Long ago, when the lands of Atys were more youthful, before the desert lost her sympathy, was a time when Homins were making their mark on the lands of Fyros.

Dyron was a key point to the well established trade routes with its safe and constant water supply providing a welcome rest for travel stained and thirsty caravans of merchants.

However this detail was also noticed by a passing tribe of bandits, the Renegades, as they watched, lingering in the shadows, they gathered their forces for a full scale invasion.

Many months passed as Dyron became ever more popular with the traders and merchants of Atys. Until one night the bandits made a carefully prepared strike at the heart of the town.

The Renegades force was overwhelming and before long the Dyron guards’ blood was almost spent, staining the golden sands red with gore, so that in desperation and hope the last of the men sounded the great tocsin, the notes ringing clear and true across the scorching desert.

On hearing the alarm, Pyr in return also rang out the alarm, but it was decided that the Pyr guards must defend the capital as an invasion was feared there next. Quickly, the word went out to Thesos, knowing the Thesos guards were well equipped for the battle. The brave warriors of Thesos raced on the backs of their sturdy Mektoubs to the aid of their sister town, and to make a name for themselves in history.

And so it is that the Race is re-enacted every 10 years to pay homage to the great Homins who risked their lives to save others.