We think that even turn based strategy games deserve some love for lore and story telling.
That is why we came up with “The tales of an old man”
Ah, yes, Toria. A strange and exciting world. Come child, pull up a stool, grab some bread and I am going to tell you a story…
Today, Toria is split between many kingdoms. Some larger than others. Some are rich, others are as poor as a church mouse. The big war of 942 and partition of Toria. That were hard times.
How did the war start? And why? I hear you ask. Many books can be filled with the story of why and how. The elders refer to it as “The war of the eight”.
Back then, Toria was a huge united kingdom. Some say, the most powerful in the world. And not only the most powerful one but also very special in terms of its regency. While every other kingdom had a king or a queen leading the country, Toria had eight of them. Eight wise individuals leading Toria to glory and wealth.
I am sure you have already heard of them. Markus Lohran, Johann Berog, Carolin Ahcron, Luis Kanraltik, Julia Hoane, Frieda Kolarune, Franziska Panezi and Albert of Anvalb. As you see, the same eight dynasties that are now the eight most powerful kingdoms in Toria.
But as hard times create strong men, easy times create weak men. And the second rule of thumb, the only thing powerful men want, is even more power.
The “wise eight” started to act less wise than they’re supposed to be. One known story of that time is that Carolin Ahcron was very upset because of the way how Luis Kanraltik was eating. The outcome was, that Carolin started leaving the room when Luis was present. An outrageous behaviour considering that most deals were sealed while having dinner. Childish!
It happened as it was bound to happen. Many little conflicts, as irrelevant as they seem, lead to dispute and anger. It is not known who raised the sword first, but the first battle was the battle of Scholgarn – a village between todays borders of Archduchy Lohran and Kingdom Anvalb. Markus Lohran lead 500 men towards Scholgarn which was under command of Albert Anvalb.
Not that Scholgarn had some special meaning or any desirable resources. At some point Markus thought the village needs a new governor. That is it. That was reason enough to raze Scholgarn to the ground – Albert did not want to give up his village, you know.
Scholgarn was never rebuild and the ruins of the former beautiful village serve as memorial for many fallen men in a pointless battle.
Maybe this was the start of almost 50 years of combat, plunder and death which ultimately lead to the hopelessly divided Toria we are currently living in.
– From “The tales of an old man”
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