Pre-Season.

Souls from Aeston Isles (Season 1) arrive on Karthmere's shores. Nienna, ferrier of lost souls, now uses this land as a new purgatory. The souls here can not truly die, they must prove themselves worthy of heaven or hell and pass over. Survivors from Aeston Isles quickly spread out and lay small claims to the land.

Week 1.

The shock of an influx of new visitors, and the aftermath of Aeston Isles cause many survivors and locals to team up and form mixed race factions despite Karthmere's past problem with race wars. Many choose to use Oriinshire, home to the demigods, as a neutral meeting territory. There they are warned by the demigods that a King must always sit on the throne, and the demigods carefully ensure that this happens.

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• In the farthest reaches of the frozen North, a mysterious temple known as the Shroud stirs with life at the arrival of newcomers to their island.

• The orks of Aeston Isles team up with the Warsong orcs, helping them rebuild Thunderbluff in the West. 

• The dwarves build next to them in the north, forming the Hammerforge Empire

• The goblins of Aeston Isles carry on their respective factions: Sharktooth Shipping and the Bilechuggers

• A group of Drow traders take up residency in the Northeast, hoping to put some large walls in between themselves and the uncouth outsiders as quickly as possible

• In the valley below them, many factionless individuals seek each other out to build a peaceful community on the lake. Lake Town becomes a well known trading hub.

• Travelers passing through the forest often tell stories of mysterious sightings of mischevious pixies.

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Week 2.

More and more people trickle in, brought in on Nienna's ship. There is an uneasy peace in the land. No one wants to be the first to attack, and many prepare their buildings for the inevitable first strike. They bring that cautious energy to the coronation festival the demigods put on every 2 weeks. The Pixies win the crown and cause quite a controversial uproar. Many believe that a monkey has been crowned. The Pixie King decrees that caves remain unblocked, and that pants are forbidden on fridays. 

• Vanguard, Sanctuary, and the League of Merchants come to the land. Newly lost souls.

• Amphibious, another goblin faction from Aeston Isles, cautiously rebuilds in the familiar swamp lands.

• The Black Company, another faction from Aeston Isles long believed to have been destroyed in past wars, suddenly appears again in a new Black Keep. 

• New and old factions alike start expanding slowly. Warsong and Hammerforge take on vassals including the Exiles of Aeson Isles and Sundew.

• Lake Town is visited by unknown creatures at night, nothing is stolen but blood. Rumors of vampires are rampant.

• Shroud temples begin cropping up throughout the land.

Week 3.

With the Pixie King ruling over the lands and the demigods at his bidding, indignant whispers can be heard throughout the lands. Many are still too afraid of being the first to attack, so the citizens of Karthmere communicate in secret. Lake Town, the prospering merchant hub, becomes a secret black Market. They hire Black Company to protect them from the increasingly frequent night attacks.

• Felllmoore Copse, a farming village, has had rumors surrounding them about the harboring of the Sons of Crows: a group of rebels plotting to overthrow the King.

• Tala'Dorei, a group of night elves, begin to claim the land nearby.

• Sharktooth Shipping continues to expand their borders in preparation for their plans to win the crown for themselves

• Hammerforge Empire falls apart due to internal tribe conflict. The dwarves scatter.

Week 4-5.

Sharktooth Shipping wins the crown at the latest coronation festival. They keep the royal decree from the last king about no cave blocking, and add that all citizens of the land must have a  mailbox. As a shipping company, it makes sense, and yet strange notes start appearing in the mailboxes as soon as they are built. Black Company finds the vampire keep and attacks them, wiping out their precious nocturnal animals. The mayor of Lake Town, emboldened by his recent victories and prospering black market, hires their favorite mercenaries to steal the crown. Sharktooth has their own questionable ideas for the crown, and make plans to secure a 2nd term for themselves at the next coronation.

 

The elf faction, Moon Cove, marches on Port Hansa and the League of Merchants to evict them. They arrive to a ghost town, the merchants are strangely no where to be found.

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The orcs of Warsong make preparations to voyage away from Karthmere, believing their destinies to be elsewhere.

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Vagrants and outcasts unify in the forests, claiming it as the Hobowood. Although seemingly simple ruffians, there are odd rumors and accusations of sorcery following the Hobos.

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Black Company, not one to fail their contracts, declare War on Sharktooth for the Crown. 

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Sharktooth and Black Company visit each faction in the realm, gathering allies and attempting to scare off the opposition.

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Makeke, Mayor of Lake Town who contracted Black Company to retrieve the crown, flees Lake Town fearing they may suspect him.

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Across Karthmere, strange earthquakes have become common. 

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Week 6.

Black Company marches on Sharktooth Shipping. The siege is drawn out, Black Company preferring to play cat and mouse with their enemies. They are joined by the Hobos of Hobowood. Sharktooth is joined by many allies. The earthquakes have become ominously frequent. The day before the siege, the ground across from Bootstrap Bay splits and a rift opens up. Thousands upon thousands of spiders, worms, and bugs crawl forth.

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Black Company continues their siege, ignoring the odd happenings across Karthmere as they suspect Sharktooth may be the cause.

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Black Company successfully infiltrate Sharktooth's Keep. Unfortunately X is killed in the middle of negotiations, drawing out the war longer. Black Company retreat for the night. They are too late to stop Sharktooths true intentions however. For nearly 4 weeks they had been siphoning the power of the King's artifact into an artifact from their old God, Andas. Andas was the Chaos Demigod from Aeston Isles, who sadly perished in the final battle for the Isles against Vexor the necromancer. In an attempt to resurrect their cherised God, Sharktooth Shipping had resorted to dark magic. They tricked and sacrificed Lurz the Honourable, one of the demigods of Karthmere. The unexplained missing persons across Karthmere - also sacrifices to power the artifact. And the blood spilled in Black Company's siege was the final power they needed. With the power siphoned completely, the chaos artifact was put to work, calling a Chaos God from the depths of the Underworld. But Andas was trapped beyond reach, so another Chaos God was sent in his place. The Chaos Witch Illiax.

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Week 7.

With the artifact destroyed, the demigods bound to Karthmere were freed. Many left, but Avron, demigod of Greed stayed behind. Tied to Karthmere by his love for some of the mortals there. 

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The Gods who had bound them, were furious. The lands trembled, the seas boiled, and the skies thundered with their anger. The Chaos Witch thrived, spreading her swarm across Karthmere.

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Other gods were sent to Karthmere as well, as punishment for Karthmere's actions.

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The Angel Raphael attempted to build a temple on Karthmere to help the poor souls their, but was quickly banished, his wings torn off.

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Many factions have been lost to the swarm and the smiting. The remaining factions have formed a council to attempt to find a way to stop the Chaos.

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An old race, older than the crown, has awoken due to the changes in Karthmere. A race of high elves, living in the frozen north.

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Meanwhile Sharktooth and Black Company continue to war. Sharktooth surrendered them the crown but refuse to bow down to their new King. 

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Laketown has been taken up by new leaders, The Zhazhda Krovi. The vampires who stalked them by night, now rule over them. They give them protection in exchange for a blood tax.

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