He has refused to comply with court orders, and the bureaucracy is slow to react to the invasion, so for the time being Emul stands alone against the Herald.

However, the Tukari high priest Tezim - secretly an immortal Herald - has declared himself God-King and has launched an invasion of Emul, a vassal state of Azir. Nuatoma Mitthraw'nuruodo of Unkala sees his chance to ride out of the Horneater Peaks and claim a Shardblade of his own - which is a requirement for claiming the Kingdom of Unkala.įurther west, in the bureaucratic Azish Empire, several emperors have been assassinated by the same man over the past year, and the newest emperor has been elected as a sacrificial lamb - a young street urchin who nobody will miss. West of Alethkar lies the Kingdom of Jah Keved, which is on the brink of collapse as the Highprinces prepare for a civil war upon the death of the current king. Unfortunately, the Shattered Plains make for treacherous terrain, and the war has locked into a stalemate, as the Highprinces have grown more concerned with war profiteering than actually finishing the war. The Parshendi - literally 'Parshmen who can think' in the Alethi language - assassinated Elhokar's father a few years ago, and he has called his vassals to the Shattered Plains to wage the War of Reckoning. The primary exception is the Listeners of the Shattered Plains, led by Queen Eshonai.įighting the Parshendi are the Alethi Highprinces, under King Elhokar Kholin of Alethkar. As of the game's start date, most singers are enslaved by humans and are known as parshmen. The singers are partially crustacean humanoids who have marbled skin, four genders (male, female, malen and femalen), grow chitin from their body, and can change their forms during highstorms.

There are two playable species in WoK - humans and singers. Two Singers posing for a fashion magazine, illustrated by Dan dos Santos.

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