region dominated by harsh icy steppes and towering mountain ranges. Bordered by a lush belt of fertile farmland and forests to the south, it spans the foot of the Giant Throne Mountains. Initial settlements were formed when the giants forced their human slaves to populate the area under the rulership of the half-giant Skanes. The largest of these became known as the town of Lyr.
The humans of that region became known as Northmen. Tough and resilient, they are used to the harsh power of the cold: this imbues them with the power of Frost. After they drove their former giant masters out, the humans built a second capital, named Hope. Although this city never reached Lyr's size and wealth, it remains a symbol of a new beginning.
Battleforge has been revived by a group of passionate players and developers under the name Skylords Reborn
It is a fully functional, community-made, non-profit and completely free-to-play relaunch of the game. The relaunch has been worked on for several years, and receives regular updates.
A mysterious and perpetual twilight befell the world, and in desperation, the mortal races of the world begged for refuge in the underground caves of their former masters, the Giants. A bargain was then struck, all the gold and gems the mortals had acquired in exchange for the Giants building a new sun, and it was Jorne, the King of Giants who hurled the new sun into the sky. But the Red King of Fire, the mortal ruler of the fire tribes betrayed the agreement, plundering all the treasure given to the Giants. Enraged, the Giants forced the mortal races aboveground. It was then the mortals discovered a tainted blight had infected the land during the twilight. As a result of this, creatures infected thus were referred to as the Twilight. With the aid of the skylords, one mortal, a Lyrish man named Rogan Kayle set out to reclaim his homeland from the twisted infection of the Twilight...or not
