Go back in time. A time of unorchestrated quiet. Start with a simmering current of want vs. need. Legendary tokens, and talismans of power carefully crafted; sacred objects appear and disappear; false and genuine, hidden and guarded through stories, and twisted into outrageous tales . . . . and Magic.

And then came the deception.

Family intrigue and skirmishes. Contractual agreements made to create and solidify a dynasty.

Royals usurped and replaced. Hereditary lands claimed through ritual combat.

The commons struggling to maintain relative stability in a world experiencing constant upheaval.