Skyshorn, that greatest of Cities, orbiting high above the Continent of Kriegskampf. Kriegskampf means War's Suffering, and it is a fitting name, for Kriegskampf has seen much suffering throughout the years it has been in existence. It was founded by a Pirate Crew from the far east, who had become lost during a storm, and it gained it's name after the Colonisation by the Maschinen from a Country far to the Northwest known as Volksfaust. They came on the Donnert, and wiped the Pirate Crew that inhabited Kriegskamp from existence, before naming it Krieg. The last part of the name came whenever the Marteau of the Country to the far southeast known as Sang. The Marteau almost forced the Kriegen into non-existance in a War that lasted for only Two Weeks, before disappearing back across the ocean. The Survivors then renamed Krieg as Kriegskampf, but it was not long before the Continent found more Suffering, before Countries could even be laid down. From the Northern Wastes at the Pole of the World, the Ctankep fled from an unknown foe, taking refuge in a very bitter Kriegskampf. Tensions never had a chance to elevate, as the Threat followed, revealed to be an Ancient Deity that the Ctankep had awakened. It rampaged for Millennia, trapping Kriegskamp in a Dark Age, until it was sealed away. No one knows who or what sealed it away under Kriegskampf, but whoever, or whatever did it, is known as the 'Grania', literally, Saviour.
Skyshorn was built only a Decade ago, to watch over Kriegskampf as it started to form into an ordered Continent, with Countries and Communities. It seems that Kriegskampf may finally see peace.
But, once again, this peace is about to be cut short. An Ancient Artefact has been unearthed, bearing the Marks of both the Grania and the Deity. It is rumoured that this is part of the Blade wielded by the Grania in Myth, as it holds within it Supernatural Powers far beyond those of known Magic, as it unfolded, the bearer gaining Wings of Golden Light, before he was enveloped by Light, and disappeared, before the Blade reappeared nearby, embedded in a hill. Upon the top of the shattered, broken blade lay a skull, still smoking, with the mark of the Deity burned into it.
It was clear to all that the Blade could not be used safely until it was reforged, and it was also clear that it would need to be reforged quickly, because deep beneath Kriegskampf, the ground was trembling, as the Deity reawoke, sensing the power of the one that sealed him away.
Kriegskampf's suffering was far from over.
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