What began as games of entertainment quickly devolved into great spectacles of carnage punctuated by outlandish pageantry. Late in life, he started to change, beginning with the construction of a great coliseum where nobles' chosen champions competed for pride and glory. The former Viscount Khedra spent most of his life as a venerated ruler, celebrated for his wisdom. 13 years have passed since a group of warriors led by the Templar Ravi banded together to prevent an abomination from destroying the Free Marches city of Kaiten in a hedonistic orgy of narcissism and opulence.