Long before the empire stretched its banners across half the known world, the lands of Karyosen were divided into scattered provinces ruled by proud warlords whose loyalty belonged only to their ancestors and their swords. Mountains separated kingdoms like walls built by ancient gods, forests swallowed entire armies, and rivers marked borders that were defended with blood as often as they were with stone.
Long before the empire stretched its banners across half the known world, the lands of Karyosen were divided into scattered provinces ruled by proud warlords whose loyalty belonged only to their ancestors and their swords. Mountains separated kingdoms like walls built by ancient gods, forests swa...