Epilogue -From Lemurian Paradox ending to the war in God Rising-

Baharuth Empire

The return of the emperor brought with it sweeping reforms, the minister of the interior was sacked and he was replaced, though not imprisoned or executed, he was forced to retire and a younger person was appointed to the task of handling internal affairs, special emphasis was put on the orphanages and poor houses and other disenfranchised zones, with a special commission of inspectors set to the task of checking on the facilities. The farm where Kuuderika and her sister had been sold and worked was eventually found, and the overseer and owner were buried alive. The little girl's parents were also found alive, and they were swiftly beheaded, with the heads sent to Carne village along with a personally signed letter from the emperor himself, confirming that when she came of age, an estate would be prepared for her to make up for the misfortunate that was allowed to befall her over her parent's folly. In the days ahead when a noble was dispatched, the emperor took special care that the young children were not allowed to be exploited by the fallen parent for personal gain.

The emperor also became a regular fixture on the streets of the empire, regularly walking the streets with nobles and members of the council. The priests reviewed the sacred text of Ainz Ooal Gown and found it easy to accept from a practical and moral perspective, and the resolved to follow the lead of the bloody emperor and in the coming synod, support the godhood of Ainz Ooal Gown, though they were divided on whether to add him to the existing polytheism or to have him stand alone, they resolved that should the question become lopsided in the synod, they would unite behind the side in the lead. Jircniv's meeting with Neia became a defining moment for him that would not be fully appreciated for years after the event, however for Count Yvas the impact was abundantly evident from the outset, with sketches of the young woman circulating throughout the school, beginning the revolution in art that would in time spread throughout the new world. The sweets vendor for his part, became a popular figure in the palace and he ended up opening the first 'chain' establishment of the new world, while the baker, driven by his guilt over beating a starving child, became a regular donor and supporter of orphanages, and was eventually recognized by the emperor himself for his charity work.

When the legions marched out on declaration of war, there were forty thousand under General Nimble.

Carne Village

After Ainz's visit, Neia and Enri became fast friends, corresponding by letters back and forth both before, during, and after the war. The arena became an immediately popular spot to visit, with Osk resettling in Carne soon after, and sending word to every contact he had that aspiring champions should come to the great arena to test their mettle and prepare for their time as adventurers. When the war broke out, volunteers among the humans and the dwarves swelled the ranks of Enri's goblin army, and many of them would serve with distinction over the course of the war.

When the goblins and volunteer humans, dwarves, and elves marched out, they were seventy five thousand strong under General Enri.

Lizardman Village

The lizardmen volunteered almost half their population for the war, though in the end Ainz only accepted two thousand total due to equipment limitations at the time of the outbreak of hostilities, and another two thousand from among the toadmen, in Zaryusu's absence Crusch Lulu governed wisely and furthered the projects of the small village as much as she could given the reduction in manpower, however she shifted her focus to more manageable aspects, increasing literacy, creating an appreciation for the arts, and creating more living space for the veterans and the young, and completing open trade routes with the toadman village and the road that would link them to the great highway that would connect them to the world.

Dwarf Kingdom

The massive need for runecrafted weapons and armor gave the dwarves incredible wealth, and the phrase 'rich as a runesmith' entered the common vernacular long before the war ended. Dwarf soldiers filled the ranks of Zaryusu's army, along with a smaller population of Quagoa for good measure. Production facilities were temporarily expanded and undead labor grew in great demand, such that the tunnels under the mountain were so large that when the war did eventually end, the old production facilities became the site of entirely new cities...which were repurposed to become centers of beer production and storage using the unique innovation that the Sorcerer King had been so inspired by. Before the war ended, every military barracks and port, and every adventurer's guild headquarters, had at least one such cask to provide fresh cold beer to those visiting or residing in their halls.

E-Rantel

The adventurers of E-Rantel, as well as the mages, were quick to volunteer when Rakesheer, Pluton, & Momon called for aid, and hot on their heels were the common citizens from human and demihuman districts, even before the Sorcerer King's promise of ample rewards were delivered, people were already lining up to fill the ranks to fight for their homes, their kingdom, their god, and their future.

The force placed under Zaryusu's command in the end when he marched out, contained a combat ready force fifty thousand strong.

Nazarick

When the festivals were ended and Ainz distributed his tasks to the guardians, work was already well under way, for they had been observing his actions and took careful notes, such that they had a jump on his orders before he gave them, and...for once...felt they had understood their lord's unfathomable plans, until he threw them for a loop by accident with a passing remark that had them reevaluating everything and making 'obvious improvements' that he had some how mysteriously hinted at, and driving them mad with his obvious superiority, prompting him to try to joke with them about how they seemed to know it all, leaving them in despair and morose at their cluelessness prompting his sarcasm, which in turn reminded him at how bad he was at making jokes.

When war was officially declared shortly after 'word came' of the death of King Handor and the new king effectively initiated hostilities by inviting the Slane Theocracy in to help put down the 'insurrection' of Black Justice, Ainz mustered up the pop forces of Nazarick, the summons he could manage, the dragons under his command, giving him a total military force of some thirty five thousand, nominally the smallest of all his supporting forces, but in reality it was overwhelmingly powerful and highly flexible.

Black Justice

While Neia took little part in the events of Ainz's tour of his domain, her meeting with the great leaders had left its mark, she gained a reputation as a dangerous figure, a terror incarnate, and her skill with speech as an evangelist set her on a path to leadership that would make her guidance central to the outset of the war, though it would take time to gather them all together, when gathered together Black Justice had a military strength of seventy thousand strong, when united with Red Paladins and the reformed Paladins that would emerge under Gustav Montagne. When they were joined by volunteers from the Abelion Hills, they would be increased by another five thousand.

The Feast of Lemuria around the Sorcerer Kingdom would come to be regarded by future historians as 'the last hour of peace' until the war ended, and its repetition in later times came to include a commemorative moment of silence for the fallen, something Ainz considered fitting due to its origins from his world, and a clever baker during the first anniversary of the festival, baked his treats in the shape of the Slane Theocracy's sigil, and sold them to people in great numbers to consume, commemorating the Theocracy's inevitable doom, it became so popular that this became the unofficial treat sold at that time of year.

King Handor

The survival of King Handor was never made public, he was believed to have died before the war, making the Sorcerer Kingdom's denials about having had him killed...entirely truthful, though Handor was hardly grateful for his life having been saved from Theocracy paid assassins. His screams alongside his comrade became a favorite chorus of Shalltear Bloodfallen's, and she developed all new torture techniques on the fallen king's body, he became such a favorite that when he did eventually gasp out his last scream, she mourned him. If his ghost appreciated the sentiment, it did not stay to let her know.

Leinas Rockbruise

Leinas assumed her duties as what amounted to a mayoral position, a position that she was not initially prepared for, and but for the advice of her undead staff, and some well meaning human and demihuman visitors, she might have made a right mess of, as it was, she settled into the job on a day by day basis, relying on a ring of sustenance to let her function without sleep for days on end, learning military strategy and logistics at night, and spending the day on administrative instructional tasks, helping to implement the programs she watched the Sorcerer King construct. It was a heady task that in the future she would remember only in fragments due to the hustle and bustle she was forced to endure. She did come to appreciate her role and the faith placed in her, and when she had to abandon the position to serve as a full time general, she found herself looking forward to resuming a peacetime role under the rule of her undead master. Her favorite part of every day would become looking at her face, and seeing it clean of the vile affliction that had shaped so much of her life.