'CODE OF CONDUCT' Some time before the defeat of the dragons, a warrior tribe of humans on the brink of extinction were adopted by a subset of giants known then as the titans. These titans were hated by the old gods because of the challenge to their supremacy that they posed. Their expert craftsmanship produced weapons that equalled anything the gods themselves knew how to create, causing some of them jealousy and others a feeling of insecurity. And more, besides, because the gods craved the attention of mortals, but the titanium armor took plenty of that away from them. Even deeper than this, these titans had attained enlightenment - they developed a set of guiding principles derived by the titans detailing how to live honorably and meet one's potential. Titan philosophy challenged the need or point for any church or city devoted to the worship and praise of any god, and the gods did not like that one bit. Many titans were exiled into the wilderness, which is where they found these humans. They shared their knowledge of weaponry, protected them from the dragons, and taught those principles down. And though the old titans are mostly extinct, their principles live on through the tribe. That tribe eventually built the fortress of war, calling themselves the Warlords, and remastered those principles into the Code of Conduct. In time, one of these Warlords was rewarded with immortality, seizing the heart of a dragon. Thus the Warlord cabal was borne, built upon the teachings of those ancient titans. Each Warlord is loyal to the book of Warlord code, before leader, friend, and even their gods. See also: DIOCLETIAN