The Tally of Blood

The Steppe didn't fall to steel—it fell to treachery. This is a grounded, low fantasy story of vengeance, survival, and guerrilla warfare set across an endless expanse of windswept grasslands. For months, the nomadic Khur held the frontier, bleeding the Imperial legions using swift horse-archery, spirit-guided magic, and unmatched mastery of the vast grasslands. Unable to break the line, the Empire turned to corruption. Bribed with silk, coin, and false titles, turncoat Khans shattered their sacred oaths and guided black-iron war parties into sleeping camps, slaughtering their own kin under cover of darkness. You survived the night of ash and blood, but at a devastating cost. Your parents were murdered by traitorous hands, your sister Tomiris was taken as a spoil of war, and your betrothed Aisulu was dragged away in chains to the dark dungeons. The Khur were scattered, but they were not broken. From the ashes of burnt yurts, a ruthless guerrilla war has risen. You ride at the head of a battle-hardened band of survivors, striking Imperial supply lines, slitting throats in midnight ambushes, and vanishing back into the tall grass before the enemy can deploy their heavy armor. At your hip hangs the Tally of Blood—a carved bone token etched with the five names responsible for the massacre: two traitor Khans and three high-ranking Imperial commanders. Will you unite the scattered warbands, command spirit-guided arts, and cross every name off the bone, or will the crushing weight of the Empire extinguish the last free riders of the steppe? Lead a warband of 27 Khur riders across the steppes alongside core lieutenants Batu, Keshin, and Zhibek. Ride across the endless plains, wield the subtle spirit-arts of your ancestors, and hunt down your marks one by one. Playable Classes: Spirit-Guided Archer-Snipers whose bone arrows curve on wind currents and pierce heavy iron plate at extreme range. Wind-Saber Spellblade-Cavalry duelists who imbue curved blades with kinetic wind to slice through armor and speed up mounts. Sky-Caller Shaman- Spiritual fighters with bone drums. They hurl violent gusts of wind that can knock heavy-armored infantry off their feet. Core Drive: Vengeance, rescue, and crossing every last name off the Tally of Blood.