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INTRODUCTION
The
continent of Ignas lies in the Northern Hemisphere of our world.
On this, the largest continent, a war has been raging between
two countries for hundreds of years. In the north of the continent
lies the Kislev Empire, in the south lies the desert kingdom
of Aveh. The war has gone on for so long that the people have
forgotten the cause, knowing only the pointless circle of hostility
and tragedy.
The chronic war obsession was soon to encounter
a devastating change. This was due to the 'Ethos';
an institution that preserves our world's culture, repairing
tools and weapons excavated from the ruins of an ancient civilization.
At once both countries excavated these ruins, and had the 'Ethos' repair the discoveries, in order to increase their
military power.
The various weapons excavated
from these ruins greatly changed the form of warfare. The outcome
of the battles between the two countries was no longer determined
by man-to-man combat, but by 'Gears' - giant
humanoid fighting machines - that were obtained from deep
within the ruins.
Eventually, after continuous
swings in the state of the war, Kislev gained the upper hand.
The major factor behind this lay in the enormous difference in
the amount of resources buried within their ruins. But suddenly
a mysterious military force appeared in the continent of Ignas.
Called 'Gebler', this force decided to make contact
with Aveh.
With the assistance of this Gebler
military force, Aveh was able to recover from being hopelessly
outnumbered to being back on an even standing with Kislev. Then,
taking further advantage of its newly gained momentum, Aveh started
to capture one territory after another from Kislev, showing no
indication of slowing down in their invasion campaign.
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