The Itzal Star Empire
Ancient Blood. Celestial Wrath.
Lore
The Itzal are an ancient civilization of cold-blooded warriors guided by the stars. Their Saurian warriors are bred for war, while Scaleling oracles channel celestial magic. Saurian behemoths crush fortifications with brute strength, and from the skies, Pteradons and the great Coatl rain destruction upon lesser races.
Sub-Factions & Player Colors
While every warband recognizes the overarching sigil of The Itzal Star Empire, 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.
Coatl-Guard of the Cloud-Peaks
Perched on the cloud-piercing summits of the volcanic Xaltor ranges, the Sky Temple is home to the majestic Coatl—the divine feathered serpents of the Old Gods. The Crested Priests of Xaltor commune with these celestial creatures through sacred incense fires and crystal mirrors. In battle, the Coatl-Guard dominates the heavens. The feathered serpents weave through the clouds, calling down arcing celestial lightning that detonates enemy formations while their broad wings create gale-force updrafts that topple siege engines.
Tyrant Lizard War-Host of Fire-Mountain
Inside the roaring volcanic crater of Tzun-Chuk, the saurian breeding masters raise the apex predators of Aethermere—the colossal Tyrant Lizards. These warm-blooded reptilian terrors stand thirty feet tall, their roars shaking the earth and sending prey running in blind panic. Ridden by veteran Saurian Veterans, the Tyrant Lizard War-Host is the ultimate breakthrough unit. When a Tyrant Lizard tastes blood, its Predatory Instinct activates, triggering a relentless frenzy that tears through infantry, cavalry, and fortifications without stopping.
Temple-Guard of the Sun-Ziggurat
Zapotan is an ancient megalithic temple city aligned with the cosmic solstice. Its colossal stepped ziggurats are coated in gold leaf and carved with millions of astronomical calculations written by the Old Gods before mortal history began. The Sun Guard are the sworn protectors of the Ancient Mage-Lords and the pyramids. Clad in dense horned reptile scale armor and carrying sacred ceremonial halberds, they form a defensive shield wall that has never retreated a single inch in five thousand years of continuous warfare.
Star-Priests of Celestial Alignment
The Star-Priests of Kulkul-Vhol spend centuries observing the orbital alignment of the twin moons and planetary conjunctions. Through Blood Sacrifice rites at the apex of their observatories, they draw raw cosmic energy directly down from the stars. Their priests can manipulate time itself. Casting Time Warp on a battlefield, they accelerate allied assault cohorts while slowing enemy arrows in mid-air, bending the laws of physics to ensure the Great Plan unfolds as prophesied.
Sun-Disc Praetorians of Tonatiuh
Dedicated to Tonatiuh, the Solar Sovereign of living heat and vital energy, this legion marches from the sun-drenched jungle plateaus. Their armor is inlaid with polished bronze mirrors that collect and focus solar radiation into searing waves of light. Their signature unit is the Ankylodon fitted with the Solar Engine of Tonatiuh. Moving forward like a living iron fortress, the ancient dinosaur fires blinding beams of focused heat that burn enemy siege engines to ash from across the field.
Megasaur Sunderers of the River-Gorge
Spawned in the violent torrents of the Oaxac gorges, the Megasaurs are colossal crocodilian brutes standing twelve feet tall. Primarily bred as quarry laborers and temple builders, their thick muscular frames can hoist multi-ton granite blocks with ease. When armed with massive two-handed stone mauls bound with bronze bands, the Megasaurs become living siege engines. Striding across deep river currents with submerged nostrils, they emerge on the enemy bank to smash through fortress gates with bone-crushing power.
Jungle-Stalkers of the Primal Canopy
The primeval jungles of Uxmal are so dense that sunlight rarely touches the forest floor. The Jungle-Stalkers are nimble Chameleon Stalkers whose scales can shift pigment instantly to match foliage, bark, or mud, rendering them practically invisible to the naked eye. They harass enemy columns with relentless precision. Firing blowpipe darts tipped with the deadly venom of tree frogs, they paralyze enemy scouts and officers before slipping back into the emerald canopy without rustling a leaf.
Earth-Shapers of the Deep Spawning Pools
Deep inside subterranean cavern pools fed by warm volcanic mineral springs, the sacred spawning pools generate new generations of saurian warriors according to astronomical alignments decreed millions of years ago. The Earth-Shapers tend these primeval nursery waters with reverent care. Warriors spawned from their mineral-rich pools possess unusually thick hide that rapidly knits over cuts and abrasions, granting their armies immense physical resilience in long attrition wars.
Alabaster Guardians of the Moon-Pyramid
Built from shimmering white crystalline limestone that glows under moonlight, the Lunar Ziggurat of Xholankha is an oasis of silence and divine contemplation. The Guardians spawned here possess pure white scales and icy blue eyes. Their cold-blooded physiology renders them completely immune to psychological panic, mind control, and magical slow debuffs. They advance with mechanical precision, absorbing hostile spells with their rune-engraved jade tablets and striking with tranquil lethality.
Black-Scale Hunters of the Sunless Marsh
The mangrove swamps of Xibalba are a drowned labyrinth of black stagnant waters and twisting mangrove roots. The Black-Scale Hunters have evolved pitch-black scales that blend seamlessly into the murky water and peat bogs. Their warriors carry the dreaded macuahuitl—hardwood war clubs edged with rows of razor-sharp volcanic obsidian glass. In close combat, these glass teeth shear through gambeson, mail, and leather, inflicting catastrophic bleeding wounds that leave no survivors.
Heroes
Heroes level up in battle, choosing one of two abilities at levels 3, 6 and 9.
Krazok the Scarred, Rider of Emberjaw
Volcano-Beast Rider
Emberjaw's Hunt
Emberjaw locks onto the lowest-health visible enemy hero within 14 tiles (nearest hero if none visible, lowest entity id on ties), roars, and charges through the lane to it, trampling for 40 damage on the way and dealing 120 on arrival. A kill refunds the cooldown.
The Caldera Goad: a hooked obsidian goad on a long haft, quenched in Tzun-Chuk's crater. It is the only thing Emberjaw obeys.
- Krazok the Scarred, Rider of Emberjaw, Volcano-Beast Rider. The Caldera Goad: a hooked obsidian goad on a long haft, quenched in Tzun-Chuk's crater. It is the only thing Emberjaw obeys.
- Tazk Storm-Bow, Storm-Calling Archer. The Thunder-String: a coatl-carved recurve bow strung with sky-serpent sinew, blue feathers at both tips. The Crested Priests say it draws lightning down the shaft of every arrow.
- Ten-Zul, Keeper of the Clutch, Clutch-Keeping Priest. The Clutch-Cradle: a wicker frame of three warm eggs carried from the Sacred Cavern. Each is a life he has not yet spent.
- Xul-Raq Murk-Rider, Black-Water Rider. Night-Teeth: twin macuahuitl, brown wood edged with black obsidian teeth, grips wrapped in his player colour. Old Murk, the crocodile he rides, is older than Xul-Raq's grandsire.
- Chak-Chic Many-Hues, Chameleon Stalker. The Long Breath: a jade-ringed bamboo blowpipe that throws a dart farther than any bow in Uxmal.
- Rok-Tor, the White Stele, Spell-Warding Wall. The First Tablet: the white stele the Moon-Pyramid's glyphs were first copied from, its ten glyph tiles glowing in his colour. Spells slide off it like rain.
- Tlan-Zuk, Warden of the Unbroken Stair, Pyramid-Crowned Warden. The Stair-Crown: a helm of stacked gold steps topped with a magenta gem, one step added for every century he has held the Zapotan stair.
- Krog the Gorge-Breaker, Dam-Breaking Ancient. Oaxac's Knuckle: a quarry boulder lashed in copper bands to a tree-trunk haft. He broke the Cataract dam with it and has never put it down.
- Xaltepec, Star-Ring Priest. The Conjunction Staff: a bronze staff crowned by an astrolabe that has turned without stopping since the first star over Kulkul-Vhol was charted.
- Huatec the Sun-Blessed, Sun-Wearing Priest. An ancient, golden-scaled Scaleling Oracle who channels the pristine radiance of the primordial sun to vaporize darkness and revitalize the cold-blooded legions.
Hero 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
21 units across ground, air, sea, and trade. Master every warrior to dominate the battlefield.
⚔️Ground Forces(10)
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120
100
30
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380120
80
32012060
25010050
24010050
18070
16060🦅Flying Units(4)
2006030
2808050
35012060
1000380260⚓Naval Fleet(5)
200100
250100
100
400200200
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 Kethraki faction. Build your economy, train your army, and fortify your defenses.
⚙️Command & Production(10)
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550200200
750300300
220100
220120
28010060
220100
28010080
28010080
1908040💰Economy(7)
9040
1105030
160
2208040
16060
27015050
420100200🛡️Defense(8)
1605050
1857575
650300300
320150150
150100
250200
22050130
270100100⚓Naval & Oil(5)
300200
20010050
280150
200150
200100🌀Waygates(1)
250100100🗿Wonder(1)
200020001500Hero Gear
Equip your heroes with gear forged at the Lizardmen 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)
+1 armor, +1.5 HP regeneration per second. Nearby allies gain +3 armor.
1150
+0.8 movement speed, +2 armor.
670
+3 armor, +0.5 HP regeneration per second.
375
+5 attack damage, +10% critical strike chance. Melee heroes only.
360
+2 armor, +0.75 HP regeneration per second.
350
+0.8 HP regeneration per second, +0.3 movement speed.
205Shared 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.
75From the Custom Games
The Kethraki race their own cars in Wheels of Stone and build their own cities in Cities of Stone. Every prop here also stands in the Forge for your own maps.
Wheels of Stone
About Wheels of Stone →Race cars(2)
A horned beast of jade and gold. Its stampede scatters the pack.
Stampede: A shockwave that spins and scatters every car close by.
Long, low and lean, with a tail for a spoiler. Built to run.
Sun Sprint: The biggest boost on the grid, for two seconds.
