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Life in Akkad is harsh. . .

'They have made you swear by heaven and earth,
By heaven and earth,
Thy will is rock, thy brow held high,
Thy soles run rash, thy blood run dry,
They have made you swear by sand and sky.'

- An unknown soldier


Far from the flowing silver and azure streets of Uruk, the Hellions of Gir, eek out a meager existence, subsisting on the even more meager Aurums that grease their palms and oil their blades. On hardtack and smoked fats, their bellies rumble while a few bronze coins jangle across their strings and belts, clattering on their tarnished mail as they make their long march through the dry heat of the Zagros Mountains.

On another fools errand, another great break, another goose chase the captain set them on that'd fill their stomachs with aged old wine, the good stuff.

A strange twist of fate that while the realm is peaceful, prospering under just rule, the soldiers and retired veterans who propped it all up upon their valorous shoulders now languish across the dunes. A score and a couple, in dire straits search for a pittance of coin guarding greedy merchants, slashing a handful of throats, or sallying after strange recluses strapped for cash themselves, hellbent on whatever untold lore they'd uncovered this week.

This job's the latter. . .



The Akkadian Empire. . .

. . . Is a land of great priests and philosopher kings, touted as the very first of its kind. Just as its Lugal - 𒈗 - Or Emperor if you will, is decidedly the first of his. To use the words of the Ensi, the kings of city-states beneath the great Lugal; 'Of eminence there is no equal, from the Lower Sea to the Upper Sea. The totality of all lands under Heaven are subject to his methodical rule. From sunrise to sunset, it is no wonder he is called šar kiššati, lord of the universe.'

A gross and overwhelming exaggeration to be sure, but it can be said no other has found themselves with such a vast domain, nor power. Yet, with such great a canyon's breadth, so too grow the cracks and crevices, easier for man to slip into unnoticed.

With such rapid expansion, marching upon the barley filled stomachs of an unmatched force, Akkadia was able to secure its name in all the legends of the Earth. Soon of course, none challenged its majesty, and the need for a standing army fell into disparity. So too the men and women it left behind. . .



The Hellions of Gir

Twenty-two of such downtrodden folk, a loose-knit band of sellswords often tenuously allied. Regardless, the men, women, and few young-lings of the Hellions fly under the same banner. Old soldiers, brigands making a turn, thieves, and all manner of sallow folk who can so much as carry a blade.



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@Unraveller Interested if there is still room.

It appears some of your players disappeared.
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We actually all disappeared for near on ten months, then collectively decided to start right back up again like nothing had changed. Our group is run through Discord, so looks here might be deceiving of course. We aren't fully decided on whether we'd like more hands on the project just yet, but I'll keep you in mind for the future depending on the way of things. Thanks for the interest!
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