The Dark Pack and it's cult have been present in Dragmar a long time. As it always is, where there is good, there is also evil. Such is the way of magic in our world. Dragmar being no exception to this. Magic comes from the blood. Those who serve Odna, Lord of the Sky, use the power within themselves. Servants of Zid use the blood of others for their power.
Long had this practice been opposed and forbidden in Dragmar by its priests, sorceresses and wizards. The Warlocks of the Dark Path have practiced their evil skills in secret for many generations waiting for their time to come. They spread their corrupting influence much further than anyone suspected.
King Ballar of Dragmar and the whole counsel had fallen complacent. When the Warlocks struck everyone was caught by surprise. Every level and faction had been infiltrated. The army fought pitched battles against itself, brother fighting brother, and the realm descended into chaos. The Kingdom of Dragmar had fallen.
We enter 10 years later into this story. Andrian had been a young captain in the royal army. He managed to preserve his small group of men. His is one of the few remaining units still loyal to the ideals of the old Kingdom. For 10 years he has been leading his men, trying to beat back the Warlocks minions and build a force that can restore order to the kingdom.
The warlocks have maintained some semblance of control, and prevented others from gaining control, through magic, but more often through fear, violence, manipulation, and deceit. Trust in Dragmar used to be as free as the air. Now it is a commodity that is rare and difficult to earn. The chaos made the time ripe for legends to be born.