From Chronicle: Volume I, Page 126:
- Over thousands of years, humanity flourished in the Eastern Kingdoms. This young race had originated from a group of vrkul who had settled in Tirisfal Glades. Although humans were diminished in size and strength from their progenitors, they possessed incredibly strong willpower and survival instincts.
Groups of hunter-gatherer humans proliferated throughout the forests and hillocks of the continent. As their society evolved and advanced, humans gathered in an array of different tribes. Each one practiced animistic beliefs–mainly crude forms of druidism and elemental shamanism. Despite the existance of Amani trolls, high elves, and other potential threats, humanity’s greatest adversary proved to be itself. The early tribes constantly warred with one another for land, and, by extension, power.
One tribe, the Arathi, came to realize the error of its ways. Over the span of a few decades, troll incursions into human territories had become more pronounced and ruthless. Something was changing among the brutish Amani to the north. The Arathi knew that if humankind remained divided, it would stand little chance against a true war with its moss-skinned foes. Lead by Warlord Thoradin, the tribe embarked on a campaign to bring its rivals under a single banner, whether by force or diplomacy.