“After a long period of relative peace and prosperity between the reigns of Aden some administrative and financial issues jeopardized the political stability of the world. Among the most significant of these problems was the absence of legitimate heir of two of the most powerful ruling houses, the Corinos family from Aden, and the Tashoro from Giran. In those days, the most of the justice and security matters were in charge of these houses, which were key pieces inside the legal and established government. Without a clear heir leading these families, the order around these reigns slowly began to break apart, and the fragile alliance between them eventually disappeared.

Around the same time, a disastrous famine caused by a long winter pushed people to commit pillaging and looting and, along with decreasing security forces keeping up the peace in the cities and settlements, a state of anarchy began to spring up. With no government protecting the people, everyone started to take charge of their own security, mainly in the most remote areas, which became lawless lands in a short time. While most villages and towns used to offer big rewards to protect their lands from bands of mercenaries who were hired to sack and left cities in ruins. A top wanted mercenary head could be worth a lot of silver coins.

Years later, any official sign of order and justice were gone. Private and self organized protection and “justice” services emerged from the void left, dozens of groups dedicated to this business populated the world. When a rumor about mercenaries ravaging an area spread for all over the reigns, those dedicated to hunting them down did not take so long to appear. It might seem like these bounty hunters were some kind of justice servers but most of the time villagers did not want them around either. Folk used to think that anyone who is crazy enough to chase a mercenary no matter how big the reward was, could surely harm them at anytime.

Whether one side or the other, its only death in exchange for riches. What lies ahead for this world is an Endless War.”[…]