'Many thought Athura and its inhabitants dead but at length, survivors began to crawl out of their hiding places and faced a land that no longer welcomed them. Magical
Anomalies, the fallout of
The Calamity, as well as changed and twisted creatures now shared their home. Great and terrible beings entered through the cracks in the tapestry of reality and ascended to rule over the natives. In time, these new powers rebuilt a fallen Empire in their own image, one godless and vengeful. The inhabitants of the land now eke out a living under the crushing rule of this new Empire. As the continent itself constantly resists our every attempt at building a cozy home for ourselves.'