Age of Hero's
Once, thousands of years ago, there existed a kingdom that was elevated by several Hero's. These Hero's appeared in a time of great need, when a hundred year War. In this greatest time of need, these Hero's rose and stopped the war, finally bringing peace, and from the ashes of the war, rose the kingdom, and left behind several mystical items for use in time of conflict
This kingdom was believed to be invincible, as her kings and queens; descendants of the hero's, and ruled over for a millennia of prosperity and peace, and each time there was conflict, they would rise to the challenge, and quell it. Commerce thrived, technology was grand, and everyone was friendly and thankful to each other.
Unknown to most, however, was that there was a eighth, who didn't believe in the philosophy of the others, and survived through the times even as the kings and queens lived and died. Slowly, thousands of miles south of the Kingdom of Hero's, the Eight created his own Kingdom: a Kingdom of Demons.
Age of Darkness
No one was ready when the Demons attacked, sending waves of terror across the Kingdom of Hero's, killing off thousands who were simply in the way. As before, several Hero's rose to the mantle, taking up the mystical items left behind, and began to protect the citizens of their kingdom.
For several years, the new Hero's waged war against the Demons, pushing them back to the southern boarder, and eventually into their own Territory. Everything was going well, until one day, the Hero's simply vanished, never to be seen again. Darkness swept over the Kingdom of Hero's like a cancer, and thousands, if not millions, died in the darkness.
Darkness laid over the Kingdom like a blanket for hundreds of years, killing and twisting everything, and then suddenly retreated back to the south. Who pushed it back were the Hero's who vanished hundreds of years ago, unchanged from who they were before.
Age of Peace
There were few people left in the old Kingdom now, and with the help of these Hero's started to rebuild, but he Hero's were not to last, as they moved to the south, and gave their lives to bring forth a barrier to keep the Kingdom of Hero's and Kingdom of Demons separate.
Slowly, a new Kingdom rose, again from the ash's, but now, seemingly without the blood of the Hero's of past. As the years went on, the Kingdom grew, and the Hero's names faded away, becoming legends and myths. Even the Darkness War was believed to be a tale twisted by time. The Mythical Items left behind were lost to time as well, becoming as fragmented as the Hero's.
This new Kingdom of Hero's only kept the name as remembrance, and once every year, holds a long festival of tradition where new knights are selected, the protectors of the kingdom, phantasm. These knights serves separated from the other foot soldiers, as they reported directly to the noble family and those immediately under. It is normally nothing special, but they are the first ones to be called when something unusual is happening.
In the past decade, something has indeed changed. The deceased have begone to rise once more, being twisted and out to kill, be it again or for the first time. Deep south, in the Great Forest near the ruined temple where the Hero's gave their lives to create a barrier, Lycanthropes have appeared, taking land for their own kingdom. To the North in the snow covered land, mysterious lights and creatures have appeared, seeming to keep people away from areas, using deadly force to do so.
In the east, within the massive desert, a Kingdom rose, and these people have threatened war with the Kingdom of Hero's, using unknown magic to tame beasts and monsters for their army.
To the west, however, exists a very peaceful place: a great ocean where trade exists with a foreign land, and many people of this land live, bringing new faces, weapons, skills, and items with them.
In the Center of the Kingdom of Hero's stands her greatest city. Nestled among a great lake and well defended is Laoch, the capital of the Kingdom of Hero's. Beginning soon is the Festival of Hero's, where new Knights will be elevated under the King. Hundreds of people of all types will show up, and anything could happen.
Perhaps the birth of new Hero's.