Athesh is a small, peaceful nation bordering Khoros to the north that has few worldly ambitions. Under the rule of a fat and jovial king—the Honey King—trade, culture, food and merriment seem to be the nation's only real interests. Talk of warriors and warfare are beneath the cultured people of this nation and it only posses a handful of token, ceremonial forces of its own, frequently relying on mercenaries to do its dirty work of repelling wild tribes. Yet not all is well in the kingdom of merriment and pleasure. Deviancy and corruption are beginning to fester and rot climbs slowly higher up the pillars of government.