Our story begins...

[Thorwald]

So, this morning I was able to get my character, Thorwald Frostborn, on the Gilgamesh sever. Yay. Now just to find a group. But I have some questions, lore wise, all I understand was there was a war five years before the current point in time. I am working on Thorwald's back story.

[Warren Castille]

...ask away! In the meanwhile, I found this timeline that covers most of the important events prior to gameplay beginning.