The Final Battle
For centuries, the Ebonreach Wilds had stood as an untouched frontier — a barrier of tangled forests, hidden rivers, and jagged ridges that separated two great powers. While the unclaimed treasure of the land loomed on the outskirts of their kingdoms, they remained as a neutral untouched buffer between the two. But now, with their populations swelling and their legacies demanding new ground, both the Steel Legion and the Woodland Syndicate sought to claim what had long been left alone. For months the war raged on, with both sides claiming victories and suffering defeats in the process. After dozens of clashes between the two, the final battle to decide the fate of the Wilds came at Emberpeak valley. Mist rose with the dawn, curling around stones and pines as banners unfurled and drums rolled. The Legion assembled in their ranks as they crested the horizon- shields overlapping, their spears a forest of steel. Across from them, the Syndicate spread through the ridges like the Wi...