welcome to the world of arrerat, a world of sword and magic, a world that was filled with constant war and bloodshed, betrayal and treachery their native tongue, endless wars bred many calamities

it was at that time when wars were at the peak that they showed up

no one knows where they came from, why they appeared and what they wanted to do but all that's known is that with their armies of monsters, vast treasury, control of mana, and many unique items, they ended those centuries of war

what am I talking about you ask?

well obviously I'm talking about the dungeons, vast and mysterious places that could summon hordes of monsters, contain within them infinite wealth, have the ability to manipulate huge amounts of mana, and possess items never before seen, ended the conflict

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of course, when the dungeons appeared, many kingdoms raced to clear them and use them for war but all they did was aggravate the dungeons and the even more mysterious dungeon masters who controlled these mysterious places, leading to the destruction of these foolish kingdoms.

seeing this the strongest seven kingdoms at the time made an alliance with the seven most powerful dungeon masters and through a mutual agreement formed a new power

The dungeon exploration committee

this committee allowed it’s members, now called dungeon raiders to explore the dungeons and steal its loot in exchange for not overhunting the dungeons, monsters and using its weapons and materials in war, the dungeons were also coined neutral territory in which all are treated equal and will not intervene in wars on the outside

afterwards, the dungeon masters disappeared, entering the deepest depths of their respective dungeons, never to be seen again

Since then it’s been over 100 000 years and countless dungeons have formed, some rising, some falling, and the information about dungeon masters and the ancient pact disappearing into nothing but myth