This was why fighting the Björn's was a dual nightmare. It was a desperate internal struggle to keep one's own mind intact, while simultaneously fighting an external enemy who had willingly surrendered to that bloodlust. The warriors of Björn embraced their raw battle instincts completely, doing everything in their power to drag their opponents down into the very same madness.
The Silver Kingdom's response to this psychological warfare was the deployment of the chariots and their alchemical escorts. Safe within the runic hulls, the priests of Mahu channeled their hard-won understanding of the moon goddess. Together, they manifested a spectral phantom of the moon, which hovered serenely above each carriage.
This phantom moon released a constant, pale light, a protective shroud that enveloped the Silver Kingdom's soldiers. The gentle radiance acted as a cognitive shield, purifying the air and guarding the soldiers' minds from the encroaching corruption of the red mist.
