(04-23-2015, 10:26 PM)Kiarri Tyata Wrote: Many thanks, thats one of the biggest issues ive had for the story. the other was if she were to have grown up in the shroud, how could i possibly tie the ixal into her story? one of the.. potential backgrounds i came up with was her family was slaughtered by them in their expanding through the shroud and she was almost killed but rescued by the adders or gridanian military force.
The Ixal and the Gridanians have a long hatred for one another, dating back to when the Elementals banished the Ixal from the Twelveswood a few hundred years ago and made them lose their feathers. Since that time, Ixali have made frequent raids and attacks into the Northern and Western regions of the Shroud. The beastmen clearcut trees (a big sin) and slaughter Gridanians on sight usually.
The Company of the Twin Adder was formed only 5 years ago, just before the Calamity, but the military entities which make up the Grand Company have existed for a while. Wood Wailers (lancers) defend the city of Gridania as well as it's hamlets, and the Gods Quiver (archers) scout the Wood for dangers and protect the Hedge Trees along the Black Shroud's borders. The White Rams, a company currently led by Miah Molkot, specialize in defending the Shroud from the Ixal.
So an Ixali raid on a Gridanian hamlet is certainly a very plausible backstory.