The Lore of Warlord
Warlord is the most exciting fantasy card game you can find - and it is still be expanded! Grab your deck, a 20-sided dice and some counters and you are all set up for a quick and brutal match of mighty fantasy heroes and creatures. Players have been reported playing the game in school, gaming clubs, at kitchen tables, even on air planes.
If you have never played Warlord: Saga of the Storm you might want to head over the the "How to Play" section.
If you just want to learn more about the rich background and what special features Warlord has to offer, please read on.
The Factions
In the world of Warlord seven factions vie for power - or simply fight for their own survival.
- Deverenians - noble knights and dark sorcerors worshipping an evil deity called "The Storm"
- Dwarves - over centuries defended the Accordlands against the fiends of the Abyss, finally lost the battle and have been driven into exile
- Free Kingdoms - fought for their independence from Deverenia but finally only for survival against the Elves and Nothrog as well
- Elves - cursed with a geas these short-lived elves turned their magic powers to evil and necromancy to extend their lives and exact revenge
- Nothrog - the powerful and organized descendants of wild orcs, hobgoblins and giants these are Warlord's masters of war and the only ones who have mastered Siege engines
- The Chosen - Powerful Wizards and Daemons who had mostly conquered all the lands of Thessyria when the scattered Accordlands armies appeared through gates in their rear
- Mercenaries - a catch-all for true Mercenaries like Kerebrus' Dark Horsemen as well as Monsters, Dragons, and unaligned heroes.
Origins
Originally published 2001 by Alderac Entertainment Group, makers of fan-favorites like Legends of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, or Doomtown, Warlord has been the second-longest running fantasy collectible (or customizable as it is now) card game. It enjoyed 2 resets and over 20 expansion sets. In 2008 the format as a booster-based collectible card game did not sustain anymore in face of the world-wide economic crisis and Alderac's president John Zinser licensed the game to PHOENIX Interactive based in Germany, where the 4th edition of Warlord now is published by two long-time fans of the game.