Diplomatic action
The Offer of Sanctuary
After years of exile on the fringes of Rosewind, the Taurathi found an unexpected ally—the Hska, a traveling half-giants who valued trade and kinship over the superstitions of men. The Offer of Sanctuary When the Hska arrived to establish their trade routes, they did not see the Taurathi as cursed beasts or runaway livestock. They saw a people displaced, their strength and resilience evident in the way they had survived famine and persecution. The Hska, practical and compassionate, extended an invitation: "Come with us to the mountains. There is land, and there is peace." The Journey Home The Taurathi clans, weary of human cruelty, accepted. They traveled with the Hska’s diplomatic caravans, leaving behind the scorched earth of Veropia for the mist-laden foothills of the Hska Mountains. There, they began anew: