle Scripture

scripture.jpg During the beginning of Lost Kingdoms, the player will need to venture into a room within Alanjeh Castle to retrieve the Alanjian Runestone. In this room, on the walls were the entrance door is, scripture about the covenant can be read by the player.{| class="quote" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:1px solid white; background:#f8e9ae; tcolor:black; -moz-border-radius:7px; padding:0; margin:.5em 1em .5em 1em; width:auto" |style=color:#000; text-align:left;padding:0 10px;"| "The Great One said unto us: I present you with these five runestones, to protect you from He who would destroy you. You and your heirs are charged with the task of guarding the Runestones for all of eternity. Honor your duty and you shall be rewarded with everlasting prosperity."
– Left wall scripture, Runestone room, Alanjeh Castle {| class="quote" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:1px solid white; background:#f8e9ae; tcolor:black; -moz-border-radius:7px; padding:0; margin:.5em 1em .5em 1em; width:auto" |style=color:#000; text-align:left;padding:0 10px;"| "We, the Runestone bearers, hereby divide the land into five realms, as proscribed by the Great One. We swear by the Runestones that we will uphold this sacred covenant from now until the end of the word."
– Right wall scripture, Runestone room, Alanjeh Castle

Lost Kingdoms

The events of the first game occur after The Enchanter defies the Sacred Covenant by engaging in the destruction of other kingdoms and robbery of their Runestones, along with the reawakening of the God of Destruction.

Lost Kingdoms II

During lost Kingdoms II, all of the events that occur take place within the Kingdom of Argwyll. The Kingdom of Argwyll being one single unified kingdom containing all of the previous Five Kingdoms. It was founded after the events of the first game.

Having the kingdoms unified and interacting with each other, in theory, defies the sacred covenant,  but it is possible that unification could have been the wish of the God of Harmony, since the split that separated the two continents caused by the God of Harmony had disappeared after Katia's defeat of the God of Destruction.{| class="quote" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:1px solid white; background:#f8e9ae; tcolor:black; -moz-border-radius:7px; padding:0; margin:.5em 1em .5em 1em; width:auto" |style=color:#000; text-align:left;padding:0 10px;"| "People living on the edge of civilization, found to their astonishment, that where before there had only been a void, now there was land" "The two lands became one and prospered. And people loved their wise and beautiful queen."
– Lost Kingdoms ending credits