Dungeon World: Tales of Arete
For centuries, the Dark Elves used their undead army to slaughtered the other races. After nearly eliminating the Orcs, they turned their attentions to the Dwarves.
Realizing it was only a matter of time before the Dark Elves turned their full attentions to mankind, three friends: Thovis the Hunter, Gianam the Sword, Zohlkahn the Smith, gathered the greatest heroes of the human tribes. Together, they set out on a quest to find Sahman, the Patchwork God, he who maintains the balance of the world.
After many trials, the three pleaded their case to the god, convincing it that the Dark Elves threatened the balance. But rather than interfere directly, Sahman granted the three divine powers. With it, they were able to call forth the spirits of those who died to the undead hordes, creating an army of phantom. The Ghostwalk.
The two army of the dead faced one another, battling for decades, until the Ghostwalk managed to push the Dark Elves into the depths of the Wasteland. To this day, both side still harvest the souls and bodies of the dead to continue their battle.
Time passed, humans and dwarves warred, then united with the remnants of the Light Elves to battle the returning orcs, to found a united empire. One that soon began to crumble into petty squabbles, and got torn apart by wars.
But through it all, the tradition built by Thovis, Gianam, and Zohlkahn, the tradition of the Adventurer's Guild, has survived. And to this day, heroes and mercenaries of all stripes can be called upon to aid those who have no one else to turn to.
And you... are one such adventurer. Welcome to the Phoenix Blades.
