Deep below the land of Chrysalis lies a vast network of caverns and lairs which house some of the most fiendish and demonic creatures alive. This domain, largely unreachable by mortals, is known as the Underworld.

Of all the races which inhabit the Underworld, the Kroness were legendary for their wisdom and nobility. They lived in the depths of the great abyss, on the vast plane of Mulciber. Over the millennia, the Kroness had sought peace with the demons around them, but this had only made them appear weak to their neighbors. The demon horde banded together, hoping to raid the Kroness and steal their land and riches. The war lasted for centuries, and in the end, the remaining Kroness not enslaved by the horde were exiled from their homeland. They wandered the halls of the Underworld for the rest of their days, trying in vain to find a new home. However, wherever they went, they were hunted down and slaughtered.

In time, they faded into memory, and only the Elder Kroness remained. Now the last of his breed, he continued onward, clinging to the hope that he might one day avenge the deaths of his brethren...

When the shattering tore Chrysalis apart, the Underworld did not escape the cataclysm. Many creatures were crushed as new caverns were formed and old ones were sealed off forevermore. However, the Elder Kroness lived on, and in his travels, he discovered something he had never seen before: sunlight. The shattering had opened a tunnel to the surface!

The Elder Kroness climbed upward towards the light for days, until he found himself in a clearing. The bright sun scorched his skin at first, but he did not feel any pain. He knew that he had at last found a place which he could call home.

While traversing this new, foreign land, he never lost sight of his desire to fight back against the horde below. He searched high and low for something that could give him the power he needed to avenge the dead Kroness, and one day, he found his salvation. He was drawn to the power of the Energy Stones buried within the land of Rope Isle.

As he devoured the Energy Stones, the Elder Kroness grew stronger and stronger. However, his hunger was never satiated. He continued to eat, and he continued to grow. In time, the power began to consume him, corrupt him. He began to see himself as one of the gods, and he relished the feeling. Far too long had his kind been in exile. Far too long had his kind been the prey of the Underworld. Far too long had he stood by, helpless to fight back. But now, he had the power he needed!

The Elder Kroness, mad with rage and hatred, declared himself Lord of the Overworld and constructed a throne on Rope Isle, his new homeland. However, he never returned to the Underworld to seek vengeance. Every time he tried to stray from the island, something kept calling him back. It was the Energy Stones. Like a sickness, he could not stop consuming them. He could not stand to be apart from their promise of infinite power...

The gods of the Spirit World watched helplessly as the Elder Kroness sank into madness. They alone had the power to slay this fearsome beast, but they had vowed never to interfere with mortal affairs. Nevertheless, fearing that the Elder Kroness's consumption of Energy Stones would once more upset the balance of the world and drive Chrysalis to the brink of ruin, they knew something had to be done. And so, the gods descended to the world below.

They tried to reason with the beast, but he would not listen. They tried to tempt him to return to the Underworld, but he refused. At last, they tried to fight him, but their oath prevented them from taking his life. The gods were left with only one recourse, to bind him within the very mountain which he had set his throne atop. There he was to remain a prisoner for all eternity...

Now the time has come for the Elder Kroness to be put out of his misery and for the land of Chrysalis to be safe from ruin once and for all, for only by mortal hands may he be slain.

The legend of He Who Conquered the Kroness has yet to be written...