The Valorian Host
Faith, Steel, and the Crown.
Lore
The kingdom of Valoria stands as a bastion of order in a world of chaos. Led by knights, paladins, and battle priests, the Valorian Host marches under the Eternal Flame — a holy order dedicated to protecting the realm. With trebuchets, war wagons, and griffin riders at their command, they bring overwhelming force tempered by unwavering faith.
Sub-Factions & Player Colors
While every warband recognizes the overarching sigil of The Valorian Host, regional kingdoms, ancient holds, and frontier marches march under their own heraldic colors and ancestral standards. In multiplayer matches, each player color represents a distinct historical sub-faction with unique lore and doctrine.
Primary racial banner displayed across battlefield command centers and fortress ramparts.
Kingdom of Val-Rhea
The Kingdom of Val-Rhea is the historic cradle of human civilization in the realm of Sol-Khemia. Built upon the white granite bluffs overlooking the western ocean, its tiered ivory towers and gilded ramparts have withstood three separate demonic convergences. The High Crown traces its royal lineage back to High King Joshua the Founder, whose miraculous blade first cleaved the veil during the Shattering. In warfare, Val-Rhea exemplifies chivalric orthodoxy. Its armies march beneath soaring blue standards adorned with the crowned griffin, accompanied by radiant Battle Priests of the Sun and the most disciplined heavy cavalry cohorts in the known world. Where others resort to subterfuge or chaotic alchemy, the High Crown answers with unyielding formations of shining steel plate and righteous hymns.
Order of the Scarlet Griffin
Stationed along the volcanic borderlands of the Cinder Marches, the Order of the Scarlet Griffin was forged during the century-long Goblin wars. When royal reinforcements failed to arrive at the siege of Redmont, the garrison knights dyed their surcoats in the ash and blood of their fallen brethren, swearing an unbreakable vow to never yield a foot of human soil to savagery. The Knights of the Scarlet Griffin are famed for their aggressive shock tactics. While other orders favor defensive shield walls, the Scarlet Griffin trains exclusively in devastating lance charges that punch straight through enemy battle lines. Their chaplains brand sacred sun runes into their steeds' bards, urging men and beasts forward with fiery fervor.
Merchant League of Kellsport
The Merchant League of Kellsport governs the greatest deep-water trade harbor in Aethermere. Where feudal lords levy tenant levies, the Merchant High Council finances standing mercenary armies with the wealth of worldwide commerce. Their merchant galleons dominate oceanic shipping lanes, ferrying spices, lumber, and rare ores between the continents. In field engagements, the League deploys massed regiments of repeating steel crossbowmen equipped with master-crafted cranesquin mechanisms. Backed by wealthy paymasters who pay instant gold bounties for enemy officers, Kellsport's armies combine maritime adaptability with overwhelming mercenary firepower.
Arch-Duchy of Veyenne
Veyenne is an aristocratic realm of manicured vineyards, marble colonnades, and court intrigue. The Arch-Duchy maintains that brute military might is hollow without cultural refinement and philosophical discipline. Its grand palaces sit beside crystalline reflecting pools where battle tacticians study historical campaigns like games of chess. Veyenne armies field the fabled Royal Chevaliers, who fight clad in purple silk surcoats embroidered with silver filigree over articulated fluted armor. Supported by court abjurators who bend magical trajectories away from their ranks, the Arch-Duchy wins victories through pristine positioning and peerless tactical elegance.
Solar Templars of Sol-Aureus
The Solar Templars are an ascetic holy order dedicated entirely to the worship of the eternal celestial dawn. Headquartered in the colossal cliffside Cathedral of Sol-Aureus, the Templars spend years training in solemn meditation, divine spellcraft, and swordplay. Their monastic cloisters glow with an ambient warmth that repels undead corruption and pestilence. On the field, the Templars radiate blinding solar authority. Their Priests channel radiant light that closes grievous wounds in heartbeats, while their zealots advance beneath shimmering auroras that dazzle archers and incinerate lesser fiends on contact. To face Sol-Aureus is to face the wrath of the morning sun.
Grand March of the Sun-Spears
Guarding the perilous mountain passes connecting humanity's fertile heartlands with the wild southern wastes, the Sun-Spears know neither comfort nor respite. Generation after generation of frontier soldiers have spent their lives drilling spear formations against beast tides, goblin raids, and saurian incursions. The Sun-Spear doctrine centers upon the interlocking pavise shield and eighteen-foot ashwood pike. When deployed in close order, their bristling spear-hedges form an impassable barrier that turns cavalry charges into slaughter and grinds monstrous war-beasts to bone.
Verdant Barons of West-Reach
The West-Reach is the breadbasket of the continent. Governed by rural landed barons who live close to the soil and seasonal floods, the realm produces both bountiful harvests and the hardiest yeomen yeomanry in the human kingdoms. Every child in the West-Reach draws a yew longbow from the age of seven. When mobilized for war, the Verdant Barons assemble vast archer regiments capable of blotting out the sky with whistling bodkin arrows. Protected by earthwork redoubts and wooden stakes, their defensive arrow storms soften enemy advances long before hand-to-hand combat begins.
Iron-Marches of Bor-Korr
Dwelling in the rugged foothill country alongside their dwarven allies, the folk of Bor-Korr are master quarrymen, stonecutters, and sappers. Their settlements are less like towns and more like monolithic fortresses carved directly into exposed granite cliffsides. Bor-Korr commanders view battlefield warfare as a mathematical problem of structural mechanics. Their engineers construct devastating counterweight trebuchets on-site in hours, reducing enemy towers to rubble while their heavily armored pavisiers hold fortified choke points with relentless stubbornness.
Knights of the Argent Star
Perched atop the snow-dusted needles of Mount Asteria, the Knights of the Argent Star follow a strict code of chivalric purity. No knight may carry an ornament of gold or brass; their armor is burnished to blinding silver mirror sheen, reflecting the clear alpine skies. They serve as arbiters of sacred oaths and protectors of royal heirs. In battle, the Argent Star stands like a wall of living diamond. Morale among their ranks never wavers, even when encircled by tenfold odds. Their presence on the field inspires neighboring levies, lifting panic and restoring discipline through the sheer majesty of their example.
Blackwatch of the Iron Gate
The Blackwatch mans the forbidding hundred-league ditch and rampart that seals humanity from the necrotic horrors of the Desolation. Condemned outlaws, disgraced nobles, and grim veterans take the Black Vow together, shaving their heads and clad in blackened steel that never receives oil or polish. The Blackwatch knows no quarter and asks for none. Armed with brutal heavy halberds and bearded billhooks, they specialize in brutal trench warfare, cutting down creeping abominations in the mud. They are the terrifying shield that allows the kingdoms behind them to sleep in peace.
Heroes
Heroes level up in battle, choosing one of two abilities at levels 3, 6 and 9.
Aldric the Lionheart
WarriorRoyal champion of Valoria. A warrior-king whose rallying cry turns the tide of battle, wielding the ancestral blade Dawnfang.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Rallying Cry
Shield Slam
Commander's Presence
Inspiring March
Divine Invulnerability
Crusader's Wrath
Elara Sunstrike
ArcherMaster archer of the Royal Guard. Her piercing shots can fell a knight at five hundred paces, and her eagle eye misses nothing.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Piercing Shot
Crippling Arrow
Eagle Eye
Warden's Grace
Arrow Storm
Shadow Arrow
Thalion the Blessed
Battle PriestHigh Chaplain of the Eternal Flame. His prayers call down holy fire upon the wicked and shield the faithful from harm.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Holy Bolt
Consecrate Ground
Sacred Barrier
Mana Drain
Divine Judgment
Mass Consecration
Duke Katherine Vane
Phalanx MarshalDuke Katherine wears soot-blackened plate, wielding a heavy reach-halberd capable of impaling charging cavalry. Rugged northern militarized frontier bordering dwarf passes and goblin valleys.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Phalanx Brace
Vanguard Conditioning
The Ironreach March Standard
Empowered Northern Shrike
Executioner's Sweeping Cleave
Keystone Resilience
Corvus Vane
Mercenary ArbalestierHigh Chancellor Corvus operates with cold arithmetic, wielding a geared repeating arbalest with poisoned quarry bolts. Canal-laced commercial powerhouse where contracts, loans, and mercenaries replace dynastic oaths.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Marked for DebtVanguard ConditioningMerchant League of Saltmere Standard
Empowered Flash Powder
Executioner's Repeating VolleyKeystone Resilience
Lord Admiral Orelia
Corsair PrivateerOrelia commands with brisk sea-dog precision, combining twin wheellock pistols with an officer's saber. Sovereign oceanic haven controlling coastal whale-oil refineries and deep-water trade straits.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Grape-Shot BlastVanguard ConditioningFree Port of Kellsport StandardEmpowered Whale-Oil FlaskExecutioner's Pistol WhippingKeystone Resilience
Grand Justiciar Halden
Radiant InquisitorHalden is a severe zealot clad in polished ivory mail, channeling light into scorching beams. Theocratic order dedicated to channeling sunlight through Precursor lenses to cleanse corruption.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Solar LanceVanguard ConditioningSun-Sovereignty of Sol-Dawn Standard
Empowered Censure
Executioner's Beacon of DawnKeystone Resilience
Baron Theobald
Frontier MarksmanBaron Theobald knows every deer path in Aldorath, wielding a dense yew bow with deadly accuracy. Frontier forestry league along the sprawling waterways, mediating border leases between humans and elves.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Snare TrapVanguard ConditioningRiver Baronies of Oakhaven Standard
Empowered Camouflage Stride
Executioner's Piercing ArrowKeystone Resilience
Duchess Vespera
Grave WardenVespera walks the mist in mourner's robes, harvesting lingering souls with a balance scythe. Melancholic marsh duchy steeped in gothic ancestral crypts, funerary rites, and forbidden life-extension alchemy.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Soul ReapVanguard ConditioningShrouded Duchy of Mournhaven Standard
Empowered Grave Miasma
Executioner's Dirge of LossKeystone Resilience
Guildmaster Harek the Steam-Knight
Clockwork JuggernautHarek is a scarred master smith and gunner who tests experimental powder charges under field conditions. Industrial sulfur basin choked in coal-smoke, supplying gunpowder and munitions across the western hemisphere.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Mortar ShellVanguard ConditioningFoundry-Barony of Blackwater Standard
Empowered Shrapnel Spray
Executioner's Blast MineKeystone Resilience
High Provost Dustin the Sky-Marshal
Griffin CavalierDustin is an elected village commander who rallies commoners with booming voice and farmstead hook. Democratic union of mill-towns, tenant farmers, and river bargemen fiercely defending their granaries.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Rallying CryVanguard ConditioningFree March of Riverford StandardEmpowered Buckler BashExecutioner's Hook and PullKeystone Resilience
Donald Vance
Court SwordmasterDonald Vance is an undefeated fencing champion whose bladed footwork turns battlefield chaos into high art. Aristocratic renaissance principality famed for floral tapestries, rapier academies, and lethal court intrigues.
Preferred Gear
Ability Progression
Focused Feint and ThrustVanguard ConditioningSilk Barony of Montfort-sur-Lys StandardEmpowered Bladework ParryExecutioner's Fleche LungeKeystone ResilienceHero Progression
Heroes are the heart of your warband. They grow stronger every battle, learn signature abilities, equip legendary loot, and can even be taken under your direct command.
Earn XP & Level Up
Choose Your Path
Equip Legendary Gear
Outfit heroes across 8 equipment slots with gear from your faction blacksmith and the neutral Troll-Vault — plus tomes for permanent stat boosts.
Take Direct Control
Army Roster
22 units across ground, air, sea, and trade. Master every warrior to dominate the battlefield.
⚔️Ground Forces(10)
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14050🦅Flying Units(5)
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30015020
60⚓Naval Fleet(5)
200100
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300150150
200100💰Trade Units(2)
10050
15010050👑The King(1)
Regicide only. Your monarch stands in your base from the first second of the match, cannot be trained, replaced or rebuilt, and carries no weapon. Kill the enemy King and the match is over — lose yours and so are you.
Buildings
Key structures for the Humans faction. Build your economy, train your army, and fortify your defenses.
⚙️Command & Production(10)
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1808040💰Economy(8)
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400100200🛡️Defense(6)
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250100100⚓Naval & Oil(5)
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200100🗿Wonder(1)
200020001500Hero Gear
Equip your heroes with gear forged at the Human blacksmith and consecrated at its altar. Faction-exclusive pieces are found nowhere else, while the shared arsenal is stocked at other factions' shops too.
Faction-Exclusive(6)
+4 armor, +5 attack damage, +0.5 HP regeneration per second.
1150
+1 armor. Nearby allies gain +2 attack damage.
650
+5 attack damage, +5% critical strike chance. Melee heroes only.
360
+2 armor, +2 attack damage.
360
+2 armor, +2 attack damage.
350
+0.4 movement speed, +0.4 HP regeneration per second.
200Shared Arsenal(40)
+2 armor, +10% crit, 5% lifesteal, +1 mana regeneration.
1200
+5 armor, reflects 3 melee damage, +1 HP regeneration per second.
1200
+6 armor, +2 HP regeneration per second, 5% lifesteal.
1200
+6 attack damage, +10% critical strike chance. Melee heroes only.
700
+5 attack damage, +15% attack speed. Ranged heroes only.
700
+25 spell power, +1 mana regeneration per second. Caster heroes only.
700
+5 armor, +1 HP regeneration per second.
700
+4 attack damage, +2 armor.
680
+10% critical strike chance, 5% lifesteal.
650
+3 armor. Reflects 2 damage to melee attackers.
650
Sound the horn: nearby allies gain +3 damage for 10 seconds. 30s cooldown.
450
Nearby allies regenerate +0.75 HP per second.
450
+0.25 mana regen. Nearby allied casters gain +0.5 mana regeneration per second.
400
+15 spell power, +0.5 mana regeneration per second.
375
+3 armor, +0.5 HP regeneration per second.
360
+15% attack speed. Ranged heroes only.
350
+1 armor. Nearby allies reflect 2 damage to melee attackers.
350
+2 armor, +0.3 movement speed.
350
+1 HP regeneration per second, +1 armor.
340
+0.75 mana regeneration per second.
325
+0.7 movement speed, +0.5 HP regeneration per second.
320
+2 armor. Reflects 1 damage to melee attackers.
300
+0.8 movement speed.
300
Permanently increases the hero's attack damage by 2.
250
Permanently increases the hero's armor by 1 and attack speed by 5%.
250
Permanently increases the hero's maximum mana by 15 and mana regeneration.
250
+0.35 movement speed, +1 armor.
215
Permanently adds 3 backpack slots, up to 30.
200
+3 attack damage. Melee heroes only.
200
+3 attack damage. Ranged heroes only.
200
+10 spell power. Caster heroes only.
200
+1 armor, +0.5 HP regeneration per second.
200
+2 attack damage.
200
+2 armor.
175
+0.55 movement speed.
175
+0.4 movement speed.
100
+0.25 mana regeneration per second.
100
+1 armor.
75
+0.5 HP regeneration per second.
75
+1 armor.
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