The foundation of the mythos: savage, blood-warm pulp in the shadow of ruined empires. Born from the line of Robert E. Howard, Frazetta, and Weird Tales, these stories follow beast-folk warlords, thieves, and witches clawing for power in a world already half in the grave. Steel rings, sorcery corrupts, and every triumph is paid for in blood, bronze, and broken oaths. This is the black-iron heart of the setting—brutal, mythic, and immediate, where survival is glory and tomorrow is never promised.