World of For Honor

The World of *For Honor* once followed a history that paralleled the real world. But all that changed after The Cataclysm. This apocalyptic event reshaped the planet and changed history. With a lack of resource and manipulation from Apollyon, the planet's greatest warriors have no choice but to battle to survive.

## History

According to former lead writer Ariadne MacGillivray, the world of For Honor once paralleled the real world, but deviated with the occurrence of the apocalyptic Cataclysm around 1000-1100 AD thereabout, wiping out countless civilizations with tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc., and reshaping the land. The Great Empire was nearly wiped out, its remnants becoming the Knights of Ashfeld. The Nordic Empire that inhabited Valkenheim tried to rebuild but was consumed by the Earth, forcing the Vikings to leave their crumbling homelands for unknown new lands across the ocean. The Vikings left behind were conquered by the Knights and assimilated into their cultures.

As time passed, the stories of the Vikings became myth as the Knights retook Ashfeld and began to rebuild, slowly moving into Valkenheim. However, a few centuries ago, the Vikings returned from across the sea to where they had established a new homeland, looking to reclaim their ancient homeland. They repelled the Knights and their war began anew. This time, locked in a stalemate, there was no victor in sight. So, the two factions began expanding East, into the swampy Myre, in an attempt to gain an advantage. But The Myre was not as empty as they believed.

The Samurai came from across the ocean the last of their kind after their island home was swallowed by the sea. They settled down in The Myre, braving its dangers and calling it home. With the Knights and Vikings at their doorstep, the Samurai entered the war. This was a terrible and costly conflict, that rage for years. Eventually, the warlords of the Iron Legion in Ashfeld pushed out the Samurai and Vikings from their lands, and eventually peace settled upon the land.

In time, however, the Vikings raids began anew, but the Iron Legion was weak an ineffective against them. Under the command of Apollyon, the new Blackstone Legion attacked and decimated the Vikings of Valkenheim. Apollyon would mastermind conflict so that the Knights, Samurai, and Viking factions all went to war with each other, in order to sift through the weak and led the predators among the weak emerge. This caused a bloody seven-year war, and though there were some attempts for peace, they all failed.

The world of Heathmoor is still locked in conflict. New heroes and warriors continued to fight for their factions, even as the Wu Lin, a new group of warriors came to Heathmoor. Even when the ground shook and the signs for the ending of the world came the disparate factions fought on. Though there was a brief respite of peace, the rise of Astrea and her Order of Horkos resulted in a new terrible conflict. The Chimaera Alliance rose up against her, but even after the Battle of the Eclipse, the two covenants continue to fight year after year.

It was, as Apollyon would put it, an Age of Wolves.

## Heroes

Every faction has its heroes, elite warriors given special training above and beyond what most could hope to accomplish. They embody their people's culture and history and will be the ones that determine the future of their people.

## Warriors

You need more than just heroes to win a war. You need an army. All factions bring in vast legions of soldiers, archers, and other warriors. They lead the charge into battle.
* Soldiers
* Archers
* Captains
* Shield Captain

## Weapons of War

Technology has been affected by the world's lack of resources. The science behind these machines has long been lost but the blueprints detailing its construction have been left behind.

* Ballista
* Battering Ram
* Catapult
* Trebuchet
* Bridge Launcher
* Grappling Hook Launcher

## References

1. ↑ Warrior's Den Weekly Livestream of January 18th 2018
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Vikings' faction page