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For the last few years, the relative stability of this realm, and in fact most of Acreage, has been rent apart by a bloody civil war. The High King died without naming an heir, leaving his surviving children to bicker and fight amongst themselves for the title, in a war in which thousands have already perished. This has been a prosperous time for the nobles, as each has taken the advantage of the mayhem of war to expand their domains or settle old scores. It has also drawn more off-world interest to Acreage, in the form of mercenaries and traders, seeking to make a profit through selling skills, training and advanced weapons.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}

One such noble taking advantage of these offworld visitors is [[Prince Orcan]], lord of the city of [[Olrakan]]. Also known as The Floating City, Olrakan, sprawls along a section of the southern coast of Ascandia, where the foetid [[Chitin Swamps]] meet the dark waters of the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. The city is notable not only for its construction, standing atop countless rotting posts above the stinking waters of the swamp, but also for its proximity to one of Acreage's few spaceports, [[Emperor's Island]], located several miles out to sea.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2b}}

The [[Slaugth]] have infiltrated [[Olrakan]], unnoticed in the turmoil of war.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2c}}