

Unfortunately, the Shattered Plains make for treacherous terrain, and the war has locked into a stalemate, as the Highprinces have grown more concerned with war profiteering than actually finishing the war. The Parshendi - literally "Parshmen who can think" in the Alethi language - assassinated Elhokar's father a few years ago, and he has called his vassals to the Shattered Plains to wage the War of Reckoning. The primary exception is the Listeners of the Shattered Plains, led by Queen Eshonai.įighting the Parshendi are the Alethi Highprinces, under King Elhokar Kholin of Alethkar. As of the game's start date, most singers are enslaved by humans and are known as parshmen. The singers are partially crustacean humanoids who have marbled skin, four genders (male, female, malen and femalen), grow chitin from their body, and can change their forms during highstorms.

There are two playable species in WoK - humans and singers. Two Singers posing for a fashion magazine, illustrated by Dan dos Santos.
