A universe of idiots, Empires, and one genius goblin (me)

Alright, maggots, gather 'round.

You want to know how this wretched world came to be the steaming pile of betrayal, blood, and bad decisions it is today? Lucky for you, I’m feeling generous. I’ll walk you through it, MY WAY. Because let’s be honest, if you let some pompous human scribe do it, you’d get a long-winded tale about honor and destiny. Blegh!

No, no, no… this story’s about greed, stupidity, and a whole lot of stabbing. Oh, and me. Mostly me. Because I’m the hero. Not a good one, but the hero of my story.

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Before I started sneaking through the shadows, sticking knives into backs and making history the fun way, the world was already a mess. Power-hungry humans, self-righteous elves, gold-grubbing dwarfs, and orcs, big green creatures link to something they called “Mother nature” something like that, but the point is they are too stubborn to know when to quit, it was all one big, bloody disaster.

And me? Well, I wasn’t even supposed to exist. But we’ll get to that later.

So sit down, shut up, and let Uncle Styx tell you how things really went down in this saga.



Ah, humans. The cockroaches of the world, but with an ego so inflated it could float a fleet of airships. For centuries, they’ve scurried across the land, multiplying, conquering, and generally making a mess of things. And just when you think they couldn’t get any worse, enter Emperor Damocles.

Now, this guy wasn’t content with just ruling his own little corner of dirt. Nooo, he had to unite all the northern human kingdoms into one big, stinking Empire. And because humans have an allergic reaction to leaving well enough alone, he then turned his greedy little eyes southward, where orcs lived happily smashing each other’s skulls in. Naturally, the orcs weren’t big on outsiders crashing their eternal headbutting tournament, so they fought back. Hard.


And what did the Empire do? Oh, the usual… Conquering, enslaving, and exterminating anything that didn’t look like them. The orcs? Well, the humans figured out that instead of just killing them all, they could be put to good use. Enter: slavery. They forced the orcs to build a Wall to keep the Southern Lands and its inhabitants out.



With the Empire riding high on orc labor, they started pulling the other races into their little power game. The elves? Oh, they loved it. Those pointy-eared snobs sided with humans, calling it "divine justice" or whatever garbage they spew. Dwarfs? They went where the money was, because of course they did. And goblins? Well… it’s a long story.



See, somewhere along the line, something went wrong, or right, depending on how you look at it. Something happens to someone and a small green creature called “Goblin” was “born” differently. Smarter. Sneakier. Handsome as hell. Me.

Now, if you’re expecting some tragic backstory where I whimper about not knowing my origins, think again. I know exactly where I come from. I know why I exist… or I knew… I guess I knew… it’s confusing… Whatever, don’t ask dumb questions!

Come on, you really think I’m going to spoil all the juicy details right now? Please. That’d be like giving away the punchline before the joke (Only losers do that). And trust me, this is one hell of a joke.

Nobody else knew what I was, though. To them, I was just an anomaly, a freak of nature. But I wasn’t just another mindless green pest. I could think. I could talk. I could plan. And that, my dear idiot, made me the most dangerous thing in the world.

The world discovered things about goblins. I had plans. And trust me, things were about to get a whole lot messier.



Stick around, because we’re just getting started. We just scratched the surface in this first Steam News, it’s a three part story!

Next up? We’re not in the Styx Cinematic Universe (Don’t sue me, Mouse), but in any superhero origin story out there (This bunch of weirdos wearing underwear), in our next Steam News, I’ll tell you MY story in Styx: Master of Shadow. The real juicy stuff. The betrayals, the bloodshed, the bodies piling up in the dark. But fair warning: if you don’t like spoilers, you might want to grow a spine before we get there. Because once we dive in, there’s no turning back.

- A universe of idiots, Empires, and one genius goblin (me) - The Story of Styx - Part 1 (As told by me) - The Story of Styx - Part 2 (Still told by Me)
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Ho and have you wishlisted my upcoming next adventure Styx: Blades of Greed yet? No? Of course not. You didn’t even think about it, did you? Typical. You’re human. Thinking Isn't exactly your strong suit.

Do yourself a favor, add it now before you forget again. Trust me, you’ll want in on this one.

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