Lore
The first age
Short tales from a world still being forged.
What is Kortstrid?
A world where cards are forged from battle, not printed from nowhere. Every victory leaves material echoes; every recipe becomes history.
The Arena
Sixteen spaces. Nine cards. One unplayed tiebreaker. Directional clashes decide capture, damage, and shatter.
The Forge
Molten halls where combinations are tested. Alpha discoveries are named once; known recipes return the same canonical card forever.
Materials
Trollhide, void ash, chaos ember—fragments of shattered cards and voluntary salvage fuel evolution.
Alpha Discoveries
The first forger to prove a new combination earns the Alpha name. Provenance binds every evolved card to its ingredients.
Chaos and the first age
Something older than factions stirs on the board. The playtest opens the first age—before the world chooses its shape.