Golemgame:Setting

The very first ferals were discovered in Faradan - mutated and vicious animals born of the inscrutable jungles. In rare cases, condition seemed to be contagious - and very swiftly fatal - to the elves of Faradan. Bas-Karakat transmuters spent many resources kidnapping infected creatures and elves and studying them, and eventually managed to reduce the condition from a rapid, violent and eventually fatal transformation to a gradual hereditary growth that resulted in a powerful, resilient and cunning soldier that was jokingly termed Knives, for their slight build when compared to the Orc warriors that composed the bulk of the armed forces. While the majority of these Knives were deployed immediately, the most promising specimens remained in the labs for further testing. The results of that research were forever lost when the lab itself was burned to the ground by enemy saboteurs.<br>

The very first ferals were discovered in Faradan - mutated and vicious animals born of the inscrutable jungles. In rare cases, condition seemed to be contagious - and very swiftly fatal - to the elves of Faradan. Bas-Karakat transmuters spent many resources kidnapping infected creatures and elves and studying them, and eventually managed to reduce the condition from a rapid, violent and eventually fatal transformation to a gradual hereditary growth that resulted in a powerful, resilient and cunning soldier that was jokingly termed Knives, for their slight build when compared to the Orc warriors that composed the bulk of the armed forces. While the majority of these Knives were deployed immediately, the most promising specimens remained in the labs for further testing. The results of that research were forever lost when the lab itself was burned to the ground by enemy saboteurs.<br>

When it became clear that the war was lost by both sides, most of the Knives defected immediately, trying to blend in with the many refugees that were fleeing the warzones. Many of the others felt naturally drawn to Faradan, from where their breed originally came, and vanished into the jungles there. A rare handful of particularly devoted Knives continued the war, striking out at what they perceived as priority targets and stomping out what little remained of most wizarding traditions, as well as relentlessly tracking down the assassins of the Agan Empire. Without any source of intelligence, however, the reign of these marauders was blissfully short.

When it became clear that the war was lost by both sides, most of the Knives defected immediately, trying to blend in with the many refugees that were fleeing the warzones. Many of the others felt naturally drawn to Faradan, from where their breed originally came, and vanished into the jungles there. A rare handful of particularly devoted Knives continued the war, striking out at what they perceived as priority targets and stomping out what little remained of most wizarding traditions, as well as relentlessly tracking down the assassins of the Agan Empire. Without any source of intelligence, however, the reign of these marauders was blissfully short.