(Final part of potential background story):
== The Kitin War: And So It Begins ==
It was the Tryker scouts who first discovered the way. They found the
path that the Kitin had dug in secret which led to a vast new territory.
For the first time, hominkind laid eyes on Kitin structures. Towering
and ominous, they were unlike anything any homin had ever seen before.
But what was most frightening of all were the unknown Kitin species,
present in vast numbers and some as large as a town hall! Homins had to
strike NOW while the Kitin were still mobilizing, or there would be no
chance of survival.
This time, the homins caught the Kitin off-guard. Working together,
they advanced against the Kitin and established a fortification to
protect the new path and their homes and families which lay behind it.
This time, for reasons only known to themselves, the Kami and Karavan
provided protection and even limited assistance to the homins. Still
more distrustful of each other than worried about anything else, the
Kami and the Karavan encamped on opposite sides of the fort from each
other, some distance away. Eerily enough, the Kitin never strayed close
to either camp.
The battle has begun. The Kitin and the Homins are prepared for each
other, and no one is running away this time.
Attention Homins!
We have begun the war for our future, the fight that will determine
whether the Kitin will be broken or whether they swarm the bark of Atys.
We are calling on you, the warriors, the magicians, the healers, the
artisans, to join the battle.
Speak with any recruiter in the capital cities to enlist in the battle,
and meet us on the battlegrounds.
Come and serve your people!
== The Kitin War: And So It Begins ==
It was the Tryker scouts who first discovered the way. They found the
path that the Kitin had dug in secret which led to a vast new territory.
For the first time, hominkind laid eyes on Kitin structures. Towering
and ominous, they were unlike anything any homin had ever seen before.
But what was most frightening of all were the unknown Kitin species,
present in vast numbers and some as large as a town hall! Homins had to
strike NOW while the Kitin were still mobilizing, or there would be no
chance of survival.
This time, the homins caught the Kitin off-guard. Working together,
they advanced against the Kitin and established a fortification to
protect the new path and their homes and families which lay behind it.
This time, for reasons only known to themselves, the Kami and Karavan
provided protection and even limited assistance to the homins. Still
more distrustful of each other than worried about anything else, the
Kami and the Karavan encamped on opposite sides of the fort from each
other, some distance away. Eerily enough, the Kitin never strayed close
to either camp.
The battle has begun. The Kitin and the Homins are prepared for each
other, and no one is running away this time.
Attention Homins!
We have begun the war for our future, the fight that will determine
whether the Kitin will be broken or whether they swarm the bark of Atys.
We are calling on you, the warriors, the magicians, the healers, the
artisans, to join the battle.
Speak with any recruiter in the capital cities to enlist in the battle,
and meet us on the battlegrounds.
Come and serve your people!