War Bow Wows

War Bow Wows History of the Mercenaries is a book by an Anonymous Astrubian.
== Contents: ==
These days, Astrub looks a lot different than it used to. Looking at its colourful rooftops, rolling green hills and bustling marketplaces, it's hard to imagine that this city's history is steeped in blood. 
The fortifications have become remnants of the past and fields of wheat have grown over the former makeshift camps. The forests of spears have vanished, replaced by ash and chestnut trees. 
And yet... Some graves still remind us of these bygone times when the World of Twelve trembled at the sound of mercenaries' war chants. 
When it was founded, Astrub was little more than a collection of tents that hosted the famous Band of Brutas. 
Led by their charismatic chief, the first mercenaries looked more like highway bandits than soldiers. Still, their skills in battle, their recklessness, and their ability to turn the worst situations to their advantage quickly made them famous. 
Fighters from all corners of the world came to swell their ranks, so much so that the place where the mercenaries would train between military campaigns spread out and became a real stronghold. 
Over the centuries, Astrub became an independent city. 
The chiefs that followed became the generals of an army of elite fighters. They took part in numerous conflicts, such as the Battle of the Path of Tears, the siege of Crybaby Castle, and the Ninety-Nine-Years-and-Eleven-Months' War. 
The Astrubian legions fought Amaknian separatists, bearded barbarians, Bworks, Ouginak tribes, savage hordes, vegetarian Kanniballs, other Bworks, giant Cracklers, Goblins on strike, Centoror archers, more Bworks... They defeated the armies of Sari Khan and Lexandle the Gleat. They sunk Ekar Habib's pirate fleet. In short, they were everywhere. 
To reassure those who were worried about their domination, the mercenaries signed treaties with neighbouring countries. They could count on powerful allies. 
The most surprising one was probably Ratathrosk, the grey dragon, who watched over Astrub for more than two centuries. He died at the same time as the Autumn Knight, a hero of legendary bravery. This tragedy at least put an end to the Crocodyls' wave of conquest. The Jade Bloodlord's empire crumbled in less than a day under the weight of a terrible curse. At least misfortune is good for something... 
When the six Primordial Dofus were created, they put an end to the wars that were tearing the World of Twelve apart... but this calm was short lived. 
Ten years after Xelor's Clock was built, Bolgrot's birth sounded the death knell for harmony. While hopes for peace persisted with the arrival of the Sacrier and Pandawa goddesses, the invasion of the thousand Shushus marked the beginning of a ruthless struggle between the cities of Bonta and Brakmar. Astrub paid a great price during the Battle of the Crimson Dawn: split into two camps, the mercenaries were decimated. 
The survivors decided they would no longer take part in the conflict and pulled back behind their fortified walls. Crafting and trade grew. Warriors became farmers, smiths, and merchants. A new dawn was rising for Brutas's city...