The Poggers Champion

In the Empire of the Vel'Karis, many stories and legends were passed down through the generations, including those which came before the times of Praeteris. This is one such story.
Across from the Southern Shores of Duloris, many centuries ago, lay the lands known as The Queens Isles. Verdant fields and gilded sandy shores were the pride of the people of these islands, whose lives were filled with splendor and wealth, thanks to the leadership of their queen. She ruled from her grand fortress atop the largest hill of the largest island, which stood at the center of a city which rivaled or surpassed any other in the world. This city was bountiful in its vast stores of fine steel, which in Vel'Kari, translates to 'Pah'. Alongside the vast sums of steel, the city was known for the large stretches of merchants which lined its beautiful riverbanks, which in Vel'Kari, translates to 'Gers'. These two notable qualities gave the city its name. This City, Steelbank, was the pride and joy of The Queens Isles, and many travellers and merchants from mainland Duloris and beyond ventured there to seek their fortunes. Of course, with an influx of outsiders, it fell upon The Queen to have the finest warriors in all the land, so that her people may be safe, and secure. So it was that, on the fourty-seventh day of the two-hundredth year of the Age of the Wind, the Queen held the first of many tournaments to decide who among her fighters was the greatest. Hundreds participated, and spilled blood, both theirs and otherwise, for the Queens favor. After a full weeks of near nonstop combat, the last remaining participant received a grand reward; a golden laurel crown, and a black-steel sceptre, forged in the fires of Mt. Veridian itself. These two items were proof of the combatants valor, prowess, and courage. Each year, a new tournament was held, in pursuit of these items, and the status that came with them. For only the greatest of the greatest could be crowned... The Poggers Champion.