War.
A single year after the beginning of the Banquet of Concordia, and the end of the allotted time for peace and harmony of the world as dictated by the ancient accords of the centennial banquet, that sole word was all the many peoples of the vast world of Meathria heard of these days. War in every direction. In every possible stretch of land. People killing each other with wanton barbarity.
The world seemed to go mad with blood.
To the west, the mighty Luminous Empire, after nearly four years of heavy militarization under their new national policies, the grand hegemon of the west had abandoned all pretence of diplomacy and civility and began an all out invasion of the reportedly rebellious western realms.
