We were assigned to a strip of land severely affected by the eruptions of the Taalus.

So, we were into the Shade when the Taalus has struck.

Me, a colleague and 22 soldiers, we suddenly found ourselves here. That was a bit more than five years ago.

At that time, the Terkasides were structured in scattered clans and lived relatively in peace. It was a people who had practically never experienced war or other forms of conflict.