The trading kingdom, Kargas, located in the heart of the Central Continent, was close to being a non-aggression zone. Kargas had known from its inception that there was no meaning to trying to expand with force. It simply didn’t have the military prowess to contend with the storm that was the Northern powers.

Andras and Meltor… Over the centuries, these two powers had fought a war far beyond Kargas’ capabilities. Kargas had long been convinced that it was impossible to confront them with force.

Then we must survive in other ways. Violence isn’t the only way to control this world.

Power, financial resources, intellect... these were levers that all species could wield. Society, with its politics and economy intertwined, was not a simple thing. If they lacked strength, then they would just avoid contending with strength. Fortunately, Kargas was able to leverage its location to secure secret assistance from neighboring kingdoms who didn’t want to share a border with the Northern power. It then...