THE SOUTHLANDS
Ah, the lovely Southlands, flora and fauna unique to the area. One of the unexplored places of the continent. Small tribes of humans live there in relative harmony with their environment, if not with their neighbors...
It was once thought that there was nothing beyond the Great Desert of Araby and the Lands of the Dead. But in 2421 a Norseman named Losterikson discovers a great inland bay on the west coast, south of the equator. He names it the "New Coast" and many rich Old Worlder Nobles moved to the area. Soon a rich trading center was born and armies of all nations were sent to protect this presiouse colony.
It was not until 2503 that the troubles began. Until then the settelers had been confined to the coast. But a Brettionian Noble, Lord Bonette, who owned concidrable land in the area ventured inland with a group of knights. After weeks of travel his knights reached the World Edge Mountains and made camp at there base.
This was the last heard of the Knights for many weeks until a loan Knight walked in to Antoc, Brettoian Capital of the New Coast saying the party had been attacked by savage Dwarfs whilst high in the mountains. These were no the Dwarfs of the Old World but savages. They had captured all of the Knights and he had fleed.
The Cowardly Knight was executed by the Lord of Antoc days later for breaking his Knightly Vows. But of the Dwarf Savages nothing was known and soon all was forgotten.
It was a little under a year later when a squire on look out saw a cload of dust charging towards the city from the east. Soon thousands of men were crouded along the castle walls trying to make out the figures. The Lord of Antoc called upon his trusted friend Thunren Gourleam, a wizard of the Celistal College of Magic, to find out what force they were dealing with.
"I am afraid my Lord I cannot say for sure. It could be those Monsterouse Lizards from the South. It is known they many of them reside in the center of the continent, remeber they have attacked before. But I sence it is not." He clutches his head between his hands and looks up to the heavens "They are Human!".
Upon this a scream is heard. Arrows begin to fly high over the walls. There are screams and shouts. The army out side the castle can clearly be seen. Comming out of the jungle. They are indead human in shape but are much darker and are carring crude spears and shilds. They are lead by a Albino wearing what looks like a dragons skull as Armour. Many more come out of other parts of the jungle firing arrows. Then out of the skies can be seen Dwarfs riding Terradons. They sweep down into the city swing there hammers around ther heads before taking off to the skies.
"What is this army?"
"I fear we have trasspased on the Land of the Lost City of Zorn", explians Gourleam
BLACK TRIBES
The Black Tribe come from the jungles in the central Southlands, The Dark Continent. They are tribes of humans that have been engulfed in the Dark Magic that saturates the Lands of the Dead which lie to the north.
There are several Black Tribes in the southlands. These included the Voodoos, Lost Platue and Congo. These Tribes have special units and charecters that can be used as part of the Southlands Army.