The Crossing of the Stone
Upon the fall of The West, King Conn of Tuanna sent his queen and three sons by ship to the new colonies of Lannithir. With them went the remnant of his people, while he remained behind to fight, and die, as Last King of The West. Consequent to landing in this new world, Conn's eldest son, Ennis, was crowned First King of The East and the Kingdom of Tuanna was reestablished. Three other kingdoms survived the destruction of The West and managed to flee to Lannithir as well. Two of these nations were precious allies of Tuanna. The third of these kingdoms, however, was distrusted at best by Tuanna and her allies.
In the century that has passed since the expansion in the new lands of Lannithir, the four kingdoms of men have seen their share of conflict with the many native inhabitants of these expanses. They have even warred amongst each other. Yet through the continued exploration of this unknown world, men have uncovered and released an unspeakable horror. A dread so unimaginable, that the ancients themselves defeated and imprisoned it over a thousand years ago.
In the two decades that have passed since this wicked scourge has been loosed upon the land, strange and dark events have taken place. Sinister books and scrolls of vile evil and black magic have been discovered, and have twisted the minds of those foolish enough to read them. Raiding parties of wittershin have set out from the mountains to wreak havoc and destruction upon men. These assaults were followed by a full scale war led by the mighty race of rephaim, from whom the conflict was so named, The War of the Giants.
For two blood shedding years this campaign raged on as the alliance of men fought together, but continued to yield ground to their aggressors. Then, just when all hope was thought to be lost, a strange and foreign army appeared on the battle field to turn the tide of war, allowing the alliance to regroup and drive the enemy back into the mountains. As quickly as they appeared, these savior warriors returned to whence they came, thus creating great mystery and legend.
It has been seven years since the ending of The War of the Giants, and the nations of men have slowly been recovering from their losses. A keep has been constructed to maintain vigil over the mountain pass, should the enemy ever decide to rear its ugly head again. All would appear to be calm, for now. But appearances are deceiving, for deep within the mountains that same evil so recently released, is stirring yet again.
