Over 20 years ago...Overpopulation threatened to destroy the Valorian civilization, and resources were becoming scarce, causing internal strife and hints of civil war. Turning to their patron Goddess Erathis for guidance, the Valorians received visions of another land, far across the vast oceans veiled in mist. It is here they journeyed to lay claim to a new dominion for all Valorians. After five weeks at sea, and having lost 3 of its 20 ships to the unknown dangers of the Mists, the Valorian fleet caught the slightest hint of land far off in the Eastern Horizon. The fleet never reached the shores, however. A massive serpent of the deeps attacked and destroyed three ships before turning its attention on a fourth, physically tearing it asunder. Those who survived were tossed and dragged through the coastal currents and washed up on mysterious shores, surrounded by their dead and dying co ...