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Uncultured enemies
The shadow warlords

The history surrounding the half blood dominion is murky at best. Some believe that the demon that made a pact with Rakashon's parents still exists within this realm, others believe that Rakashon left a demonic taint in the mountains. Either way the deeply shadowed valleys to the east of Knurlkyth are plagued by petty rulers who seek power through both dark ritual and martial strength.
The demonic sources used by these warlords have a cost and the rulers while personally powerful invariably have great difficulty in trusting subordinates who they see (usually quite rightly) as a future threat to their own power.
The power these rulers risk damnation for is shaped by their own ingenuity and takes many forms, Blood bathed warriors, Hellclad knights and bestial hunters of men to name just a few.
A century or so after the fall of the half blood dominion a rare warlord raised a mixed force and assaulted Knurlkith. Hooded men and name bound assassins infiltrated the perimeter of the cities defences and allowed the warlord to take his army deep into the terraced farmland. The army was only stopped when a surgical strike led by the freshly appointed First Warwright of the lodge of the untrained, slew the warlord. The invading army then swiftly disintegrated into feuding factions.

The region where the shadow warlords come from is harsh terrain, armies have laid waste to the area several times but fresh warlords always rise sooner or later. The area is mainly populated by dwarves and humans but other races are not uncommon.