Shards
From Wesnoth
A faction and story by scienceguy8
From the Battle For Wesnoth Forum
Faction and Era Contributions
The Shards
The race known as the Shards were born out of the vast army of Konrad during his fight to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth. His troops, weary of marches and combat, would seek the company of others within the group. The result was the birth of hundreds of mixed-race children, combinations of human, elven, and dwarven bloodlines. Since they had essentially broken away from the major races, they became known as the Shards.
In time, the Shards grew in numbers from a mere one hundred to several thousand. They lived fairly normal lives in Wedlyn, the capital city of Wesnoth. Times began to grow tough for them, however, in the year 770 YW. Humans are not well known for readily accepting the unknown. The Shards were viewed with suspicion. They were accused of numerous acts, crimes, and atrocities, almost all of which they were not responsible for. Nonetheless, the residents of Wedlyn would frequently taunt, beat, and even kill Shards out of their prejudicial views. Eventually, the Shards were chased out of Wedlyn and forced to leave Wesnoth.
In an encampment outside the city, the Shards elected their leader, a craftsman by the name of Tony (name has since been changed to Sean), to lead them. Tony and his lifelong friend, a Spellspinner (Shard version of the mage) named Adlec, discovered their people had only three options: live with the Dwarves, live with the Elves, or take the land from a group of Orcs or Undead. Although the Shards do possess a common bond with both the Dwarves and the Elves, the first two options were not desirable. Despite their dwarflike traits, most Shards do not fair well underground, and even thought they would be perfectly at home within the elvish lands, they would most likely bring war with some of the more irrational humans with them. So it was decided by Tony and the Shard Council that they and their people would make their way into the untamed Northern Lands, cut down any enemy in their way, and carve out a little place in the world just for them.
Currently, the project is going slowly due to the constant pressure of college classes, so please bear with me. I have also set high standards for my project. I am hoping the Shards will be accepted as Wesnoth cannon and the scenario they are introduced in will be distributed in future Wesnoth releases. Therefore, you will not see much until I am satisfied with the work done.