There are two main continents in this world: Sin and Sira. While Sin is more developed, Sira is more savage.
In Sin, kingdoms wage war among themselves—for land, for money, or for honor... But long ago, Sin's order was completely shattered. The reason: Demons.
At that time, the empire ruling over the Sin continent began to suffer defeats due to the emperor's poor decisions. But the biggest issue wasn't that. The physical strength of demons far exceeded that of humans. Many kingdoms fell, and the empire stood at the brink of collapse. Yet hardship gave birth to great power. That power was magic.
With the discovery of magic, mages emerged. Knights learned spells to enhance themselves. Great leaders arose. One of them was Zorda, who would later be known as the Conqueror.
Thanks to Zorda's great victories, the demons were defeated and vanished from the world completely. After the demons were gone, Zorda blamed the empire for the heavy losses and declared war.
He overthrew the empire and became the first person to conquer all cities and fortresses on the Sin continent, earning the title of the Conqueror. At the age of 50, Zorda withdrew from all affairs, had a castle built for himself, and divided the remaining regions among the four most powerful families.
25 years after Zorda handed over the regions to the four families...
A stranger arrived at the city of Hotkeep, located at the border of the Southern Empire. A guard greeted him at the regional gate.
Guard: Hey you! Hold on a moment!
The guard pulled out a piece of paper and a pen.
Guard: Write your name and the reason for entering this region.
The stranger scribbled something on the paper and handed it to the guard. The guard didn't even bother to read it—which was normal. There hadn't been a war in 18 years.
Guard: Go ahead and enter. Welcome to the Southern Empire and to its border city, Hotkeep.